, 1877-02-14

chat most of the Povers went to the Confer.
ence with the Arm resolution Of not encouraging
the Russian plan of a foreign occupation, and
Of making Turkey on this point, so strongly
desired by the Russians, such concessions "A
70 make that occupation a veritable fction-a
nominal satisfaction, having nothing in com.
mon with the occupation originally conceived
or hoped for by Russia. This portion IF the
Instructions given TO the Pleni9otentiaries-
instructions not known to Russia-has been
realised by the scheme Of q native Militia off
aersd by volunteers recruited in EurOpe-that
10 TO say, by a measure taken by Turkey all
along In procuring foreign drill off 9ers. 40.
COrding to this second hypothesis, Prince Bis.
mGrCk would like TO lead Russia to a point
where she would have to choose ber wrep a
var, undesired, and humili ating concessions.
and then TO intervene with his ordinary viOour
10 her favour, thus making her incur a debt Of
gratitude by backing her either in a victorious
war or a signal diplomatic success.
The third and trueSt Interpretation is that
Prince Bismarck has had a fit Of natural imra.
Nsnce, and, in this mood, merely wanted n
put an end TO q safe OF things which public
opinion WIS beginning to think almost ridicY.
lous, and from which he wished uaoeremoni
ously TO extricats himself in order not 70 inn.
KOS"s f"S Ab0NfE ~ MI MA UAElJIldGN
ouch be the real aim of his last DESPATCH II
does not seem 10 have been attained. far At
Its last sitting the Conference dli nothing rlSs
than discuss " academicaIly," as the Germans
cay. the possibility of taking 30 AndraS.v
Note IS tire basis OF The resolutions TO be- aI.nt.
cd. That Note was incidentally imported iIto
the dlEcussioB at one Of the last strings. If de-
ChandOrdy reminded the Turkish prni,n.
tentisries that thu Porte had accepted in III.
Andrasey y lie most Of the points in di4pnt4.
6Afvet Pashs replied that ut that time and in
that Note Bulgaria was not in oups ion and
there was no Constitution in Existence. An,th.r
PlenipOsentiary-Signor Corti, | behave
rejOiDed that this was true, but that the Cnn.
~stitutiOn could not influence the decisions of
the Conference, and that as 70 Bulgaria. ,bs
atrocities which have induced is inIrodno;ioo
into the programme of the Conference had NOT
then been committed. Therefore, the sitting
broke up, but subsequently the Andrassy Note
was taken up, and an attempt made to ayrae
By adopting Il IS 8 basis. which gave riSe IA
the discussion at the las Conference. This
heW basis. however, does not get rid Of the on.
position Of the Turks on the TWO points nra.
VNatil & an accord the international Commits.
sion and The mode Of appointing Governors in
the Chri'tian Provinces, for hitherto Turkav
has not been offered a Consular instead Of an
lnterna 10 a Commission. for fear Of seeing "a
l"cted what The six Powers consider the utmost
only possible COnces ion. The curious thing j.
that the Conference has virtually revived The
Berlin Memorandum, which vas nothing but
the Ardrassy Note, With an Armistics to allow
OF deliberations, and a reservation of Y RIGHT
10 take other measures if The deliberations Ied
TO an agreement. Thus after the war hat
Turkey and Servi2 and MonteDeOro .fAu a..
long months which have since elapsed, after
all the bloodshed and the time lost. Enrono
now finds Itself at the very point il occuniad ~
the moment when the Berlin Memorandum wss
unlimited TO lite acceptance.