The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
SALISBURY STANDS FIRM.
The Present Difficulties Brought About BY
the Defective Treaty Of Paris
HOW TURKEY WORKS REFORM
rBY CABLE TO THE uERALD.1

10 OurSt OUT Win all ltS Venemence IN tno
Commons The speech OF the Duke OF Argyll
was for the most part exceedingly calm and deb.
crate, but the direct manner in which he charged
the Ministry with vacillation and temporlzing had
Salisbury had made lamentable failure Of his
sion was q thrust which the Duke OF Argyll knew
could not be parted by the conservatives. Tho
present doubtful position in which the Marquis OF
Salisbury allows himself to be placed by the public
press and the West End gossips cannot DO
understood any better alter reading his speech Of
last evening. The liberals claim to have found
IN the Marquis failure q great handle to hang
rumpus upon, but whether they are sure Of
their ground as they clatm to be cannot be conclu-
sivey settled The evasve reply OF tho Earl Of
Derby to that point OF the Dukes speech attracted
especial notice 1t can scarcely be characterized as
anything more than revised edition OF Lord
Beaconsneld's Mansion House dinner speech When
own behalf he was listened to with great interest
and hts arrangement OF the trainers OF the Treaty Of
Paris was scarcely expected.
TIE DUKE OF ARGyLL's ATTACK.
In the debate in the House OF Lords to-day on the
Eastern question the Duke of Argyll pointed out
that the object OF the Marquis OF Salisbury's mis-.
sion had been to secure peace in Europe and re.
form In Turkey. Neither OF these objects had been
obtained. Turkey was not reformed and there was
no prospect Of peace In Europe. He dep.
recatcd the unreasonable suspicion Of Russia
which actuated English policy up to August last He
admitted that England had great interest in the
neutrality OF Egypt and in preventing Constantnops
from falling into the hands OF any great European
OF no injury Britain by any transfer of power
from the Turkish Empire lilo pointed 10
tho various instances where European Powers
while protesting respect the cpendcncc guaranteed
TO Turkey by the Treaty OF Paris, had intsrtefsd in
Turkish affairs In q way that showed they regarded
Turkish justice utterly unworthy Of confidence II
necessary to carry this argument further In the
sense indicated by tho Marquis Of Salisbury whom
ho declared the ndepcn deuce OF Turkey might
at the present tmo he interpreted TO be consist
ent with the joint military and diplomatic action q
the guaranteeing powers Tho speaker concluded
with eloquent appeal to tho Earl of Bcaccnscd to
mark tho close Of his career by procuring some
sure OF liberty for Christians IN Turkey.
mas THE coxyERExcE PROVED FAILuREs
Tho Earl OF Derby asked II It was not premature 10
say the Conference had flcd Ho could not yet say
tho peace OF Europe be broken, and relative
internal reforms It must be remembered that Turkey
had lately introduced very comprehensive rofosma
wo wero not Justified In concluding because
particular mode OF cGccting reforms not adopted
that Turkey, therefore, had fixed purpose Of reject
ing all reforms He pointed the fact that the gov
eminent had never been willing light for Turkey,
aud had informed the Turks far baci
as last May. He admitted that although
the government had changed IL
policy they had respect changed their course
actiou-that to say, that, having 10 deal With thu
danger OF q European war. which at ono t;me ap
pcarcd imminent, they havo done and accepted manJ
things which they would have thought impossible to
do or accep, II more had been at stake than the
suppression of "a petty Instruction
so.
The government had said all along, tho Earl con.
tinued, that tho Turkish governments could DO main
tanned only by tho ameltoration OF their internal
administration. Hc agreed with tho Duke Of
Argyll that independence a very elastic term.
There wero In oil ports OF tho world siatci
which by their weakness wcro exposed to measured
on tho part Of stronger nciGhbors which those
neighbors would not adopt toward moro DOW.
erful states In answer to tho charge
Of undue suspicion Of Russia he said II
was not his duty wish to say anything OF the Rus.
Sian government But II was perfectly well known
that official pcrsonases pcrsonagcs connected with The
Russian government, wcrc among tho active
agents IN stirrug up the disturbance In Herzegovina
BLUE STORIES PROM BLACK hooks.
Lord Derby cited passages from formor Blue Books.
showing that In one cnse Russian Consulate was tho
headouartcrs OF the Insurgents Tho Bulgarian out.
RACES had only secondary rnucncc the change Of
the governments course OF action. The principal
cause was that Scryia entered a tight with 40
army Of which the lighting element amosl
entirely Russian. Russia the field IN fact though
not In name. Russian feeling cxcited tina
there was very great fear OF Lord Derby gave,
detailed account oil tho efforts procure armlsticc
lie was never SO much surprised IN his life as when
Russia refused the i've months armisicc. If the
Duke OF Argyll any other member OF tho opposition
desired 10 raise tho question OF tho ACCESSIBILITY OF
coercion he (thc spcakcr) would undertake TO show
that coercion unreasonable unless II meant war,
aud war would be iraught with every possible danger
10 Europe.
LATER EXPORTS FOR PEACE.
| Since the Conference the government had been un.
RENTING in pressing tho cxpcdiency Of peace on
scrvia, Montenegro and TurXcy--a few days would
show with what success IL they were successful
halt the work Of tho Conference would be done There
would, Of course, remain the question OF internal
| reform. He was not prepared 10 givo . dcnniss