, 1877-05-30

asSfessTf .sS b. aoPs, sqt
Is of :stst, :st A. A. for the , r.
Of course, s S. aiu, 70 somo ADVANTAGE. Tho
real gains = H[th tho party which fs on tho q,
side Of p6*$ II both parties CLAIM, that honor
able dlsstncIun. 10 much the better for tho
country.
DEPENDENT STATES.
7nH rosl7loH or 7rHis, EoYr7, AND nouAAn1A~
london 1raes Nay t5
The position Of tho different 8tates acknowl4
edgtng the suxcralntY of the Sultan Of Turkey
continues 10 furnish new questions Of every de-
gree Of complcxitY. With many Of these NO
have and can havc no couccFu; In Others We
have interests that may become exceedingly
involved, Rptesa they aro discussed In the most
dispasslosatc ond careful manner. What hare
we to do, for Instance, with tho relations BE-
tween tho Dey Of Tuns and tho sultani
Nothing In tho world. The Bey Is tho fcudatory
of the su1tan, and until recently he Vas under
tho obligation Of rendering yearly tribute to
his superior. This tribute was rcrnittct five or
six years since, and the Boy Is now under no OBJ
1igation beyond that Of sending certain con-
ungcns to the Sultan In time Of was. Tic Sui
tan IN Ills present hour Of need has called Upon
the Bcy to furnish the troops he Is bound to
supply, and tho Bcy has answered that he has
not got them and is not going TO send them. II
ID obvious that any English Government nlust
1ook upon this decision Of Tunts With profound
Indifference. The Sultan and tho Dey must set
tie their d!sputcs between Themselves. Tho oc-
easton Is one that has occurred too often In tho
course of history to excilc surprise. The power
Of successive heirs Of a Military Empire over
OUTLYING dependencies hecomcs gradually
weaker and weaker until :'lc moment
arrives "neh u Is o'seoSclcu 1oat II breaks
Gown unacr LUG least strain. All othcs
=. ron,,1t.1o tho o,,,t1a,,o ~ f,xnt.,,tr,s
.spuu!~', s"s oos'ol W 4a,'lisnus .looPs
70 nls !cgc iosu' ~, aau no makes tho experiment
Of that aione.
Thc no.,tion Of rrrnt IL dtHercnt from, TINT
-, r,s h.. .t,,. 1,;t..n H.. 49,. .. H. s"a.
" .1ne, out th.s olne'sneG arises 1lo,n lac iaes
TINT tho suez Canal Is now specially dedicated
a, thc ros,I f,om .ca N ~, of IL. ,u.r,.,,tftc
marine of The wor1d. Ifit lad mt bccn for this
geographical position tho relation. @ between The ths
Khedlvc and tue Sultan would CONCERN US no
tho Boy and the Sultan. Had Egypt oc-
eoRSea. eoRSs as soef a4Ftsweii d nf 'fs aa tes a
where Morocco Is, we should trouble ourselves
hut little with the subordinstton orinsuborlina-
tton Of t',e KhcdlTc TO tho Cotnn,auter Of tho
Faithful. Such anxtcty as might bc felt on tho
Egyptian bonds. Tho Sucx Canal, however.
materially Affects the question. All the world
Is agreed that the snez Canal must net be sub-
reason to apprchcnd TINT tho Russian Govern
mcnt would be 80 negligent Of their own inter
ests u to inrtte the hostility, Of maritime na-
ttops and the disapprobatfon OF all na~
tcriertne with it, peaceful navigation. it
Ia probable that they hare not tho pow
er, 1t Is certain they have not the will,
to do this mischief. The question artscs whcti-
Ct the respect thus paid 70 tho canal involves
any obligation on the Khcdtye to abstain from
corporation In tho war agatust RMsata. II haa
been argued that, as thc fosco Of Egypt Is nIao-
/ thc canal under q sense Of what + dug to nea.
restrained by the influences Of these ncutrals
r1 @ ne ,h.. RGwsr ot inc
such o. tlle suez Canal d treated ns peutfsl viii
scarcely bo considered as implying Al, obligation
to ncattaiizc Egyptian forces II tho khcAtye
is bound to send any to the sultan. II y
10000 troops, having, already a1spstehcd
forces yarsously reported nt between D,O00 aud
| l7,oW men; and the creditors Of tho Vtcrroy
n'ay ask who Is to par tor tsis contingent 1t
used to be thought TINT the khcdivc hal! con-
pounded gil h!s OBLIGATIONS for an annual trlb-
ute Of fGD, 600, and. II tho new dcs!ce Of
special mar.tax - eniorce', all the calculations
OF MIR. Cayc aud of Atr. Goschen wilt be disturb.
Cd: Returning to tho question Of the canal, i
IL to bc observed tfat t4c Cretnn squadron Is
ordered 10 cruise between Port Said aud Alex
an.lria. II may not be iniudic1ous to take the
precautions thus suggcstcd, though wc believe
them to be unnecessary. The dedication of the
canal to International tise Is restricted to nicr.
chant vessels, aud the alIfps OF all enemy Q!
tho Power through whose territory the canal
passcs would e. any cass bs deba:Ted FROM
iraycrsng 1t. Tho only question Of practical
Importance Il whether fn tho eEcnt uf q VIII
! between two other Powers tho passage of tho
| slips Of war Of both beligcrcnts must be pro-
| hlhitel.
The situation Of Roumanta ID neither that of
pUt resist like tho Her nor submit llku tho K1,e-
dire. Tho Chafnhcrs have met nRl dCclnrcd
that, - Turkey has attacked lsoumania, lsotl-
mania has no chutce but to take up crana
against Turkey; aud tho Senators aud