The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-11
TliE CAUSES OF TmE VAR.
Why ths Hnsslan amt Turkish Armies Uae,
Eaeh tNtsrr an thu tDMMut,c.

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Believing TINT rccnpItulAtipn of the
rn,iren tl,ul linyr drawn Russia md Tur.
key into tho drrad marlatrmn III WIZ
would prove III interest ut tiis innstnn,,
W. present below a hfirI recital III tie
impoftint rventS bearing nppn nnd lrad-
ing ~ the actual opening III hnstiliti.a.
About jul, 10, ls7t, hroke ont rel,ell.
Ion in Herzegovina. tl,e alleged cause
heinR tho expressed determination III the
I'nrkial officials 10 enforce payment III
taxes nipl arrenrs hy thu Siayir Chris
tlnnH. The revolt speedily apreal Ii
liosiiin. nnd waa W formidable Ii, tie
22l of August TINT the Russian, French,
Austrian nilt English Governments it.
examine into nnd redress the wrongs
complained ~ hy III subjects. The s,sr.
sInna immediately aft.rwarl place. ~, !.
MM men In the field. Il meincr promptly
followed by the Snlta,l's raising II larger
forces ani cnlilng ~ thn Nizirrnhip of
Mnl,moid paslln. n recognized champion
II al,nulntlsm. The Sultan declined any
mediation hy foreign powers till hs ~.
l'sllinis hnbissth lind yielded. though IL
guaranteed reforms wlirh tii.y were not
willing to aseert ns IL nuiiIri.nt l,r.trxt
far disarmament 1lr foreign powers
then presented tlr An.lfeay nliloral,-
.lnm. prepared III tl,e nnne of tile illroa
EmpernrH, anl submitted IL nnl III.
proved by England. France. aud Italy.
nrking religious liberty, customs reform,
ninl a mixed commission 10 carry utii NJ.
furlnh in the .liaeontrnird provinces. Ile
Sultan accepted 1t Feb. II, 1870, Int the
Turkish populations hnd become excited,
nlil tllpir fage follll vent HI the INNS.
sarfe ~ foreign consuls ~ Hnlonirn, May
y, nid IN tlln bulgarian ntr,nititA Dn
tlu litll u My the three Enperurs lie.
tntl tlin famous memorandum II Her-
lin. which presented The snms Iaeis nnl
conclusions tint were contained III ile
An.lrnnsy note. Int ended with il menace
1T intervention VI III tlla end W il,r arinia.
tien psnep liaI not bcs,, brought about.
EnRlanl Ind mot hnpn consulted in ih.
negotiations nnL declined ~ approve il,
aud lite memorandum never wan present.
~ r. the Porte.
Meanwhile tho revolution NJ Ainy ~
followed, Ablul Azix lelng .leillrunt.l
nnd Mnfnd Y. installed l,y the Hpftas !,
nnd TIN assassination ~ Raelil rasla
aud lltlsKrin Avli l'aniln. june II. l,lt
Two ~ ilir revolutionary part, ii il,.
lsadf ,rurkial, affairs, Mehrnni lsurli.li
l'anl,a serving an tho hypl,en helw.ell
tl,r nl,H,lntinm of Alnlnl A1ix n,1l ile
llleralinn 81 Mi.lhat raslla. July
Prime Milan 4 H.'rvia, lonH pressed l,y
lltr war lmrty, declared wnr nguil,al Iur
k.y, having formed an alliance with
Montenegro. aiI lsing mntrrinl, NJ.
eist..l IN l.unsIa. Tho Turks illrlslns;
him Rollil.ily. alid N.pt. administered
tho decisive defeat before Al.xinnlz
nfi.r which Prince Milan lugg..sl MI
nrmiatiev. tAlnlul ilamiL ". is4l I,.et
replaced t,e weak minded MnraL v. un
tI. ilirmu.l
Turkey. ,lisl,cart.nr,l by the nnti III.
tunun.t ilnstntunn sAritrmrlt in fnRlaiiI
offered an nfni.ii.r, which krrvin, from
tha hiiae reason. declined. Tho powers.
l'lni,aRsd Il l.ase II proclaimed, tl,onsb
I,isernayrii uiposrd II ali mi.lr his
af'ny pr,stlnin Milan King. l,llssin. irr
proposition for il j"int occupation hus.
inv lnrn rrfuas.l. demanded mouth, Il
nr,nirliru. The Porte 0tl.rrI one
~ nis niontlin. lipstilitirs were r..
beR,tn, nnl, despite I'clennyrli'r skin
md tlir gnllaniry u ii,e lsnrsinn nili,.rs
aul volunteers, Wln .li,l NIL il,e iigIiitg
itr Hervin. ti,c Turks lnok ni.miA AMI
A1.kinatz. Aftrr thin MI arinnlie. Ut pls
M.eks lad lns'n practically arranged h..
tween Turkey alti tin utlnr powrra,.
~i,an nnasia intefjeeiaL tprpbahly il
tie appeal III Milan l,er nliimainn,
anl Nj. discussion ending IN the abort.