Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON April II.

The late. horrors of the Bulgarian
and other iniquities of Turkish rule
among Christian Inhabitants of her
provinces, are still fresh in the
memory Of the reading public. The
publicity they obtained was to a great
extent matter of accident, being first
reliably made known to the public by
tie personal investigation Of represent
atives of the American aud BRITISH
Governments to Turkey, aud they are
now known to have been only repe-
tltlons Of what had heen going on for
an indefinite time, but which were
only specifically known in government
circles in Europe. Turkey had been
repeatedly warned that such outrages
must cease She was good at promises
but the reforms stipulated were never
inaugurated and the butcheries were
continued = tacitly encouraged, it
seems-by the Moslem Government.
Russia, from very Shame, was at least
moved to interfere by the united pro-
tests of every Christian people. The
rock upon which the diplomats have
at last split appears to have been as to
which power-Russia or Turkey
should take the initiative in disarming
and returning to peace footing
Russia seems to have conceded one
point after another, consenting to give
her traditional enemy one more oppor-
tunity to redeem her word relative to
the protection of her Christian subjects
and the punishment of their murderers
and spoilers, before interfering. But
with every new concession the Turk
grew more insolent and impervious in
his demands, and reckless as to the
consequences towards himself or his
barbaic rule; and he finally refuses to
sign the protocol which bound him to
a correction of the abuses complained
of, and to an immediate disarmament
unless Russia would consent to first
put it out Of her power to compel COM
pliance with the pledges he (the Turk
had SO often made and as often repudl.
ated. Negotiations have been broken
off at that point, and it is now the uni
versal opinion here that war is inevita-
BILE. All the representatives Of the
prominent European powers in this
city, save those of the principals to the
quarrel, have been interviewed and are
understood to have expressed them
selves as apprehensive that resort to
arms could not longer be averted.
They were OF course very cautious in
their uttrapces, but generally expressed
themselves as confident that it would
be confined to the two powers named
which is not the general opinion, and
that their own Governments would not
be unfavorably affected. The warlike
news of the past week has had the
effct to stimulate speculation in this
country in everything likely to be de-
manded by the belligerents. From all
our great centres Of export comes
similar report. Breadstufs have ad-
vanced and every outgoing steamer for
Europe is loaded down with American
beef; lrelghts are rapidly rising, and
the long silent ship yards of New York
and New England are being cleared of
the rubbish that has been accommodating
since the beginning Of the civil war
preparatory to resumption Of work.
Iron and steel manufactures, long idle,
are being put in shape to execute the
large orders expected, while the vari-
ons manufactures of war material are
already busy with full forces Of work
men, executing those already on hand.
Shipments Of corn from Baltimore
during the past month largely exceed
those OF any month in her history.
The farmers and planters of the West
and South are preparing larger area
to be planted and sown thls season than
was ever before under cultivation in
single year, while the cotton and
WOODEN factories of the East begin to
indicate an extraordinary activity.
About all interest in political affairs
] ust now centres about Louisiana and
10 the expected extra session of Con-
gress. The failure of the G .mmission
up to the latest dispatches to effect a
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