Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
The Scots on the War.

enburgh Reuie,c, shows that the peo-
pie of Britain have intense feelings on
the subject of the war between Rus.
STA and Turkey:
1.-THE Kayaks, in despair, take to
arms, and look to Russia for help
This is the concluding paragraph of
the terrible telegram, reprinted from
the Manchester Guardian, which APP
peared in our special war edition yes
terday morning. Let the reader
place it in comparison with sentence
from Mr.. Gladstone's speech at Bir-
mingham, which appeared in the
same paper. eve have let go the
whole question 1t has passed into
the hands of those of whom we are
instructed to be jealous" Here is
summary of the entire situation in
Eastern Europe at the present mo-
ment. Turkey, true to her traditions,
is imprisoning, starving, torturing,
massacring her oppressed and discon-
tented christian subjects in Bosnia as
last year she did in Bulgaria. Eng
land, the boosted home of freedom,
the protector of the slave, the model
of constitutional government in Eu-
rope, stands sullenly aloof, waiting
till the cry of British interests in dam
ger will supply an excuse for striking
in on the side of the tyrant and MUIR
derer Russia, "of whom we are in
structed to be jealous" offers place
of retreat to the exile, and goes forth
as the champion of the enslaved. 1t
is not creditable to English diplomacy
that we have been allowed to drift in
to this false position nor is it consist
ent with the manliness and Christian
ity that should animate British states
manship. that we should be jealous OF
the Power which is draining all her
resources to punish the wasting Turk,
and redress the wrongs of the suffer-
ing Christians.
What is this latest authenticated
instance of massacre which should
anew stir up the hot resentment OF
every heart that has q pulse of gener-
osity beating through it? 1t is fit to
compare with the worst instance of
faitnlessness and barbarlty ever re-
corded 1t might be cited as the
Glencoe of Bosnia. The Turks re-
Gently proposed an amnesty to the
Bosnian Kayaks who during the Ser
Wan war took refuge in the Princi-
nality. Wearied of long exile from
their homesteads, party of these fu-
oitiyes from the district of Derbend
accepted the offer. In accordance
with the terms of the proposal, they
gave notice to the Government otfic-
ials of their intention, placing them
selves under Turkish protection on
guarantee Of security for their per-
sons and property. On crossing the
border, however, the condition OF pro-
lection was shamelessly and wantonly
violated. The refugees were seized
without ceremony. They were driven
to Derbend by the zaptiehs or police.
men; they were thrown into fGtid
dungeon, and there kept without food,
and subjected to bodily torture. Nine
whose names are known and recorded,
were murdered in the dungeons. The
survivors were removed from Der
bend to Banjakula. 1t is estimated
by the newspaper correspondent that
of this party sixty victims suffered
death. Early in the history of these
transactions, the Prime Minister OF
England discredited an exaggerated
report as to the number of Eastern
Christians languishing in Turkish
prisons, by grim joke to the effect
that Turkish authorities had a speed
Ter process of disposing OF their VIC
tins than by long and exhausting in
generation. 1t is too true. Lord Bea-
consfeld knew the Eastern nature bet
ter than bis critics. The civilized
Turk has put off his civilization. 1t
is reign OF anarchy which now pre-
walls in the subject provinces. In
northern Bosnia as in the south and
west murders and robberies are COM
mitted daily. The Turkish author
tiles either refuse all protection to
Christians, or are actual accomplices
in the outrages, the law being in
allegiance, and so the Guardian cor
respondent concludes as we have al
ready quoted from him, "The Kayaks
in despair, take to arms, and look to
Russia for help"
1t is in these circumstances that
cold blooded Mr.. Fender, justifying
his vote against Mr.. Gladstone's res
olutions, agrees with Lord Derby's
policy of maintaining an honorable
neutrality, and "that this country
should only enter upon war when the
honor and best interests of England
demand it"-that is to say, when the
Russian advance approaches sufficient
" near to Constantinople to rouse the
alarmists to a pitch which will fortlfy
Lord Beaconsfeld to the sticking
point of interference on behalf OF Tur-
kew. 1t is in view of such facts as
we have quoted and other similar
facts that the member for the Wick
Burghs mildly observes: - "Ihe
Turks hare not audiIed themselves Of
the opportunities they haze had to Keep
peace Nth European progress" and
there an end. In view of these I'M
parallelled stories of Turkish crime
he pooh-poohs Mr.. Gladstone's ZEN
thusiasm for the oppressed Christians
in Turkish dominions" as narrow and
one-sided. For Mr.. Fender it is
enough that he does not believe that
Russia has entered upon this war
simply with view to help the Chris
tians. Authenticated facts seem to
have little convincing influence upon
the honorable member. Perhaps his
constituents may do something to
help his unbelief