The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
Turkish Atrocities.

The chief feature of the news that reaches
us from all sources regarding the progress
Of the war is the persistent effort OF the
Turkish government to manufacture anti
Russian sentiment out Of the claim that the
troops OF the Gar are perpetrating the most
horrible massacres and outrages ON the
defenceless Turks. We publish else
where to-day long list of specific
charges against the Russians prepared
We are fully justified in stating
that we do not believe these deliberately
cooked-up atrocity stories on the following
grounds referring to the letters Of the
war correspondents Of the British press we
find that these gentlemen all agree that the
have in almost every case been perpetrated
by the hordes of bloodthirsty and cowardly
cutthroats that constitute the irregular
forces of the Sultan. The correspondent
Of the London Times, writing from Jeni
Saghra on July 10, says :-I must
now distinctly proclaim that there have
been massacres of most appalling kind at
Jeni Saghra, and, moreover, that, as far as
human evidence is acceptable, am con-
WINGED that they have incontestably been
committed by the bashi-bazouks, without
rhyme or reason" The same kind Of state
ents at ali the Russian and Turkish camps
in Europe and Armenia, proving be-
yond o question that it is the Turks
ana not the Russians who carry muir
der rapine and devastation into the de-
fenceless villages Probably the wretched
Bulgarians, driven to frenzy by the outrages
they suffer, have in many instances wreaked
a bloody vengeance on their enemies. But
in this they are fully justified provided
they limit the punishment to the bashi-
bazouks and others who really deserve it
and spare the innocent. The fendish char
acter Of the mutilations committed would
bring blush of shame to the cheek OF the
most savage Sioux
Com mere inI Treaty with Mexico.
The HERALD San Antonio correspondent
sends us an interesting account of a CONVEX
sation he held lately with General Benevides,
the agent sent by President Diaz to confer
with General Ord on the border robberies.
General Benevides appears to be sensible
man, and we do not wonder that he and
General Ord were able to come to q friendly
understanding. He told our correspondent
that he was certain President Diaz strongly
desired to repress the border outrages and
would take measures to do so, and he blamed
Mr.. Lerdo for having done SO little in this
direction, in which we agree with him.
However good President Lerdo's intentions
may have been he did nothing except listen
to the complaints of our State Department
But General Benevides touched the GEN.
ire Of the whole matter when he told the
HERALD CORES pendent that the true remedy
for the border troubles was 'a liberal and
mutually advantageous commercial treaty."
He is entirely right and if the Mexican
President and his advisers are as sensible as
this General they will at once declare to
Minister Foster their desire for such treaty.
We are certain Secretary Evarts will meet
them half way and we know that Mr..
Foster has been strongly DESTROYS of framing
such a treaty for several years. though
he never, we believe, got any encourage
ment from President Lerdo. Let US have
ga liberal and mutually advantageous COM
mercial treaty" with Mexico by all means.
It will enrich Mexico, will greatly increase
the demand for our surplus manufactures,
and will cement the friendship of the two
nations 1t is q great deal better and
cheaper than Mr.. Bowman's preposterous
scheme of paying hundred millions for
Mexican territory which the Mexicans do
not want to sell.
News from the Seat of War.
The condition of preparation still prevails