New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-18
TURKEY AFTER THE WAR.


Bulgarian rule have flowed thick and fast toward
Berlin. The Batum people are determined to be
heard, and send new telegram almost every day to
the Congress. The Greeks aid the Turks in collect
ing examples of Bulgarian ignorance and injustice
Tho Bulgarians have PLAYED directly into the hands
of their enemies by real misconduct. / have
heard them even defend it blindly. They have
an ancient war with the Turks and a
new war with the Greeks SO both Turks and
Greeks are maltreated whenever it can be done
safely. Even their own race who do not belong to
the national Church have been in some places at
tackled by the Bulgarians. In village near Yam
bOul about ten days ago, the Bulgarians made a
concerted attack on the Protestant Bulgarians OF
the place The pretext for this attack seemed to be
that, now the Russians have come. the Bulgarians
are going to live as Christian people," and will
not allow persons who use the Bible to live among
them They stripped the clothes from one woman Of
sixty and led her through the streets young woman
they stripped, and then beat her as TO endan-
ger her life man they stripped and took him ont
to hang him, but he escaped to piece Of woods and
eudod their search until night, and then got away
entirely. The rest of the Protestants of that viii
lago took the hint and fed TO Adrianople for
protection. OF course they will be pro-
tected by the Russians. Every possible incl
dent is used by the Greeks TO prove the Bull
garians unworthy of the regard of Europe.
Ihave tried in my letters speak only of such cases
Of Bulgarian outrage as are undoubtedly anthem
tic. But the mass of material one has TO examine
is enormous. All the Greek papers and all the
Turkish papers overflow with statements which
somehow get up to the embassies in consular re-
ports. and are of very narrowing description
The Greeks are moving heaven and earth in this
first political campaign TO secure their ends. They
control the press the correspondents being employed
as interpreters and they have understrappers in
almost all the foreign legations More than this,
they have the advantage of prestige. They are not
altogether scrupulous in their methods. Marauders
in the regions east of the Martha River and south
of Ad1ianople, have been making havoc among the
peaceful farmers in the rear Of the Russian Army.
Greek papers have been loud in denouncrng these
marauders as Bulgarians. They have wept over
the Turkish families broken mp farms destroyed vii
lagos desolated. Ten days ago the Russian cavalry
dropped down on these marauders and 10! the
leaders and the larger part of the followers were
Greek brigands, and not Bulgarians. The real mis-
conduct and the supermpOsed charges of other mis-
conduct of the Bulgarians has cost them their re-
cent favor with the legations here.
Just before the Congress met two Bulgarian gen
emen were sent by the Exarch to represent the de-
sires of the Bulgarian people at the various lega-
TONS Their hope was TO secure good word from the
Legations here which would weigh at the Congress.
The Russian Ambassador told them frankly that he
could do nothing for them. Every mail was bring
ing new accounts Of Outrages by Bulgarians, and
his colleagues here were constantly calling his at
tention to msdeeds which he could not deny. The
Austrian Ambassador declined to have anything TO
do with them. The English Ambassador gave them
an effusiye welcome entertained them with stories
of Bulgarian outrages on the poor Turks, and then
invited them to call again. The Italian Ambassa-
dor bowed them out with the promise that he would
mention their call in his next dispatch to his Gov
eminent The only real encouragement these gen
tlemen received in the whole round was from the
French Ambassador, who declined to see them, but
was sufficiently moved by their statements to his
secretary to make inquiries in various quarters
concerning them and their story the next dav. OF
course, one is tempted 10 condemn the Bulgarians
ON observing the total failure which they seem To
have made their own masters 1t Is constantly
repeated that the Greeks are Tar moro hopeful
class of the population Of Roumeiia. Tins - su'
perfcial Judgment. The Turks have failed, so have
The Bulgarans so would the Greeks of this conn
trv if similarly placed The trouble with all these
people is that they lack ideas of night and truth,
Of "a manliness due TO moral strength-ideas neces-
sarily associated with Christian civilization IN the
West They are not fit for self-goyernment yet
but will be If they can be developed. What they
need is encouragement to grow, with strong DIS
cipline, while the process is incomplete. Ulti-
mateiy doubt not, the sOhdity OF the bulgarian
character will be quite as valuable 10 inns part OF
fine world rs the brilliant Ckleuess OF the Greek.
For the present, If Europe selects either race and
sets il up to rule over the Others II VIII inevitably
regret ITS choice. IL must devise some means of
blending races since they are living in close rea-
tiOns with each other
We have lust been reminded how near to the edge
of a volcano COHstantnoDle is. The Russians es-
tabished some high signal stations on their line in
front of the city Fuad Pasha the dashing young
CORDS commander, demanded the removal Of these
watch towers The Russians replied that they were
not in the habit of taking orders from the Turks.
and Fuad rejoined that if they did not remove the
signal posts he would do it himself News Of this
threat went at cnce TO General TOdleben, reaching
him while he was dining with some Of his officers.
The people of San Stefano were shortly electrified
nv series of wild hurrahs proceeding from General
Todeben's headquarters, and soon crowd Of Rus
alan officers came pouring out, in eager haste,
dashipg off to the camps. San StefanO was
IN the widest panic when 10 was known that the
Turks were TO attack at daylight All the tawdry
fnery Of the mushroom bazaar came down ana a
frightened crowd of merchants coming TO the city
hr0uObt rs our first news Of the affair. The next
morning at daybreak poor Fuad found the whole
Russian Army advancing 70 new positions near DIS
oufDosts Some one told him that the Russians
have a custom of always erecting high watch
towers near their camps. Custom rs authority with
a Turk and Fuad graciOusly SAID that al IL was
. ,,sto1, he had nothing 10 say against the signal
stations Meanwhile Prince LabanOn, Prince keuss
onG Mr. Layard had heard Of the impending tight.
Uorried at the possibility of an overthrow OF the
work of the Congress before it was matured, these
ambassadors pleaded for peace with success.
The peaee between Russia and Turkey is fragile
affair The Turks are bringing up fresh troops, and
now new Russian forces are beginning to arrive, to
take the place of forty-x ship loads of sick sent
home during the month. Some came by rail, and
two or three steamers have recently come from
odessa with troops. The Russians have also
brought fleet of torpedo boats to Lake Chekme-
ieb the outlet Of which they have opened so as to
4. L. L. Ernrn