Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-19
DISRAELPS TRIUMPH.
The Great Minister, In HIS Place in the
House OF Lords. Explains the cope
and Power OF the Berlin Treaty
and OF the Anglo. Turkish
Alliance.
He Bent His Energies to Prevent Russian
Aggrandisement in the East, and TO
Save and Strengthen the In
dian Empire And He
Succeeded.


on entering the old palace yard, on
his way 10 the house of lords. about
Eve o'clock this afternoon, was heartily
cbCered by the great crowd which had as
sernbed there to greet HIM. He experienced
much difficulty in PASSING through the throng,
though accompanied by a squad of police.
The public interest in the promised statement
by the Earl of Beacons6eld attracted large
and distinguished assembly IN the house of
lords, including the Princess of Wales and
other members of the royal family. When
Lord Beaconsfeld entered there was con-
siderable cheering. He looked well, and
betrayed no especial feeling at his brilliant
reception. About FIVE minutes later Lord
Salisbury entered, and then Lord Beaconsfeld
rose amid loud cheering. He said that, in
laying upon the table the protocols of the
treaty of Berlin, he should be only doing his
duty to the houses of parliament and to the
country by making some remarks upon the
policy supported by the representatives of
Great Britain in the congress. He could
show that in the changes which were
made In the treaty of San StefanO by the
treaty of Berlin, that menace to the indie
pendence of Europe had been removed and
the threatened injury to the British empire
terminated. The congress had restored to
the sultan two-thirds of his possessions, the
population being among the most wealthy
and intelligent of his subjects. 1t was SAID
tudG WOtn the COnSEcss ldlhcu Vi GStdDlSu-
ing the Balkan frontiers of what may be
called new Turkey, they were establishing
lndefensble frontier, but it was upon cour-
age and intrepidity that impregnity de-
pended, and il would be found that if left to
those who defended Plevna that frontier
could not be indetensible. 1t was said that
the position of Sofia was yielded to the I'M
pIous demands of one of the powers. He
could assure their lordships that there was
not a shadow of truth in this statement;
moreover, parsonage high In authority bad
stated that it was quite erroneous to suppose
that Sofia was strong strateglcal
position. 1t had also been said that
the congress had made a great mistake
in not securing Varna for Turkey, but
those who blame the congress for committing
an error IN this respect. They forget that
they have allotted to Turkey the harbor of
Gaiatz, by far the most important on the
Black sea. With regard to Eastern Eoume
LA, it was at one time suggested to call it
South Bulgaria, but It was feared that there
might be some intriguing parties who would
endeavor to bring about union between the
States, and so possibly creating fresh compli
cations. Lord Beaconsfeld further stated
the opinion above mentioned, that Sofia was
not strong strategecal position, was that
of Mehemet Ali Pasha, who, however, con-
sidered the pass of Ichtiman, which the con-
gress secured to the sultan, as vitally impor-
u
throughout strong bias in favor of the
Turks, thus he almost aDologized forthe Inn
iia,ion of the sultan's authority IN Eastern
Roumelia, saying: ''As a general rule it was
thought unwise to interfere with a military
power which you acknowledge; yet, In con-
sideration of the many awful events which
Eastern Roumelia has been the scene, it had
been thought advisable, in order to prevent
tn ir recurrence, TO establish a government
somewhat different from that of the Turkish
provinces where the sultans authority might
be called unlimited. No limit, however, has
been placed on the force, but the sultan might
init oduce for defense IN Eastern Roumelia one
of the greatest obstacles to an object in which
the congress was unanimous, namely, the re-
establishment of the sultan as a real, indie
pendent authority" His lCrdship, continuing,
said the most competent authorities had con-
vinced him that it would have taken
fifty thousand Of Turkeys best troops
to secure any approach to order
in Bosnia. Even then the attempt would
perhaps have been unsuccessful, and such an
effort must have secured Turkeys absolute
ruin. He disclaimed any desire to attribute
Austrian occupation to the necessity of sub
hitting to the wishes of a majority of the
congress. Austria undertook the occupation
at the suggestion of Lord Salisbury, earnest
ly supported by himself The object of rec
ON ,nending the occupation was to protect
Turkey. The government had consistently
resisted the principle of the partition of Tur-
key, because, exclusive Of the consideration OF
morality, it is believed that an attempt at
partition would inevitably have led to long
and sanguinary war. The advocates of par
tition had spoken out, and the government
had been taken up into mountain and shown
all the kingdoms of the earth and told, ''All
these shall be yours if you will only worship
partition. This remark of the premier seems
l.. 81, 70 Ia al Tal,
Prince Bismarck is generally understood to
have made, that England should occupy
Egypt. Continuing, he said 1T was re-
narkable that, after the great war and pro-
longed negotiations, all the powers, Russia
as strictly and completely as the others, came
to unanimous conclusion that the best
chance for the tranquility of the world was
to retain the sultan as part OF the European
system" He pointed out that every great
war was followed by redistribution of ter
ritory, but that was not partition. Austria
had perhaps lost more provinces than
even Turkey. France lost provinces,
but she was still great power, with COM
manding future. England lost some OF her
most precious possessions through bad Cow
ernment-a loss which every EngllshmanN
must deplore at this moment, and which
would not have occurred If the principle
which now governs her relations with the
colonies had been then observed. He de-
Tended G limit not being fixed to Austrian
occupation, as that would have
held cut hope to the agitators. His lord
shio pointed out that England had,
according to promise, obtained a hearing for
Greece. and had made, prior to the congress,
overtures 10 the Porte, which were received
in a more than encouraging spirit, Tor such
rectl6cation of the frontier as will give Greece
a considerable increase of strength and re-
sources, and prevent the brlgandage and con-
J nvyf he
present CONFORMATION of the frontier. But
the Greeks had evidently quite misappre
hended the objects of the convention; they
were coveting Constantinople, and talking of
accepting large provinces and powerful Is
lands as an installment of their full claims,
Earl Beacons6eld, in summing up the gen.
eral results Of the treaty as regards Euro
pean Turkey. pointed out that, exclusive of
Bosnia and Bulgaria, it still contained sixty
thousand square miles and population of
SIX million. When the line of the Balkans
was fixed, Prince Bismarck had said,
Turkey in Europe once more
exists" He lord Beaconsfeld) did
not think such results unsatisfactory or in
ADEQUATE, even if obtained after struggle
ike that of the Crimea. Russia only having
obtained Bessarabia In Europe, naturally
looked forward 70 her conquests IN Armenia.
1t was unfair to argue, as though negotla-
lions relative to Armenia had been tor the
conclusion of peace between England and
Russia Turkey had, by the treaty of San
Stefano, already given up kars, Batoum,
etc. If England had gene 20 war to recover
them, the war would have been long and ex-
pensiye, and, probably, like most wars, would
have ended N compromise. Kars had been
already three times taken by the Russians.
Would parliament have sanctioned war in
order to restore it to Turkey, that Russia
might take it again when the next misunder-
standing arose, or to prevent the cession OF
Batoum harbor, which is barely capable of
holding six shIpsl The government thought
it advisable not to bsgrudge these conquests
to Russia, especially after obtaining the res
toration of Bayazid and the district; but it
seemed at the same time necessary TO con-