Daily globe., 1878-07-15
TERMS OF PEACE.

Abstract of the Different Articles Agreed
Upon by the Berlin Congress-Rumor
That GortschaIxoff fl and Beaconsfield Have
Agreed Upon the Basis for an Anglo
Russian Alliance-Other A Old World News
ARTICLES OF THE TREATY.
LONDON, July 14.-The following is the
substance of the articles of treaty of peace
concluded by the Berlin congress:
Article One. Bulgaria is constituted an
automatic tributary, principally under
sovereignty of the sultan, with Christian
governor and national militia.
Article Two. The principally is limited
on the south by the Balkans.
Article Three. A prince shall be elected
by the population, and confirmed by the
Porte and powers. No member of the reign
ing European dynasty shall be prince. In
the event of vacancy new prince will be
elected under the same conditions.
Article Four. plan of government will
be prepared by an assembly of mobiles, con-
voked at Tirnova. Before the election of
prince the right of the Turks, Roumanians,
Greeks and others will be taken into account.
Article Fifth-The following shall form
the basis of the public law of Bulgaria:
Distinction of religious belief or confession
shall not operate against any one as reason
of exclusion or incapacity in what concerns
the enjoyment of political rights, admission
to public employment or honor, or the exer-
else of different professions and industries.
Liberty of public profession of all creeds
shall be assured to all the returned popula-
ton of Bulgaria, as we'll as to strangers. No
tramels shall be imposed on the hierarchic
organization of different communions OF
their relation with their spiritual chief.
Article Six. Until permanent organiza-
ton is completed Bulgaria shall be governed
by provisional organization directed by
Prussian commissioners, who will be assisted
by delegated consuls of the great powers.
Article Seven. The provisory govern
ment shall not be prolonged over seven
months, by which time the organic govern
ment shall be settled and a prince elected.
Article eight. The treaty of commerce, ETC.,
between the Porte and others regarding Bull
paria remain in force. The people and COM
merce of all powers are to be placed on a
footing of equality.
Article nine The tribute to the Porte shall
| be settled by the signatory powers. At the
end of the first year of the new organization
Bulgaria shall bear a part of the public debt
of the empire.
Article Ten. The principality shall carry
out the existing railway conventions between
Austro-Hungary, Servia and the Porte.
Article Eleven. The Ottoman army shall
evacuate Bulgaria. All the fortresses shall
be destroyed within year and new ones
shall not be erected.
Article 12-The Mussulmen who removed
from the principality can retain their rea
property by allowing it to be administered
by third parties. Turkish-Bulgarian com
missioners shall be engaged two years with
the regulation of all matters regarding the
transfer of state properties and religious
foundation.
Article Thirteen. There is formed soutl
of the Balkans the province of Eastern Rou
mellia, under the direct political authorit,
of the sultan, and having administration
autonomy and Chritian governor general
ARTICLE Fourteen. Fixing the limits i
missing.)
Article Fifteen. The sultan shall fortif,
the frontiers, keep troops there, employ n
irregulars, nor quarter troops on the lnhab1
tants. Order shall be preserved by nativ
gendarmerie and loyal militia, in the com
positioa of which account shall be taken {
the religion of the inhabitants where the
} are stationed, the officers to be named by til
sultan.
Article Sixteen. The governor may call o
Turkish troops if security is menaced.
Article seventeen. The Governor shall b
appointed for five years by the Porte with IL
assent of the powers.
Article eighteen. AEuropean commissic
s shall determine in three years of tie govern
5 ment all judiciary, financial and admin
q trative requirements of the province.
!. Article nineteen, twenty, twenty-ol
~ ~ provide that all internal arrangements app
u cable to RoumelIa be continued in force al
d insure religious liberties.
It Article twenty-five. The Russian army
: Bulgaria and Roumelia shall not exec
:, $4,000. They shall begin to evacuate t
p territory in nine months, three months /
ing allowed them to complete the evac
alton.
Article twenty-three. Bosnia and Herr
govina shall be occupied and administered
1t Austro- Hungary, with the exception
II Sandjakofrovi Bazad.
g Article twenty-four. The independence
- Montenegro is recognized.
20 Article twenty-five applies the conditio
c. of article respecting religious liberty
r, Montenegro.
A. Article twenty-six fixes the new fre
- tier of Montenegro.
% Article twenty Antvari is annex
81 to Montenegro. No Notifications shall
s. constructed except to protect Scuts
in Montenegro shall have the right of f
i navigation of Boynia, but shall have
- flag or ships of war. Anrvari
- closed to war ships of all nations Spezz'
ID incorporated with Dalmatia. The consuls
e. Austria shall protect the merchants flag
to Montenegro, the latter adopting the Dal1
to tian, the maritime code.
wv Article twenty-eight. Prescribes for M
tenegro the same provisions as article tive
except that the Montenegro CONN
sion continues three years.
Article twenty-nine. Montenegro 81
ler evacuate within twenty days the territory
ed yond the new limits of the principality.
ac- Article Thirty. Montenenro shall be-
part of the Turkish public debt, proport
ate to her territory.
Article Thirty-one. The independence
Servia is recognized on conditions proscr
in the following article.
mas Article tEirty-two is a repetition of ar
in fifth,