Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-07-03
OPINIONS REGARDING TURKEYS
VIEWS.
SOLUTION OF REORGANIZATION OF
TURKEY.
THE INDIGNANT PROTEST OF ME-.
HEMET ALI.
TURKEY 10 BE COMPLETELY
PLUCkED.
THE DEMANDS OF GREECE TO he
GRANTED.
BIsMARCk'S ARGUMENT ON OCCu.
PATTON.
TURKEY 10 BE COMPLETELY
PLUCKED.
THE DEMANDS OF GREECE TO He
GRANTED.
BIsMARCK'S ARGUMENT ON OCCu.
PATTON.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION 8EING
DISTRIBUTE IN BOSNIA.

LONDON, July 2. With yesterdays session of
congress the problems presented by reorganiza-
tion of Turkey in Europe was solved with one
difficult exception, that Of the border provinces of
Greece.
Vienna orrespondent telegraphs despite the
protestations which the Ottoman deegates made
against Austras occupation of Bosnia and Her.
zegovina, these rem instances were only made
for the honor of the Turksh flag.
NEW YORK, Juy2. Cable specials saw the gov
eminent OF Bosnia has invited the inhabitants TO
re.i-t Austrian occupation, and is distributing
arms and ammunition.
Russian papers state thas negotiations are pro-
cetding TO, ceding Cyprus to England with the
approval Of Russia.
BosToN, July 2. Vienna correspondence says
that some iui ther particular. from Constantinople
speak of warlike movements appearing among
the Mussolman population, but 1t certainly is not
against Austria. These demonstrations tend TO
show that dreaming only of recovering the pro-
vinces invaded by Russia, the f,nstical portion Of
Turkey would readily yield Bosnia and Herze-
goviua 10 Austria, on the condition the power at
the same time occupy Servis and Montenegro, so
as to leave the hands of tie porte free wresile
with its chief antagonist. These are only rumors
hut they Indicate the opinions prevailing in Ber-
lin.
New YORK, July 2. A Berlin despatch ssys
Mehemet All, IN a conversation this oIning, said
he had teegrsphed to is government recon-
mt nJing tnat he and his colleague be directed to
make a protest against the di.memberment of
Turkey, and withdraw from the congress. He
said be was treated curtly and hsrshly spoken to
by the president of the congress for trying to
maiutaIu the iigi Is of Turk, v, that secret
derstandiug evidently existed between Austria,
England, France Germany respecting the work
to be accompl shed by the commissions to be sp.
pointed by congress and these would each provide
! for some further spollation OF Turkey.
The protest against the surrender OF Bosnia
and Iielzigoyina was almost contemptuously dis
regarded.
The demands Of Greece were to be granted, he
believed, to al extent which would amaze any
one. Greek representatives had asked for the
cessIon ot Epitus aud the shore OF the Egesn
Sea, as fii as Mount a tas as well rs the cession
of Crete and Rhedss.
lie had land bt fore the congress q memorial
representing that even Constantinople should be-
come Greek and an ethnograpnical table showing
that the creek Bdlgarians, Setvan and Montene-
grin populations, outnumbering ali the other in
habitauis of luikty.
even Persia" continued Mehemet Ali, 'is to
have shce of the empire, and the commissioners
viii give Russia some further compensation in the
east Ms a set oil to Austras gift of Bosnia and
ieizegOviua
When a,ked what hope Turkey could now have
of successful resistance, he replied that she was
| the only power IN Europe to-day that was really
| not siIaIu to 90 to war. Ha expects to receive
the reply Of the porte to his despatch tonight.
Another Berlin despatch SAYS Bismarck's afgu-
heZegovIna by Austria contained the assertion
| that either this or joint p,otectorate must be
provided, ami that OF the two tue Austrian occu-
| patton Was 10 be sltoge her preferred.
I The chancellor saId it iIle Tor Turkey to
| logger pretend she could even maintain order
among, much less promote the material welfare
and Progress, of tue people Of these provinces.
By occupy ing them Austria would become respou-
sole fOi tue peace, uau9uly aud welfare oil the
people, aud the sultan ueed give himself no
xi.ly about tue equa justice with which the allies
ould Ue ueated. Turnlng toward tue Turkish
delegates he p. oacued them for their unwilling
uess recog uze the ineyla lie, aud tor vsinly At
| empting to Retain them Turkish dominons which
sue could neither govern well IN peace subdue
IN war.
Metemei Ali retorted by complaining in very
,tiUng terms oil what he declared TO be q measure
Infinitely worse tuan any thing provided tor in the
Sau Stttano treaty.