New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-29


ever is a hopeful Indication Of the general justice
of the arrangements made. The widespread disap-
pointment simply that no one nationality mas
been favored at the expense of the just aspirations
| OF others The Bulgarians have expected to RUE
| wherever few dozen Bulgarian houses could DC
found. They are very much disappointed, therefore,
at losing the Dobrudja where there are some
wealthy though small Bulgarian communities. Tue
Greeks have hoped that their dominions would. at
bound be extended over Epirus and the mountains
of their hereditary enemies, the Ghegs They are
bitterly disappointed in failing of this. The Greeks
of this city declare that Greece ought to fight, rather
than allow autonomy to be set up in Ihessay ana
| Epirus. They fear thar provinces which are sell,
governing and prosperous will no longer lean towsIu
Greece. These grefs are neither wen grounded nor
serious obstacles to peace. As to the disappoInt-
rlents of the Turks of ROumelia. sympathy IS need
less They will be far better off than before,
If the intentions of the Congress are carried OUT III
the matter of giving them civil rights. 1t Is
curiOus illustration of the political deafness OF the
Turks that the widest believer In regeneration
of Turkey has never claimed for them that their
natural aspirations must be taken into account In
the reorganization of their country. III mas oltem
been sand that the Turkish inhabitants would XII
all their neighbOrs before surTendering. But the
dangerous point of this surrender OF contToi once
passed. dreams that we shall hear OF an IRE
pressible development OF the Turkish natlOnality
vet theirs is the largest of the races IN great many
districts
1t is mistake TO suppose that the Eastern ques-
ton will disappear with the removal OF European
Turkey and Armenia from its domain. SO long as
any people who possess growth are misruled by the
Government of CODstantinOplo because 1t does not
possess growth there viii be struggles in Europe to
disodge the Government of Constantnople. 1t
seems marvellous that the Congress did not make
positive provision for this fact. Asa Minor Is
peopled by Turks who are still in many places
mere nomads. Living in cities and on farms
Turk "a
Armenians and Greeks, who will be entirely beyond
the reach of the benefits which the new system
brings from Europe. The Porte has a theory OF
equality Of all classes for in it's Department OF
Foreign Affairs. The Department of the Interior
knows nothing of il. The first man to reduce the
theory TO disuse is the Grand Vizier and after him
every official in the land. Equality is matter OF
dollars and cents. lt implies larger competition OF
Ofice-seekers and less opportuny Tor men WHOSE
qualification for Office Is their claim Tor overdue
wages on some Pasha whom they have served rs
of1ice-cOOk or boOt-black.
The English are trying to persuade the Porte to
employ ex-Indlan officers to reorganize the admin
istration of ASIA Minor. This would be per
1ectly feasible, if there was really any desire
to reform OF any real consciousness that the
cause of Turkish decadence is the ascrbed
by Europeans The case of the Khedive of Egypt
is an illustration of the extent Of Turks apprecia-
ton of the need of reform He wished TO be nd OF
the "capitulatiOn" by which foreign residents In
Turkey are exempted from control Of the Govern
mont. So he inaugurated the system OF courts
(which sit ia Cairo and Alexandria, presided over
by Judges appointed by the foreign Governments.
This perfectly served his purpose of suspendiDg the
capitulation. The scheme worked admirably
until he found that the new courts meant
business, aud even gave verdcts against
himself. Then he wished to get rid Of
sl.gar
date. 1t was much the same in regard to the EgyP-
tiau finances. He and the Turkish race Of which
he is type is fond of lnehoate reforms that appeal
only to the imagination. The moment reoTg MIA
ton begins to touch pet evils, the Government
becomes like a druukaTd who has temporarily
Sworn of" and the reform IS stopped.
Sir. Layard - quite sanguiDe that England will
be able to watch over and control Turkish admin
istration think he expects the Ambassador here
to assume moro and more the position occupied by
English commissioners with the native govern
ments in India. He cannot be deeply i'm
pressed with the necessity Of this than was Lord
Stratford de Radcliffe at the close Of the Crimean
war Then, too, England had made up her mind
that her safety IN the East demanded watchfu and
constant pressure the Porte which should reform
its administration and destroy the excuse for Rus
sian intrigue But Lord StratfoId was recalled. MN
istries were changed, and the ceaseless vigilance
the sole condition of success forgotten entirely
English intervention will doubtless be active while
the impressions of the late crisis are still FRESH
But ere long we may perhaps expect new ministries
and new ambassadors who will forget the past The
Turks again left 10 themselves, because the Con-
gress did not devise any protection for the Chris
tans of Asia Minor will walk III the old paths. If
this occurs, we may expect IN lew years another
outbreak OF the Eastern question as an entirely new
one. Then will England once more come III conflict
over COnStaniinople.
suleiman Pasha, after coseconfinement for nearly
five months, IS now being tried by eourt-martial.
The charges against him ~ needless sacrifice OF
the lives Of his men in Montenegro aud at Shpka:
t2j the loss, through incOmpeteney, of an army Of
over 1870 battalions, with more than 100 guns, in
the retreat from Sophia last January, and 81 the pub
LEGATION of seditous documents. The proceedings of
the court-nartial are published daily. The
of this departure from usage is the high position
which Su eIman Pasha still holds in the hearts Of
many of the people
The German Ambassador here Prince Reuss, has
gone to Vienna. His departure is real loss TO
Pcra society The Princess has the reputation of
giving receptions which IT is extremely pleasant TO
attend. An illustration Of the homage society here
paws TO all foreigners is the fact that Princess Reuss
was able to take and keep the position she claimed
as Princess of royal blood. She always had proce-
dence over everyone. She outranked her husband,
who has no royal blood in bis veins. Even IN her
own house she would preeede guests in taking
places at the table. suspect that, far society
questions concerned, the Princess Reuss would
quite as soon remain here as 20 to Vienna, where
She must either stay at home, be content 70 enter
society like any other Ambassadors wife.
The English and the Russians are hailed on all
hands as blessings to the shopkeepers of the coun
try. Shops are all putting up signs in English and
Russian On every hand you hear the tOuter
hailing "JOhn" and "BratOushka," the newsbOys
calling " Iimes"" daily Hers' and "OdeSs0sh Tete-
eyaphe" The Galata provision dealers arc just now
in hot water with the Russian COmmissariat. The
commissariat deals with firm Of contractors.
The contractors bought on credit of the provision
dealers here After incuri1ng an indebtedness