Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-20
LORD BEACONSFlELD.
lie Makes an Official Statement OF the
Work of the Congress-


Work of the Congress.
London, July lS.-Lord Beaconstcld on
entering the old palace yard on his way TO
the house Of lords about five o'clock this af-
ternoon, was heartily cheered by great
crowd which had assembled He expert
enced much difficulty in pas sing through the
throng, though accompanied by squad Of
police. Public interest in the promised
statement by Beaconsfield attracted a large
and distinguished assembly in the house of
lords, including the princes of Wales and
other members Of the royal family. When
Bcaconsfeld entered there was considerable
cheering. He looked we'll and betrayed no
special feeling at his brilliant reception.
About minute later Lord Salisbury en-
tered, and then Beaconsfield 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 by making
some remarks upon the policy supported by
7, the British representatives IN the congress
He could how that in the changes which
are made in the treaty of San Setano by the
treaty of Berlin that a 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-thi,ds of his possessions, the
population being among the wealthy and in
telligent Of his subjects.
1t was said that when the congress talked
Of establishing the Balkan frontier, but it
was upon courage and intrepidity that i'm
pregnability depended, and itwould be found
that if left to those who defended Plevna,
that frontier could not be indefensible.
1t was said that the position OF Sofia was
yielded to the imperious demands of one of
| Tho poworo T1a cou11 oocuro 1orJ
ships that there was not a shadow of truth
in this statement. Moreover, parsonage
high in authority, had stated that it was
quite erroneous to suppose that Sofia was a
strong strategic position.
l, had also been said that the congress
made great mistake in not securing Narna
for Turkey, but those who blame the COLI
gress for committing an error in this respect
quite forget that they have allotted to Tur-
key the harbor of Galotz, by far the most
important in the Black sea.
With regard to eastern Roum Ella it was
ut one time suggested to call it south Bulga-
ria, but it was feared that there might be
some intriguing parties who would cndeavor
to bring about u reunion between the two
states, 80 possibly, creating fresh complica-
tions.
Lord Beaconsficld's statement showed
throughout strong bias in favor of the
Turks. Thus, he almost apologised for the
limitation Of the sultlns authority in east
ern Roumela.
One of the greatest obstacles to an object
in which the congress was unanimous, viz:
The re.establishment of the sultan as real
and independent authority, was the anarch
ial conditionc of Bosnia and ncighborlng
countries. The most competent authorities
| i'm hot n
taken $4,000 of Turkeys best troops to SC.
cure any approach 10 order in Bosnia, and
{ even then the attempt would perhaps have
E been unsuccessful, and such an effort must
have secured Turkeys absolute ruin. The
representatives of this government had con
slstently resisted the principal of the palt!.
y tion OF Turkey, because exclusive Of the
, consideration of morality, it believed that
any attempt at partition would inevitably
( lead to a long and sanguinary war
1t was remarkable that after q great wal
and prolonged negotiations of the powers
Russia as emphatic and completely as the
others, should come 10 the unanimous con
clusions that the best chance for the tran
guilty of the world was to retain the sutar
r as part Of the European system. Every
!. of territory, 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
mandipg future. England had lost some o
> her most precious possessions through bai
governmental loss which every English
it man must deplore at this moment, ant
n which would not have occurred il the prin
:. ciple which now governs her relation
y with the colonies had been then oh
II served.
c The general results of tho treaty as re.
s CARDS European Turkey show that exclusive
Of Bosnia and Bulgaria she still contain
:, G0,00O square miles and a population o
e G.O00,000. When the line of the Balkans
j. was fixed Prince Bismarck hat
r. said that Turkey in Europe ono,
more exists. Lie Mord Bcacons
fieldl did not think such results unsatisfac