The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-21


southwark from the Servian frontier,
taking in part of Old Servia, until it
strikes the River Karasu, which is made
the western boundary to the sea. The
coast line takes in Kavilla, Lagos and
other points. The boundary line extends
northward to Tchirmcn, about twenty
miles north of Adrianople, and then
turns eastward to the Black Sea. The
coast line on the Black Sea extends
northward to Mangalia, and the
boundary then cuts across through the
Dobrudscha to Rassova, on the Danube.
The additions make the new King
dom twice as large as the Bulgaria OF
the maps, and take in Phillippopolis,
Sophia, Burgas, and other important
towns. All the Balkan Passes are in
Bulgaria as now constituted, and all
the Quadrilateral and Danubian For.
tresses are to be razed. Turkish ter.
ritory proper ut no point touches the
Danube.
The Provinces of Bosnia, Herzego.
vina, Albania and Macedonia are sepa-
rated from the portion of the Empire
near ConstantinOple by that part OF
new Bulgaria extending to the Egcan
Sea. But on one side Turkey retains
the Salonica line of railroad, and on
the other the Masitza Valley Line.
Russia, long-headed land prudent,
leaves open the question of the dispo-
sition of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Macedonia and Albania. Austria claims
the first two and Greece the others, and
there is little doubt that, ultimately
these Provinces will 60 to Austria and
Greece. Turkey in Europe proper will
then be reduced to u territory not large,
in extent than the present Kingdom oil
Servia. Bulgaria, erected into trib
utary State and Government by Russian
troops, will soon take the steps thai
made Roumania virtually independent
Montenegro secures what she conquer
ed in battle, gained two sea-ports, ant
rounds out her territory, southwark ant
northward. The little Kingdom ha
been for many years under the protec
ton of Russia, and her action was
without doubt. Il part of the Russian
programme.
The Scrvian boundary is extcnde,
southwark SO as to include nearly al
of Old Servia, or the territory recent,
occupied by Servian troops. Thi
makes the Kingdom larger by one third
The greater part of the Dobrudscha
taking in the mouths of the Danube, j
ceded to Russia, with the understand
ing that it is to be traded to ROumani;
for Bessarabia.
In all these changes it will BIC OBJ
served that Russia has carried out he
declared programme without venturin:
to dictate as to matters that would Civ
Austria and England any excuse for in
terfering. The questions left open viii
go before the Congress for settlement
and the indications are that Russian in
iluence will be rs strong in that body a
that of any other Nation.
In Asia, Russia, while securing Ba
toum, Kars, Bayazid and Abraham, ha
not venturcd to encrOach upon tn
EuphIates Valley, the tender poin
with England. The possession of Bay
aid gives her control of the grea
road to Persia and the East, and b,
tOum gives her good trading port OF
the Black Sea. From Tabriz, in Persia
two roads extend northward, one b,
way Of Bayazid and Erzeroum to Trebi
zond, and the other by way of Alexan
dropol and Kars to Erzeroum. Tw,
roads extend from kars to Batoum
and Russian enterprise may make Ba
toum the rival of Trebizond and grea
commercial port. All in all, Russi;
seems to have taken every possible ad
vantage of the result of the war, with
out going SO far as to endangcr he
own interests in any direction.-Chica
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