Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02
FURTHER pENIALs Prom Mr. SHERMAN.
EngIand'- New Undertaking.

After the first enthusiasm with which Lord
Beacoushelds plan Of a protectorate Of Asat-
ic Turkey was hailed, the thoughtful men of
England began to consider the extent of the
obligations and the responsibility involved.
The consideration is still going on, and al
though there is no prospect that the arrange
ment viii be disapproyed, the conviction is in
creasiug that the position Of Great Britain
win be materially changed by these new re-
latious with the East Tho financial consc-
queuces will not be among those of the least
consequence. 1t appears for instance from
an official notice issued at Coustautnople,
that England is to pay >75o.ooo year for
Cyprus. Then to maintain 10000 troops on
the island, which il the number determined
upon by the government, will require it is
estimated. $4,000 coo. Sir Garnet Wolstley's
salary Will be so, 600 II is calculated that
the Indian troops will have 10 be relieved
occasionally, and that for this purpose about
50, 900 year viii be required. These are
what may be called inside estimates for it is
evident that in order to fit Cyprus for great
military station indefinite sums will have to
be laid out for buildings, repairing roads and
making other suitable preparations
When il comes, however, to carrying ont
inc IfOltklNIhlt on Allt IMAM lAllA, Ant SUD
ioct assumes proportions to which statistics
can only be impefectly applied. Asiatic
Turkey had an ARA of G6O, $50 square miles,
aud population estimated at little over
lei. 600, 900, although the data do not admit of
reliable figures. There are fourteen admin
istrative provinces, called yilayets, governed
by pashas. The proportions Of Turks or
Ottomans in Asia is far greater than in Euro
pean Turkey, for while there are only about
one million of the class IN the latter, the Turks
in the Asatic domnions number over ten
millions. Armenians and Greeks are the next
leading elements of population, there being
seven or eight races besides. The Greeks
and Armenians mostly live in the towns and
carry on the bulk Of mercantile business,
while the Turks. unlike the case in European
/ Turkey, form the mass of the agricultural aud
rural population.
The administration Of justice in Asiatic Tur-
key has fallen into the lowest condition COM
patible with country called civilized. The
pashas have the power of the old Roman pro-
| consuls. Life and death are in their hands
and their responsibility TO the government at
| Constantinople is reduced TO a fiction through
the intrigues and corruption that prevail there
| There have been of late years some worthy
pashas especially in the poorer provinces
/ not coveted by greedy politicians-Iurks of
! the better stamp, sincere, honest and upright
! in their rule. But the aim of most of these
/ officers has been to screw out of the people
all the money that could be got and by any
means at the command of unlimited power
| The system is corrupt from centre to circum-
ference. The English government has en-
| gagged to reform it. Whether it can get the
/ material TO do it, or can secure the steady CO.
/ operation of the Sultan, or whether il will
not have to wipe out the old entirely and
build anew, remains TO be seen. Then if the
English succeed the country becomes theirs
in substance, and annexation will inevitably
follow, according to the experience in India.
VIII Russia consent TO this? Thus England
is entering upon long and dubious road