The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-27
BULGARIA'S SAD CONDITION.
THE VACANT THRONE FAILURE TO ESTABLISH A
GOVERNMENT TURKS AND vIo-
LATINO THEIR WIVES.


GOVERNMENT TURKS AND vIo-
LATINO THEIR WIVES.
London Times Correspondence
No one, it may be said, thinks Of restoring the old
order Of things and the aim of the International Com
mission at Philippopols is to establish system
by which there will be perfect equality of all races
and crceds and large measure Of local selfgovern-
This Is quite true, but things do not appear in
this light TO the Bulgarians. The most erroneous
ideas afoat regarding the aims and intentions Of
the Commission and the few who know the truth
satisfied. More than have been told that
the Commissioners. though animated with the best in
tentions. cannot do much. They may produce the
most perfect organic statute, but il it has to be
worked by the Turks 1t will share the fate of the
Haiti Huinayoun and other admirable pieces of
legislation already promulgated by the Sultans
When l sugg, sted that the Governor General must
always be q Christian / told that Ottoman
Christian would be worse than genuine Turk, for
he would have special reasons for endeavoring to
gain the imperial favor.
''Give us" said several to me. "a Prince of any
nationality you plcase-English French or German
and shall be content; but we have nothing TO
hope for ii the Sultan's authority is re-estabshed.
A foreign prince would be- / believe, acceptable
enough TO the mass the people; but he would not
receive very hearty welcome from the educated
men, who have well defined political aspirations.
The hope oil these men is to united Bulgaria,
including the Bulgarian principally Eastern
Rounoia and great part OF Macedonia or in other
words, the bulgaria OF the San Stefano Treaty Any
thing short OF that would fail to satisfy them. and
declare they are ready to lay down their lives
to obtain it,
In some towns, at least, there are educated Bull
garian officials Who anxious to show Europe that
their conntrynen are worthy of sef-government and
such men strive to protect the Mussulinans from i'll
treatment In the villages the position of the Mus
sumans is more precarious. Much depends upon
the Tchorbadce or village elder. II he happens to
be a man like the Tchorbadjee of Tcholluk, whom
mentioned in my last letter, the Turks great
risk OF being robbed and beaten: the other hand
II lac be man like Stoinon whom saw at Oktchilar
they may live unmocsted. unless there happens
to be in the village some fanatical Bulgarian
who has more influence than the village elder.
The motives of the occasional outrages perpctrated
the Turks to be of three kinds. First there IL
the simple desire of plumber but this motive cannot
have much to do with the disorders for the Turkish
families in their present condition generally
poor to excite cupidity. Second, there IL the old
fanaea hatred and the desire of vengeance for past
wrongs. Third, there is the wish to brighten away
the few Turks who at present In the villages aud
prevent the others from returning. Besides this
II sometimes happens, as found in Tchirpan that
there few awcss spirits who think IL pleasant
amusement to break into the Turkish houses night
and violate the women when there is little no
danger OF being punished for IL.
TO up. 1 may say that the present state of
Eastern ltoumelia seems to far from being salts
factory. IL Russias object to introduce into
that part of Turkey good government, which
should give liberty security and legal equality TO all
mission and has not made good beginning, for
among the Bulgarians there Is general conviction
that the Turks may be ill-treated with mpunity and
among the Turks there is little confidence In the
existing administration that very many Of them think
10 useless to claim protection redress from the
thortes Some OF the latter say that they expected
things would change after the arrival Of the Inter
national Commission, but that they are now begin
ming despair for their condition has lately become
worse rather than better.