Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

sition of affairs. IL summarizes all the
recent correspondence, and, after giving
Russias refusal to consent to England's
demand relative to placing the treaty
as whole before the congress, contin-
ues:
Her Majesty's Government deeply regrets
Russia's decision. Even II a considerable por-
tion OF the stipuations of the treaty were
likely TO be approved, Russia's reservation
relative to their discussion would neverthe-
less be open to most serious objection. Every
material stipulation of the treaty involves
departure from the treaty of 1855, and by the
declaration signed In London in 1871 IL is i'm
possible for Her Maiesty's Government to ac-
quiesce In a withdrawal from cognizance Of
the powers of the articles, which are modih-
catiOnS of existing treaties The combined
effect o' the stipulatious upon the interests of
the powers also furnish conclusive reason
against the separate discussion of any one
portion of them.
By the articles relative to New Bulgaria a
strong Slav State will he created under the
auspices and control of Ruesia, which will then
secure prepOnderating political and CONNER
cial influence in the Black and Lkgean Seas.
considerable Greek population, although it
views it with alarm, will be merged into the
Slav community alien to IT,
The provisions by which Russia will practi
cally choose a ruler for Bulgaria, while a Rus
sian administrator frames and Russian army
controls the first working of the institutions,
sufficiently indicate of what political system
It will in the future form part.
The stfpulatons for the better government
of Thessaly and Epirus, in themselves highly
commendable, are accompanied by conditions
the general effect of which Will be to increase
the power Of Russia to the prejudice Of Greece
| and every other country having interests in
the Eastern Mediterranean.
The territorial severance Of Constantinople
from the European provinces still left under
its government will deprive the Porte of any
political strength which might have been de-
rived from their possession, and expose their
! inhabitants to serious risk of anarchy.
The acquisition of Bessarabia and Batoum
| makes Russia dominant over all the vicinity
of the Black Sea, while the acquisition of Ar
| menian strOngholds secures her influence over
the population of the province and enables
| her to arrest trade between Europe and Persia
The indemnity stipulated for is evidently
| beyond Turkeys means, even not considering
| the portion Of her revenue hypothecated to
| other creditors. It's mode of payment being
vaguely stated, it may thus be demanded inn
mediately, and left to weigh down the Porte 5
! independence for many years, commuted Tor
more territory, or be made the means of en-
| tirely suhordinating the Turkish to Russian
policy. The combined effect of the treaty
| stipulatiOns is to depress almost to the point
| of entire subsection the political independence
| of the Porte.
1t cannot be otherwise than a matter of eX-
| treme solicitude to Great Britain that Gov
/ ernment whose formal jurisdiction extends
| over geographical positions OF the deepest in
| terest to her should be so closely pressed by
political outposts of greatly superior power
that its independent action and even existence
is almost impossible. Large changes will
| doubtless be necessary in hitherto existing
| treaties.
England earnestly desires good government
| and peace and freedom for the population to
whom those blessings have been strange. She
would willingly have entered a congress in
which the stipulations could be examined as a
whole, but neither British interests nor the
well-being of the Turkish provinces would be
consulted by the assembling of a congress re-
stricted by Prince Gortschakoff's latest reser-
| yatiOns.