The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-28
Turkey After the War.

Turkey After the War.
Turkey X not to be struck from the map
Of Europe; the Government of the Sultan is
t. retain It's place among the powers of the
world. These assured facts were brought
t. the public knowledge upon the cessation
Uf hOstlities last week.
The Russian terms for the establishment
al an armsticc were not only approved 10y
Germany and Austria. but they received the
acquicsccncc Of England, and were agreed
to 10y the Turkish Government itself.
Turkey came 20 conclusion upon
them, without argument or rcmon-
STRANGE. as soon a. they were sub
mittcd To her; and the BEAcoNsFIELp Min
istry acquicsccd in them Immediately after
they had reached London last Friday morn
ing. They wodld not have been thus dealt
with If they had involved the tearing 10
pieces of the Turkish empire or the expul-
sion Of the Sultan from Europe. Turkey il
PROSTATE il is true; but she is not yet so
powcrlcss as to submit quietly to murder
Had Russia imposed intolcrable terms. she
could have done more than demonstrate;
she could have given the enemy another
year Of war; she could have withstood him
Mt Adrianope; she could have led him
through several hard campaigns before
reaching Constantinople and she could
have brought to the defence of that city
military and naval force that would have
put his army to a scvcrrr trial than it has
had since IL crossed the Danube. The
Turkish Government could. and assurcdly
1t would. even by itself. have made it,
destruction costly aud dangerous bust
pcss to the enemy.
Had the terms been fatal to Turkey, Eng
land would undoubtedly have resisted
them. Immediately after the Russians had
crossed the Balkans. the British Govern
mcnt ordered the fleet To the Dardancllcs.
took steps to procure Il war grant from Par
lament and otherwise prepared for the ap-
preach OF ho-tilitcs; and though Lord
BEACOSsFTELD informed the House Of Lords
that these measures were not 10 be regarded
n a departure from the ground OF neutral
ity il il very evident that they were not
adopted upon the theory that peace would
bc maintained. \ chang" 81 policy. immrd-
ate and complete, on the part OF the British
Government, followed the reception of the
Russian terms. which were thus shown. not
only to be not adverse To- British interests.
but to be such as Turkey herself could prop
crly consider.
Turkey, then, vet an independent power.
and holding the place and the authority
which she held before the war, now enters
into negotiations with Russia for the fOrma-
tiOn of a treaty Of peace. Ii is only the la
sis for an armsticc that has thus far been
determined, and found acceptable To all par
ties. The provisions Of the final treaty have
yet TO be discussed and acted upon; but it IL
10 be assumed that these are foreshadowed
in the terms that have been agreed upon,
and that Russian exactions will not go
much further.
Russian menaces against Turkey have run
high during the past year, especially after
Russian victories The Turks were to bc
driven across the Bosporus, aud Turkey
was to be obliteratei from the map Of
Europe. But there is a question for other
Governments than the Government Of the
Car After Turkey, what Z" Are the
tributary princpalities to Ice made indie
pendent powers, and Likewise Bulgaria. Rou-
mclia and the other Turkish provinces
Or is Austria TO take Bosnia, Russia that
part OF Bessarabia which she lost after
the Crimcan war. Italy Albania, Greece
Thossaly and 50 on? Or is there
10 be- a confederation OF antagonistic States;
What Of Constantinoplc How are the wa
ter lines between the Black sea and the
Mediterranean to be controlled How are
The millions Of Turks who own the land,
constitute the fighting population, and are
the traditional rulers OF the country, to be-
dealt with Whit Is Germany 10 have
md how is England to look at the whole
business These and other questions, full