New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-06
military force ever organized and at last 1896 found

ruin in their own power
In 1856, solyman the Magnificent led the hIst army
into Europe at Gapoli-foriy men crossing the Bos
phorus on RAFT. This was the first ticAe
OF that immense reservoir tina, was soon
After this came the capture OF Adiianoplt
by Amurath: lie gained shuinl,, which the Turks h;se
held to day; he extended the frontier To the Danube
Then followed after his Gaai In 1889 tn" con1uess OF
Bajsze who defeated the flower Of French and n nr
Bazet stomed Ncopolis. destroyed the Christian army
aud killed tho prisoners one by one IN 'front.' OF his rent
This occurred Just forty years after the first BODY OF
forty crossed to GalipOl. All Greece
| and most OF the Byzantine Empire fell before tlie
triumphant arms OF the TuIk. Eyeh Constantinople
paid tribute ana May 20. 1853 Monam uod H. car
tured tho city, and made 1t the seat Of Ottoman rue
Sophia was transformed into mosque and the imperial
palace became the ScragIiO.
Thus were joined the two halves OF the Ottoman En-
pire Servia and Bosnia were oyerrun and ltalj was N
vaded. The cause Of this resisless advance OF inc
Christians OF Western and Eastern Europe. ny
the schism OF the thirteenth century the oU
the Moslen never utered-paved the way the OTTO
mans into the West. No cfemnat" opponents were
theirs, but they conquered by force oil military enh'
sasm thorough Organization, lust for conquest anu re-
ligous fsnaticism.
Ian renegades Ihis was the policy Oh inc SMltnu,
The stream did not dsperse as went forward We can
traditional name was Mai.sayer; mere vs. W.
law that he could not kll more than an
excuse. The army was never troubled with divi-
slons of counsel. 1t shot upon its path like an
The line has been unbroken. and the ihriy-h imeal
descendant OF Ottoman is now on the throne or
of Ottoman were men of extraordinary MN,
'ssy capacity And m then the lsrccpSss Of
at his accession, that the succession might not
be endangered. Then, too, their religion gave the
-monotheism, fatasm, lanaucism and sensualisn-are
sufficient TO account for the success OF the early ottoman
armies They conquered as steel cuts iron the steel
Prov driven by steam brushes the wooden null
TURKISH DETERIORATION.
In 1860 the Turkish army defeated by the Rus
slams. For the first time that unknown. unregarded
power slnote the Ottoman army to destruction Their
prestige gone and decay went rapidly on The con-
itons were unfavorable TO the transmission OF high
qualities on the throne. Every Sultan kept his sons
within the seraglo, lest possibly they might .,e
dispute his possession OF the throne; When they
came INTO rS%er 1T WAS a aso T sa1e Of Gav
Then came the Influence OF the harem; tho greed OF
ayoTites pred corruplon; Ia 10 encb tc
selves; discipline IN the army decayed; learning was
fOuied. ignorance ana fanatclSm waXed strong. Iheh
cane in The fataism Of religion TO complete the ruin.
When they felt ii CARRYING them TO victory lent energy
IN thcr arms when il no longer lied Them ii gave
ineri apathec calmucss and stoicsm. IN 1904, came
dnficd the last Turkish attempt on Vienna 1870,
fine Turkish feet was swept away by Russian guns in
IVA, the Ctmea was lost IN 100, iShmin was
in 1871 they lost Egypt Then speedily followed the
breaking away Of tic provinces from oppTessiYe ruic'
each rejoicing I'm it's ncw-iound strength a. liberty
What now does the Empire contain that assures II any
chance Of retaining its power III tUropet me imam
cjrra of Europe nave pledged hundreds Of millions on
The nope may keep It's iOctnod in Europe what
are The chances! The Turkish law is founded
nartly on the Koran. partly tradition; 1t
IS elastic enough for any Interpretation; the
Code Of Napoleon is used in many courts; TAX
alton has been meorated European dress and customs
nave been introduced. On the other hand, the lnlii-
tive for these advances has been gwen from without not
from within. Then iauatlcisn Of the people Is un-
owing; ii appeared at sco and AT Saonicd III the But
garian massacre two years ago. at when the heart Of
C,rIsten,lom shuddercd aud stood STILL
The Nation is Durdcncd with debt OF SV2oOOooOo;
the entire revenue IL Only cl9OOOOOo ana me annudi
evnenses arc - 40 5000 TacTe Oophole OF
cape from insolvency. IL seems strange that such ma
ton should be upheld by Christian England DcIeye'
Win G0Llwin Snltu England gave her last real
sstance Turkey the COnstantlnopc Conference OF
I.1G or at most with the London protocol. one great
power for 800 years has felt what should be done
with the Ottoman power Ia Europe and vi tat power
Ill.slA--I WIN npelA 70 YOU ID ny ncAl lecluIC