The Portland daily press., 1878-07-03
THE EASTERN PROBLEM.
Turkeys Intellectual Protest to the
Congress.
The servian BOun diary Line.

LONDON, July IA Berlin despatch says
tnat Mehemet All,ln q conversation this morn
ing, said that be had telegraphed to his gov
eminent recommending that he and his COL
league be directed to make a protest against
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Turkey, and withdraw
ed curtly, and was harshly spoken to by the
president of the Congress for endeavoriDg to
maintain the rights Of Turkey; that secret
understanding evidently existed between Aus
tria, England, Germany and France, respecting
the work to be accomplished by the commits
sions to be appointed by the Congress, and that
they would provide for some further spoliaton
of Turkey.
The protest against the surrender of Bosnia
and Herzegovina was almost contemptnously
disregarded. The demands of Greece were to
be granted, he believed, to an extent which
would amaze any one. The Greek representa-
tive had asked for cession of Epirus and the
shore Of the AEGEAN sea as far as Mount Atlas
as well as the cession of Crete and Rhodes
He had laid before the Congress q memorial
representing that in that event Constantinople
would become Greek, and an ethnogrsphica
table showing that the Greek, Bulgarian, Ser
Wan and Montenegrin population outnum bered
all the other Inhabitants of Turkey.
Even Persia, continued Mehemet, is to have
slice OF the empire, and the commissi on ers
will give Russia some further compensation in
the East as set off to the gift to Austria of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
When asked what hope Turkey could now
nave OF successful resistance, he replied that
she was the only power in Europe today that
was really not afraid to go to war. He expects
to receive the reply of the Porte to his despatch
tonight.
Blsmarck's argumentin favor of the occupa.
ton of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria
contained the assertion that either this or a
joint protectorate must be provided, and of the
Two the Austrian occupation was to he alto
getber preferred.
1t was idle" said the Chancellor, "for Tur.
key to longer pretend that she could eve1 main.
tam order among, much less promote the ma
terlal welfare and progress of the people of
Lnese provinces. BY occupying them, Austria
would become responsible for the peace, tram
guilty and welfare of the people, and the Sui
Tan need give himself no anxiety about the
equal Justice with which all classes would be
treated
Turning towards the Turkish delegation, he
reproached them for their unwilingness to re.
cogulze the inevitable, and for vainly attempt
ing to retain for Turkey dominions that she
could neither govern we'll 10 peace nor subdue
in war.
Mehemet Ali retorted by complaining in very
strong terms of what he declared TO be meas
nre infinitely worse than anything provided for
in the San Stefano treaty.
With yesterdays session of the Congress the
problem presented by the reorganization of
turkey IN Europe was solved with one diff:
Suio CACCpbiUu-luh VI tne DOrQer PROVINCES OF
Greece.
a Vienna correspondent telegraphs that de-
spite the protestatons which the Ottoman del
egstes have made against Austrian occupation
OF Bosnia and Herzegovina, these remon-
strances were only made for the honor of the
Turkish flag.
Gable specials say the government of Bosnia
has invited the Inhabitants to resist Austrian
occupation and arms and ammunition are being
distributed.
Russian papers state that negotiations are
proceeding for ceding Cyprus to England, with
the approval of Russia.
ROME, July 2-The ministerial organ Dirtto
emphatically denies that Italy intends to seek
compensation in Albania Tor the Austrian oc-
cupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Yesterdays Session of the Congress,
BERLIN, July 2-The session of the Con-
gress today lasted two and half hours. 1t is
believed the Congress will have completed the
discussion of the principal question to be
decided by the. end of this month. 1t will
only have next week to formally sanction
decisions of the committee of the second
plenipotentiaries presided over by Prince
Hohenlohe which commenced series of
deliberations on Sunday last. 1t has decided
that Servia shall retain Nisich but not Novi
Bazaar, the Bopornik defile forming the western
frontier OF the new territory.