The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-12

We may safely predict that there will
arise in England n very powerful opposition
u the dazzling stroke of policy by which
for the moment the British public are par
TALLY blinded. Not only are the ultra radi-
Gals Of the GLADSTONE and FAwcErr school
likely to agitatc vehcmently against it, but
the more cautious conservatives and think
ing mon of all shades OF political opinion
will object to the responsibilities In which,
II would appear, the country Is To be in
VOWED.
The first impression conveyed by the tele-
graphic news which reached this country
was that the treaty entered into between
England and Turkey bound the former to
protect the Asiatic dominions OF the Sultan,
In return for which he cedcd to Great Britain
the military occupation Of Cyprus; but II
would seem from the later reports which
may after all turn out to be incorrect-that
England now undertakes to reform the whole
system Of the internal administration OF
Asiatic Turkey by means OF residents and
agents, who are to exercise over Turkish
officials n supervision similar to that
exercised over native princes in India.
If this be true, We must be aston
ishcd at man Of Lord BEACoNsFIELDs
astutcncss committing himself To n
scheme 50 impracticablc. Such scheme
will probably be most severely criticised by
that very class of Indian officials upon
whom he must largely rely to carry it out,
and whose experience in India will convince
them of tho extreme difficulty Of this new
administrative undertaking. Any one IA
mliar with the diplomatic complications by
Dali NJ H..
courts are bcset, will instinctively feel that
these must be increased tenfold In the do
minions of the Sultan. A very few consider
ations will suffice to make this plain. and to
contrast the conditions which exist in the
two countries.
For more than n century the absorption
of India has been gradual process. The
dominant race has extended its influence and
its territory at the point Of the bayonct,
while the native population, naturally of II
mild and submissive disposition, being en-
tircly ignorant of the art of war, have sue
cumbcd like locks OF sheep yielding to
armies of wolves. Two-thir,ls of India hav-
ing thus become Incorporated into the Brit
ish empire, it is garrisoncd by an army OF
2j0, 900 men, and is everywhere administered
by British officials, and kept IN the most
absolute and complete subsection. The re-
manning third, held by princes moro or less
independent, Is cut up into small States
isolated from one another, In each OF whicl
there is an English resident and other oil
cials, almost without exception supported
by contingent of native troops onlecrcd by
Engllshmen. 1t is easy for British
resident to dictate to prince under
,.ir,.ut,,.tnp..na bntptnnI N an
all sides by British territory, conscious
Of the fact that in few days his principal
ity could be invaded By an army which he
would bc pOwcrlcss TO resist without any
military force worthy the name, excepting
one under English control, he has no alter
native but to submit TO the dictation of thu
resident; and yet we suspect, II the British
resident at IIydcrabad were asked 10 tel
the tale of his alterations with the Man
and Sir SALAE JUNG ON tho subject of TIN
Borars, he could bear witness TO the Difficult
ty which exists in cocrcing Eastern poten
latcs to do the bidding Of England.
without any Of the military backing o
territorial possessions which render thi
system possible in India, We are told tina
England now proposes 10 apply 1T to Turkey
? There instead of II numbor of small indie
pendent princes, moro or loss Jealous o
each other, she Will have to deal with n stil
powerful empire under potcntatc ycncrat
: ed on religious grounds throughout Tn
/ whole ol Muhanmedan Asia, and hclieyc
S by all good Mussumans in the moro rcmot
e districts 10 be- superior in rank and pOwo
e to any other earthly sovereign. Sll
\ will have no army in the dominion
she undertakes To reform, but they wi
be garrisoncd by native troops VIII
have proved that they are II match for an
army of equal dimensions which Europ
can bring against them. and who certainl
!. | will not DO disposed talnely to submit