Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-26

Lord Salisbury. in his official despatch
from Berlin, the llth inst, to the Ministers
in London, now published, quotes the fol-
lowing from his circular of April lst
"'The separate and individual operation of
the clauses of the San Stetano treaty,
whether detensible or not, is not that which
should engage the most earnest attention OF
the signatorv powers. Their combined
efforts in addition to the results upon the
Greek populations and upon the balance of
maritime power, which has been already
Iointed out, is TO depress. almost to the
point of entire subsection, the political inde
pendence of the government of Constanti-
nople. Ii cannot be otherwise than mat
ter of extreme solicitude that the Turkish
government should be so closely pressed by
the political outposts OF greatly superior
power thar its independent action, or even
existence, Is almost impossible.
.'To these cardinal objections the con-
grcss OF Berlin supplied an entire remedy.
The Greek population no longer fall within
the boundaries of IN autonSmous Slay prin-
cipalty, and all Russian influence has been
removed to a distance from the shores of the
Il yean sea. The same territorial arrange
mcnts have the effect OF attaining the essen
tIal aim which, in their recent negotiations,
her Majesty's government had in view-the
independent existence and action of the gov
ernment of Constantinople. The political out
posts of Russian power have been pushed back
TO the region beyond the Balkans, and Its
opportunities for establishing influence
in reduced Bulgaria have been mat
erially diminished. The Sultan's dom
inions have been provided with defensible
frontier far removed from his capital. Inter
probation of the Austrian power between
two independent Slav States, while it with
draws from him no territory of strategical or
financial value. offers him security against
renewed aggression on their part, which no
other possible arrangement could have fur
nished Rich and extensive provinces have
been restored to his rule, at the same time
that careful provision which will. it may be |
hoped, assure their loyalty and prevent re-
currenee of the caamities which have |
brought the Ottoman power to the verge of |
ruin. Arrangements of different kind, |
but having the same end in view, have pro-
vided for the Asiastic dominions of the Sui |
tan security for the present and hope Of |
prosperity and stability In the future"
In regard to these statements the Boston
Journal says; There is nothing more ri
diculous than to pretend that the action of
the Berlin congress has strengthened T key
IN any way, shape or manner. Wht l.rd
Salisbury means by saying that ID
extensive provinces have been res ,- d,
the Sultans rule" will be beyond most
mems conjecture. 1t is certain that no
provinces that were detached from the
Turkish rule have been restored-all such,
and others, too, have had their Independence
confirmed If reference is had to Thessaly,
Epirus, etc, where disorder has been pre-
valent, what Salisbury calls restoration ap-
pears to be dependent on the Sultan's stop
ping the abuses which even the former says
"have brought the Ottoman power to the
verge OF ruin"