Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-19

| slider whether some effort was not pos
| sible to improve the general condition
| Of Asiatic-Turkey, and prevent perpetually
| recurring wars, ever terminating IN shaking
| the auth lrIty of the Porte and diminishing
| the means of proftably and advantageously
| governing the country. He pointed out that
| the other European powers were naturally
| not so interested as England was IN affairs
connected with her Oriental empire. There
! fore anything to etfectually guard our inter
ests in that quarter must be framed by our
selves. Though the object of the
Anglo Turkish convention was certainly to
place England in a position in which
she might be connected with force neces-
sary when any great transactions were con-
templaled, even though she may not feel 1t
necessary to have recourse to force. But the
object of the convention was not merely or
chiefly military, but TO produce peace and
tranquility, so as to open up to the wealth
and enterprise Of Europe what is really
another continent He was surprised to hear
il reported, though he had not heard it from
any authority, that the governments course
caused any suspicion or enmlty. He had
particularly considered the susceptibillties of
France, to whom England Is bound by
daily increasing friendship and had
avoided Syria ard Egypt because of the SEN
timental traditional interests OF France. But
we must remember that England had enor-
and if she did not interfere in vindication OF
those interests, Asia Minor must become a
victim to anarchy and ultimately pass to Rus
STA, who would not be bamable in profting
by such state of affairs. The govern
ment did not want to enter into
any unnecessary responsibility, and
shrunk above all from the responsibility Of
handing over to its successors a diminished
empire. Let Russia keep what she has OBJ
tanned England has said Thus far and no
further" ASIA is large enough for both Rus
STA and England. There is no reason for
constant war, or fears of war, between them.
Lord Beacons6eld said he could not at
present communicate details of the pro-
posed reforms In Asia Minor, as
key, which is an Independent power, and
whose consent was required to all the meas
ures. The governments operations were In
the interest of peace and civilization. 1t did
not mainly rely on fleets and armies, how
ever great. but on the consciousness of the
eastern nations that our empire is one of lib
erty and justice.
Earl Granville said he would have pre-
ferred that the danger arising from
Turkish misgovernment had been provided
against by European concert. He complain ed
that the interests of the Greeks had be en- dis
regarded. He did not think that Cyprus
would add to the power of defending the
sponsibilities not worth the gain
Lord Derby generally approved of what
had been done in Europe, but he questioned
the value of Cyprus, and declared that he
quilted the cabinet because he dissented from
the decision to seize naval station in the
eastern Mediterranean, consisting of Cyprus
and point on the mainland, by a secret ex-
petition from India, without the consent of
the sultan.
Lord Salisbury pointed out that Lord Derby
bad not given due weight to the part which
Austria played in the new arrangement. If
Turkey now goes to pieces, Russia would not
rule on the Bosporus. He denied Lord Der
by's statement In regard to the secret expedi-
ton, and said that India would not have re-
manned loyal if Russia had been permitted
to rule on the Tigris ard Euphrates.
Lord Derby emphatically maintained the
truth of his statement relative to the secret
expedition saying he had notes made at
the time.
Lord Salisbury thought Lord Derby s mem
DRY was bad