The New York herald., 1879-03-21
THE. TREATY OF BERLIN.

PRINCE aoRTscHAKoFF ANSWERS LORD SAILS
DRAWN INTO USELESS DIscUssIoN-DrFFI-
CuLrIEs IN EASTERN RoUMELiA--BULGARIA
MAKING PROGRESS IN sEI.F-GovExNMExT.
[By CABLE TO THE HEnALD.1
LONDON, March 21, 1870.
Prince Gd.tschakoff, in despatch dated
February z, answers Lord Salisbury's despatch
Of January 26, pressing the execution Of the
Treaty of Berlin by Russia. Prince Gortscha-
koff declines kcnter upon useless dis
cussion. lie holds that Lord Salisbury's de-
spatch contains nothing which conflicts
in principle with The Russian view of the cxccu-
ton Of the Treaty of Berlin, but it shows that
the British government has been sometimes mis-
taken in regard to the intentions Of Russia and
her agents. The latter, he says, must support
within the limits Of the Treaty of Berlin
the interests Of the population for whose
defence Russia made war. general
understanding would be greatly facili-
tated if those populations acquired the con-
Yiction that their interests would bc effectually
defended by Europe within the same limits
when Russian troops were no longer there to
pr6kcct them All that the British government
and it's agents can do to induce in them conf
dence, moderation and resignation, and thus
effect tho equitable and pacific execution Of the
treaty, will meet with Russia's cooperation
EASTERN ROUMELIA.
The Paris newspapers publish the following
despatch from st. Petersburg :-"lt is believed
that the simultaneous presence Of Lord Duttcrn
tho British Ambassador to Russia, and Count
Schouvalof. the Russian Ambassador to Great
britain in st. Petersburg will exercise happy
influence in promoting MI understanding be-
tween England and Russia both as re-
-....1. IL Aa1s Ia s,xrhf
that the result of such an understanding
will be the creation of such q state Of things i'll
Eastern ROunclia ~ will insure. without con-
travcning the Treaty of Berlin, the well being
Of the province after evacuation by Russian
troops and permit the regular development Of
its institutions toward more complete autOn-
omy." Some recent events in Turkey seem to
confirm this Paris despatch reporting nm
Financial Director Of East Roumela, last
week, while ON y tour Of inspection. mobbcd
at H,lskoi and Jsunholi. His office and carriage
were wrecked. The troops had to be called out
to protect him. On his arrival on the confines
of Slivno he was met by crowd of several
Thousand people, who threatened his life and
forced him to return to Ja1nbok. The Russian
commander there said he could not guarantee
his safety, because the troops were not au-
thorixcd To USE their arms against the people.
M. Schmidt returned to PhilippOpolis, where
upon General Stolypine. the Governor of
Rouinelia, with NJ. Schmidt and one of the
Slvno last Sunday, and on hostile der onstra-
tions against M. Schmidt being renewed the
troops were summoned. General Stolyqine and
his staff led them and disperscd the crowd,
resting the leaders with their own hands. Tho
Cossacks piled their whips vigorously among
the rioters, and even the Bulgarian militia
said to have behaved irrcproachably. beating
back the crowd with the butts of their mliskcts.
The Times correspondent ut Vienna says that.
in consequence of the nobbing OF Financial
Director Schmidt and other instances of unrpli-
ness, the idea OF II mixed occupation of Ronmclia
after the Russian evacuation has again been
brought forward The success of the proposition
remains to he seen. Its principal opponents are
the Turks.
EULGARIis sELr-GovERSMEST -
The Assembly of Bulgarian Notnblcs.at Tirn9ya
has adopted sn blE un address In reply to the
opening speech OF Prince Dondoukoff korsakom.
The address allndcs to the difficulties placed in
the way Of the future of the Piincinaity by the
presence of Turkish troops in the Balkans. In
tho course Of the debate relative to the proposed
memorial to the Powers very heated scene
took place. some members rcpudiating IA lie
the statement that they wished by delays to
prevent the organization OF u permanent admin
istratiVn.