New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
AFTER TIE TREATIES.

The changes sanctioned by the treaty of Berlin
were as radical as they were complex and the prov
inces in which they were wrought were i'll state
of utter anarchy At every stage of the process OF
pacifcatIon resistance has been encountered.
The advance of the Austrian tr.Ups in Bosnia
was checked by Formidable insurIection.
The Albanian League organized militia and Ic-
fused to surrender POdgoritza to the MontenegrnS.
When Mebomet Ali undertook to carry ont the
treaty he was murdered at Ipck, with his guard. The
Arnauts still promote anarchy III Albania, but Prince
Nikita with the AID of the Mriditcs and SuhOtcS.
il gradually restoring order. The annexation of the
Dobrudia to R0uuanIa opposed, the surrender o!
the fortresses was delayed from week to week, the
Rhodope insurgents remained under arms, the ccs-
sion of Batum was temporarily resisted. and in
every quarter the negotiations dragged. The point
of greatest resistance naturally enough has been
Eastern ROumclia. The European Commission
has not completed ia work, the Turkish
parrisons have not berG stationed in the Balkan,
and a native gendarmcrie has not been formed.
The bulgarian prncipality has not been organized,
the Russians having the right to administer II
temporarily. The most prominent candidates for the
throne are General Ignatcff aud Prince Dondoukoll
Korkasof. The Russian troops in front of
Constantinoplc began to retire in September,
but early in November there slight retrOgradc
movement from AdrianOpr. The period OF Occupa-
tOn of that quarter is not limited by the Il caty
although no Russian troops can Ieman in Ea tern
Rouinelia after May l. Although the Gar has
promised to adhere strictly to the treaty the ~ tsh
fleet still remains at Artaki.
At Berlin, Lord Bcaconsfcld was the ad yOcate of
the Porte rather than of Greece. and through his
efforts the rectliicatOn Of the frontier was made
recommCn ndatOn rather than a condition. In il .,
circular to the Powers the Porte promptly took adj
vantage of tins freedom of action and rejected the
recommendations With respect to the Greek frontier
The negotiations between Athens ana Constantine
pie have had no result thus far. The British Cab
iuet has finally ioGcd the other Powers III expires
sing Its readiness to follow the lead of France
in the Greek question, but the Sultan j. not likely
to make any concessions when the Treaty. reads
You would better and not " on must do this"
The reforms proposed 10y Great Britain IN Asia
Minor have not been carried into effect The Pachas
have made all such measures conditional upOn guar
antced loans. At OnestIme II was intimaicd that
the Porte would abolish systems of tithes appOut
governors, aud introduce Otner reforms in ASIA
Minor, but the latest Information limits this scheme
to Il single province. as tie finance, do not admf,
of II more general Application The hop, /.
entertained that England would enforce reforms ~
no power granted by the AnglO-TuTkIsh Conycn-
iOn for tho enforcement oi such measures. Unfor-
tunatcy, moreover, there Is no collective guarau-
tee TO enforce the Treaty OF Berlin, for although one
was prepared by Russia and sustained by Germany
and Austria, France, Italy and the Porte voted with
England against IT.