New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-01

whole truth, hut for the most part so much OF the
truth as the official mind thinks it desirable 10 COM
municate to the outside world. This comment may
be taken TO apply to kilograms from other places
than Constantinople.
What we are now invited to believe on Reuters
authority is that Musurus Pscha has tecgraphed 10
the Porto that Lord Salisbury is satisfied with his
explanations You NAV think this fortnight old,
but il is not II is published in the London papers
of to-day with the Constantnople date OF Novem-
Der 16 In substance, TO be sure, 1t was puDiisheh
November @, and the republication Of it can only De
due TO a desire TO repossess the public NINA WIN
the notion of an accord between England and Iur-
key which did not exist then and cannot exist now
ID is even thought worth while to reprint the old
statement with date that the Porte viii
carry out the reforms demanded by England.
that the Sultan has ratified scheme and
ordered it to be carried into execution-one scheme
for European Turkey and another for Asia Minor,
How many months is il since Europe was assured
that reforms for Asia Minor had been determined
on by the Porte and how many days was II after
that proclamation that modest rider to 1t appeared
to the effect that the want of funds compelled the
Porte to limit the application of the proposed re-
forms to single provIncef And in what province
were the proposed OF any other reforms carried out
Mr.. Forster, who spoke at Leeds on Friday, has n
theory of the matter which deserves attention lie
says he has never thought the Anglo urkisn Con-
vention the mere sham which Others have consid,
cred il. Ii is an undertaking by England to defend
the whole territory OF Asia Minor against Russia-
condition, however, that Turkey executes the
required reforms in her administration IL llas at
last become evident TO Lord Is acOusicld that the
responsibilities entailed upon England by this agree
ment are too heavy to he borne, and too iraught
with risk 10 be allowed to hang over her
head any longer. So, says Mr.. Forster. the Gov
eminent are at last taking steps to get rid OF the
Convention altogether. They mean TO be able 10 say
TO the Sultan We have pressed you 20 reform {;
have done everything we can to make YOU re-
form yOu will not reform. and therefore we con-
slider ourselves free from our guarantee" ms
may be the true explanation. hut it is certainly IN
consistent with the present effort of the Ministerial
mouthpieces to minimize the scope of the English
demands and to cast doubt on the mcnaces that ac-
companied them. Lord Beaconscl1 could have en-
lighted Ms if he had chosen. We are now told that
he held his tongue because Mr.. Gladstone was
would be to miSrepresent the matter, to twist
and torture the language and conduct OF a
too straightforward and simple-lninded Prime Mill
ister Whatever the reason be Tor the cOncealmcnt,
it has had the worst effect abroad. The fear
of seeing the whole Eastern question reopened has
thrown Europe into commO:on. In Russia the
events of the last two weeks have embittered the
general feeling against England. In Turkey the
anger is not less. 1t Is not for nothing that the
press of Constantinopo, which exists under strict
est censorship has been permitted to rave against
the bad feeling of Great Britain, and to scream out
wild deilances and insults The end is not yet.
As Mr.. Forster remarks, there are limits to human
what Lord Beaconsield and Lord Salisbury will
not do DO not believe they Will face tho country
while their checks tingling with sOuDfet from
the hands of the Turk. q. W. 5.