New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28
DEPARTURE OF MINISTER KASSOM

THE PROPOSED TREATY WITH sERVlA-WHT HE
THINKS OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
John A. Kasson United States Minister to Aus
tria left this city yesterday for Europe bv the
steamer Britannia. 4 TRIBUNE reporter called on
him at the Brcvoort House yester iay morning for
the purpose of aScCTtainng whether or not ne was
60 UNASSIGNED to sign, on his return a treaty with
Seryia this question. as was stated IN Yesterday
tribune having formed the subject OF several as
matches which passed between MI. hasSOn ana the
81 am moi exactly bound by m oath of secrecy in
this matter" he SAID but YOU must undcrS and
mat n general principle with all diplOmatists
to keep their mouths shut m regard TO questions OF
international policy. Bat may add thai have re-
ceived special lnStruciols 70 reirdla from nehtl9n-
ing auvthng connected with NV prescott mission
"What Is your opinion of the present phase OF the
Eastern question DO yon consider II probable that
an outbreak viii be avo dcd r.
may NOT be going too far in stating the I'M
pres -lon, produced on me by the present condition
of certain portions OF turkey. Difllg my recent
diulouatlc mission 10 ScIVla seized tic opp0ru-
nltv If visiting Montenegro aud Albania ana am
now Of the OPINION that the sowing OF the Eastern
on.stiou ,coends perhaps more upon the inhabitants
Of tbOse regions than any Of he other conflict
ing elements of the Turkish Empire. Montenegro
and Albania be cons dcred a. midway
between the civilization OF the Occldent and
that of the Orient II cSe peoples PRIDE them
selves or their ancestry and the t1dlii0oS O.
their tOTcfatherS, aid VIII therefore submit u
no interference from without was surprised 10
find 30 devoted and Ioyai race ID TOE mountains ~
Monteueo.n A race guiZ ug three Tulers-tAe
Prince tle Gar of Russia and God. The Aioanlans
equally cxtitei nav admiration. lbcY claim 10 be
The direct descendants OF Alexander the Great
and glory IA the auual, OF their country
with its >.auderbec and hundreds of other WaTroFS
All ihcv possess in common with the Turks -
the Nuhometan religion, winch they adopted some
centuries ago. OleIwise they are entirely different
from a! rnr races surrounding them. believe
that great deal of Greek blood flows IN their
VEINS Al Alhamans, NuSSulmcn and Christians
arc equally avpTse to interference from either The
Turks or any other European Power, and
would resist whenever Their integrity as
n nation or autonomy was al stake.
Secure la their moan forts and Businesses these
people If properly led could hold their own against
overwheuiins Odds An attempt % subdue them
won "a probably lead 10 uni0OEed for results. Even
the NJ u'ea grius, although brave and waiike
mount sl.,s. wOdld be- 40 match Tor ilcu.fOr non
tenerr cu.iJe population - hardly over 10000
while s 'G.u.! hes almost aS many Ntil-sQ Clpprd
f.htirg u.u. DulCglo may be OF possibly has
been slr-cn ,TeL 10 Mon tne.ro, but that VIII
hardly .ctti. the question. IL will perhaps only
fan the = tuc at Albanlan Resistance.
In co. ciiI..nn. Mr. kt5Ou referred briefly 20 tie
relations sting between Germany, Austria and
Russia. saving that the two former Powers had OF
late Dir WA more closely together, with view OF
Opposite kns,lan EN- rOachments IN The East. In
Mir. Ka>suu's opinion, Il crisis Is not imminent, al
though 4 is inevitable.