New-York tribune., 1880-01-15


Rather than submit to the domination OF either
of those countries they are ready to hgh' llrS'
and invoke an Italian protectorate 'aiter-
ward. Several weeks ago Mukhtar Fachh
was sent at the head Of fifteen battalons OF
Turkish troOps to execute the treaty rs tar as
Montenegro was concerned by compelling the
Albanians to submit. He has invested OuSihJe'
and at last accounts was cOnierrlng WITH tne Deys
of the surrounding country, and endeaNoring
10 persuade them to dlsperse Their tanatlcal
followers. Meanwhile the Greek Commis SION
ers at COnstantinople are vanly demanding
that the Porte shall propose the new boundary
line between Greece and Southern Albania,
and aie put off from day to day with the
reply that the question is not one that
admits of hasty solution. 1t is believed
at Constantinople that after every pre-
text for delay has been exhausted the
Turkish PleniDotentiaries will propose line
which they know the Greeks cannot accept
and will then insist that the matter shall be
referred to the Powers.
The situation is rendered the more serious
by the fact that Montenegro has an army OF
10000 men ready to enforce its claims, ana
is backed up 10y Russia, while Austria, which
has been drawn by Bismarck's diplomacy Into
an anti-Russian alliance, has large
military force in Bosnia, close at hand
to the disputed ALBANIAN territory. Just
at this time there appears an article III the
Berlin National ZehnG which seems intended
to aggravate the difficulty by setting afioat
the suspicion that the schemes of the German
Chancellor are at the bottom of it. This pa
per is not one OF Blsmarck's organs; 1t belongs
to the National Liberal pariy-the party which
the Chancellor deserted last year-but it Is on
friendly terms with him. and would he much
more likely TO he chosen as the medium for
the expression of views likely to startle
diplomatic circles throughout Europe than
journal in closer accord with him
on the home policy of the Empire.
The National ZCitung says that Turkey Is as
sick as ever; so sick, indeed, that It's death
will soon occur-nOt as the result of revo-
luton or of foreign aggression, but from
absolute starvation The Sultan is at The end
of his financial resources, and his Government
must speedily expire from want of money to
sustain 1t. 1t regrets that Germany was
excluded from the partial division Of
the molibund's effects made by the
Congress OF Berlin, and intimates that
she must come in for share when the
final partition is made. " Should we" It says,
"abandOn to Russia alone or to Eastern Ma
"tions regions so near to MS A people can
"decline and decrease without losing "A square
"mile of its territory. II becomes more feeble
"whcn other States its rivals, agSrandizc
" Themselves without any corresponding in-
" crease of power on it. part. For the strength
"of people Is essentially relative, in the
" sense that il must be measured by the
" strength of ncighboring States The article
concludes by urging Germans to emigrate in
large numbers 70 the Northern provinces OF
Turkey, get control of the commerce Of the
country and wait events.
II is scarcely probable that Bismarck desires
TO create am outlying German province from
portion of the territory lett to the Sultan
by the Treaty OF Berlin. The conclusion
would be much more reasonable that he means
10 give notice that there shall be no further
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Russia or Aus
tria without some substantial compcn-
saton being allowed to GERMANY If
the Sick Man of the Bosphorus dies Of famine
as predicted, and his nearest neghbors seek
10 parcel out his estates between themselves,
Germany Will be much more likely to demand
n slice Of Poland and the whole Of Austrian ST.
lcsla, winch would add greatly to her strength,
than to accept a few Turkish vlayets, which
would only bc a source of weakness She
might also insist up0n apDr0prating the long
coveted seaports of Holland. The Dutch APP
pear to have some apprehension that affairs
will take this turn. for they have just in
creased their army to 10000 men, aud de-
voted a large sum of money to building new
fortresses Oh thei' frontiers.