New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

question of ceding territory to Greece and Monte
negro. the Albanian nationality revived agaln'
MEETINGS of the chiefs were held At Pizrend ana az
Monastr. Both places were tho seats OF turkish
Governors-C General and both were heavily Rarrl-
soned With Turkish troops Yet the Albanian cbieis
calmly proceeded TO declare themeelves N revolt
md announced that they bad thrown o"
allegiance TO the Sultan forever. They Womb oe-
feud their land from al cDmers themselves, sih'e
the Sultan was unable 60 DO II. ~
Considering the nature OF the dfrlHi"lb VI"
ciaimed by these meetings the lurAiHh ""F'.n
ment received the news with gr'at "a lIlt'.
Moreover, the chiefs were net molrs'tu nuI ~
their se,sons and were not hindered IN tbeir ue
parture from the Turkish camps. DIS iact uirt
attracted attention TO the character OF tue AlpihIah
insurrectipn Next IT was observed tblt the ufh-
Ish newspapers OF COnstantlnopie althonHh u nus "
very strict censorship gave open encouraeelHoH' 70
tpe Albanian League, Their columns sp he Oh IN IN
doings as if they were OF general interest 10 "a
patrols. Then it was noted tHaI AZ
bantam chiefs often VISITED Consian-
tnople. coming and going unmolested' aIlnon ..
the fact that they were members or the League vas
Meanwhile the Porte was explaining that II
could not cede territory 20 Greece, oocau ,d nnt
Formidable revolt of the Albanian Nation coulu noi
easily be reprcssed. IL sent nlgh olhcer, Me,ht
All Pacba to attempt to calm the AlDahlans' out nv
was assassinated by them. No better PIoodl W.
needed than this of the helpessDeSS OF INC oui'an
before the fury Of these wild mOuntaineers'
Europe made no haste 10 enforce MS DEGREES, ana
the ALBANIAN movement seemed 10 ulc o'4l' itC
Turkish Government seemed not 10 nave Vchgeiul
feelings toward the chiefs OF the InsurIrcllon;
there we're friendly relations between turkish
officials and the rebels. aud all went sno0tuy.
Even the murdeTeIs of Menmcd All Iachd
were not vigorously dealt WITH At this time
II began 10 be reported in C0nstantlnople mar lne
assassination OF tins hgh Gihcrr Dy Al 'r,.soi
rebels had been arranged before he babe IiTeWeI
30 the Sultan on ms appOinimen to the commune
Of the disturbed regions. People remembrance tnaI
Mehned Ali was q renegade German, dshked DY al
-i.b off bpCaISp
hated by ali hgh army officers because 81 MS mil
tarv success. The records of intrigue among uIh-
sh Pachas rendered the truth OF the report posi- Je
A large number OF the people OF Ccnsiantlnopie 10
this day believe 1t probable.
FARClCAL INsURRECrION
All this time the Austrian occupation OF Bosnia
was IN progress. resisted by the inhabitants, VINO
had also revolted against the Sutans uthonty Tor
TINS purpose. These patriotic Bosnlans were armed
with the rifles of the Turkish army, and they were
led by army officers who had deserted their coiors
These officers by the way have never been punished
for this desertIOn. When the Austrian armies drew
near to the completion of their work. and the turks
had not yet agreed to the details OF the new IRON
tier the bauiau Nation Teappeared again al now
Bazaar. This time the insurrecton took the form OF
an iudrpendent body of 10000 Albanians, which
eucamped by the side of the Turkish regular garrl-
son of the place. The rebels were III no wise mo-
tlt
they attacked Now Bazaar was approved 10y all the
Turkish newspapers. One leading newspaper ex-
planned to its readers at this time that the Albanian
insurrection was not an insurrecton. This did not
prevent the Porte from pleading the Albanian IN
surrectlon when in December, 1878, Europe began
To press for settlement OF the question OF the Greek
frontiers The negotiations opened at tins time
with Greece ended III nothing, and then the MDan-
ian III suT erection ended III nothing also
In the two years that have sIn5e elapsed not an
Albanian ha, been arrested for iUsurGcctlOn. not
token OF any kind has been gwen by the turkish
Government that ii regards the Albanaus as m re-
Vult When Turkish diplomacy mas succeedeu III
SAVING oil the demands OF Europe, the AlDanlans
have been quiet, and lurklsh officials nave eNcI-
cised al the functions of government among them.
Bar whenever Europe has grown eXigeant, anu the
~ tan has found himself pushed in'o corner then
the Turkish MISTER OF Foreign All liTs has pointed
baudly to the sacred feeling otthc Albanian nation
aty, and the pOSSamus OF the Forte has Oeeh EN-
Dhas2ed BY tine reappearaGce OF the Albanian
League and ITS instruction. -
concerning tins DulcignJ affair. Albanian In>ur-
gents and Turkish Pachas have seemed lheXIrlcaDiy
mixed in camp aud in castle. Supplies Tor troops
havt fed insurgents, aud Insurgents have loragod
tor troops. Albanian che ltaIu' breathing our one
day thTeatenlngs aud slaughter against tie sultan
are ionnd. the next day, hobnobbng with toe SUI
tans confidential agents.
he KEY to all TINS middle lies in sentence.
The Albanian insurrectIOn Is an immense Lirce. III
Is an nsurrectIOn Tor purposes OF diplomacy alone
II mas no root and 10 purpose at home anu between
diplomatic crises Il Is aId away IN cotton 10 Keep
for the next emergency. And when the Porte tells
tie Ambas sadors that the responsibility viii rest
upon Europe If bloody consequences result from eA-
citing the Albanian patriots, II insults the European
intelligence For all the facts here cited 20 % snow
that the idea OF Albanian rights IS well as the IN
cltement Of the Albanans TO their assertion, has
It's source WITHIN toe Teach OF the desperate men
HsNRY o. DWIGHT.
MoyriSrill5 w.. Oct. 3, 1880