, 1881-04-09

The Oriental Question.
II the European Powers were in earnest,
and determined TO settle tho Oriental question,
they could dispose of It III tho snmc manner tint
thoy forced tho Porto to cndo Dutcgno-t O., by
setlti'rg thotr combined fleets to tho piuu,,s and
dctntin9 torms to k!ug aeoratos Of Grcooe. 4
pcrculptory do&raud n1huo Of Ubstreparuua
Greece to submit to tho conclusions Of the six
Powers F.ngllsi. French, 0crlnnn. Austrian.
Italian, aud 1lusslan), supported by thutr allied
fleets. would put nh ond to tho Tilrco.G Grccan
InlbrUKtIo. il stich movement Il nut rcsprtcl to
III tho tlcnr future. then It Is moro thun probnbo
that sonie of tho great Powers. although they
arD openly tndors,nR tho agreements mud ncgo-
t!ations Of thofrA An,1assnaors at Cdnssantin0p.c.
secrotly support for reasons best known to them
sefsos. tho pcrsstcnoy Of tho Greek Govern
iucut In demanding that which tho Portu Is un-
willing to grant; or, In other Wur.ls, TINT they
wnttt wnr. These Powers arc Franco, England,
autl Russia. France and England rule ut prpS-
cnt the mediterranean scu. It IL to thelrcnnltun
intcFcst TINT they shnuld oppose tho attempts OF
any nthor Enropenn Power to gain n foothold III
tho 1Egcnn SEQ. Austria, having alroadylt foot
bold III tho Adsatlo, ia obviously determined,
encouraged hy tho advantages gained In TIM
Orient, to pttah through Macedonia to tho Gulf
ut 6nfonlcn. tho northwestern pnrt OF tho E8enn
Sea, which Is a part Of tho Mediterranean.
Not nlon1 10 protect Coustanttnopte, but also
to keep Russia from Tho Mediterranean, did
Franco ard England Join hands in tho Criu,eun
war, and now they both mny follow tho snn,e
policy towards Austrla. aud secretly encourage
tho domnntis Of Orecco for Thcssa!y and Eptrus,
which. 1t granted. would be soriois lmpcdl-
incrt to the nivnct Of Austrin tow,tr.ts hpr OBJ
jeettvc potnt+ Frnnc0 and England mutually
nxseo to tho proposition that tllo wntor md lAnd
routes towards the Lovant shnll rcInaln undnr
tho control OF weak nations, without being altt,.
Iccicd to tho intluuncns OF a stronger Power,
as. for instnnce. Austria. Tho stron9th.
cn!ng Of little Greece Mt the expeuso
OF Turkey, .,wfthont making, her. any
stronger than would bo advisable for the con,-
fort Of franco mud En1ianj. would bo tn the
interest Of both OF these Pow9rs,t who tD-tluy
look With tho same jeaious oycs upon tho grow
ing Influence OF Austria In tho Orleut ns they
did heforo tho CrEnean WIZ upon tho 1.sp!ra-
tons Of 1iussta. Therefore, n w,r Which would
Increase tho torrttnry OF Qrtcce ly two 'pror-
inces. weakening Turkey correspondIngly, mid
'at tho SAINT tltno obstruetlug the advance of
Austria tnwRr.ls the s4Eyean Sea, would pro-
ln0te tho common plails of France and En-
Ainnl. Russln. with her now Czar mud anti
Austrian rnliey, nlay become, nttor tho OUT
break of hosttlit!cs, a direct lilly of tito AnEo-
FrrncA Orient policy. It IS to 10 supposed.
considering tho military strength OF both
bolilRorents, TINT Grorce will rccelyu n tcrrltlD
whipping, and, whom the time has arrived fur,
intercGsslon III orllcr to prevcnt tho uttor auh!-
hIlatton OF tho Greek Kingdom, Alexander H.;
will join Franco and EnHand, to HayG hta
brother-in.lRw ucorktos. These three, Powers
will thon sconre for him ull tho tcrrltory ho now
SO ius0lontly demands, aud more too. ,ts,I
This tr!partlto atltanoe will not permit any
Other European Power to Interfere With the rcR-
Hutton OF tho Orlontaf question, ,becal,so EnYand
Ia still slnftu9 under thatttctNtpra bpIft DEli1.