Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-03

solution of the question hasa been aban-
doned. Both Turkey and Greece are ac-
lively preparing for war, which is now
deemed inevitable.
There is great deal of misconception
in the public mind as to the merits of
this controversy. The only paragraph in
the treaty of Berlin that refers even re-
motely to the Greek frontier is the fol.
lowing:
ART. 56.--In ease the agreement relative TO
a rectifcation of frontier provided by protocol
49, between the sublime porte and the King
dom of Greece, should not be realized, the
powers declare themselves ready to offer their
good services to the two powers, Ottoman and
Greek.
Protocol Is, to which reference is made
in the above article, suggests rectifica-
ton of the Greek boundary by the cession
to her of so much of her ancient
possessions as lies south Of line nearly
due west from the head of the Gulf OF
Salonica, which would embrace nearly
the whole of Thessaly and Southern
Macedonia. The Greeks, however, de-
mand that the entire pashalics of Mace
donia, Thessaly and Epirus be ceded, so
as to restore the boundaries precisely as
they were before the Mohammedan con-
quest towards the close of the TO urteenth
century. To this demand Turkey very
naturally demurs, and while givinga re-
luctant consent to the cessiOn proposed
by the Berlin conference, will not
concede one inch more of ground.
In the war that is impending Greece
will have the support of the powers to a
certain extent, but can hardly expected
to be upheld in her unreasonable de-
mands outside of the stipulations
of the protocol. If Greece gains the adj
vantage she asks, she will have to do so by
force of arms. Yet the consequences of
rupture of the peace may be of far
more moment than the questions at pres
ent in issue 1t is hardly to be expected
that Great Britain will sit quietly by and
witness the further dismemberment of
the Ottoman empire Her interest in its
perpetuity is too great to admit of this.
Nor is it probable that Russia will neg
lect this golden opportunity presented
by such conflict to endeavor to possess
herself permanently of that much COW
cted prize, Constantinople> For cen
tury past it has been the ambition OF
Russian potentates to possess this key to
the East, and a million lives have been
sacrificed in the vain attempt to possess
it. If the emperor should now take adj
vantage of the situation and make an
other attempt upon the city OF
mosques, a general European war
would be inevitable, and the
Bosphorus would again be dyed with
human blood. Each European nation is
jealous of the other 1t is to the inter
est of Germany, Great Britain, France
and Austria to prevent Russia from OBJ
tanning foothold Oh the Mediterranean
such as she could command from COnStan-
tinople, and all would oppose it with all
the force at their command. 1t is to be
hoped, however, that matters will not
progress as far as this. In the petty
quarrels of Greece and Turkey the people
on this side of the Atlantic have little
interest Both are anti-progressive, and
hindrances to the advance of civilization
If the fight about to commence should
prove to be Kilkenny cat affair no tears
would be shed.