Connecticut western news., 1882-09-06
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Turkeys Stake in Europe and the
 Position of Other Countries.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.l
 While the strange game of chess is being played in Europe, and the pawns, whether fellaheen or Life Guardsmen, are being rapidly sent to the front and as rapidly cut down, there is some curiosity to know what moves are to be made with the more important pieces the kings, queens, castles, bishops and knights. What will be the policy of the great Powers of Europe when Arabi is subdued and order restored?
 The Congress of Berlin was popularly supposed to have sounded the death knel of European Turkey. When Lord Beaconsfield brought back to England his message of peace with honor, people shrugged their shoulders and said that the Ottoman dynasty might now retire to the valleys of Iconium and the Tar ter steppes from which they came. What remained to them in Europe ]? Roumania, Servia and Montenegro were independent. Bulgaria had it's own Prince, freely chosen by the people. Bosnia and Herzegovina were placed under Austrian protection. Eastern Roumelia became autonomous under Turkish suzerainty. Greece extended her boundary to that northern line on which some of her subjects are fighting to-day. Turkey was driven back to the confines of Constantinople. Othman's two-edged sword, embroidered on the standards of his race, menacing Europe with one edge and Asia with the other, had been cleft in twain. Henceforth it would threaten the Western nations nc more.
 But with the advent of the Egyptian question statesmen began to see that Turkey wasl still indispensable te Europe. Though she might not be able to fight she could at least help to keeE the peace. There had emerged from
 the twilight of the past nation which
 belonged to none of the Powers, bu
 which was useful to them all. It wal
 the Belgium of the East. It was {
 country which had passed, as Belgium
 passed, from ruler to ruler, from race tt
 race. By it's geographical position i
 was the link which bound Europe tt
 Asia; it could check the ambition o
 Powers which hoped to rule the Medi terranean and restrain the efforts o
 those who sought to dominate ths
 Pacific. Since the Suez Canal was con
 structed the neutrality of Egypt, al
 ways matter of preoccupation to diplo roatists of Metternich's school, has be come a matter of preoccupation t. diplumatists of all schools.
 And the modern history of Belgium
 has suggested the means of preserving this neutrality. When Belgium hat broken it's ties with Holland the Powers fearing that the barrier which they hat set to French aggression was about t. be destroyed, looked about for rule l who should hold Belgium as an in 5 dependent and perfectly neutral State , and they found Prince Leopold of Saxe t Ooburg. He executed their mandat 3 to the letter. He kept the country fror 8 foreign complications. He became tn 7 arbiter of international disputes, tn g peacemaker of Europe. And what Kin t Leopold was to Belgium the Power a hope that Abdul Hamid will be to Egyp r He will hold it in trust for them. Fl l. will allow neither England nor Franc @ to get foothold on it's soil. He wi @ make it, like Belgium, independent an s perfectly neutral.
 d That is why the Sultan feels h ,f strength. That is why Prince Bismarc 1T pays him court. That is why Gres
 Britain, clustering and boisterous, feal n to offend him. Egypt is the Belgiul e of the East, and Abdul Hamid is i if natural protector,