The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-16

cession Of Dulcigno, which could only be
wrune from him by naval demonstration
on the part OF the Western powers.
Another cause OF the dislike and suspicion
with which Austria Is now regarded by the
southern Slavs Is to be found In the endeavor
made last year to enforce the CONSUMPTION in
Crivoscia and other south Dalmatian lands
which have always enjoyed an immunity
from this burden. previous attempt to
violate the special political liberties Of theee
countries in 1869 had been foiled by the in
flexible resistance OF the Inhabitants but
last year the Austrians believed themselves
strong enough to crush opposition, being
secured, as they supposed, from attack upon
their flank by the occupation OF Bosnia and
the Herzegovina. We need not say that
their calculations proved Ill founded, for the
uprising In south Dalmatia was promptly
followed by instruction among the kindred
people OF the new provinces, and prolonged
and sanguinary guerrilla warfare followed.
which has entailed q heavy expenditure on
the HAPsBURa Government. According to
the latest news from Oettinje, the insurgents
have by no means been reduced to submits
sion, as we had been assured by reports
from Vienna, but seem likely to give the
Austrian troops plenty OF employment for
some time to come. or course, such violent
and stubborn dsaffection on the part OF the
Kaiser's South-Slavonic subjects, provoked as
1t was by notorious breach Of faith, is not
calculated to make the independent Slavonic
peoples of Servla and Bulgaria view with
much favor the project Of further Austrian
extension In the Balkan country.
D..A nNraN ,.n
that Austria is no longer regarded by the
southern Slavs as their natural head and
iberator, and that the influence she once ex-
erchsed has been lost by her own fault, he
fails to point out what other power could,
with advantage to the people, take her place
In southeastern Europe. Much as he finds
to censure In Austrian rule, he admits that 1t
Is an improvement on the Turkish admins
tration nor would he, we presume. deny that
the subjects Of the HAPsBURa Kaiser are at
all events better off than the subjects OF the
Gar. Moreover, since their unpleasant ex-
perience OF Russian ways during the late
war, the southern Slavs Of Servia and Bull
garia feel little desire to beincorporated In the
northern empire. As for the project Of con-
solidating all the Slavonic inhabitants OF the
Balkan tract into one strong, coherent NO.
| ton, that seems to us impracticable. The
only Slav State which has exhibited the
moral fibre requisite to play the part which
Piedmont played in Italy is Montenegro, but
her material strength is altogether made
Quate to the task. Admitting that the Turk
must go, we are driven to the conclusion
that his successor must either be the Rus
sian or the Austrian and we do not see how
even Prof. FREEMAN can hesitate to prefer
the latter. Besides, IL the Slavonic element
In the HAPsBURa empire should be largely
strengthened by accessions in the southeast
it might become dominant in the councils OF
the Kaiser, and the objections based by Prof
FREEMAN on the present ascendancy Of Mag
var influence would disappear.