The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-11-20
THE RouMELIANE EVOLUTION.
A. Probability that the World Will Witness
Further Carving Of Turkey


Further Carving Of Turkey.
1t is among the beliefs of Christian
that nothing was made without a pur
pose. Turkey, for instance, was mad
to be carved. Although the Turks
not being Christians, may net harbo
this comfortable belief, the history
European politics during much NOR
than half century establishes conclu
sively its verify. Peter and Fredericl
carved and denounced poor Polani
without inviting to the feast any
their neighbors, and perhaps it wa
the completeness of their success tina
caused the former to try his skill a
head carver upon Turkey. In that ex
per.meuT, however, he was not suffered
to proceed without assistance, ant
ever since then, at not very long inter
walls, the business of carving Turke,
has occupied the attention of all tn
'.great powers of Europe. Natural
ly, there have been quarrels, bloody
and savage quarrels, among the cary
ers for the savory cuts and succulen
anu UllO uCdu Cdl VOL Ado hOo SSA
ways had his way, but the outcome o
every quarrel has been for Turkey on
ly new dismemberment. The mod
ern kingdom of Greece, Albania, Ser
via, Bosnia, Roumania, Bulgaria, ar
among the discovered fragments
what was, a century ago, the greal
Turkish empire. Egypt, also, is !
fragment in another continent that ha
been virtually severed in the long pro
cess of extinguishing the Mosler
power.
Advices from the east point yer.
plainly to the probability that th'
world is about to witness a furthe.
carving of Turkey. The revolution il
the Balkan region means, and distinct
ly proposes, the complete excision
the great province of Eastern Rou
melia. But it is not alone the loss o
Eastern Roumelia that now threaten
the ''unspeakable Turk 1t is sale
that he is preparing to recover that re
volted prov1nce-or, rather, to recove.
his right under the treaty of Berlin tt
extort money from it, which is abou
the extent of his practical dominion
over it,-by force of arms. But II ne
is preparing to carry war to the nortf
for the recovery of Eastern Roumelia
the Macedonians are preparing tx
make war in the west for the sever
ance of that great province. Thessaly
also, is more than willing to secede
and Greece is more than willing to re
peat the exploit of the prince OF Bull
garia by seconding the secession iron
Turkey of all the Hellenic provinces
At Athens a popular demonstration
has taken place in favor of Greek in
tervention in Macedonia, and the prime
minister of King George declared to {
deputation that ssif events threatened
interference with the expansion o
Hellenic dominion, Greece is ready tt
intervene''-a declaration that maj
mean much, or nothing. Austria ha
q carvlng-knife whetted for couple O
convenient Turkish dependencies,
and King Milan of Servia excitediy de
clares that "Unless we are all going tt
be kept quiet together, I must be ont
of the first to mover
The question is: Are they call 60
ing to be kept quiet togetherP' Te
that question Turkey has already
answered.: s.No! The porte has is
sued circular to the signatory pow.
ers, protesting that the conduct O.
Bulgaria in annexing Eastern Roume
liza is violation of the treaty of Ber
lin,--a fact as plain to all the world a.
is the existence of that treaty,-ane
making known that the sultan has re-
solved to maintain its stipulations ii
relation to Eastern Roumelia by forc'
of arms. Which means that Turke,
is not going to keep quiet under tn
carving-knife of Prince Alexander
Bulgaria. Very well; the eviden
probability is that the march of
Turkish army into Eastern Roumell
will be signal that will light the torcl
of revolution in Macedonia, and set il
motion at the opposite extremity o
the Turkish empire an army of Greeks
an army of Servians, and heaven onl.
knows how many more European
armies.
1t would seem that only promp
and decisive attitude by the signator.
powers can restrain movement o
Turkey that almost certainly woul'
start not merely a revolution but
conflagration from Thermopyl@ t
the Danube; from the Adriatic to tn
| Dardanelles-a confiagration that il
it's outcome would reduce the ''mili
tary camp of the Turk in Europe" t
the limited compass that eventual
will precede his predestinated retire
ment to the Asiatic side of the Bos
phorus. Will the signatory power
take the step that the conditions OF
pacific settlement of the disturbanc
requireP The question involves NJ
other one: Can they do it? TheI
are conflicting interests, ambitions
projects, to be harmonized, anon