The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-18
THE EASTERN PROBLEM.
A FEELING OF DISTRUST
PERVADING THE EURO
PEAN NATIONS.
Russia Must Fight or Flicker.

New YORK, Oct. 20.-Those best in
aposition to know the situation in the
east and are able to understand it, be-
lieve that war is inevitable between
Russian and nearly all the European
powers, except, possibly, Germany,
which will check France. There are
fresh and continual rumors by wire
of peats and counter peats among yhe
diplomats of the nations interested.
and the general opinion is that Russia
must recede or provoke fight.
In an interview, Hon. 5. 5. Cox said
the grandcst educational institution in
Turkey was the American college The
students are principally Bulgarians.
with sprinkling of Americans, Greeks
and other nationalities. The lessons
OF popular and personal liberty, as
illustrated in America, are taught
therein. Many of the alumni, especi-
ally from Bulgaria, have lcavened the
dough Of Bulgarian politics. These
students have been the master minds
in the recent movements in bulgaria
by which Prince Alexander attained
prominence am very much mis-.
taken if Russia will not find it II very
difficult matter TO overwhelm this
popular element. Now, how this ques-
tion may be settled without involving
Europe in gigantic war is difficult
problem to solve. Tie English minis
ter who foiled the attempt of Russia
after Prince AleXander's annexation of
eastern Roumelia to Bulgaria in Sep
tembcr. 1885, was Sir William White.
When left Constantinoplc the Rus
sian and German ambassadors, who
dread the coming of Sir William
White, were moving heaven and earth
and the powers under the earth to
prevent his reception by the sultan. If
Turkey should throw herself
UNDER THE FGIS OF RUSSIA
she would pursue a suicidal policy; if
Russia is allowed to establish her own
interest in Bulgaria and Roumelia the
independence of Turkey is at an end.
The first movement OF the ears gov
ernment will be the election and confir-
nation of Il prince entirely devoted to
the czar and his policy. The next will
be the appointment of Russian officers
to all the important Offices, both civil
and military, and those who show the
most offensive partisanship will get
the best offices. When everything is
ready for action Russia will find her.
self south of the Balkans on the unde-
Tended frontiers of Turkey. with a safe
line of communication with Odessa by
Borgess. and Verna. If the treaty of
San Stefano is signed it will be follow
ed by a treaty of Berlin. A Russian
paper says that the bulgarian army
must be the advance guard of the Rus
sian in the cast. Bulgaria, whether
she likes il or not, will be compelled to
follow implicitly the directions given
her by the car in all her relations with
Turkey. as well as with the other pow
ers. If Russia finds these interests
CONFRONTED BY RESISTANCE
on the part of the Bulgarian people,
the consequences will be disastrous to
peace in the east, and, whatever is the
end of the impending struggle, Tur-
key will come out of IL shorn of more
territory. The English press and the
English people see with dismay the
crumbling of Great Britain's influ-
ence. The Duke of Edinburgh has
recently been received by the sultan at
his palace at Gildez, but so long as
England stays in Egypt those recep-
tions do not mean much.
If Russia, however. gets her grip
over the barrier of the Balkans, which
she may do if she gets control of Bui-
garia and Roumelia, she has but one
more step to take in order to reach the