The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
THE EASTERN SITUATION.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.
AMhirs Again Wearing . Serious Aapeet.-
Kua.i~ Apparently Preparing for Tus-
sle with Turkey--The Proposed Imperial
Piensure Trip ant Its slGu,ncnnce--The
"Extrems Pressure Under which the
King Of Greece Submits to the win Of the
Powers.
LONDON, March 22.-The situation in
the East is again becoming serious. This
time It is not the Balkan states that are
threatening trouble, for the belligerent Or
der of Servia and Bulgaria and the aspi-
rations Of Greece have alike been thrOt-
tied BY the powers. The disturbing fac
tor now is the captious and bullying atti-
tude OF Russia regarding the TurcO-Bul-
garian treaty. A few days ago she OBJ
iected to the designation Of the ruler Of
Eastern ROumeiia, as "Prince Alexander
Of Bulgaria. and insisted upon "the
Prince of Bulgaria." This demand
being conceded, she now demands that
the term of the Princes rulership, in
stead of being for life shall be limited
to five years. II this concession be also
granted she will formulate q new cOndi-
ton tomorrow. and thus prOlOng the
crisis. The cause of this stubborn re-
fusai by Russia to accept the Bulgarian
Union as an accomplished fact, is 8 sub
iect of much anxious speculation. 1t is
well known that the Car has candidate
for the throne of Bulgaria in the per-
son of his brother-in.law, Prince Waldo.
mar, of Denmark, and one theory
Is that the former Is seek
ing to accomplish by obstructive
tactics what he'failed to do by more d.
rect diplomacy for the deposition of
Prince Alexander as punishment for bis
coup d'ctat of last September. But mis-
theory is not broad enough to cover all
the circumstances of the case, and the
general belief is that much deeper game
il being played. News received to-day
from St. Petersburg throws new light up
on the situation, but does not wholly elu-
cidate the difficulty. The CONSUMPTION is
being enforced this year with unusual
zeal and thorou.hness. As fast as small
squads of cOnscripts are obtained they are
sent to the small interior fOrtresses or
garrison towns, while correspond
ing number of veterans are draft
ed of to the great depots to be sent to
join the force now being concentrated on
the frontier of ROumania. Thus the army
which is being formed in the South in
apparent preparation for q tussle with
Turkey Is getting some of the best ma
terial in Russia, which indicates the
importance attached to its mission. The
Gar, Czarina and Czarovitch are soon to
start on a tour through the southwestern
portion Of their domain. The projected
expedition is spoken of in the
official paper rs pleasure trip,
but it is believed to have a deeper signi-
ficance. The route of the Imperial party
includes Sebastopol, KhersOn, NikOli and
Odessa. The official programme an
nOunces that a review Of troops will be
made at each of these places, and the
general opinion is that the main object OF
the Journey is to enable the Gar to per.
sOnally inspect the vast armv he is as
sembling, and Judge of its fitness for
the important work before it. The visit
to SebastOpol also doubtless means
am inspection of the large dOckyard and
arsenal at that port, where warlike pre-
partitions have lately been resumed with
great vigor. Russian troops are also be-
ing massed at BatOum and other points
in TRANSIT aucasia, which fact seems to
point to Russian invasion of Turkey via
Armenia as an alternative or support to
an invasion by way OF the Balkans. These
extensive war preparations seem to mean
that Russia is at last prepared for and de-
tcrmned upon final and decisive Crap
pie with the Porte. This determination
would be quite sufficient to explain Rus
sia's search in the Bulgaria imbrOgiiO
for q pretcxt for invasion. An III.
teresting side rumor bearing on
this point is that Prince Alexander, though
ostensibly an object of aversion to his
imperial namesake, is really the latter's
subsidized tool, and will not oppose the
passage OF any number of Russian troops
across his dominion after being LANDED
at Warm from Russian transports.
A curious story is told as to the terms
on which King George of Greece finally
submitted to the mandate of the powers
that there should be no TurcO-Grccian
war The King has for months been will.
ing enough to consent to peace and to
discontinue his ruinons war preparations,
hut has been afraid of losing his throne
through the desperate easerncSs OF
the war party among his sub
iects. The honest broker OF
Berlin after time saw where
the shoe pinched, and offered
guarantee the safety OF the
Kings dynasty if he would disarm and
renOunce all idea Of war. The young
King timorously hesitated for long
time, bnt finally replied to Bismarck that
he would obey his wishes if the Powers
would make some vigorous demOnstra-
ton to show the Greek people he only
submitted under extreme pressure.
This was agreed to, and
in pursuance of this agreement
it is said the allied feet Is now steaming
from Suda bay to blockade the port Of
Athens. not to coerce the King, but with
his cOnnivance to cOerce the subjects.
This story, if true, explains many intrica.
cies in recent occurrences in Greece, and
the willingness of the young King to save
himself, no matter at whose expense, re-
veals a very unkingly characteristic.
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