The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-14

suCc essful revolution by Whlch bul'
garia absorbed Roumania is very
distasteiul to Rufsis. The European
powers accepted the decision OF the
people OF both provinces as expressed
by that rsvolut on, but they forbid
the union OF the two Legislatures.
Notwithstanding that prohibition the
two houses met together, and Alex
ander, 10 his address to them, well
coined them as united. This, some be.
lievc, will be made a pretext for at
lacking Bulgaria. Another opinion,
which is more authoritative, is that
Austria is the point aimed at. Hsv-
ing placed an army within convenient
distance, Russia mkt violates the
treaty of Berlin by making Batoum,
on the Black sea, a close port, while in
that treaty it had obligated ITSELF to
bold the port open to free access by
all nations. So in 1870 Russia violated
the treaty of Paris, in which treaty it
engaged itself not TO enter the Black
sea with her war ships. In October OF
that year, when Germany and France
were at war, and the Italian troops had
entered Rome, and while Austria was
still feeble from the defense of Sa-
dowa, and England alone could not
feel Itself bound to defend the results
gained in the Crimean war, Russia
not fed the powers that 1t would no
lor ger abide by the treaty prohibition,
and it sent fleet into the Black sea
aud keeps it there today. In it's last
war with Turkey Russia took the i'm
poltant polt OF Batoum. When the
Berlin treaty, regarding the results OF
that war, was drawn up, objection was
made to Russ'a's retention of so i'm
poItant place, whose occupation by
a formidable power might prove a iu.
ture danger, Byaprocess something
analogous to our ''log rolling" it was
reluctantly agreed tbat-on condition
that the port should be an open one
Batoum should be held by it's con.
queror. Events show that the dis
trust then felt by the treaty makers
ives we'll founded. After oc-
cupying Batoum Russia pro-
ceeded to fortify 1t, and now it is a
strong military position. Having 30
fortified it, Russia coolly violates its
tretty obligations, and now holds the
place, while repudiating the condition
on which it was allowed to retain it.
A Constantinople telegram now in
forms us that Turkey feels her Asiatic
possessions to be endangered by the
presence OF Russian troops iE Bsssara-
bia aud the new state OF things estab-
lished at Batoum, and it is sounding
the European powers to discover
what they will do in the matter. To
England Turkey looks especially, as
that power, by the Cyprus Conven-
ton, is bound to defend Turkey in
its Asian possessions. Taken al
together, it looks as il Russia was
bsnt upon destroying the peace of
the world. Much OF this has prob
ably been ioreseen by the European
Cabinets, and that foresight may ac-
count for the persistent efforts some Of
those countries have made of late to
increase their stock OF god, efforts
that were continued even when gold
ruled high. The New York Chronicle
informs us that a net total OF 1856, 000,-
900 in gold has been drawn from the
country since January Let. The Bank
OF England, also, has been steadily
losing gold, What has been drawn
from us, that paper says, would not
be at all disturbing were the move
meut strictly in obedience to the laws
of trade" The Chronicle adds, speak
ing Of the demand for gold; Foreign
bankers do not seem able to deter
mine its extent or duration. They
have for some weeks been anticipat-
ing drop in exchange which would
render further shipments impossi-
BILE; but as soon as the de-
mand from one center seems
satisfied, like demand breaks out
from another, for every great com.
mercial nation in the world is just now
terribly in want Of gold and increasing
its holdings except ourselves. A com
mon danger that all see, all are pro
viding against" Was the Common
, danger" thus ioreseen an event which
the massing of troops and the closing
OF Batoum are only the preliminsries
As an important war in Europe woult
sharply affect our trade, we are no
q without interest in what is now taking
place on the Black sea.
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