New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
BULGARIA UNITED.
WHY TURKEY ACCEPTS THE FACT. AND
WHY SERVIA AND GREECE REPINE.

| FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.
| CoNsTANTINOPLE, January %.
The uniOn of the two Bulgarlas is an accom-
| plished and recognized fact. Turkey is recOncied,
Europe is not inclined to resist, and everything
would be lovely if only the little States would be
! con ent with the inevitable. These little States
! however seem 10 have taken lessons from Turkey
in the matter OF seeking their gain in the diScords
OF the greater Powers. ServIa is not to be cowed
aud Greece is determined to make something out Of
the crisis TO prevent any one else from living in
peace. The two kingdoms that whatever
| comes at least the Powers will never agree on the
| anuihilaton OF Servian or Greek independence
! While the Powers are not agreed on proceeding TO
! the ultimate extreme, the two little kingdoms feel
safe in asserting their rights" 1t is true that
| they have no rights in the present ques-
| tion; they have reason to fight 10
| prevent Bulgaria from receiving her natural cI-
| tension. But the two Kingdoms smell the greater
! battles afar of, sce in imagination the greater
Powers absorbing sections of the turkish Empire
IN the near future, and see themselves left In the
unhappy condition Of little Kingdoms stil when
the great Powers are increasing their territories
The real burden of their anxiety not TO prevent
the union Of RumclIa and Bulgaria. but to avoid
being non-suted when the final claims TO slices OF
Turkey are put in.
Were II not that all believe in a general uphcaya
in these regions as an event to be expected in the
near future, all the ultra PATRIOTS Of the Balkan
regions would have been quiet long ago. IL Is re-
garicd ~ quite possible that the Prnce Of Bulgaria
mad hint from source that 1856 might see ex-
tensye notifications in the map OF 1eso regonsand
therefore made haste 10 se him self and his people
on the right side of destiny. This, it - supposed
NAV be the true reason of the rooted dsplcasure Of
-, 81 tI. u RAT ubprO nv
his preciptancy It is thought has spoilel for his
own advantage an integral part Of the Cars plan
Since he mas won territory aud a maine by his au-
dacIty Others who suspect that the plans of the
Empires OF the North may attack their ancestral
claims on urkIsh territory will not be persuaded
short Of actual force to SIT calmly by ald lot affairs
take their course to their harm, and the permanent
extingushmcnt of their rights"
Greece has beol told by England that any attack
on Turkey viii be prevented by British ironclads.
The reply of Greece Is characteristics. il England
does tins, she will have attacked the independence
of Greece and the honor of the King. That is,
whenever any Power uses threats of force OF arms
against another Power, 1t is engaged III unjustiti-
able attack on the honor Of the sovereign whom 1t
threatens. The attitude of the Greek Minister is
not a very successful imitation of dignity Mean
whio the Greek armies growing restive Oh the
frontier, and the Greek navy of torpedo boats is
eager 10 try conclusions with the ex-blOckaderun-
ncr Hobart Pacha aud his Turkish ironclads.
The Turks again tull OF martial ardOr. Ihe
arran cement with bulgaria seems to make 10 nee
essary for them TO nght somebody, and they feel
that they would like TO tgnt the Greeks There Is
quito a possibility OF that. They may push Greece
INTO war even If KlGg George shrinks from
taking, tho initiative IN the face OF the the
tr"on on the frontier naturally produces tension be-
tween the two countries aud # TINS IS not enough
to bring a crisis the state Of affairs in Crete may
easily lead to trouble. The Cretans are not ut all
ut ease The Porte has not been very conciiatory
toward them tho sultan has several times left un-
noticed votes of tho Assembly that needed his sane;
ton aud Greek patriots do not lack IN the island
TO aid in firing the popular heart If the time Tor
action arrives. The roots of the Eastern question
are widely ramified, and when fire has begun to
smouldcr among them one can never toll how much
may have 10 be overturned III order to put out the
fire.
The explanation of the Turkish acceptance of the
accomplished fact In Eastern Runella Is curious
The people led to believe that the states
men of the country made an error when frinco
Alexander asked the help OF the Porte at the out
break of the Servian war; in not sending troops TO
his aid. Had this been done, tho story goes tne
Turkish troops in Bulgaria would have found good
reason for remaining and the end of 1t all might
easily have been the restoration OF the direct RUE
of the Sultan on the Danube. 10 remedy THIS ms
take, the people believe, Is the 06]sSs US,on
of the Buganas. The theory is that
the union will bring about the combined attack
Of Servia, Montenegro and Greece upon Bulgaria;
easily repel these attacks, but the Turkish troops
will have to enter Bulgaria III order to do It, and
then the Prince will not easily get rid of his s0yer-
eigns warrIors. The idea of deep and strategic
policy IL taking 10 the Turkish mind, aud the IN
herent ab5urdIty of the expectation OF reganing
Bulgaria does not appear to strike tho average
Turkish intellect. The theory hnds acceptance,
and the very men who last September were ready
To 90 TO extremes with their own Sultan in case no
allowed Rumela to be taken from him are now
supporters of his policy, in tho belief that 1t VIII
lead 10 the greater glory of the Turkish name.
The Turkish Army on the frontiers Is suffering
greatly for want Of decent cOmmissary arrange
ments. The winter has been very mild. but the
soldiers are not properly clad for field SERVICE Inc
people have been obliged 20 send quantities OF un
dercothes as patriotic gifts for the army Dut the
suffering has not been relieved. From ono Oh thY
posts southwest Of sophia the Brlgadler- GenetaI
commanding, colonel and several Other olilcers
have been placed under arrest and brought 10 tniS
city for trial for letting their men die OF want