New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-16

Porte to terms; or. rather, sweep II out OF exist
ence But what then? Anarchy pure and sim
pie With the downfall Of Abdul Hamid and
the foreign occupation Of Stamboul there would
be war and pil,Gge from the Adrlatlc to the
Persian Gulf The Kurds and Drlscs and the
rest are not to be overawed by 'demonsiri-
ton on the Bosphorus. They would deem the
last restraint gone and give themselves up to
unbridled lust and slaughter. Even II some
dim consciousness came to them that an awful
reckoning was near at hand. they would not for
that be stayed. but would choose to go on plum
dering and killing, and TO die the last knave Of
them In battle with the GiaOur. thence TO go
straight TO the houris' arms in Paradise.
That Is the consideration which stays the up
lifted arm of Christian Europe. 1t Is seen that
10 strike single blow would be to Overturn the
Turkish Government and that to do so until
they are ready to put some better government in
IFS place would be to precipitate the most dread
full catastrophe Of the age. They must be ready
10 set UP another strong government Of some
kind and to do so not in Constantinople only,
but in every vilayet and district Not a demon
stration but universal occupation OF the En-
pire is what is needed and that cannot be eff
fected Mt days or weeks notice. Warships
important is IT to mass armies in Bosnia and the
Caucasus. ready to rush in and occupy the land
the moment the signal gun is fired. That may
seem an ambitious undertaking. 1t is. But so
it is to bring a refractory empire to terms.
Such are the responsibilities and difficulties
with which lingo nations have to contend. If
instead of being bold bad Jingoes, demanding
that wholesale massacre be stopped and that
...I,o dbl Of Grsl' fair
universe" they were meek little nesting
Cuckoos, they would have no such trouble They
would bid the Turk stand; and II he did not
stand they would let him go and thank God
they were rid Of him. When Christian mission
aries were butchered they would moralize on
the uselessness and lmperinence Of the whole
missionary system in general and the political
ohliouity Of missionaries sons n particular
When native Armenians were robbed and massa-
cred wholesale they would go by on the other
side and say it was 10 business OF theirs; they
would not interfere so long as Turkey did not
lombard Havre or Liverpool; and il she did
that. they would merely ask how much ready
cash she would take TO go away and leave them
in Peaceatany-Price.. But since they will per
sist in being Jingoes and in meddling with what
does not concern them, they must bear the
penalty.
And vet we doubt not that the average man
such is the pervcrsty of human nature-thinks
that the Powers will do well to go in with
strong hand and put an end to Ottoman mis-
rule Humanity has not yet all become gig
mainly. There is eXtant sentiment In favor
Of truth and honesty and justice, even at the
risk of being accused Of Jingosm. There is a
certain revulsion against rapine and massacre.
even though it may set the Cuckoos acackling
There are some things which men-not homun-
cules-regard as worse than Jlngoism-w0rse
even than open war; and the state OF affairs
which now exists throughout large part OF
the Turkish Empire is one Of them. More power,
and speedy action. to the Powers.