Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-27
EASTERN QUESTION.
II Looms Up obviously kSain in Euro
pean Politics.
ARMENIA THE ENTERING WEDGE.
Macedonia to Be tho Point OF Primal
Action in the New Movement
Against Islam.

LONDON, January EFF certain Lib
oraI newspapers. which profess to be In
lpired, are expressing the genuine de-
;.gns of the government, the Eastern
westion Is about to be revived In IL
lost acute form. The true meaning OF
he recent persistent Armenian asita'
ion IS now becoming disclosed In The
bold assertions Of these journals that the
time is ripe for the election Of the Turks
rom the European fold. Viewing the
subject in this Hight, the present anti
Turkish crusade very clearly possesses
no greater principle than was attached
to the bulgarian atrocities. which yielded
SO much political capital 20 Nj. Glad
stone nearly twenty years ago. The agi-
alton Of that period was fomented by
The Liberals mainly with the object of
embarrassing the government OF the
Earl Of Beaconsheld. ana the coming
movement IS undoubtedly associated with
a policy contemplating an Anslo-Russiah
entente At any rate. it appears 10 be
directed towards preparing the public
mind for some decided il not grand re-
The key TO the eastern position is not
Armenia, but Macedonia. The plan, ii -
understood. IS that in Macedonia the
mines will be laid for an instruction,
which 1t is inteaed. shall involve Bul-
yar!a, Serv'a, ana Greece in an active
dispute for a division Of the territory or
Turkey in Europe, finally leading the
srea- Powers to intervene. According to
an article in this particular which Is sup
goceI n HflcasrffnufD tho fIaoc III h.
Liberal Ministry, the Macedonian ques-
ZION will shortly become a burning one,
2ud It's solution will finally dispose Of the
ule OF Islam in Europe. How much Of
Islcm's domination IS to remain I'm the
A~iatic territory Of the Sultan will de-
pend upon the action Of the commander
Of the faithful towards Armenia.
PROPOSED PARTITION.
The correspondent Of the same paper
writes. upon what he asserts is unques-
tionable authority. that the Sultan is
aware Of the fact that European states
men are discussing the question as to
the manner in which the territory of the
Porte in Europe. including Constantine
pie. IS TO be partit.oned among the Pow
erS, together with the oft-repeated guess
tion whether Austria shall be allowed to
come 10 Salonica.
A4' - Si9D q ~ AZ Y dttbt atllG ~ NAi4S dN-
thor.iy. that there Is revival of the
questions as to how much OF Macedonia
an! Thrace shall be given TO Bulgaria,
what proportion OF Albania is to so to
Sery'a, ana what part shall fan into the
possession OF Greece. Thee are Old ques-
lions. and doubtless the Sultan 50 re-
CARDS them, but all the same. he IS COM
pellcl TO b. alert even when a "chestnut'
is sprung on him. for he can never tel
whether or not 1t Is loaded.
According 10 the report. the signal for
the change Is to he given IN Macedonia
by an uprising Of the Christians there.
The inhab.ta1ts Of this faith there are IN
a majority i'm that country. ana besides
they have friends closa q hand who are
ready TO take their side in any cOntin-
gency. II is assumed by the speaker
that the Powers VIII not use force 70 pre-
vent Bulgaria. Greece. and Servia from
taking part IN a revolution N Macedonia.
and these propositions put into the form
Of threats may be partly aimed az the
Sultan in order T. GEORGE him into assent
to an Anelo-Bussial policy in Armenia.
Whether there is any good ground for
this action. IN the assumption that there
has been a want0n and wholesale slaugh-
ter Of Christians In that province.
it cannot as yet be definitely learned.
The reports from that region are still as
conflicting as ever, and the means OF OBJ
tanning information that can be relied
upon quite as Indifferent as on the out
side. Nevertheless, there Is every IN
d'cati that n crisis OF The greatest in
ternauonal importance IS Imminent
growing out OF the aspect OF things in the
East.
QUEENS SPEECH.
The Queens speech, to be delivered a.
the opening Of the coming session Of
Parliament, will be submitted TO another
Cabinet council discussion before II is