The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
NATIONS REGkOUPED.
Turkish Crisis fastening Momen.
tOus Events.
THE POLITICAL READJUSTMENT
OF THE POWERS.


Russia's Press Permitted to Denounce
All Things English-The Awful
Slaughter During the Past Month,
L ondon, November 23.-There has been
no Improvement in the European situa-
tlon this week, either as regards events
IN Turkey or the more i'm portant matter
OF the regrouping of the nations, which
Lord Salisbury, in his speech at Brighton
on Tuesday, practically admitted is now
going on. The reassuring effect of the
British premier's Guildhall speech is
passing away, The one cheering assur-
ance in that address which checked
popular forebodings in Europe was his
ayowal of harmony among the powers,
up to that moment in dea ing with the
Eastern question. Their, is no good
reason to believe that harlhony has yet
been broken in spite of the ugly rumors
of the past few days. 1t is. however,
harmony Of negative sort. There is
strong evidence to show that no actual
plan has been adopted for dealing with
the serious exigencies which are likely to
raise at any hour.
The situation in Turkey is bad enough,
but it by no means comprises the whole
crisis which Europe is now facing. This
IS beginning to be understood since Lord
Sallsbury's latest utter ance. The
Ottoman emergency has become acute as
q political read djustment of the nations is
in progress which is of the mi ghtiest i'm
port to human history.
The Keynote of these greater events, as
has been repeatedly indicated in these
dispatches, is the
ANTI ENGLISH SENTIMENT
I do not believe it is realized on your side
of the Atlantic how strong the feeling is.
1t had a renewed and extraordinary out
break this week throughout Russia. The
restraints of the CENSORSHIP p have been
removed and the press in all parts Of the
Cars empire denounoe England and all
things English with almost incredible
virulenoe. The Gear is urged to ally him
self with smaller powers having colonies
in the Pacific in order to support them
against this Unsuitable sea spider" The
English character is blackened by every
kind of accusation. All public sympathy
is withheld from the Armenians. who are
at the mercy of the inhuman Turks, be-
cause they are championed by citizens of
E ngland
The belief still grows stonger that Italy
has become a friend, almost an ally of
England. The latest and shrewdest move
in England diplomacy is the advocacy of
the selection of Austria as the represen-
tative of thePowers even to of the point of
| making her the custodian of Constan-
| t1nople ii the extreme step proves neces-
sary. This attitude of the British gov
ernment may at least have the effect 10
make Austria hesitate to join any anti
English scheme in the far east proposed
| by Russsi, France and Germany AS
for the situation in Turkey, there has
been slight lull in the monotonously
HORRIBLE NEWS
Of massacre and torture. Making full
allowance for exaggeration, there can
be no doubt that the slaug hter during
the past month constitutes one of the
most awful events in modern history.
The Sultan's strange letter to Lord Sal
isbury has not increased faith in that
rulers sincerity or ability to execute his
promises. His appointment of Bahrl
Pasha as military commander at Aleppo
| is taken as proof of tie hopelessness of
any reliance upon Abdul Hamid's as
| SuAdhoCo. OttIlIl IsbSIltt Is bIl6 HAL WHO,
on account of his persecution of the
Christians, was removed from the gov
ernorship of Van on the peremptory de-
mand of the British Ambassador. He
has now been decorated and assigned to
duty. to protect the Chr istians whom he
has been pursuing with fanatical fury.
The question now seems to be whether
the Powers will refrain from interfering
as long as Constantinople itself remains
undisturbed. Such seems to be Russia s
desire, and, according to Lord Sails
bury's statement of the situation, any
single government possesses the full veto
power. 1t seems probable, according to
the latest advices, that the Sultan retains
sufficient authority to repress serious
outbreak in the capital. In that event.
apparently, the slaughter may go on in
definitely in the provinces until all the
native Christians have been put to death
Europe has now become so accustomed to
daily tall of blood that public indigna-
| tion is by no means SO acute as the New
York meeting indicates III the case in
| the United States.
A GRAIN OF SALT.