New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
Az lLLIANcE or BtRBARISu.

Opinion> vary regarding H." report II Russo
Tullish alliance. In some quarters II is utterly
scou,cd In others. equally well informed and
equally iudciouS. it is deemed prphaby true.
Certainly il bars marks of crelhliy suiii-
cicnt t. cEtitc il 10 serious consideration
These ere made apparent 10y a brief review
Of the r,ccn; history of the Turkish que
,inn. In Nav Ias, the six Great Powers united
in demanding reforms in Armenia. Turkey ton
porizcd and dacl for months. mcaniimc push
ing on the mas,aclci with f,vclish haste.
FINALLY the Powers. or some II thcm. grew I'M
patient and proposed action. instantly i'urNia
domurrcG II WAS she anl She alone. who pre-
vented action. she actually mad" herself me
champion Of Turkey; 10 such an extent. nj any
rate as to prevent The other Powers from III
tclycning in behalf of Armenia under penalty
Of breaking tn European concert. That con
duet of Russia was noticed at the tine and was
mach cOnmoHtcl upon. 1t has never unless
now-becn explained. This report of "A treaty
between Russia and Turkcr. if lru". fully cx-
plains H. If such treaty has been concluded,
il mems that Russia has protected and upheld
Turkey In eviorminatng the Armcnars, anI
that Turkey in return vii! make the Black Ser
Russian lake and the Darlanollcs and BoS-
phorus Russian canai.
Moreover Russia has an active Interest in the
destruction Of the Arncnlans. Years ago. he
fore she gained full possession of TranSCau-
casa She posed as hcir friend and woudbc
protector Under Alexander II many Armcnians
rose 10 conspicuous rank in the Russian Govern
mcnt In the war of ls77-7S the Arncnans
rendered invaluable services 10 Russia in the
Asia Minor campaign. iul thcl cam" The riit
in the luic The irmcnnnS expected Russia 10
set them free and make them m independent
nation. Ike Scrva and bulgaria. That Russia
had 10 mind to do She did not want an ndc-
pendent Armenia To block her path in Asia. as
Rumania ana Bulgaria blocked her path in Eli
| ropc SO she gave the Arincnilns 10 understand
that they could gain liberation from the Turk
| only by becoming l,usSianizcl. That they were
unwilling 10 do. As result, Russia has ever
| since then treated them all who are within her
| Empirc-with the utmos, severity, harshncss
| and repression and the Armcnians have consc-
uucnty come to regard Russia as almost as
much their foe as Turkey itself
Russias game. therefore, is cvidcr' II is 10
! let Turkey harry and masSacr, the Armcnians
nj VIII Then. IT, in return for such pcrmi 'son.
| Turkey makes herself Russas yassal. i;rssia's
cen .ury long ambition is fulfilled. She has taken
| Corsanilnopc and become 4 great Mcditp-
| raucan Power ON the other hand. if Turkey
makes no such bargain with Russia. the la'icrs
| cain is scarcely less: for The Armcnians are r.
! moved from her path. and her conquest Of Asi
| Minor and Of paths thus 70 the Mediterranean
| Sen and the Persian Gulf is made 50 much tho
easier. Nor is the sentimental objection 10 be-
| raised that Russia would not enter into 50 in
! human an enterprise as The determination Of
| the Armpnians. We have 10 recall only her con-
| duet toward the Poles. toward the Turcomans
| toward In" Jews and Siunlists and toward the
myrads cf cylrs to SibcriI. to he convinced
that ni"rr considerations OF humanity conni bit
| lit,'c r her schemes of conquest end aSGrln-
diZcrcnt. Rosdcs there is the fact tha, L was
she who stayed the hand of Europe frIm the
rcscrc Of the Arn"nians.
OupSt:o1S 81 alliances ard wars naturally
arise We cannot imagine Erglanls acqni-
cscing in such treaty for one moment. Neither
would Austria Hungary and lumania-and l;u-
mania IL now serious military Power. Ger
many herself could not agree 70 il without prlc-
| tically acknowledging RusSn 10 bc The master
of all Eurouc France alone might side with
Russia. though such an attitude for surh pl,r
, pose could scarcely command the support Of the
| French people or course Turkey would prove
| n powerful ally Of Russia In Il general wlr: part
| " because she has magnificent army of nearly
n million mcn, which Russian money would
| speedily equip in O most efficient manner. and