Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-23
the TURKISH ruzzLr.


The downfall Of Turkey has been
expected and predicted 10 long aud
apparently In vain that many have
come to look upon the continuance Of
Mohammodan rule ln spstoTn Europe
a. ono OF tho necessary evils, impossi.
bio to remedy. That some,hing un'
usual now IL taking place IN that part
Of the world can, however, no longer
be- doubted, aud that tho outcome will
be the removal Of the crescent from the
ancient capital Of Constantine 10 more
than probable. The czaf Il now 10
England. II Lord Salisbury has any
proposition by which the feat can be
accomplished Without throwing Europe
into a whih OF caTnagc, n will un.
doubledly 10 accepted. Public opinion
too will now DO with tho rulers on any
such proposition.
one Of tho most imporlan, factors In
the eastern question ut present 10 the
attitude Of Greece. Il ia recognized "a q
tolpfably sure eventuslily that In case
the leAdVts Of the CrelAu rebellion have
their demands granted. all the hei.
leu,s now under Turkish dominion
will rlto, ana the torch OF rebellion
will suddenly thed IT, glare all over
the Leyant and Ia Macedonia. Then
the Bervlaus aud Buigsflans would
almost cetlainly come forward with
new demands. That something must
DO done before long TO prevent this 10
clear even to a casual observer.
The establishment OF strong gov.
ernmuntln Constantinople IL what IL
nee Cd, aud Russia seems destined 10
take the place to DO vacated by the sui
tan. Neither ATmonlans nor any
other OF tho remnants Of Chrialian
nations 90 long accustomed 10 Turkish
oppression would be benefited by
sudden change 10 n popular form OF
government. They need for a long
time palernal care such a. that exor.
ciscd from ~. Petersburg, anu there
seems now 10 DO Ices objection 10 such
On arrangement than there has beoa
hitherto. Tho westminsler Gazette
says tho bea, thing TO DO would DO to
turn Asia Minor over 10 Russia,
~ that equity will promise
net TO Interfere In Egypt. The SpeotA.
tor takes n similar view. That pager
has the following suggeslioti
We boiloyo that English public opinion
would have no sort of objection 10 soe-
/ ing England abandon any attempt 10
pruNUut Russia from taking possession
Of The position on tho liosphOTua which
tho lurkH have 10 long misused. No
doubt the nation would demand that TIL.
concession 10 Russia should bo accom-.
panied by equivalent concessions TO Eng
land ~ regards her frn0dem OF action
on the Nile, but iheso, we take Il, would
be, ~ u were, automatically secured
Guut0l that We Withdraw our
cayoat In regard 10 Constautinoplo, We
do not roo why Russia should not prove
ominently reasonable In regard 10 India
aud emma.
Tho extract is valuable ~ showing
the marked change In public opinion
IN Englatd d. Should Russia DO will
Hog to enter into an agreement OF the
nature suggested, all probability OF n
cau1leI IN Europe about the spells u
tue Orient would be removed, aud It
would not lake long 10 emu the miser.
able turkish rule ovUr so.cslled Chris.
,ian subj gota.
But enc fate Of na,ion0 ultimately
rssss In the hands Of the Supreme BE.
lug. As far a. It has any bearing
upon the development OF His kingdom
on earth, coming events have been
ioreshadowed In holy writ, Believers
Ia this cannot uu. watch with intense
interest the slgns by which they may
know that the night Is passing and u
glorlOui dsy approaching.