The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22

the approval Of the Birmingham Citizens
alliance.
Phases Of British Statesmanship.
Lord Salisbury, who is dying at Hatfield
house to-day, has left record of patri-
otto statesmanship, not always based upon
sound Judgment which presents some
brilliant features and some very bad ones.
A disciple Of the aggressive and visionary
Disraeli, with whom he quarreled when
Disraeli introduced his house suffrage
bill in parliament, he became his steadfast
DisraeI bought for England a controlling
D'Israelt bought for England a controlling
interest in the Suez canal in his highly
dramatic way, decided, when the time
England on account Of the immense finan-
cial interests of that country In the Nile
land and the Suez canal, must be perman-
ent, and Egypt was made practically
British province, which has thrived in the
most wonderful manner in every way, UNI
der British administration. It was case
of rescue which rebounds to the high
credit Of Great Britain. Lord Salisbury
handled the Egyptian question with great
ability, and all the world understood what
he meant when, In his note of July 1887,
he said that British occupation must be
prolonged until we have satisfied our
selves that the Egyptian government are
themselves strong enough to avert the
dangers, external and internal, from which
we have sought for authority to guard
the country" Practically the Egyptian
government IS the government Of Lord
Cromer, with the khedive as docile pup
pet. Egypt has certainly Jared well.
d. If British craftsmanship had been half
as intelligent and liberal in the RECONSTRUCT
ton Of the map Of the Balkan peninsula,
after the Russo-Turkish war; as it proved
itself in Egypt, there would to-day be a
more peaceful condition Of affairs in that
distracted region. Salisbury took part in
that business with his illustrious master,
and the result was not creditable to either
OF them, as 1t was practically an exploit
in the suppression or human liberty and in
the reinstatement of people who had a
right to be set on the way Of freedom.
That British craftsmanship led in this sad
business Is unfortunate. British map
making simply continued the existence of
Europe. The geographical arrangement
was so unnatural that it would not stay in
place. The deta chment of q slice of Bull
garian territory on the south and setting
1t UP as distant territory eastern Ru-
melia) under the Turks, was ignored
within seven years by the Bulgarian gov
eminent which practically included it in
the prtnctpaHty. What Is called Mace
donia in the dispatches, a region which
British craftsmanship reinsIaved under
Turkey after Russia had liberated it, is
| a portion Of the Bulgarian fatherland It
| is also the storm center Of the Balkan
peninsula and Is in a chronic state Of re-
volt, the brethren Of the principality OF
Bulgaria taking particular pains to keep
their Turk-ruled neighbors in a state OF
unrest. This storm center made by the
| concert Of Europe in 1878, in the Radz-
| tvfl palace in Berlin, under Maestro
| Disraeli, has been a curse to Europe ever
| SAAASSs anu WAL SOl1IAuuc " ulSIuTD the
| peace until the powers carry out the
pledge Of the 23d article of the treaty OF
Berlin and establish such local
autonomous institutions as will prevent
anarchy and the fierce desperation grow
ing out Of cheated aspirations for liberty
| Count Cavour once said that unsettled
questions have no mercy for the repose OF
nations, and this has been shown in the
| Balkan peninsula. Macedonia, after Rus
| STA had liberated it, was forced back unde,
the same oppression against which 1t re-
VOTED in 1875, and against which it has re.
VOTED several times since. Russia is lust
now taking special pains to keep up the
| swirl of revolt in the Balkan storm cen.
| ter and it is not impossible that she ma,
be involved in another war with Turkey
which will have different ending from
that of 1877-7s. "A Bulgarian federation
| including the part Of Bulgaria called
Macedonia, now under the heels Of thu
Turks, would be a rational step toward
peace, but it will first be necessary tt
1 eject from Europe the predatory Turkish
pashas and bashi-bazouks which the Der
| lin congress very v1ciously retained t
torment the Balkan peoples.