The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
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Turkey AND OTHERS.

ga. TURKEY AND OTHERS.
;svery frequently ono hears the INJURY
Il 49, 4. Al, this row with Turkey ABOUT!
Why ehould there be any e1pe0'ae'oA =
wsr7 "a a..
III, = ..rna t,onal difficulties arc not to PC e1
In med IN word. Chapter after onapeo'
~ heen wr,tton TO set forth the reasons
.ha+ induced tho South to make Its s,r ;'ls
Il. for independence, and though we n trl'e
~ handspring OF that action ID now
pretty we'll understood, not "oheA
masses without some man OF more o. ieoo
nrominence coming to the iroh n WIZ ~
~, naner which he thinks states the
,,Iuastlon better than any one else mas
.+.a 4, But, as yet, the country nus
: . ! ocepted any given formula explain
- whv the North forced the conflict on
the South, or why the South ti, accepted &C 'ne
challenge. IL
Ana though the British war mas
X ..o,, oyar hut a little while, how fe" are
.ha nersons who know how 1t originated
I5oy, much more exousable, then sno 'l'
.ha n,,blic be for not knowing muoh aoo ut
a. sins of tho Sultan, the grievances OF
4he8 Ma cedonians and Bulgarlans' anu .'o
sd,scord in tho Concert Of Europe. IN
da.d we doubt If the masses OF Ameri--
ooru !. would concern themselves muc ,[l
about the Turkish situation, nut tor ING
fact that this country. IN MINOR way way,
Is now a party to y.
a. i
cert, but are watching events very close
". our consul at Beirut was not Skl MI y
rs our minister at Constantinople report
az hut he was close enough to the firing
line to cause tho President to send two
warships ito the vicinity Of the aliegeo
@ bloodshed. Those ships being there We
are now party in interest to the con-
Act which seems possible But to learn
precisely what all the trouble is ABOUT
stacks Of encyclopedias and acres OF dc
tlonaries would have to be studied.
It is the old story OF conquered peoples
grown FESTIVE and riotous under the nee
of A heartless conqueror and OF q hatree
intensified by religious differences, Large
80 Il is a conflict between Mohammedan:
and Christians Of the orthodox greer
8 Church communlon a warfare hetweef
tha Cross and the Crescent, although
there is lack Of unanimity on each side
especially upon tho part of the Christians
For instance Greeen is not encouragint
+he revolt OF Macedonia, but Bulgaria Is
a. Turk resident in this country in
letter he wrote recently to n New 1ori
paper said that the existing hostility
In considerable part the legacy OF Europ
from the times and wars Of the Crusaders
And so It would seem.
F. turkey holds more or less sway owe
vast acreage in Europe and Asia, too, bu
she is bossed by the five great Europea
powers OF which Russia OF late has bee
most demostTatlve.
&@i1t would be q good thing for civiliatio
II the powers would carve Turkey VI
b but 1t seems that they cannot agree WI
y shall take tho. breast, and who tho leg
and who the wings. etc. And then, to-
thta sly old bird needs to be actual
trapped first. The Turks are fine fighter
BY some tits said that their infantry
the finest in the world. Turkish soldier
NJ hold out bravely. and die cheerfully In Il
battles front,
&s Bulgaria Is a vassal OF Turkey, and
under a Prince, Ferdinand of saxe-C
burg. who seefns to be as much afraid
4 his subjects as he Ia of the Sultan himse
- One of the latest rumors Is that he
ready to fee the country at momen
notice, tits said that England has offer
N him an asylum should he need 1t, and II
she will place war vessel conven'en
near for his use In case OF need, TT
the Bulgarians have aided the revolt OF
Mncedonians seems to be unauestonat
Hence the suggestion that drastic M
X cures be adopted by the powers to of
pline Bulgaria 1t seems to be belle'
y that If Bulgaria could be restrained r.
IL aiding the Macedonians, Turkey co
easily subdue the MacedonianB, and
VA doubt she could,
At present the Indications are that
M powers-an envlous, jealous and dlyit
"a lot--wll not allow their sympathles
VA control them. but will be Influenced
"business." In that event Bulgaria ,
III be held in check and no one else !
respond to the Macedonian cry. III
f ever, the general result most proba
M Will bs that the condition of the Suite
Christian subjects. will be ameliorated
Ul some way, In come degree. 5@