The sun., 1903-08-29
ALL MACEDONIA AROUSED.
The Ottoman Rule In Europe Threatened
by the Possible Looping or Of Mace
dOnla, Says One Correspondent
Growing Discomfort In Saionica.
Special Cable Despatch to THE sun.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE sun.
LONDON, Aug. 2s.-Describing the ex-
traordinary conditions now prevailing in
Turkey, the Standards Constantinople
correspondent says:
Although Turkey has long been an
invalid she has scarcely ever been in such
critical condition as at present. Being
down, it is caly natural that she finds every
body anxious to trample on her, but the
present situation is none Of her making.
"The Turks, seeing that Europe looked
with indifference on those clauses of the
Berlin treaty dealing with reforms in Eu-
rope and Asia, very naturally treated them
with indifference, but the people who ought
to have been benefit ed regarded the matter
otherwise.
"They showed an amazing amount OF
patience for many years, but their endur
ance had it's limits. especially after seeing
the emancipation Of Egypt, Cyprus and
Crete. They therefore commenced an
agitation, which has been alternately
fostered, encouraged and threatened b.
Europe, rntil it las assumed the propor-
tions Of n regular revolution.
at cannot be said to be a national move
ment. since one nation alone the Bulgarian,
terrorizes all the other nationalities con-
cerned. Having borne the whole brunt
OF the ARRAY until now, it is extremely
unlikely that the Bulgarians will allow
any others to profit by their sacrifices.
AT tho same time the Bulgarians have
succeeded in so working up the passions
of all the inhabitants Of Macedonia--Turks.
Albanians Serbs, Greeks, and even Vlachs--
that it In perfectly clear that they will never
settle down again peacefully under Turkish
rule of any kind, reformed or not.
what the ultimate solution may be it
Ia now impossible 10 find q prophet hardy
enough to guess. The Turks, knowing that
any Topping of of Macedonia will mean
the immediate loss OF Albania and, quickly
following, the termination Of the existence
of Ottoman rule in Europe, still hope against
hope In tho formula held by Europe and
especially by Russia and Austria as the
present political credo. namely the status
quo ante, stubbornly refusing to admit
that anything has occurred to render a
reversion TO that state impossible or even
difficult.
"The Bulgarians and the Macedonian
committees, having gone 80 far, appear pre-
pared now to 60 to any lengths, being I'M
doubtedly immensely encouraged by incl
dents like the murders OF Russian Consuls
and tho vindictive compensation exacted
from the Turks, while they, being respon
sible to nobody, are permitted to murder
and burn unchecked.
Meanwhile tho Turkish treasury is
being drained at steady rate, which must
be something like s500,O0 month, which
cannot he met indefinitely.
Better war, better anything than the
present anomalous situation, II 1t were only
practical to perceive what any other solu-
ton might develop into, but as nobody
can even remotely venture TO predict
tho results OF an outbreak OF hostili-
ties, general massacre, an ultimatum
to Turkey or an ultinlatum to Bulgaria,
the parties actively ard passively con-
cerned are merely allowing the forces at
work to exhaust themselves as best they
can, be It in explosion or slow extinction.
Ambassador. or Turkish Minister, for
eipn merchants or Moslem peasants, all
have the same answer to the question. What
Is going to happen? 1t is We know not
whittier we are going. Time alone can
shows