Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-27
WHAT DOES 1T MEANq

A London dispatch says that In taxi
ing more energetic measures for the
suppression Of the revolution, Turkey
is acting IN accordance with the advice
Of the powers. that the forthcoming
conference OF King Edward with En-
peror Francis Joseph and King George
OF Greece at Vienna, and the visits Of
the Gear and Emperor William to VI
emma, viii enable the monarchs to dis
cuss Balkan affairs thoroughly. and be-
fore the conclusion Of the conference
Turkey proposes so far as possible to
restore order, so that international ac-
ton viii be unnecessary.
The powers OF Europe standing be-
hind Turkey for any purpose ia indeed
a strange II not a pleasant spectacle.
That they do not want war between
Turkey and the Balkan states is quite
readily understood. for where II would
spread to and how II would end no one
can foresee, One probable result would
be the driving out Of Turkey from Eu.
rope, not undesirable thing In itself,
but who would fall heir to Constantine
pie and the Turkish provinces? That Is
the crux OF the whole matter.
The Austro- German plan OF reform
for Macedonia has not been successful,
In fact II has proven to be a failure;
and Macedonia is the great source Of
trouble. the Macedonian committee
seeming to be willing and ready to stir
up any kind and any amount OF trou-
BILE anywhere to further It's aims, which
seem rather indefinite. The latest de-
termination of the powers is apparent
~ to put a quIetus on the schemes Of
the committee. This Is evident from
the fact that Turkey In taking more
energetic measures TO suppress the rev.
olution. IL acting in accordance with
the advice OF the powers, This
being the case II must be the purpose
of the powers to lnsis, on material and
genuine reforms In Turkeys European
provinces reforms more thorough and
effective than the plan Of Austria and
Germany.
What the plan Of reform win be and
now put into operation cannot be
known until the powers have formu-
lated and promulgated It. Whatever
itisit Is certain to guarantee immunity
to the Christians from Mohammedan
fansticlsm And behind the guarantee,
ready TO respond TO the necessities Of
the case. will be The material resources
Of the powers that are party TO the
plan In mild and tentative way It
win be an arr3yel Of Europe against
Asia, and Of he ultimate result none
can doubt
II is absolutely inconceivable that the
Christian powers OF Europe have any
purpose to stand behind Turkey that
she may continue her butcheries and
massacres in the future as she has in
the past. While an must be cOnjec-
ture until something Is definitely known,
It Is not impossible that the powers
have assumed towards Turkey and her
European provinces the same attitude
that this country took regarding Spain
and Cuba That was that Spain must
put down the rebellion and restore
peace to the island or this country
would interfere. drive Spain out OF the
island and restore peace therein Most
likely what the powers mean is that
Turkey VIII be permitted to retain her
provinces 70 she can maintain peace
and order IN them. but that she must
do this or she viii have 10 abandon
them. The sequel to the Macedonian
atrocities may be what Il was TO the
BULGARIAN atrocities The thing that
hath been, 1t is that which shall be-"