Year: 1867

ATHENS, April 2, 1867


many your readers imagine ignorant of what the
question few of them have learned how
Infamous and unworthy civilization the European policy
which the Eastern question: which is simply, How
far shall the Christians of the East be kept in slavery to
the Turk in order the selfish policies of England and
Russia In fct Christ is to-day crucfed between the two
gigantic thevesRussan greed and English prestige
martyrdom which suffer millions, be made lest
hand Russia gain patch of land and the other Eng
land reesbsh the influence by which she has long swaed
the Orient policy But the Roman lance is lacking to this
crucihxion and Christ shall die agan-the Immortality
He gave his Church will carry it through than this
than the prosecutions of Crete, than the
ions of Thesalonca and Ephesu where the first planted seeds
OF Divine truth still struggle up through the thors which
would choke them, but will not We shall both thieves
dead their bones broken by the indignant world but Christian
ity will come out triumphant.


OF all the infamous public declarations of public
the most of false to hide crime and bad


h-the speech of Lord Derby passes the worst No Prime
Minister of England in the days of her worst and most selfish
icy uttered disgraceul sehood, contempu
be suteflge to hide diseraceful and contemplate of
action Every line that relates Crete faseood in it
and cowardce that should have brought to the whipping post
any school boy the bottom of the whole thing May
Lord Derby drop speed into the nonenty which this speech
makes him amenabe But all this, still, won't stop the
progress of Eastern question: and Europe drifting
hepsy general and perhaps runous because
of the Great Powers great enough and unsefsh enough
to justice done to Crete in the day of small things The
Creans hold against all force against them against
the of their best friends none OF whom expected
to them in April unsubdu d. unless other provinces divided
the force of the Turkish army But Spring brings its
forcements force the Sultan send will counerva
these Turkey emancpaes Serva gives freedom Egypt
throws overheard all the loose cargo she herself
from the arising but she WON'T throw the only IA
tai chargethe heroic Cretewhose warriors bleeding
in the heart of the EMPIRE and who in another month or
will put the Eastern question o4t of the category Of
questions.


Much excitement created by the apparent change of poll
cy OF France but it only apparent The Emperor plays his
everlasting comedy he and turns the winds of selfish
interest point and having provoked direct de-
caraton of policy adverse the Christians he suddenly aban
dons her entirely the isolation her selshness and
to the Neva to take ice We alliance
the Gar and the Man of December peacenakng
England forced by European combination which, either by
peace will ruin her prestige and commercial interests by
will ruin her finances and destroy her supremacy 1t all
pends on the price France gets for her treachery.


The Seryan compromise and concessions will only quiet Ser
via for the moment She the instrument of Russia and will
obey the Gar faithfully the Cossacks Egypt the
other sde not to be senced with the title of King Both
aim directly at speedy independence will strike as
as Turkey is inexcaby involved she will be.


How the Eastern Christians fnd their of this
tangled web it is hard to Eternal justice and undying
spirit OF nationality will carry them through but through how
much blood and misery first God only foresee all the
provinces must like Crete pass through Turkish fire.
under the Turkish sword He only knows But it
feared Eprus and Thessaly moving day day
the news OF real RISING not the impatient wndngs Of to-day
The word is not yet given Garbad waits of
others who will into the plains of Greece when
the word is g0 but fear the enemies of the Emperor of
France will prevail and postpone the movement until he has
taken all his measures and liberty will break cage find
herself in another.


The st of May the Continental insurrection break out
unless forestaled and in the pour
ing everything into Crete doubtless well informed NJ Beurre
of the success OF his intrigue keep the Greeks
til that me and knowing that he has nothing fear the
Continent


EGYPT.


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