THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, APEIL 6, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3829, 6 April 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, APEIL 6, 1881.

The question at present agitating European politicians is the endeavour of the Hellenic Government to enforce the carrying, out of' the provisions of the Treaty of Berlin regarding the handing over of certain Turkish territory to Greece. In the settlement of the affairs of the Danubian provinces, the Powers for over a year had plenty to do, and Greece had no doubt begun to think that Bhe was being over-looked, and prepared to go to war for her rights. The Powers, in making what they considered unimportant concessions to one of the weakest of the European states, never thought of the troubles thut would come in the future, or probably they would have declined to interfere with the Turco-Grecian .boundaries. The word of the Powers is in a measure pledged to Greece, and although France, with some ulterior object in view, lias retreated from the concert, we feel certain that they will force the Porte to hand over Thessaly to its Southern neighbour. That Turkey will resist to the utmost we cannot doubt. The Porte has equivocated, expostulated, and postponed, using all artifices of a, fox when pursued by the hunter, and to force the haughty descendants of those who were the fear of Christendom to submit to their most despised foes, the Greeks — their abject slaves for centuries—will be an unbearable insult. Turkey will fight rather than submit, and then— well, time will tell. The following extract from the Turkish Vakit, or Times, will be interesting at the present juncture, as serving to show the feeling in Constantinople at present: — • "France has set the other Powers an example of good behaviour in the Greek Question. 11 France has definitely resolved on nonintervention, in case a war breaks out between Greece and us^ and as, while France Btands aloof with a view to protecting and increasing her material and moral forces, no Power would dare to rush into dangers, France may be said to have forced Europe to confine its action to diplomacy alone. " However this may be, as far as we nre concerned the question is perfectly plain, &nd as we aek for nothing but ocr rights, we defy those "who want justice to attaok us. "It is unnecessary to say that the respon sibility will fall on those who commit this injustice. "The world of civilisation cannot sacrifice the peace and tranquility of the East to the desire of the Governments. - ' " Although y apparently, it may seem thafc the diplomatists can do what they plea«, we know what the public opinion of <Europ He ia, and it is thaV.whicfi really regulates the course of events. „„ „• "Although right is on our side, we shall regret being«tforced to go to war. "It is not our fault that the nature of the 6\ uation imposes on us the defence of our rights, and that therefore we cannot refrain from it. , • "■Jf war cannot he prevented, and we give Greece the lesson she requires, it is impossible that we should desist until we are compensated for our losses. "We cannot forget what injuries we received through withdrawing our troops from Servia to please Europe. " A treatise lately published in Paris shows in the clearest way that the injustice of the Powers in the Greek affair is undeniable. " All the impartial writers of Europe having admitted we are right, will the sophistries of Greece and the obsequious compliance of the diplomatists be able to turn public opinion against us ?"