AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2218, 25 September 1886, Page 2

AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.

Tiu: R.m Fianun-o X. \\- Lett, i of the 2^th Augu-t untes. - Hie coup 'I .'tat which <-ccnued in l>u! n r .ui.i tlii- week is, "uheu conMCllMul Hi CtilUlOCtloH \Wt!l otliet .111(1 Ci»L'n ite I'u-nN of lecent dtvel'»piu -nt, ad. pl\ -urniucaut incident. \\ h-ther I'iii'c Alexander Mibmittid to tore, «i','ned an abdication and w-h pvoi ted acios, the lionic i, <u- whether ho Wb kidnapped and is now a priviuei in home ohsune p.u t ot Russia, 'lot*-, not appear to ho kiown. Practically, hovuner, it is of but little moment winch alternative is ciiict. He must be .' fool who tail.s to mv in this Bui g.irian dii+ieu'ty the, m» to speak, fine Italian luuid of Russian dip'oumcv a i . < { intML'v.e, oi 1 to i'l'iiii' c tit witli tl'- 1 \ii!"i,nth"i -tepsu Inch the (_'/ a ' mwi mne.it hi^ re(.ently tnkdi with the npp uont pyip.'-L of (JUtmh'm? tlie piwee of Ivirope. Tlie h. -t\ way in which this skilfully or^ani/ed msurtcc tion w.i-i o\oi turned bv the mioic,'an iscd adheient^ of Alexander *.ho«-» that it had n<it tlic .sanction of the Isnl^.u. m arni\ or the Bulgauan peoj)lc; that it did not »pnncj ft tun any dis->ati^faeti"u enteitamed bv the liul^.uian ]>eople towards their (io\einiiieiit. Whence, tlmn, did it Lome One neud not p<> f.u ahi Id to hnd the hue iiiH.ndm 1^ of the whole tl-mpr. Al'.mt a year ago Pnnce Ale\ander di-cr.\Liod ,i liv -i..n plot undei winch Ser\ l.i w i^,it ; i fixed tune, with the consent of the 'V.u^ (iiiu'innieut, to .innev I.'ouiik h.i and p.-^sibly lUil^'aria .".l-o. Jn .1113 1 i^-e, Vloxandor was to l»e deposed. He foiled thi> plot by .1 counter plot, uudei which the Romni'lian jiooiile aio^c in ihmii lection. dio\e out their Tuiki^li (io\einoi and annexed them>cl\e'> to Dol^ai la. Thi^ i)ioui;ht on the Ualk.m war, in which thf> I'ulu'.nian-- nndi r the gallant leadership of their (ipnnan Vi nice pioved Mctoiiou-'. i III' — 1.1 did not .\iti\eh inteifeicat the time, but hasno\ci been satisfied with the result. I>oubtle>s si).would have forgiven the arbiti n y wav 111 which Ixji plan-, weie set, a>idc it I'iince Alexandei had undertaken to allow himself to be dominated by Kuwnr. "influence." This, howe\er, the \ictoi de chued to do, and so Russia has lemained -nice then .1 diplomatic ])rotpstant. Tint the jiiesent disturbances weie fomented by her agents, with a view of gmng her a pietcxt to make an armed interference in Bulgarian atfair«, goes without raying. \tul Ihn occurrence must be considered in connection with recent R\ic.«iiiin movemepts m tlie Ulack Sea, on the Afghan frontier and m regard to the Tmkish war indemJiitv. Theie is a speck of war on the hori/011, and it need surprise no one if that sprck develops into ji gieat and pathernip mass of clouds 111 ,1 \ery slioit time. Ku-si,\ appeals to be spoiling for a hirht. Apavfc, altogethei, fiem thin ]>u]^anan muddle, all the signs of the tunes point to an eaily ie opening ot the entue K.istem question, tin' actmtv with whuh Russia i> huishing her piepir.itions m Cential A«ia and her intrigues in ILi-tern Persia showing th.it -.he is leaving no stone unturned. The rapidity with which the railway to Moi\ and beyond has been conducted, pr.nes her intention to make the means of coercing England in [ndia as complete as po-sible liefoie she b. gins her final attack on Turkey. The petitions winch it is stated in the Russian papers have been sent from K hoi assan m Persia 01 c obviously fabncitedwitha \ievv to nistify an .v'Uance into that pnAince at an c ulv d ite, if re(iniied to suppoit .1 dnect move on Herat fiom IVnj deh. The movement could eitlit r be undo fiom Saiakhs up the \.dley of the ileii Rud, 01 bv the . > iK I '.uling to th > south ot Mei.tt fiom M< shed. Any tesi^t ance the I'eiMar. 1 * might offei would be w-y teebl", and nii^l^ e\sily \w neuti.di ed In' stuiing up the Kliuids on the western tiontiei, and by ot'uei me ais in which the present ( Jovemoi-( Jener il n' the Cauei i-, Punee I>ondokott Kois ikott, and lii--iibni-dniate 1 - are adepts

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