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Show THE EASTEHN QUESTION. Tho correspondence between Rub-aia Rub-aia and the European powers id still very active. Russia insists that if tho treaty of Paris is binding upon it tho decisions of tho conference aro binding upon Turkey. If Ihoy are not binding, Russia will regard the porto's right derived from tho treaty as annullable Should tho powers refuse to cooperate to bring about tho porte's acceptance of tho conference confer-ence reforms, Russia will rcscrvo tho right to interpret the treaty of Faris for herself and take independent action. In tho meantime tho Ottoman Otto-man government firmly maintains iu determination to make no concession con-cession which will directly or indirectly indi-rectly interfere with its integrity and independence. The porte will go to war rather than submit to an indefinite indefi-nite prolongation of the suspense. "A new Russian corps is to be formed. Turkey -has issued a circular complaining com-plaining that Russia hag been indirectly indi-rectly urging war against Turkey, and is now instigating an insurrection insurrec-tion in Bosnia. The Europeau skies again lower with warlike loads. |