Turning to what had , been accomplished, Lord Lansdowne pointed to
the disbanding of the Turkish Irregulars, the appointment of the two European Assessors, and, above all, the reorganisation of the gendarmerie under General di Giorgis, whose scheme provided for the division of the force into battalions, each officered by a different Power, and entrusted with the custody of a particular section of the country. The British officers had already been selected, and would, he hoped, be sent out almost immedi- ately. In. conclusion, he believed that, in spite of the notorious recalcitrancy of the Turkish Government, they were never nearer the achievement of a certain amount of satisfactory progress than at this moment. The experiment at any rate deserved a fair trial, but if it failed the Govern- ment might be fairly called on to redeem their pledges to put
forward more drastic measures of reform. No doubt Lord Lansdowne means well to the wretched Christians of Mace- donia, but how many of them will be left when our Govern- ment have at last awakened to the need of more drastic measures of reform P
