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This view, we may add, is borne out by the

report of the reply of the Sultan to the heads of various religious com- munities, Bulgarian, Greek, and Armenian, whom he recently received in audience. In it he called God to witness the sincerity of his declaration that "all my aspirations and work are for the welfare and prosperity of my subjects." He was convinced, he said, that the movement did not proceed spontaneously from the population, but was instigated from abroad. It was highly significant that the Sultan paid special attention to the Greek Patriarch, expressing regret that the Greek population had suffered in the recent troubles, and declaring his readiness to contribute to subscriptions raised by the Patriarchate on behalf of the victims.

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