New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-01

ton. He was understood to think the view TAKEN
in the memorial somewhat of pessimlst order but
a year has pa ssed and General Wallaces expectation
has not been justified by any action OF the turks
Meanwhile the President did not act hastily sew
eral months elapsed before Mr.. Frelnghuysen was
able TO assure one of the memoralists, by WORD oil
mouth that the Government would send energetic
instructions on the subject to the Minister at Con-
stantnople. The consequence OF these strong IN
structions NAV be seen In the action which Inc
World makes Tewik Pacha call the curious behaV-
Tor of General Wallace"
Whatever the Democratic press may nave 10 say
of the proprietv of abandoning American interests
in Turkey, the President is apparently satisfied
that these interest require attention. Admiral Bald
| win is here with the Quinnebaug. by special order
| from Washington. This visit cannot fail OF good
results General o. O. Howard is also III the city,
| and the Turks are not slow in attaching meaning
| to the visit of two high officers IN the United
| States service On Friday last the Sultan gave
| dinner to the Americans. Admiral BALDWIN ana Ills
staff, with General Howard, all in full UNIFORM
went with General Wallace TO the palace and we're
| most graciously received. Several of the Turkish
Ministry were also invited to the dinner ana an
| evident impression was produced by the cordial
! manner of the Sultan toward his American guests
| After the feast the Sultan invited the Admiral anu
| General Wallace to a private interview, winch
afforded an opportunity for various explanations
and expressions of good will which may bear lrult
Without doubt the Sultan has friendly feelings
| toward the United States. Yet the distance be
tween the friendly feeling of the sultan and right
expression of it by the Ministry is well illustrated
! bv a little incident in connection with this very
| visit of Admiral Baldwin.
| Although the United States was not party to
the Treaty of Paris of 1886, the Turks have always
claimed the right to exclude American war vessels
from the straits that give access to the Black Sea-
| The United States has never admitted this right
| though permission has always been asked when an
American ship of war has wished to visit CONSTANT
nople Turkey has always been courteous in grant
| nq requests for single vessels. not larger than
| sloop of wal TO pass the Dardanelles. But when
ever such ships are admitted they come by special
| authorization of the sultan, being of much greater
| size than the European dispatch boats admitted
| under the Treaty of Paris. Admiral Baldwin nav
ing sIgnided his purpose OF visiting Constantlnople
the usual application was presented Dy tne -ega'!oh
| to The Porte. the flagship Lancaster was 700
large for the utmost stretch or courtesy under lne
European treaties, the gracious permission OF the
| sultan asked for visit TO OonStanulople ~
! the Quinncbaug, to which the Admiral would
| The distance from the Sublime Porte to the Sui
tans palace is about four miles, and 1t was natur
| ally supposed that the request might be submtted
and accepted or rejected IN two or three days Time
Fourteen
Meanwhile Admiral Baldwin had arrived at the
| island of Tenedos and lay there patiently waiting
| permission TO pass the straits. The turkish au-
thOrltles here TO have seeu something sinister
| in this approach of the American Admiral and saw
tit u notify the United States Minister. IN wrtlng
the prov lsOns OF the Treaty OF Paris as 10 the
| passage OF the straits by war-ships The connunl-
| cation conveyed valuable Information as 10 une
! treaties with European Powers bot threw no Ight
on the tate OF the request i"F pgaSsD nsr1 WIZ t
lace had audience of the sultan, ana was met by
Il request from Ills Majesty for informant N as 10
the movements of the American fleet. Ii then came
| out that the sultan had been informed from some
| source that the American Admr was ABOUT 10
| force a passage of tho Darddnelies IL furthcr
trauspired that he had been Informed OF the re-
quest made fourteen days before for his consent ID
| the quinnebaugs visit. Some plEc0p-ho!c haQ
| formed an affinity for the requests OF the tnlted
States Government, aud there tins request 700 lau
| stuck. 1t took but a few minutes 10 clear away
| mscOnceptiOn which might have led 70 aWH"9Id
| complications, aud the sultan Courteously mao i
| telegram sent immediately to the commandment al
| Dardanelles giving Admiral BALDWIN the rsni 10
| pass So the Qunnebaug came INTO port. tnc first
| American war vessel that has visited COhstahLI
| NOBLE in nearly three years.
II was with a peculiar pleasure. therefore that
| American residents here, drawn 10 the WINDOWS oI
the s0uud of the salnte discovered the stars ami
stripes rounding SeraglO Point The little dispatch
boats of the European Embassies never IRE saIuIcs
and thei salute of the Qunnebaug appears 10 nay
daZed the faculties of the officer III charge Oh Tue
little Turkish brig OF war which does thc ioilors u
the port. At all events II was luii hNe LOurs aIttr
| the Qulnnebaug had come TO anchor tldt tLe lurh
| ISL ship suddenly up the American nag and
! fired the return salute. ,
| The utterly disCOurteOus delay III answering the
| simple request as to the QulnnebauH STANDS III
strong contrast To the extremely friendly bearing oil
| the sultan to General Wallace and 10 the dlstH-
Qushed officers who diued at the palace. 1t II not
the first time that this contrast has been observed
between the attitude of the sovereign ana the form
which the Cabinet choose 10 give to the expression
OF The SOVrrcign's will The questions with turkey
| are still all unsettled. Bat the moment that the
| United states Government issued the instructions
tish l.lf mo hs
| upon the Porte, it became bound to follow up me
| demand. After such demand the United states
cannot return to the policy OF sending weekly IL
lowance of protests and complaints 10 MI the waste
baskets of the Porte Ii cannot afford TO leave tine
! United states Minister here IN position that war
rants the gibes of all the world over his curious
behavior 70 use a familiar expression, applied "
another to this case the Porte seems 70 think that
| Secretary FTelDghuysen IS trying 20 DUN; ana
| has called his hand 1t is the old question, hat
| are YOU going to do abOut tT No American
! whatever his politics. should be willing % obscure
| this issue The hopeful aspect given 10 analrs by
| the American dinner at the -ultans palace should
be obscured even by the suggestion that the Crisis Is
| produced through cOnnlVanCe between the turkish
officials and the United states Minister ut COnstdn-
tinople in order that the latter may work up for
| himself a Senatorial boom! The treaty Of com
nerce has been illegally declared null, the petro-
| leum duties have not been restored TO their legal
| limits the cases of outrage Americans reported
| in 1859. have not been rcdressed, but new cases
| have been added to them. After all this time OF
Datient waiting there is absolutely no alternative
| LETT 10 the United States II must answer the can
of the Porte by producing heavy hand. or II must
| acknowledge defeat aId abandon the game.