Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10
A STEP TOWARD WAR.
How the Dardanelles Incident STRIKES
the Foreign Nations.


the Foreign Nations.
PANS Sent. 5.--There is no doubt that
the attention of Europe is at the pres
ert moment again concentrated upon
Turkey. That luekless country is at
present prominent factor In two I'M
portant questions, both dangerous
enough to furnish the spark which may
light the torch of war N Europe-the
Dardanelles iacidcnt and the question
IF the evacuation Of Egypt. The latter,
having more direct and absorbing inter-
est to France, is the most commented
upon here.
The newspapers of this city refer at
length to the report circulating IN ofn-
cial circles, the substance of which ID
that the first act of the now Turkish
cabinet will be to bring forward the
question of the evacuation of Egypt by
the troops of Great Britain. 1t is also
rumored in the same circles that the
Porte will, practically speaking, at the
same time address q circular to the
powers announcing that it does not
intend to modify the treaties affecting
the passage by foreign warships of the
Straits of the Dardaneiles.
Russia's demand in connection with
the detention of her volunteer war
ships were classed as so arrogant that
the Wiener Allegemeine Zeltung OF
Vienna characterized Russia's action in
the matter as a direct provocation to
England and to the friendly powers.
The main Dardanelles question does
not center so much upon the MoskoWa,s
detention going and coming from vladl.
vostock as upon the similar delaying OF
the Kostroma, another vessel OF the
Volunteer fleet, practically a transport
returning from Kamschatka with troops
on board. This stoppage took place
while the Russian ambassador, nj.
De Nelidoff, was still insisting
upon an apology and indemnity for the
delay forced upon the Muskowa. The
result was that the Russian ambassador
not only demanded a further indemnity
in the case of the Kostroma, but in ad-
dition, though 1t is not denied that this
vessel had troops on board (tlme-ex-
pired men), M. de Nelidoff demanded
the dismissal of the commandment OF the
Dardanelles, and that superior official
of the artillery department should wait
upon the steamship cOmpany's agent at
Constantinople and tender an apology
upon the part of the Turkish govern
ment.
The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna re-
Gently, in what was said to be an in
spired article, claimed to see plan and
system in these repeated straits incl
dents which always end In victory for
Russia. The plan, according to the
Neue Freie Presse, is to accustom the
Turkish guardians of the Dardanelles to
no IF G WI
diers and arms on board, whether pre-
vious notice has been given or not; to
let the commander of the fortress and
his subordinates know that Russians
are always right in the end and that
they will be censured for doing their
duty. Thus the ground will be pre-
pared for the execution of a future
surprise on Constantinople."
A high official of the department,
who was recently of the opinion that
the Moskowa affair would affect the ex-
listing relations between Great Britain
and Turkey, now takes the view that
the Russo-Turkish agreement will
make necessary an early dem
onstration on the part of Great
Britain, even if she has to act
alone. The Porte's statement is evil
IDENTIFY intended to cover Turkeys re-
sponsibility in the event of the expect
ed combined representation of the pow
ers. Lord Salisbury's position, as it is
understood to have been communicated
20 the powers, is that the Russo Turkish
agreement is an invasion of the treaty
If Paris. Turkey could not assent to
IN open and fragrant violation of
;he treaty by giving Russia
he right to-, send war, ships
through the straits, but she makes con-
.essions that amount to the same priv
ege in permitting the passage through
he Dardanelles of a volunteer feet
equipped with guns and filed with SOL
liers. Be the developments of diplom-
ICY in this case swift or slow, British in
;erYention ultimately appears to be in