The morning call., 1891-09-19
WILL NOT CONSENT.
England Will Enforce Her PO-
SitiOn.
The Passage Of the DaTdan6lleS by Rus
Sia Not Permitted.
The Tlmidity Of the Turkish Government.
Lord Salisbury Sp2aks Firmly on
the Situation.
Copyrighted 1891, by the New York Associated
Press.

LONDON, Sept 1S.-The Sultan has
deemed the moment opportune to emphasize
the entente between the Porte and the
Franco Russian alliance by confsrring upon
RibOt, the French Foreign Minister. the
Grand Gordon of the Order of Osman, and
upon Nine. Ri6ot the decoration of Nichani-
Chefakat an order for ladies founded by the
Sultan. The bestowal Of these distinctions
was announced in diplomatic circles in Con-
stantlnope tonight. Associated with this
news the British Foreign Office has received
adVices from Sir William White, British
Embassador at Constantinople, to the effect
that Said Pasha had sent him a report from
the Governor OF Smyrna on the Mtylene in
cident with note repeating in urgent terms
the POrte's request for an explanation. Sir
William White does not mention the receipt of
any information concerning Sigri from
Admiral Lord Kerr, on which response
ought TO be based. The delaying of the reply
tends 10 confirm the belief that Admiral
Kerr acted under orders and that it was
not chance that caused the maneuYers.
Sigri. ii is believed, was selected as an un-
obtrusiye place to effect a suggestive demon
stration. Sir William White certainly is
not hampered in making an explanation by
the absence of communication from the
Levant squadron. The Admiralty is
known to have received a report from
Admiral Kerr, telegraphed through Con-
stantinople, presumably through the
medium of the British Embassy. II Ad-
miral Kerr acted under instructions Lord
Salisbury's explanations may rest upon the
- Nd L.. A..A fhIa
privilege Of maneuvering and drilling upon
the islands of tie Archipelago. Whatever
the nature Of the response 1t will not be
apologize.
The Standard. in an article directly in
spiTed, if not written by Lord Salisbury's
private secretary, puts the position ex-
plicitly. 1t says: 1t is advisable that the
whole world should know what the En-
glish Government will do. Russia will lull
itself into a most dangerous delusiOn TO
Imagine that Great Britain will, under any
circumstances, suffer Russia to obtain com
mand of the Dardanelles AS long as
Turkey effec; uaIly guards the straits En-
gland will not interfere, but Immediately
the Government of the sultan, in a fit Of
tmidity, perVersiiy or beWilderment, shows
itself incapable of performing that impera-
tive duty, England will assuredly not shrink
from having recourse TO expedients for
meeting the difficulty.
The Liberal chiefs will meet the great
party OF lGQSIdllUu al NHNGdSLlc Will Lllb
question OF party leadership determined
Gladstone Will accept the Premiership If
victorious in tho general elections, having
Sir William Vernon Harcourt as deputy,
with full share of the responsibilities OF
the leader. In view of the limited physical
resources of Gladstone, when the Home
Rule Bill is carried, Gladstone will retire
and HarcOuTt will succeed Hs Premier.
Lord Spencer will head tAe Liberal Lords
and the Earl of Rosebery will become
Foreign Secretary. The federation meeting,
as it is the last that viii be held before the
country is plunged into general election, is
OF exceptional importance. Over 1000 dele
gates, representing 600 different associ-
attUns, will determine the final platform.
Apart from the programme already recog-
DZed, the eight-hOur question Will be the
sole prominent point discussed. The Fed
Grafton Committee, feeling the necessity of
cOnciliating the trades, are manuYerlng for
the federatiOn's acceptance oil the eight
hour principle in the form OF local option.
Several Liberal associations have already
been influenced to vote for the restriction of
the hours of labor wherever decisive
majority of workers desire the restriction.
Emperor William has offered the German
squadron, with or without the aid OF Brit
ism OF French vessels, to enforce the dlplo-
matte representation on the Chinese Gov
eminent. The French Foreign Minister
proposes joint demonstration at Tientsn.
The Chinese embassy here has received alb
solute assurance from Peking that the Chi
nese Government is able to repress the
anti-foreign upheaval and is ready to offer
IepaTatiOG.
The theosOphic fad is vanishing as quickly
as il arose. The psuedo Colonel Des-
mond," who accepted a challenge of $1,000
to demonstrate the existence of Mahatmas
and produce supernatural phenomena, can
not be traced. The ashes of Nine. Blavat-
sky have been divided into three portions.
one portion being Kept here, another being
sent to Madras and the third being placed
in an urn in New York.
The Danish royal family meeting at Fred
ensberg has resulted in the betrothal of the
eldest son of the Crown Prince of Denmark
TO Princess Victoria of Wales.