New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-05
THE PORTE MUST EXPLAIN
LORD SALISBURY AROUSED OVER 1hH
DARDANELLES INCIDENT.
SEEKING TO OBTAIN CONCERTED ACTION ON THE
PART OF THE TREATY PowERs-FRAN0N 0F
HOLDING THE sULTAN's RIGHT TO


HOLDING THE sULTAN's RIGHT ~
GRANT RUSSIA sPECI AL PRIVILEGE
osa,r,oa, 1891, BIZ the Ne0 York AssOe'aed Press
London. Sept 4.-The semiofhclai sValenienV
,vhtch the Porte issued yesterday IN regard W ''
asreemest with Russia touching the passage VI "e
Russian volunteer feet through the DaruaneiaeS 70
ouickeninC the British Foreign once IN l'S enoi'N
20 obtain concerted action on the part OF te treaty
Powers in demanding full explanations from 'u0
pnrte Within two days Lord Salsbury'S atn-
tude appears to have changed from one ol pie
tended indifference into one Of keen diplomatic
artvitv From Chateau Cecil, where he is
sill stavipg. he has walked up the oiilclaiS
of the Foreign Department here, through
whose hands. night and day. cpner
d;snatches mass in a stream TO and from Uhe
Furoneon capitals A high. official of the depart
ment. who was recently of the opinion that the
Moscow incident would not affect the eNlStihg
relations between Great Britain and turkey, now
.okcs the view that the Russo Turkish agreement
will make necessary an early demonstration Oh
the mart Of Great Britain, even II she mas 10 act
alone
The Portes statement is evidently intended to
cover Turkeys responsibility in the event OF the
expected combined representation OF the Powers
lord Salisburys position, as 1t is understood TO
have been communicated to the Powers, Is that
the Russo- Turkish agreement is an evasion of
the treaty of Paris Turkey could not assent TO
on open and fragrant violation of the treaty oy
giving Russia the right TO send warships through
the Straits. but she makes concessions tantamount
70 the same privilege in permitting the passage
through the Dardanelles of volunteer Meet
equipped with guns and filed with soldiers.
As a result of the position which Lord Sails
bury has now definitely taken, the Paris Temps
tonight, after contending that the Sultan has
right 20 grant Russia special privilege, compares
the Russian volunteer Heet with the British
steamers built for armament in time Of war.
This argument indicates Frances line of response
10 the British rcmonstrances. The fact is, when
the treaty Of Paris was concluded, it was not
forseen that vessels would be designed of mixed
merchant and war character. The article reserv-
ing to TIE Sultan the right TO grant frmans for
the passage Of the Darlaneles is precisely de-
fined as limited to batiments legers destined for
the use of legations, or as guardships for the
mouths of the Danube The temps" distinctly
indicates that the French Government intends
TO support the Sultans right to enter into
special contract with Russia outside of the articles
of the treaty
With the Straits trouble is directly involved
the question of Egypt. Moukhtar Pacha, the
POrte'S commissioner in Cairo has renewed his
demand through the Khedive for the evacuation
Of Egypt by the English. Cairo advices state that
if this demand is refused Moukhtar Pacha will
ask the Sultan to recall him and TO leave the post
vacant, as q protest against the Khedlves con-
tumacy toward the suzeTain. -
The British Ambassador at COnStantlnOple, Slr
William White, is on the worst possible personal
terms with the Sultan, who has repeatedly made
excuses TO avoid seeing him. and it is reported to
Nix Oh fhatS William is rPDacpQ,
The Austrian Ambassador in Turkey, Baron Won
Calloe who has been on leave at Vienna, had
long conference with Count halnoEy in regard TO
the Dardaneles question, and started to return to
his post at COnstantlnOple Yesterday evening,
charged to support England's diplomatic policy:
The Posts" Berlin correspondent says a." II
is reported that Count KalnOlly, the Austro- Hun
garian Foreign Minister, views the DardanelleS
incident with gravity, and has proDosed the send
ing Of a joint European note TO the Porte"
According to the above dispatches, the Salisbury
Cabinet seems determined to pick a quarrel with
Turkey, and TO use the Dardanees question as pre-
text The real motive which inctes British diplomacy
is the fear that England may be compelled to evacuae
Egypt upon the demand Of Turkey, backed up by
France and Russia They do not in Downing street
much about COnstantinOple. the Bosphorus and the
Darlanelles, since the road TO India is made safe
through the occupation OF Cyprus, the Suez Canal and
Egypt. But England intends TO STAY forever in the
latter country, which she had selemnly promised to
evacuate permanent order should have been
reetabshed there after the convusions produced by
tho revolt of Arab and his fellow coonels, exiled
in CcylOn IL is generally admitted that Egypt is now
able 10 govern herself, and England knew so we'll
that Sir Henry DrummOnd Wolff, three years ago pro
posed to the sultan TO arrange for fixing date on
which the evacuation would take place. Abdul Hamd
declined the proposition upon the advice of the French
and Russian Ministers, who feared that the British
would set the time too far in t1le future.
The Sultan hoped also as a true fatalist Mussuman,
that something might occur which would compel an
early cessation of the British occupation
Sir Henry Drummond Wolf not taken at his
word and II IS possible after all. that his proposal
was merely a blind and that he would have
ceded from il if it had been accepted. AT any rate,
England feels that the situation has completely
changed since the TuIkO Russian War OF 1877. and
that Russia aided by France wants her revenge for
tie Berlin Treaty which las deprived her of the most
solid advantages secured by her victorious arms and
embodied In the treaty OF StefanO. The Gar has
become friend Of the sultan, and France is anxious
TO retrieve the blunder she made in Withdrawing her
feet and allowing Admiral seymour TO lombard Alex
sndra and begin the occupation of Egypt. Abdul
hsmid, supported by France and Russia may remain
obstinate in his refusal obey Engiands dictaon in
regard to the Dardarelles question and on the other
hand, Lord salisbury may be less obstinate. since
he S hss become q silent partner Of the Triple Alliance
a. r uat case the peace oOuu not be maintained III
europe for many months more.
CONFLICTING REPORTS OF THE POPE'S HEALTH.
Rome, sept. 4.-Thc Captain Fracassa" today an
nounces that the Pope "Wednesday was attached by
an acute visceral arrangement and that his physicians
INSIST that he must take absolute rest. The condition
Oh the Pope, according to the authority is
ing MS physicians and attendants considerable anxiety.
Tue Capitan Fracassas7 announcement Of the Pope's
fC vic.