The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-05
RUSSIA AND THE PORTE.
ENGLAND'S EFFORTS FOR CON-
CERTED ACTION OFTHE POWERS.

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To Demand Full Explanations From
the Forte - The Turkish Russian
Agreement and Evasion of the
treaty of Paris-Tt Involves the
Question of Egypt.
copyrighted. 1897, by the " Y Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 4-The semi official state
ment which the porte issued yesterday in
regard to the agreement with Russia
touching the passage of the Russian volun-
teer feet through the Dardanelles is
quickening the British foreign Office in its
efforts to obtain concerted action on the
part of the treaty powers in demanding
full explanations from the porte.
Within two days Lord Salisbury's atti-
tude appears to have changed from one Of
pretended indifference into one of keen
diplomatic activity. From the Chateau
Cecil, where he still abides, he has awakened
the officials Of the foreign department. here,
through whom. night and day, cipher dis
patches pass in stream to and from Euro
pean capitals.
ENGLAND MUST ACT
A high official Of the department, who
was recently of the opinion that the Mos
cowa incident would not affect the existing
relations between Great Britain and Tur-
key, now takes the view that the Russo
Turkish agreement will make necessary an
early demonstration on the part of Great
Britain, even If she has to act alone.
The portes statement Is evidently in-
tended to cover Turkeys responsibility in
the event of an expected combined represen-
tation of the powers Lord Salisbury's
is tnVI Iar~as ssNnH 70 hax haa
communi Gated to the powers,is that the Rus
sia-Turkish agreement is en-
EVASION OF THE TREATY OF PARIS.
Turkey could not assent to an open
and fragrant violation Of the treaty by Civ
ing Russia the right to send war ships
through the straits, but she makes con-
cessiols tantamount to the same privilege
in permitting the passage through the Dar-
danelles of volunteer fleet equipped with
guns and filled with soldiers. But the do
velopments of diplomacy in this case, swift
or STOW, British Intervention ultimately
appears to be inevitable.
As result Of the position which Lord
Salisbury has now definitely taken, the
Paris Temps tonight, after contending
that the sultan has right to grant Russia
special privileges, compares the Russian vol
unteer fleet with the British steamers built
for armamentin time Of war.
FRANCES RESPONSE TO ENGLAND.
This argument indicates Frances line of
response to British remonstrances. The fact
is, when the treaty of Paris was concluded
1t was not foreseen that vessels would be
designed OF a mixed merchant and war
character. The article reserving to the
sultan the right to grant to firearms the
passage of Dardanelles is precisely
defined as limited to bati,nents
Eegers destined for the use of le-
cations or as guard ships for the mouth of
the Danube. The Temps distinctly indi-
Gates that the French government intends
to support the sIltan's right to enter into
special contract with Russia outside the ar
ticles of the treaty.
With the straits trouble is directly in
volved
THE QUESTION OF EGYPT.
Moukhtar Pasha, the porte's commissioner in
Cairo, has renewed his demand through the
khedlye for the evacuation of Egypt by the
English. Cairo advices state that if this
demand is refused, Moukhtar will ask the
sultan TO recall him and leave the post
vacant, as protest against the khedive's
contumacy toward the suzerain.
The British ambassador at Constants
pie, Sir William White, is on the worst
personal terms with the sultan, who has re-
peetedly made excuses to AVOID seeing him,
and it is reported Tonight that Sir William
is about TO be replaced. The Austrian am
bassador in Turkey, Baron Won Calico, who
has been on leave at Vienna, had a long
conference with Count KalnokY in regard
to the Dardauelles question. and started to
return to his post at Constansinople yester-
day evening charged to support England's
diplomatic policy.
VIEWED WITH GRAVITY.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-The Posts Berlin cor
respondent says: cit is reported that Count
Kalnoky, the Austro- hungarian foreign
minister. views the Dardanelles incident
with gravity, and has proposed the sending
OF joint European nots to the porte.