The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-11
TURKEY THE VICTIM.
How Some European Powers Would
Like to Serve 1t Up.

England and Italy Discussing Concerted
Action-Syar Ships Sent to Constantine
,,e-1yinister Terrells Influence
london, Novmher 9.-The Herald saws:
The correspondent of the Pail Mall
Gazette in Rome, says that a Council of
Ministers has been held, which discussed
the probabilities of tally acting in con-
cert with England in the matter of inter-
vention in Turkey. The decision of tn g
Council is not yet known, but the
Minister OF Marine has given instructions
that two war ships shall be Immediately
oot in readiness to proceed to CONSTANT
nople.
The Sultan has decorated Bahri Pacha,
formerly Vail of Van, with the Grand
Gordon of the Imperial Order of Osmanie.
Rahri was dismissed from the governor
shin of the Province of Van in conse-
ousnce of representations made against
his administration by Sir Philip Currie,
British Ambassador. The Otfioia
Gazette. however, announces that he has
been decorated by the Sultan as reward
for his good services
The Spectator, which at present speaks
with voice of greater authority than
any other English paper, holds that the
Sultan cannot be trusted to effectively
grant a constitution. 1t says that the
solution of the situation lies in either the
Powers occupying certain Turkish
provinces or the deposition Of the
Sultan and replacement of him by a
successor pledged to reign constlutionally.
The Spectators, in advocating that the
best solution OF the question is military
occupation, sketches a rather sensational
pIan of operations through Bosnia, which
country gives the readiest access to the
heart of Turkey.
Austria, it says, could without delay
throw a hundred thousand men into
Macedonia who could march on to
Salonica by an undefended line. Great
Britain's share in the work would be
commanding Salonica by the sea and
Jointly with France sending fleets
through the Straits of Dardanelles to
Constantinople, whilee Russia would CO.
operate in Armenia. Though the carry
ing out of this plan would be tantamount
to the Acknowledgement of tho Turkish
Empire, the Spectator proceeds to say
that Europe's gigantic ornaments could
not be better employed than in restoring
Uto EdSU W Uu6' uOllidlh VI SlplllAduioil.
The work, it says, could be accom-
plished within a year, and twenty
millions of men would be finally delivered
from the destructive horde which, since
it came out of Mongolia, has ever proved
the most brutal influence in the civilized
world. The article concludes with the
declaration that the achievements would
be we'll worth certain war, for, to do the
Ottomans justice, they are capable | OF
facing the whole world in arms before
submitting. But it is the only chance.
1t is understood that the Vail of Aleppo
has been dismissed in consequence OF the
strong representations made to the
Turkish government by Mr.. Terrell. the
United States Minister. The Vail refused
to allow the American consular agent to
visit an Armenian named Guodjian, who
claimed to be d naturahzed citizen of the
United States and who was sentenced to
several years. imprisonment on the
charge that he was an elnissary of the
revoIutionists. :.
'pAe eleven Kurds who are accused OF
rdering Frank LEM. the Pittsbufg
l. 8. ,ciist, who was makinga tour of tlse
void, have been taken to Erzerou NJ for
trial. The British Consul will conduct
the case on behalf OF the United States