The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
SALISBURY AND THE PORTE.
INDICATIONS THAT THE PREMIER
WILL RENEW THE OLD
TURKISH ALLIANCE.

TURKISH ALLIANCE.
Consequently There VIII be no GEN
uine Intervention in Armenian At
fnirs-Thfs Much Is Said TO BE Indi-
Gated by the Tenor of Recent Arti-
cIes in the Inspired Tory Press.
The Trades Union Congress at Car
din-AIleged Changes in the Brit
ish Military system.
London, Aug. 3l.-Since a hurriedly con-
vened cabinet council was held in the
rooms Of the Right Hon. a. ]. Balfour.
first lord Of the treasury, on Wednesday
night, sensational rumors have sent
British fleet to Besika Bay, created demon
slration in the Bosphorus and attributed
to Russia and France a variety Of treach-
erous plottings at Constantinople. Semi
official information has partly confirmed
the Marquis of salisbury's brief state
ment yesterday, in the House Of Lords,
that it was France and China that had
engaged chiefly the attention of the cab
met.
The question Of the Mekong river, to
which the prime minister referred, has
no special urgency, but the active at
tempt of Russia, supported by France,
and favored at Pekin, to Gust Sir Robert
Hart from the control of the Chinese Gus
toms and replace him with Russian and
French officials, demanded the immediate
Intervention of the British foreign office.
The government had been warned by
private nOn-oflicial advices from Pekln
and Shanghai. that Sir Roberts dis
missal was imminent. Dispatches from
ha minister ppikin confirmed
the fact that inimical measures, giving
Russia control Of the customs, were
threatened. 1t is understood that the cab
met has decided to interpose in the matter.
Nothing authentic has transpired con-
cerning the relations between England and
Turkey, except that the Marquis of Sails
bury continues a show of concert with
Russia and France. If the prime minister
suspects that these powers are secretly
inspiring their agents covertly to intrigue
against Great Britain, no known instruc-
tions to Sir Philip Currie, the British am
bassador to Turkey, indicate that he is
conscious hereof.
A bitter cry comes from the Lancanshire
cotton manufacturers, who have become
disillusloned in regard to conservative
election promises to abolish cotton duties
in India Iancanshire added four to Lord
Salisburgs majority. believing that these
duties would be swept away. Lord George
Hamilton attacked them in memorable
debate in March. But now that Lord
George is secretary of state for india, ne
declines to pledge himself to anything
until he has consulted the government or
India TO which he forwards all Lancan-
shire memorials. The Indian government
recently, responding to some of these
memorials, declared that the cotton du-
ties are absolutely essential, and Lord
George viii now let the promises slide
The withdrawal of Mr.. Justin McCar-
thy from the leadership of his party after
the parliamentary recess is definitely de-
cided upon.
Independent action, eoercive or other
wise, on the part of Great Britain against
the porte in connection with their troubles
in Armenia can definitely be declared TO
have been abandoned, and furthermore 1t
can be said that it is doubtful If such
action was ever intended. The reports
concerning the action that Great Britain
proposes to take had their origin in Vi
enna in notoriously unreliable source
and from that city stories continued to
be sent out to the effect that Prime Min
lister Salisbury was preparing to use force
against the sultan to enforce his demand
that reforms be established in the ad-
ministration of the Armenian provinces.
These stories melted the lingo papers
to publish laudations Of the conservative
policy In favor of oppressed nationalities.
Suddenly the tone of the inspired tory
press was entirely altered. The belief in
British intervention was too thoroughly
pervading the public mind, so the Globe,
the st. James Gazette and others papers
have been set to work to counteract this
impression. The whole tenor of the ar
ticles plainly indicates that Lord Salisbury
IS renewing his old alliance with the
porte and implies that there will be no
genuine intervention in Armenian at
fairs
..Rnt-nnnaeci shrdl hm hm hm m m
The trades union congress, which will
open in the Park hotel, Cardiff, on Mon
day next, remaining in session for the
i've following days, viii be the lvliest
meeting of the kind in recent years.
Throughout the present week. the parlia-
mentary committee of the trades unions
has been sitting at Cardiff, examining
the credentials of the delegates, eXcis-
ing the names of those who no longer
follow the trades they are alleged to rep
resent, and generally preparing by force
or strategy to weaken socialist represen-
tation. The decisions arrived at by the
commltte exclude Kier Hardie, who could
not be present anyway as he is at pres
ent in America, and Tom Mann, John
Burns, Sam Woods, Ben Tillett, Benwick
and Broadhurst
A number of trades unions who are ex-
cluded from representation win send del
egates who, it is threatened, will force
their way into the congress Immediately
after it opens. J. H. Wilson a member
OF the House of Commons, well-known
member OF the labor party, will challenge
the action of the committee.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary Of
state for the colonies, repudiates the re-
port that was started by the Rev. Hugh
Price Hughes, to the effect that he ad-
Nocated in the cabinet "a scheme of mill
tary cOnscriptlon and nnes in lieu of SER
wee, the fines going to float an old age
pension fund. Though Mr.. Chamberlain
IS known as an advocate of voluntary en-
Astment, some influences inside and out
side the cabinet favor the conscription
system. Field Marshal Lord Wolseley,
Who succeeds the Duke of Cambridge as
commander-in-chief of her majesty's
forces, advocates this system as being
necessary to the existence of Great Brit
am, and the Duke of Devonshre, lord
priest Of the council, sympathizes with it.
JACOB KLEINs HoRR1D DEATH.