The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-02
THE POWERS.
Falls Far Short of What Wac Gen.
orally Anticipated. s.
BAcxDOwN BY GREAT BRITAIN
Shown In Withdrawal OF Her
Strenuous Demands,

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CoysTANTIyoPLE, Dec at has not YET
been conclusively developed here what IL
10 be the effect on the disordered state oil
the empire of the relinquishment, tempor
arily, at least, of the purpose OF tho pow
ers TO introduce guardships into the Dar
danclles for the protection of foreigners In
the domains of the sultan.
The ordering back TO Salonica bay ol
the British gunboat Dryad, which had
been ordered up to the Dardanelles at the
request OF Ambassador Currie. in antici
patton of the promised granting Of tn,
firmans by the sultan for warships to pas,
through, Is officially explained on the
ground that the proposed action would dc
more harm than good by inflaming TN,
fanaticism Of the Turks against Foreigners
on account OF the supposed affront to tn,
sultan OF what would, in effect, have
amounted TO naval demonstration
against Constantinople.
The effect of the Abandonment oe its
purpose by Great Britain on the situation
In Turkey Is awaited with anxiety and
great interest The Question OF guard
ships seems ut standstill for the present.
though the threat of Sir Philip Currie te
should be exempt from outrage is still
open.
why tho Sultan Hesitates.
Undoubtedly one effect of the orderin.
back Of the Dryad TO Salonica is the sui
tan's disbelief in the concert OF the powen
in their attitude toward Turkey. Th,
sultan is known to have been skeptical a,
10 this concert for some time past, and, II
Is said, has based his long-continued op
position TO Great Britain's demands upor
belief that no such concert existed, oi
that IL could not endure for any length oi
time. This belief cannot but have been In
part confirmed by Great Britain's with
drawal OF her demand after IL had been sc
strenuously pressed to the very verge of 3
crisis.
Whether Great Britain Is influenced by
the alleged danger To foreigners from IA
natic Turks which would ensue upon the
proposed demonstration, or whether she ha,
learned TO doubt the approval OF her action
which might be accorded by the Other
powers, is therefore question which Is moi
decided upon by both sides.
United States Minister Terrell has re
ceived dispatch from Aintab which
states that American missionaries arc
safe. and were unharmed in the recent
massacres and have not required the serv.
ices of special guards.
Disquieting Reports.
Reports of fanatical outbreak In
Cesarea have created anxiety as TO the
safety of the American mission there, ant
Minister Terrell has wired an inquiry t
which an answer is still awaited.
II Is stated that the American admira
at smyrna recently asked permission Il
bring an ironclad to Constantinople 4
visit the sultan, but permission was re
fused.
The non-arrival of private letters from
Kharpoot and Sivas also has disquietinf
effect Official dispatches describe a con
fiict in Silica, a villayet of Sivas, in whicl
four Mussulmans and four Armenian,
were killed, and another at Endorin
where Armenian rebels attacked tn,
town, burned Are government building
and pillaged the Mussulman villages il
the vicinity OF Plas. Troops have beer
sent to repress the outbreak.