The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-11
THE EASTERN SITUATION
Position Of the Men Upon the Political
Chess Board Unchanged.
THE SULTAN BREADS AUSTRIA
COnstantinOple Correspondent Of the
Tagebiatt Affirms That No Warliko
Complications Will Rise from.
Armenian Troubles.

Berlin, Nov. 1O.-The declarations of
Lord Salisbury in the speech upon the
| occasion of the banquet of the Lord
Mayor of London last night and the
official statement made by NJ. Berhelot,
the French minister OF foreign affairs,
In Paris, sum uD everything of an oin-
cial character that is known here In re-
gard 90 the Eastern situation. The re-
ticence of our foreign office remains
nearly absolute and no information
concerning the slightest idea Of the
general position is permitted to leak out.
Since Austria under the approval of
Germany entered the European concert
the semi-otficial press says the situa-
tion has cleared up very materially.
The Sultan knows Austria's power and
disposition to take immediate action
and breads that more than any other
thing that has yet menaced him and
IN consequence, these papers assert
Is prepared to concede anything that
may be demanded of the Porte. AL
though Germany has Joined the Euro
peln league, she certainly has not COM
mitted herself to any project contem-
plating European prOtectorate over
Turkey, the occupation of Armenia by
Russia, or any other scheme which
would involve any interference at the
present time with the powers of the
Sultan within his own domains and the
North German Gazette declares that
the Christian inhabitants of Turkey in
the meantime will be In no wise en-
dangered.
The correspondent Of the Tageblatt in
Constantinople telegraphs to his paper
that he Is in position to affirm that
no warlike complications are likely to
arise from the Armenian trouble and
behind this soothing semi-ofiicial as
sertion remains q combination of un-
explained facts suggesting that 1t is the
intention of Germany to play the part
of the honest t"orn~ In the matter.
The principal one of these facts Is the
action of Count GoluCGowsky, the Aus
trian secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs. in first making overtures to Lord
Salisbury calling attention to the fact
that 1t would greatly strengthen the
position of England If the triple alli-
ance should be taken into the alliance
of powers on the Turkish question un-
der conditions that Austria would in
stitute operations If required to protect
the Macedonian population, Austria's
geographical position enabling her to do
SO at moments notice.
EngIard's Position.
The assent of the English premier TO
this virtual proposal was obtained un-
der Lord Salisbury's conviction that
England would require q strong back
ing against the coalition Of Russia and
france when the time should arrive
for the partitioning OF Turkey. In view
or all this while peace reigns for the
moment under cautions ministerial nj
terances, nobody believes that the Turk
VIII be able to weather the crisis which
confronts him very much longer. 1t ia
thought that paramount interest in tbe
present position TO the highest official
circle here lies IN the hope that the
policy now being pursued will force
England into the Dreibund, England
has always been ready to seize ad-
vantages from the Central Europenn
coalition without committing herself
to anything, but the time has come
When she Is confronted with the alter
native Of choice between fatal isoIa.
ton and q definite union with the con.
tinental powers.
A semi-otfiCial paper In Hamburg. the
Corresponding, asks what practical
meaning lies in the declaration of the
Gnglsh government that England will
maintain her policy. What policy?
The triple alliance. the paper continues
mas not wanted nor does 1t want war
and Russia and France would not no
very far merely to help Armenia. Tie
situation in Eastern Asia has also In
pe considered, and in view of that sit-
uation England ought least of nil IN
pe disposed to drift into war, Her ulti-
mate iate' therefore, must be to choose
allies. o0"e