New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09
Turkish MINISTRY FALLS.
rr1t, SITUATION IN THE EAST EXTREMELY
GRAVE.
PREPARATIONS BY TIE POWERS TO ENFORCE
THEIR DEMAND FOR REFORMS IN ARMENIA
ANENGIIsH NAVAL DEMONSTRATION AT
CoNsTANTINoPLE POssIBLE-oUEEN
VICTORIA EXCITED by THE

STORIES OF ATROCITIES.
Constantinople, June S.-The Turkish Ministry
to-day resigned and Cabinet is being
formed with Said Pasha Grand Vizier.
London June S.-The gravity Of the situation
In the Far East Is shown by the orders which
have been issued by the War Office. A large
increase will be made In the stores Of mu-
ni,ons at Malta Alden and in Egypt The small
garrison on the island of Perrin, In the Red
Sea- will be reinforced by detachments Of ar
,llery and sappers. Quck-nring guns Will be
placed in the forthcatons and the works will
be enlarged The island will be made i'm
portant naval base.
Communications proceed betwt en- London. ST.
Petersburg and Paris as to what combined &C
ton shall be taken II the Porte maintains Its
refusal 10 concede the demands made 10y Great
Britain. Russia and France relative TO Armenia.
II the Porte persists IN It's refusal to grant the
demands made by the three Powers. IL has been
definitely arranged to present these demands
again az an ult!matum. and to set a fixed date
for their acceptance or rejection. Ii Is under
stood that Great Britain proposed In the event
NJ the rejection OF the demands that the COM
bined fleets OF the three Powers make a demon
s,ration at Constantinope. but France ana
Russia prefer as a first resort conference OF
the European Powers. "Thc Speaker asserts
that harmony between the three Powers. as far
as diplomatic pressure is concerned. is complete
should France and Russia decline TO go further
the appearance OF a British fleet at Constanti-
nople may become a necessity. If only 10 insure
safety against a rising of the Turks. The paper
adds that public opinion in Great Britain Will
compel the Government TO go on alone II
would be easy to occupy first Mtylene and Sa-
mos and % make them and Cyprus base oil
operatjons though the eventual result might
break up the Turkish Empire.
Lord Roseberys enforced absence from heac-
quarters and the leaving OF the Earl OF KIM
herley's weak hand % guide affairs are eN-
cused By the Liberals on the ground that the
Cabinet has agreed on definite policy TO meet
all contingencies. II Is known that the queen
influences the Cabinet by explicit adVlce
amounting to instructions. concerning tne ~, a.'
,ude of the Porte Her interest in the questloh
80 such that she caused the full text OF the
crltan's replv 10 the demands OF the thrce
Powers to be telegraphed TO her as soon as II
was received by Sir Philip Currie, the britlsn
Ambassador at COnstantinope. IL Is DeheNeu
also that in several personal etters 10 ',e oc
sha communicated the necessity or co'cc..eu az
.so, on the question. The Queen has oecoiiis
n fervent TurkOphobe. she has beeh eNc'e1
nxe, the stories of the Armenian atrocities anu
has gone beyond her usual CONSTITUTIONS 4
t0ns ~, .s.,h,o dove,on-
roan.s of the Armenian question. II IS eehe."ia, @
.acognszed that however successfully vi e"'
pr,tsin NAV cope with Turkey. the otheT iVw
ers will insist upon having full Voce III Wv.
ena, ss,tlement including the Egyptian
me- 90. Dotorshrrg June s-Several OF the leddlhs
,ewsna ners here are advocating an liitoi .
nonforence on the Armenian question: % u ,H..
able In order to prevent c'iH'0' WA"