River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-05
HANGS FIRE.
Hitch In Matters Diplomatic at Con-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Not In Harmony.

F1ANoS FthGs
A Hitch In Matters Diplomatic at Con-
stantInople-Powers Not In Harmony.
Constantinople, Nov. 20. via Sofia Bull
garia. Dec. 2.-After all the warlike talk
the British ambassador. Sir Philip Cur
rie. has backed down. and the sultan
and his palace advisers are triumphant
The British gunboat Dryad, ordered
from Salonica bay by Admiral Sir Mich
ael Culme-Seymour. the commander OF
the British Mediterranean squadron.
at the request of Sir Philip Currie after
the latter was assured on Tuesday last
Ey Twefik Pasha, the Turkish minister
for foreign affairs. that the porte had
decided TO grant the firmans allowing
the extra guardships required by the
representatives of the powers here TO
lass the Dardanelles. has been ordered
back to Salonica.
In an interview with Sir Philip Cur
RE the sultan again called the British
ambassadors attention II the efforts
he was making 10 restore order in Ash
attic Turkey. offered proof that the work
of reform was as fully inaugurated as
circumstances would permit. promised
that everything possible would be done
to put down the rising in Syria. etc,
without unnecessary bloodshed, and.
las. but not least. Abdul Hamid referred
to the danger of an outbreak at Con-
stantinople and elsewhere # he was hu-
inflated to the extent of having his
power and authority scorned in the eyes
of the Mussulman world.
Sir Philip Currie finally said he would
order the Dryad away temporarily,
though he strongly impressed upon the
mind of the sultan that any further
disturbances here which would threat
en- the lives of foreigners would be the
signal of the enforcement of the treaty
rights of the powers regarding the ex-
ira guardships. even if Great Britain had
10 act alone in the matter.
Constantinople. Dec. /, via Sofia. Dec.
3.-The sultan has not heard the last of
the extra guard shipquestion. The with
drawal of the British gunboat Dryad
from the entrance to the Dardanelles,
where she was awaiting the necessary
irman allowing her passage through
the straits. was only temporary meas
ure, taken on account of the fact that
the palace people had infiamed the
fanaticism of the MusSulman popula-
ton here and that serious rioting was
planned to commence so soon as the
warship entered the Bosphorus. While
1esirous of not doing anything which
would in any way tend to induce dis
turbances or hinder the work of resfor-
~. q h.af in a
be unanimously resolved to insist upon
their demand for the extra guarClships.
In consequence the ambassadors have
arranged for a meeting to discuss the
situation and consider what action is
necessary in view of the sultan's contin
ned objection TO granting the firmans
Meanwhile the palace party IL triumph.
ant and the impression is being con.
veyed to the general public that the sui.
tan has won a great victory over the
powers. This tends to make the mat.
ter more delicate to handle, as to dem
onstrate that such is not the case is al
most certain to lead to an outbreal
even more serious than the one whict
gave the pretext for the demand for ex
ira guardships.
A Turkish official who is usually well
posted on the inner workings of di-
plomacy here. discussing the withdraw.
| al of the Dryad. intimated that the mat
ter was very simple one. the substance
of which was that the powers objected
to any power taking the lead in any ac'
ton in Turkey. as such step would be
| calculated to give that power pTestigs
which was not part of the agreem ent OF
| the powers In other words, if action
| is to he taken, it should be combined ac-
ton upon the part of the powers and
not the isolated action of Great Britain,
for instance Thus. il is intima ted, that
| if the passage of the Dardanelles is to
be forced it should be done by warships
| of all the powers interested This was
the original understanding. but Great
| Britain, il appears, was not disposed to
delay matters beyond a certain point
London. Dec. 3.-The Standards
Vienna correspondent telegraphs that
| he learns from trustworthy source
| in Constantinople that the sultan is in
| daily fear of sharing the fate of Ismail
| Pasha, His courtiers declare that the
powers have decided to depose him,
using for this purpose the forces
aboard of the second guardships which
they demand shall be permitted to enter
the Bosphorus.
Berlin, Dec. S.-rhe Frankfort lei
Iung publishes 8 Constantinopie dis
catch saying That the car in reply TO
| personal APPEAL from the sultan con-
scented to waive the Russian request for
a second guardship in the Bosphorus.