Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
Great Britain Yields to Turkeys
Protests.
DRYAD ORDERED BACK TO SALONICA
The Sultan Wished to Be Spared
Humiliation.
LULL IN THE STORM

Copyrighted. 1885, by the Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE. November %. via
Sofia, Bulgaria, November 30.-After all the
warlike talk Of yesterday, the British am
bassador. Sir Philip Currie, has backed down
and the sultan and his palace advisers are
triumphant. The British gunboat Dryad
has been ordered back to Saonica.
Following the repeated threats Of forcing
the passage of the DardanelIes IL the sui
tan persisted in refusing to allow the extra
gunboats to enter the Bosphorus. this looks
very much as if Abdul Hamid and his adj
visers were we'll informed in believing that
the powers were not in accord.
Said Pasha yesterday succeeded in get
ting the British ambassador to refer the
Dryad matter to his government.
There was some delay, stated in these
dispatches yesterday, in obtaining a reply
from Lord Salisbury. and this caused re-
port to spread among the Turkish officials
that Great Britain would not do anything
calculated to hinder the efforts of the sui
tan to restore order and put in force-the re-
forms advocated by the powers, and, there
fore. the demand for the extra guardships
would not he carried out.
This seems to be the outward aspect of
the recall of the Dryad: but behind all this
is the fact that 1T has been established that
the palace people have been for some time
past exciting the Mussulman population
here with hints that the demand of the
less than a naval demonstration before
Constantinople. ana that this would be an
IL suit to the sultan and to the Mussulmans
throughout the world. This sly working
gradually inf1amed the fanaticsm of the
Turks. and a serious outbreak was brewing
here.
The embassies were kept well informed
of what was going on, and it is probab
that knowledge which caused the govern
ment OF Great Britain to instruct Sir Philip
Currie to order back the Dryad.
But 1t is claimed this does not end the
incident, and Ii is only a temporary with
drawal. which will be followed by the Eow-
erS iDsistence upon the observance of
their treaty rights. which, they contend,
allow them to have the extra guardsEips.
Even if this be true, 1t seems to show that
the sultan and his advisers have once more
triumpheG.
There IS another feature of the affair
which is not lost sight of. and that is that
the withdrawal of the Dryad may mean
that the European concert is broken and
that the jealouseS of the powers have been
too strong to allow of the joint action, even
In the face of the tales of horrors and
bloodshed, fire and famine, which have
come daily from Asiaic Turkey for months
past.
An explanation of the backdown Is that
after Sir Philip Currie yesterday received
the reply from the Marquis of Salisbury
re made personal call upon the sultan
For two hours and half Abdul Hamid
ard the British amba ssador remained in
close conversation. The situation was re-
viewed. The sultan again called Sir Phil
bps attention to the efforts he was max
Ing to restore order, offered proof that the
work or reform was as fully Inaugural led
as circumstances would permit promised
that everything possible would be done to
put down the uprising in Syria without I'M
necessary bloodshed. and referred to the
Hanger of an outbreak at Constantinople
and elsewhere If he was Inundated to the
extent of having his power and authority
scorned in the eyes of the Mussulman
world.
Sir Philip listened to all the representa-
lions of the sultan, backed by the state
meEts of Said Pasha ard other ministers.
and finally said he would order the Dryad
away temporarily, though he strongly i'm
pressed upon the mind Of the sultan that
any further disturbances here which would
threaten the lives of foreigners would be
the signal for the enforcement of the treaty
rights of The powers regarding the extra
guardships, even If Great Britain had to
act alone.
There the matter seems to rest but no.
body here believes that 1t is anything more
than a luu in the storm