The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
RUSSIA AND TURKEY
Have Not Openly Signed a
Treaty of Alliance,
BUT HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.
France and Russia With Germany
Humiliation OF England, Who Would
Like Us 10 Take . Hand.

Copyrighted By the Associated Press
London, Jan -5.-The Turkish embassy
has published an Official denial Of the Pail
Mail Gazettes report OF a treaty between
Russia and Turkey The representatives
OF the Ottoman empire IN England say
that tie report IS absolutely unfounoed.
The most startling political news OF the
week was the announcement on Thursday.
Ia a dispatch from Consrantinople TO the
Pail Mall Gazette. that an offensive ana
defensive alliance has been formed be-
tween Russia ana Turkey. True or untrue,
the story mas aroused the keenest discus
sion throughout Great Britain and the
continent, and the specials from the differ
ent European capitals contain admissions
which lend color TO the report. Turkeys
woeful financial plight, IL is believed. may
have driven the sultan into the arms Or
Russia. The information in the Coustan-
tinopie dispatch 10 the Pail Mall Gazette
IS confirmed today from an excellent
source, letter from the Speakers corre-
spondent at Constantinople, in which the
writer declares that the Russo-Turkish
treaty is an actual fact. although * does
not exist on paper. The correspondent
adds:
Russia is absolute master OF the situa-
tlon, and IL Is believed here that the enor-
nous backsheesh sent by the sultan 20 the
car valued at So, 90 and including one
collection, marked the secret treaty OF al
lance by which Russia guarantees tie in
tegrity OF the Ottoman empire and agrees
10 assist In the restoration of ordsr in
Kurdistan and also in the defense Of the
Dardanelles.
France follows Russia as blind man
follows his dog. France was the first TO
denounce the treaty OF Unkiarskelessi;
now she is silent. The attitude OF Ger
many is more despicable than that OF
France: she is trying TO win favor with
Russia BY out-Heroding Herod.
The outcome OF the Armenian difficulty
has been a triumph OF Russia and the hui
initiation of Great Britain
The English newspapers generally accept
this view OF the defeat Of their diplomacy.
The Chronicle almost alone views the situ-
alton with complaeency, and thinks ii
ought TO lead to a complete entente between
Russia and Great Britain on the whole Ash
attic question. including Egypt.
Abroad the report has caused a great
deal OF anxiety The Standards Vienna
correspondent admits that the general i'm
preston there is that some arrangement
between Russia and Turkey actually ex-
lists. The Neue Freie Presse OF Vienna
says: There is no doubt that Russia has
exercised strong influence at Constantine
pie, but Europe can scarcely abandon its
interests in Turkey in favor OF single
power"
This development OF the Eastern question
has aroused great interest as 10 the inten-
lions of the United States, and the feeling
is expressed that the United States VIII.
ere long. prove a potent factor in the Lee
want The debates in congress upon this
subject are eagerly followed and comment
ed upon here. Regarding the United states
senate debate yesterday. when Senator
Calls resolution demanding that either by
peaceful negotiations or force or arms.
the Armenian atrocities be stopped, was
defeated without a division and the foreign
affairs committee resolution was unani-
mously passed. appealing TO the powers 20
rescue the Armenians. the Westminster
Gazette says: IAN that Will probably be
dismissed BY Europe as but the ebullitons
OF Jefferson Brick blowing off steam TO a
sy-npathetic gallery. But in view OF the
movements of the feet and the stir in the
arsenals and organized agitation in the
great cities and the imminent probability
that the Turk may any day Kill an Amer
lean missionary, these utterances and yes
terday's speeches cannot be lightly dis
missed. We need hardly TO say that any
acton of the American government regard
ing Turkey will be warmly welcomed. even
bv those who have most resented the acton
taken al Washington City concerning Brit
ish Guiana.