The record-union., 1896-09-20
Such is the Consensus of Opinion Of the
German Press.
An Austrian Journal Argues That the
Sultan is Under the Protection of
Russia, and if England Should Seek
to Force the MOnarch's Deposition
She Would Quickly Find That She
Would Have to Face Russia for
Her Temerity.

BERLIN. Sept. 19.-The excited Ian
guage employed by the Vienna and Ber-
lin semi official newspapers in discuss
ing the Turkish policy adopted by Lord
Salisbury is known to be due to the rap
idly growing divergence of the lines of
Lord Salisbury's proposal and that OF
Count Golushowski, Austrian Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, as to how to deal
with the Sultan. Prince Hohenlohe, the
German Imperial Chancellor, who has
now gone to his estate at AltauSSee III
Syria, for a season of chamois hunting
has continued to play second fiddle to
Count Goluchowski since that states
man took the initiative upon the East
ern question.
To the Berlin Government the ques-
ton remains viewed as affecting the
Dreibund chiefly. The semi-official press
here naturally follow the lead of the
Vienna semi-official organs. but 1t is
difficult in the extreme to ascertain
what Count Goluchowski's are beyond.
for the present at least, upholding the
Sultan and maintaining the status quo
in Turkey generally. Amidst the news
paper invectives which have been
hurled against England not a single
suggestion of reforms on the part of the
Porte has appeared. Austria obviously
fears that the action of England Will
drive the Sultan to claim the protection
of Russia, involving the sudden appear
ance of Russian troops at Constantine
pie and Russian warships in the Dar-
danelleS.
Outside of the semi-official press, the
consensus of opinion is that the Sultan
must be deposed before the recurring
disorders in Constantinople and else
~;-t~ -l,,lI
cease, but the opinion in foreign Off
cial circles here is that time must be al
lowed in which to enable the Powers to
arrange for the selection and enthrone-
ment of his successor.
The Vienna "Neu Erie Presse" rightly
argues that the Sultan is under the pro-
lection of Russia and that If England
should seek to force that monarch's de-
position she would very quickly find
that she would have to face Russia for
her temerity.
To-day's issue of the "Neue Erie
Presse' contains the report of an inter-
view with an Austrian statesman
wherein he says that European entente
in Turkey no longer exists, but has been
replaced by Russian-Austrian entente,
the object of which is to maintain the
status quo and maintain the Sultan Alb
dul Hamid in power, as If new Sultan
should be placed upon the throne by the
Powers he would not have the prestige
and authority of the present occupant
of the Ottoman throne, and this state
of affairs would cause a general rebell-
ion of the Turks against the new Ca
lph's Government.
The inspection of the Turkish forts
in the Dardanelles by the Russian
General Tichikatcheff, Commander of
the District of Odessa. is very signifi-
cant Of the Sultan's reliance upon Rus
Sia General Tichikatcheff'S mission to
Constantinople and the Dardanelles'
forts occurred early in July last, but
the fact has just leaked out. 1t ap-
pears that a Russian warship passed a
fortnight in the DardeneleS, during
which a group of Russian officers were
engaged in inspecting the fort works
and assisting the Turkish officers tor
pedo experiments. Since the return OF
General Tichikatcheff to Odessa it is
believed that war materials may be
supplied to the Dardenelles forts from
Russia. Commenting upon this affair
the VIENNA "Neue Erie Presse" says:
THE English Foreign Office must be
blind if it fails to understand the mean
ing of this"
Within a week after the Cars meet
ing with the Kaiser the tariff war be-
tween Germany and Russia was ac-
lively resumed. In response to the
clamor OF the agrarians the German
Government raised the duties upon ag-
ricultural imports, claiming that this
increase was permissible under the
terms Of the Russo German CONNER
cial treaty. To this action the Rus
sian Government has replied by With
drawing all the tariff concessions
granted to German goods in 1854 ana
1895 The German manufacturers,
who have enormous stores of prohlDlted
goods thus thrown upon their hands,
have vainly appealed to the Foreign
Office for redress, but it is expected
that the final reprisal of Germany VIII
be to recur to the edict of the Reich
stag, forbidding the issue OF German
loans upon Russian securities.
The Cars limited Distribution OF
Russian decorations to German offlclais
and German army officers upon the oc-
casion of his recent visit to Breslau
has been badly interpreted here. The
late Car Alexander Ill, although by
no means friendly to Germany, was
lavish in his bestowal of Russian or
ders upon Germans, while it is claimed
that his successor Nicholas H., keeps
his decorations for the French.
United States ambassador Uni gave
a farewell dinner on Thursday to Cap
tain r. K. Evans, the retiring military
attache to the United States Embassy.
and Mrs Evans. Ewenty guests We're
present, including the staff OF the En-
bassy and Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Enwiley and Mr.. Snow, all OF Chicago
The military attaches to the various
Embassies here attended farewell to
Captain Evans.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-An audience
conservatively estimated at $4,000
greeted Senator Thurston tonight in an
immense tent erected for the occasion at