Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-07
Tho Unltsd States Nay Force It's
Way 10 COlslantllOpls
10 PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
rhs Tiams OF iasurr-ctiop HiHsipE
Up anew In crete - trouble
Again Feared.

CoNHTAS1INOpLE, Oct. q, VIA Bul-
rsna, oct. 7.-tCopyrighisd by the
Associated Pres lso9,l--It was semi
pficlally announced mere today that
the Turklsn government, aiior weigh.
log the matter aud oonsulting certain
advisers, had GENE to the doeislon not
10 admit the United States warship
bancroft through tho DAfisnelles and
that therefore she will not 10 able TO
ncl a. q guArdship OF the United States
legation In these waters The Porte,
81 iss said, also decided not 10 admit the
guArdships OF Greece aud Holland. II
thould DO added that the United
States government IL net known
10 have presented through hiln-
hlet Tsrrill any formal demand
Tor the passage OF the Bancroft or any
other United States wArahip through
Tire straits Of the DardAnolles. The ox'
act ground upon which tho Turkish
government takes its stand IN this case
is not stated, but II IL known In official
circles here that Russia objected TO the
presence In the Bosphorus Of United
States, GTeolan or Dutch guatdahips.
objections To extra guardships here are
nii. according TO general report, TO be
based on tho Berlin agreement. which
excludes from naval representation In
The Bosphoius any powers not q party
10 that agreement.
IL 10 believed that MT. Terrell. about
n month ago, sent an urgent request TO
Washington for a United States war
vessel. Itis further inlimHlsd thu, tbs
United States government will iusisi,
by force, n necessary, upon the pres
once OF tbs Bancroft In the Bosphoruf,
taking the ground that such n step
would not be- an unifiencly act 10
Turkey, In view Of all The cifoum.
stances, and that the protection OF tho
lives and property Of American Gilt.
zens made IL nectshary.
Tte Tutklah government has sont q
circular 10 the different embassies, de.
handing tho right to search iofeign
vessels pai1ing COnstantiuoplc Tor Ar.
meniant. IL Ia believed the powers
viii not accede to this request, A., up
10 the present, AtmsuiAus who have
sought refuge on board Brush or
French vessels, have been protected
by the guardshipa hero until tho yss.
tels on which they sought refuge ha1
talled Tor thvir destination.
Advices from the island Of Crole
hlHte that the entire population OF tho
interior 10 Hiill under arms and tue
leaders have announced that they will
renew hoitilitita unless tue Turkish
gaffisona hfo Withdrawn from Crete.
This has caused n renewal VI tho ex.
element and thu situation has once
more assumed n threatening aspect. II
II believed the Turkish government
Will inslbt upon maintaining lie
gafrisons In Crete anu will have tue
support OF the powers, who recently
brought about what was looked upon
~ q settlement Of the Cretan difiicnl.
ties, by compelling tho Porte 10 gtant
nearly ali tbo REFORMS demanded by
the insurgents aud giving them y sort
Of local olfigovernment, which was
looked upon As Satisfactory 10 tha in-
tufgont leaders. This fresh demon.
STATION ia Crete will, In all probAbil.
ily, bring about further trouble, and
postpone again n definite settlement Of
Tue Eastern question.