New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
A MILDER AND OFFICIAL VIEW
NO CONCERTED AND IMMEDIATE ACTION
MEDITATED AGAINST TURKEY.
pIPLoMATisTs BELIEVE THAT ENGLAND Is NOT
LIKELY TO ACT ALONE-THE sULTANs
HOMICIDAL MANIA. AND HOW 1T MAY
PLUNGE TURKEY ~ BLOOD.

HOMICIDAL MANIA. AND HOW 1T MAY
PLUNGE TURKEY IN BLOOD
(copyrfghted 1896 BY the tnted- Asoctoed PressesJ
Berlin. Sept 13.-The Emperor will remain
several days at Siegsdorf where he has gone
for the purpose OF shooting and Prince Won
Hohenlohe will start tomorrow for his estates
in Syria, where he will engage in the sport Of
ohamois hunting. Prince Radolin, the German
Ambassador to Russia started for England on
Thursday for the purpose of transacting private
business. and Count Kapnist. the Russian Am
bassador TO Austria who is the probable sue
cessor of Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky Russian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. has lef; Vienna for
a sojourn at Biarritz with his family These
facts have been cleaned with view of gaug-
ing the value of the excited rumors which have
been flying about the boerses that a political
deluge in Turkey is imminent.
Beyond question. developments of the most
acute nature are near at hand, but they will not
be reached to-day. nor are they likely TO mani
fest themselves until the Cars tour is finished
and that monarch returns to ST. Petersburg
Lord Salishury's so-called Independent policy
in Turkey which is doubtless seen in the action
OF Sir Philip Currie the British Ambassador az
COnstantinope. in presenting TO the Porte note
protesting against the Governments expulsion
of Armenians from the Turkish capital without
consulting the representatives, Of the Powers, Is
not taken here so seriously as implying the
appearance OF British fleet in the Bosphorus
to enforce the special British demands. and the
absence Of several Ambassadors from CONSTANT
nople ought furnish sufficient proof Of the
suspension OF the final Turkish crisis. Sir Philip
Currie is the first Ambassador who has had an
audience with the Sultan since the recent riots
in Constantinople. Baron Calico. the Austrian
bassador. are away on leaves Of absence which
will not expire until the end Of the month, and
Sir Philip Currie in the mean time is in COM
mand of the diplomatic field with whatever kind
of isolated policy he has to push forward. No
well-informed diplomatist here believes that in
dependent action on the part Of Great Britain
is practical
Though the North German Gazette" whose
articles on the Turkish situation are callous and
unsympathetic with the prosecuted Armenians,
represents the best official opinion here, the
other influential journals take an entirely diff
ferent course. The Cologne Gazette declares
that the Powers want to deal energetically with
the Sultan. but are undecided as to the method
Of doing SO. Though the last massacre in Con-
stantnople passed over the European residents
of the city" the Gazette adds "as the fear
and hatred Of Christians increase the Powers
must face a possibly general massacre" The
"Kreuz Zeitung" and other papers discuss the
measures that must be taken before armed IN
PREVENTION ought to be resorted TO- but almost
every newspaper comment on the situation rea-
sons upon the readiness Of the Turks 10 try 10
eXterminate the Christians in Turkey II they are
provoked.
Advices received here from Constantncple as
sert that the Sultan is afflicted with a homi-
cidal mania arising from an acute spinal as
order and the statements made in these adVlces
SEEM according TO the criticisms Of the press.
to be associated with a maniacal outbust OF
Turkish fanaticsm generally. How TO guard
against such an outburst is the first question 10
be placed before the foreign diplomatists IN
Turkey If the Powers agree 10 place the sui
tan under tuteaGe, with the appointments OF
the Turkish Ministers and other officials ap-
proved by the Ambassadors, this action must be
accompanied by preparations for armed occupa-
ton Of Turkey The "KreuZ Zeitung' asserts
that France and Russia will never assent to the
plan of placing the Sultan under tutelage ana
will maintain the integrity Of the Empire ana
sovereignty Of the Turkish monarch. and de-
clares that these two Powers already dlstrust
the concentration Of the British fleet AT Salonca.
The sum Of the situation is that these and other
proposals dealing with the Sultan await the Is
sues OF the Cars tour