The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-26

by the Associated Press)-The most
startling political news of the week
was the announcement on Thursday in
a dispatch from Constantinople to the
Pan Mall Gazette that an offensive and
defensive alliance had been formed be-
tween Russia and Turkey. True or not
true. the story has aroused the widest
discussion throughout Great Britain
and kilograms from different European
capitals contained admissions which
lend color to the report. Turkeys ter
rible financial Plight it is believed may
have drawn the sultan into the arms
Of Russia
The information in the Constantine
pie dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
is confirmed today from an excellent
source, a letter from the Speakers
correspondence in Constantinople in
which the writer declares the Russo
Turkey treaty is an actual fact, though
ii does not exist on paper The CORES
pondent ADDS, Russia is complete mas
ter of the situation and it is believed
here that the
ENORMOUS BAKSHEESH
sent by the sultan to the car, valued
at 600 and including one of the
most famous jewels in the imperial col
lection marked the secret treaty of
alliance by which Russia guarantees
the integrity of the Ottoman empire
and agrees to assist IL the restoration
of order in Kurdistan and also in de-
Tense of the Dardanelles.
France follows Russia as a blind
man follows his dog. France was the
first to denounce the treaty of I'm
kiarskelessi; now she is silent.
The attitude of Germany 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 the
triumph of Russia and the humilia-
ton Of Great Britain.
BRITISH DEFEAT.
The English newspapers generally ac-
cept this view of the defeat Of British
diplomacy. The Chronicle almost alone
views the situation with complacency
and thinks it ought to lead to COM
plete entente between Russia and Great
Britain on the whsle Asiatic question,
including Egypt.
Abroad the report has caused a good
deal of anxiety. The Times Vienna
correspondent says that the genera!
impression there is that the treaty ac
tUaly exists.
The Neuie Free Presse of Vienna
says: There is no doubt Russia has
exercised strong influence at Constan-
1inOple but Europe can scarcely aban-
don its interests in Turkey in favor of
single power
This development of the question
has aroused great interest as to the in
tentions Of the United States and the
feeling is expressed that the United
States win ere long prove the potent
factor in the Levant.
The debates in congress on this sub
ject are eagerly followed and comment
ed upon here.
Regarding the action of the United
States senate yesterday, when Sena-
tor Calls resolution demanding that
either by peaceful means or by force
of arms the
ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
be stopped, was defeated without divis-
ion and the foreign affairs committee
resolution was unanimously passed, ap-
pealing TO the powers TO rescue the
Armenians. the Westminster Gazette
says: "All that will probably be dis
missed by Europe as but the ebulli-
tions Of Jefferson Brick blowing off
steam to a sympathetic gallery. But
in view OF the movements OF the 1eet
and the stir in the arsenal and organ
lied agitation in the great cities. and
the imminent probability that the Turk
may any day kill an American mis-
sionary these utterances and
yesterdays speeches cannot be light
~ dismissed We need hardly to say
that any action of the American gov
eminent regarding Turkey win be
warmly welcomed even by those who
have most resented the action taken at
washington concerning British Gui-
ana"
The outlook here in regard to the
speedy settlement Of the dispute be-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela is
now looked upon as being much more
hopeful But whether the settlement
will be arrived at with Venezuela direct
or by means of arbitration. still seems
an undecided question, although no
body anticipates any further serious
trouble in connection with the dispute