Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-10-12
OUR SHIP BARRED.
u. s. Cruiser Bancroft will Not be
Permitted to Pass the
DardanelleS.
fcopxrighted. 1896, by the Associated Press.l

copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press)
I Constantinople, Oct. (via Sofia, Bull
.egaria. Oct. DIT was semi officially an
nounced here today that he Turkish gov
eminent, after weighing the matter and
consulting with certain advisers, has
come to the decision not to admit the
United States cruiser Bancroft through
the Dardanelles and therefore she will
not be able to act as the guardship of the
United States legation in these waters.
The Porte, it is added, has also decided
not to admit the guardships of Greece
and Holland. which countries also pro
posed to have ships stationed IN the Dos
phorus as guardships and to furnish men
to guard their legations in case OF emer-
gencies.
It should be added, however, that the
United States government is not known
to have presented through it's minister,
Mr.. Terrell, formal demand for the
passage of the Bancroft or any other
United States warship through the
straits of the Dardanelles, and it is re-
called that Greece. in 1888, was allowed
to have a guardship in the Bosphorus
The exact ground upon which the Turk
ish government takes it's stand IN this
case is not stated, but it is known IN
official circles here that Russia has OBJ
jeAtions to the presence in the Bospho-
rus of United States, Grecian or Dutch
guardshiDs.
The objections to the presence of the
extra guardships here are said, according
to general report, to be based on. the
Berlin agreement, which excludes from
naval representation in the Bosphorus
any powers that were not party 70 thaL
agreement, and that therefore the United
States cannot be allowed to send war
ship to the straits of the Dardanelles.
It is believed that Mr. Terrell, about
a month ago. sent an urgent request 10
Washington for United States war
vessel. It is further intimated that the
United States government will insist Dy
force. if necessary, upon the presence. OF
the Bancroft in the Bosphorus, taking
the ground that such step would not
be an unfriendly act to Turkey in view
of all the circumstances in the case and
that the protection of lives and property
of American citizens made 1T necessary.
The Turkish government has also sent
5, circular to the different embassies de-
manding the right to search foreign yes
sells passing Constantinople for Armenl-
ans. 1t is believed that the powers will
not accede to this request, as up to the
present Armenians who have sought ref
uge on board of British or French yes
sells have been protected by the guard
ships here until the vessels on which
destination.
Advices received here from the island
of Crete state that the crisis there is. by
no means ended. The entire population
of the interior Of that island is still IN
der arms and their leaders have an
nounced that they will renew hostilities
unless the Turkish garrisons are with
drawn from Crete. This has caused a
renewal Of the excitement and the stu
alton has once more assumed most
threatening aspect.
It is believed that the Turkish govern
ment will insist upon maintaining its gar
rison in Crete and that Turkey in this
matter will have the support of the pow
ers, who recently brought about what. was
looked upon as being a settlement of the
Cretan difficulties by compelling the
Porte to grant nearly all the reforms de-
manded by the insurgents and giving
them sort of local self-government,
which was looked upon as being salts
factory to the insurgent leaders. This
fresh demonstration in Crete will, in all
probability, bring about further trouble
and postpone again a definite settlement
of the Eastern question.