Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-10
EUROPE AGAINST THE TURK
Information from High Quarter Of q New
Triple Alliance,
RUSSIA GREAT B5lrAH, FRANCE AGREE
REVIVAL of the oft-Rrpcntcd Humors
that the AtIIcd EIccts Are to
Again Threaten Che
HOSphOrus.

N'upNriEht, l>#, 10y the Associated lTess)
LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Birmingham Post
today confirms the repeated statements on
the same subject cablcd to the Associated
press during the past two months, In saying
that it learns from high quarter that an
understanding has been arrived at between
Great Britain Russia and France for the
settlement of the so-callod eastern question
which has for generations been troubling the
statesmen Of Europe.
The Post adds that the Russian Black sea
fleet and the British and French Mcditer-
rancan fleets will shortly be mobilized in
contiguity to the Bosphorus and the Darda-
uelles in order to enforce, If necessary, the re-
forms which the embassies of the three
powers are about to present to the sultan. and
to which the other signers of the Berlin
treaty, Germany Austria and Italy, have con-
gented To this end, 1t is asserted, the
allied fleets may force the passage of the
straits of the Dardanelles.
The birmingham Post is generally cred
tied with rejecting the views of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, a member of Lord Salisbury S
present cabinet as minister of the colonies.
Although it Is not so stated, it is considered
possible that MIR. Chamberlain is the source
of the Posts Information concerning this
new dreibund.
On September 10, while the czar was at
Balmoral. this news was cabled to the AS
uociated press. At the same time the
Manchester Guardian made a similar state
ment, also alleging that the cooperation of
France had been purchased by a provision
regarding Egypt, and adding that the scheme
foreshadoSed the naturalization OF both
Egypt and Turkey, under an international
guarantee with their rulers and under in
ternational tutelage
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date of October l. seemed to confirm the story
and dispatch to the Associated press from
London on October 2 said that the Vienna
correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphed
his paper as follows: The powers have
agreed upon pacific settlement OF the east
ern question honorable to all parties and
amply guaranteeing the security of the
Armenians.'
The same correspondent on October ., ais
then cabled to the Associated press wired
from Vienna declaring that the agreement
of the powers for the settlement OF the
Turkish problem which had good authority
FOR publishing includes the formation of an
Armenian zone In the Turkish empire on
the basis of the Jewish pale in Russia, the
powers guaranteeing the saIety OF the
Armenians therein, with the idea that the
zone would become the germ of new
Armenian state.
The Mail correspondent added: "The act
i've operations will be undertaken by Eng
land France and Russia, while Italy Will
cooperate II necessary
On October 8 a dispatch from Paris to the
Associated press said that 1t was announced
there that France, Russia and Great Britain
had arrived at an entente in regard to
Turkey and that it was expected that these
powers would Immediately dispatch TO the
porte a vigorous note demanding the
adoption of reforms which secure the
safety of Armenians in the Turkish en-
pire.
The Daily News of London on October 21
published a dispatch from Paris saying it
was stated that through the efforts of the
czar as an intermediary an agreement had
been reached between the Russian, French
and British governments for the settlement
OF the troubles in Turkey, adding that
should the plan of settlement decided upon
be unopposed by the two members of the
dreibund the third member will be Obliged
to accept 1t.
Other DEVELOPMENTS were cabled from
time to time. Finally on December 3 Cth's
and all the other developments having been
cabIed to the Associated press on the several
dates given. the Daily News announced that
the powers would shortly consider project
having for its object the occupation by Rus
sa of the northwestern corner OF Turkey
formed by the BosphOrus and the Black sea
to about half way down the BCsphorus
which. together with the Hellespont will
become entry free to the vessels Of all
nations. The forts along the He'll spont
will be dismantled ana the powers VIII as
sumo the protection of the Hellespont and
Constantinople.
The Daily N,ws added that the project
provides for the sultan retiring from the
rulership of Turkey.
In the above collection of dispatches. es-
peclally from the Daily News announcement
of December 3. will be found the basis of the
sensational reports circulated by a news
agency and published in a New York news
paper today as a special dispatch from Lon
don.
There is no doubt that the powers have
been for many months past coming to an
standing" regarding Turkey, and there
is reason to believe that the better feeling
now existing between Great Britain and
France and Russia is Fastening the solution
of the veXing eastern question. But the
features of the case are covered
with the mildew OF months and there is abb
solutely nothing new in announcing that
the Turk must yield"