New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
LORD sALISBURY'S POLICY.
OF THE SULTAN OR. A PAN
EUROPEAN ADMINISTRATION.
A RUSSIAN PRoTECToRATE FOR TURKEY DIS
cUssED-THE GERMAN PRESS WAKING UP

A RUSSIAN PRoTECToRATE FOR TURKEY DIS
c1,ssEp-rHE GERMAN PRESS WAKING UP
TO THE TRUE SITUATION
London. Sept 26-The fact has been learned
that no conclusive change in the treatment or
the Porte by the European Powers will be visible
until after the Cars visit to Paris. The greater
freedom of action shown by the English Ambas-
sador Sir Philip Currie. in dealing with the Sui
tan is in the mean time valuable az an ind'ca-
ton of the English Governments drift.
Lord Salisbury has determined upon either
the deposition Of the Sultan or the prac-
ticaI administration Of Turkey through the Coun-
Gil of Ambassadors as has already been outlined.
The deposition Of the Sultan. with the appoint
ment of a successor under the. sanction OF the
Powers. would be equivalent to the proposed
European protectorate. There is high authority
for saying that just prior to going to Balmoral
the Car caused his Ambassador, NJ. Nelidoff.. to
report to him specially the Sutan's moral
and mental condition At the time the order
was given NJ Nelidon was absent on leave from
his post at Constantnople. The Czars request
pointed to a consideration of questions whether
Abdul Hamid could be trusted to reign quietly
under new conditions. must be depOsed
The English Liberal press discuss with equa-
nmty a permanent Russian occupation OF Con-
stantinople, accompanied with guarantees OF
free passage Of the Dardanelles With Russia In
possession of Constantnople and the Straits. and
Europe only In possession Of guarantees there
would soon be war cataclysms. The baimorai
conferences cannot go that way. The real Saiis-
bury lead Is a European protectorate over Tur-
key Lord Salisbury and M. de StaaI, the Rus-
sian Ambassador. are both at Balmoral for the
purpose Of consulting with the Car. M. de Staal
is a strong Anglophie, and will give great assist
ance to the British Government In the direction
of convincing Russia OF the disinterestedness OF
the Turkish policy of Great Britain. Many prom
inent Conservatives are strongly opposed to any
plan which would hand Constantnople over to
Russia.
The eminent foreign expert Frederick Green
wood published an article in 1.-THE Pail Mall Ga
zette" yesterday In which he predicted that II
the Powers should give Constantinople to Russia
that Empire would become In a Few years the
rremovable master OF Europe.
The Admiralty chiefs, In concert with the war
Office authorities, have had under consideration
the operations that might be necessary for the
forcing Of the Straits and the occupation or Con-
stantinople. 1t is understood that the passage
Of the Dardanelles Is regarded as easy. involv-
ing small probable loss Of life and none In ships
but Lord Woseley is said to report that, though
Constantinople could be destroyed by the fleet
and the sultan's palace held by force OF ma ma,
from anarchy, could be effected without force
of 10000 men. No such English expedition Is
within the bounds of possibility. but an Anglo
Italian expedition is.
Berlin Sept. 26-The authorities Of the For
eign ONCE are greatly indignant at finding
that reports have obtained credence that 1t Is
Germany and not Russia that Is befrerding
the Sultan. Acting under the influence OF this
feeling the Foreign ONCE has Issued state
ment declaring that complete harmony In re-
gard to Turkey exists at the present time among
the Powers.
If a recurrence Of the troubles in Constantine
pie should make the question acute. however,
ii Is possible that the great. Powers VIII aban-
don their attitude Of disinterestedness and pro-
coed to take common action to restore order.
and communication sounding the Powers upon
this question are already passing between the
various European governments
Nevertheless the German public are not sat
shed with the attitude which the Government
has recently assumed and especially deplore the
fact that the Germsn Embassy at CONSTANT
nople showed no sympathy with the Armenians
during the late massacres there. while the
disturbances going on In the streets OF
ConstantinOple the other embassies gave asG
lum to hundreds of Armenian fugitives but
Germany" says the st. Petersburg "Novoe
Vremya." 'in order to keep In the good graces
of the Sultan kept her doors closed until the
sacred helpless fugitives before the very doors
of the Embassy
Despite repeated denials on the part Of the
Russian authorities and the Russian press. the
Frankfort "Zeitung' maintains it's assertion
that the Russian Black Sea feet has been
cruising since last Monday within six hours
sail OF the Bosphorus.