, 1896-10-08
sam BARRED.
HIS WARSHIPS DENIED ADMIS-
SION TO THE BOS-
PHORUS.
Russia Is Said to be the Director, TAX
ing the Ground That the United
States Is Not a Party to Agreement
Rights Of This Government May
Be Asserted by Force.

onclally here today that the
Turkish government, after weighing
the matter and consulting with certain
advisers, has come to the decision not
to admit the United States warship
Bancroft through the Dardaneiles, and
therefore she will not be able to act as
the guardian of the United States lega-
ton in these waters. The porte, 1t is
said, has also decided not to admit the
guardships Of Greece and Holland,
which countries proposed to have a ship
stationed in the Bosphorus as a guard
ship and to furnish men to guard their
legations in case OF emergencies. 1t
should be added. however. that the
United States government is not known
to have presented. through its minister.
Mr.. Terrill, a formal demand for the
passage of the Bancroft or any other
United States warship through the
Straits Of ~Dardanelles. and it is recalled
that Greece in 1888 was allowed to have
a guardship in the Bosphorus.
The exact ground upon which the
Turkish government takes IT'S stand In
this case is not stated, but 1t Is known
in oficial circles here that Russia has
objected to the presence in the Bospho-
rus Of the United States. Grecian or
Dutch guardships.
The objections to the present guard
ships here are said, according to general
report. to be based on the Berlin agree
ment. which excludes from naval rep
resentatton In the Bosphorus any pow
ers that were not party to that agree
ment, and that, therefore, the United
states cannot be allowed to send a war
ship to the Straits Of Dardanelles. 1t
Is believed that Mr.. Terrill, about a
month ago, n an urgent request to
Washington for a United States war
vessel.
II Is further tntimated that the Unit
ed States government will insist by
force II necessary. upon the presence of
the Bancroft in the Bosphorus, taking
the ground that such a 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 prop
erty of American citizens made It neces-
sary.
The Turkish government has also
sent a circular to the different embas-
sizes, demanding the right to search for
eign vessels passing Constantinople for
Armenians.
1t Is believed that the powers will not
accede to this request, as up to the pres
ent Armenians who have sought refuge
on board Of English and French yes
sells have been protected by the guard
ships here until the vessels on which
they sought refuge had sailed for their
destination.
Advices received here from the ISL
and Of Crete state that the crisis there
Is by no means ended. The entire pop
ulation Of the interior Ct that island is
still under arms, and the leaders have
announced that they will reuew hos
tilitfes unless the Turkish garrisons
are Withdrawn from Crete. This has
caused a renewal Of the excitement and
the situation has once more assumed a
most threatening aspect.
1t is believed that the Turkish gov
eminent will insist upon maintaining
Its garris0ns in Crete and that Turkey
in this matter will have the support OF
the powers who recently brought about
what was looked upon as being a set
Element Of the Cretah ~dihlcurtdes by
compelling the porte to grant nearly all
the reforms demanded by the insur-
GENTS and giving them a sort of. local
self-government which wes looked up
on ~ being satisfactory to the fnsur-
gent leaders. This fresh demouztn-
ton in Crete will. In all probability,
bring about further trouble, and post
pooe again . definite settlement Ct the