The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
TURKEY SECURES MONEY.
Russia Supposed TO Have Aided the Porte
I'm Buying Munitions Of War.

IN Buying uHittohN OF war
BERLIN, Jan. 25.-Despite the affection
Of incredunty which pervades the Foreign
| Office I'm regard TO the alleged agreement
! between Russia and Turkey in concluding
/ a treaty, the popular belief goes that
the convention is an accomplished fact
/ News received from Vienna upon this
subject has had tho effect 10 greatly
weaken the power OF the denias of the
story which have been put forth most
assiduously within tho last forty-eight
hours.
The Vienna adyicos have also led to ad-
missions that the fact that am intente
of some kind has been entered into by
the Sultan and the Czar Is not at all im-
probable.
As a matter Of fact. the diplomatic cir
cle here credits NJ Nelidon, the Russian
Ambassador. with having achieved a
grand coup under the noses OF the Eng
lish and Austrian Ambassadors. though
both of the latter were known 10 have
been watching the Russian diplomat
having had good reason 10 suspect that
Russia was playing her own game while
pretending TO act I'm concert with the
other powers.
ln the early part Of the week reports
were in circulation that Turkish orders
for large purchases of arms and other
munitions of war had been placed with
German firms
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.
This must have awaken the attention
of the German public TO the fact that
previous negotiations OF the same char
acter had collapsed, owing to the fact
that the Porte was unable TO give drafts
for the amount which would cover the
purchases, and it was generally believed
that the reports were unfOunded. This
time. however, tina public have been
fooled
The contractors. it is true. made another
refusal TO deliver the goods without a
cash equivalent or adequate security. but
they We're astounded by receiving drafts
ON account on ConstantinOple banks, to-
gether with the assurance from the rep
rescntatve of the German Government
in Constantnople that not only would the
balance Doe paid but additional orders
were impending the payment Of which
would Dee guaranteed As the financial
cmharras ment of the Turkish Govern
ment is well known, 10 is reasoned that
Russian monetary assistance is a part
of the compact between the two coun-
tries.
SOLDIERS UNPAID.
The correspondent of the Cologne Ga
Zette in ConstantinOple telegraphs 10
his paper that the public treasures of !
Turkey are empty and that the officials |
and soldiers. even % the highest rank, |
who have been called out to proceed |
against the Armenians. assert that they |
have not had a penny for months For
many weeks. too the authorized pur- |
veyors OF the army have stopped furnish |
ing supplies TO the soldiers. who are in |
a starving condition. 10 alleviate which |
they have been preying upon the people |
I'm so e. places. the troops have beset |
houses at the instance of their COM
and demanded food
Under these circumstances. and many |
other kindred disorders. a Russian alli-
lnce would be more than desirable and
he forced drafts upon the people would
ne certain TO- cease. How an alliance
between Russia and Turkey would af-
feet the Triple Alliance is q matter Of
uneasy speculation. Newspapers which
have no official connections i'm the mean
lime ignore the better-informed view.
hat the whole situation as regarsd the
)reibund is "a blow 10 the aspirations of
Austria, and agree that the subject is
4 delicate one TO handle.
Some of these papers pursue the line
lf tho Hamburger Nachrchten. Prince
3ismarcks organ. that the interests of
Germany are not TO be Immediately af-
ectcd. and the Government must await |
developments before interfering.
ID SIS certain that the Berlin govern
neut cannot Toe expected even by the
more Interested Of its allies TO take the
initiative I'm demanding that Russia shall
explain when the existence of the treaty
was verified. The situation as 10 now
stands. will involve the duration of the
supulatiOns of the treaty
lf Paris. concluded in 1866 and renew |
.d later In the Berlin Congress
This may finally set Europe afame,
ghereupon there will be a long pause.
which wiz be devoted 10 active diplo-
macy.
After that what?
In the Reichstag to-day the Socialists
Introduced "a motion. which was the SUBJ
ect of a lively debate 10 reduce the
.ge-limit emitting persons 10 old-age an
luity from seventy 10 sixty. and also 10
Increase the allowance to invalids.