The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
Thinks the United States Wants
TO Fight Turkey
OR COOPERATE WITH ENGLAND
Ignoring the Fact That Congress
Resolutions Reproaeh Her.
Russia Evidently Has some scheme ON
Foot With Regard To Turkey. aud
the EnSiishmen Would Like Us to
Join Her as Against France aud
Russia.

London. Jan %-The newspapers this
afternoon discuss the speech which the Sec
retary of state for the colonies, Joseph
Chamberlain. delivered at BIrmmshaFa on
Saturday afternoon. particularly dwelling
upon his references 10 the United states
ard generally praislng them The -.
James Gazette heads its article Come
over and Help U.s.. and says. President
Cievelands government has very glot
ground Tor calling upon the sultan for sat
iSfaction. III IL acts by itself IL is likely to
be paraiyzed by the European concert, bat
II II agrees TO cooperate heartily with rs
the situation viii be improved. II the peo-
pie Of the United States are really eager TO
uouezHlAlo 10 9snso aql eouDApts
they can do 50 more efectpally than hy
encouraging Venezuela TO defy us.
The Westminster Gazette remarks. MIR.
Chamberlaln's enthusiastic adoption OF the
idea OF American aid for Armenia, even
If its literal realization viii not come
about. viii nevertheless do much good in
other ways. and in the long run his speech
Is the best piece of news for the oppressed
Armenians that we have heard FOR long
time"
The Daily Telegraph understands that
the net total OF the navy estimates for tho
year will be al least the same as ia 1896.
namely. SIS .0eo The estimates voted
for shipbunding will be as large as c5.3eS.-
ca
The Daily News this morning prints a
dispatch from Vienna which asserts that
news has been received there from Con-
staEtinop,e and Seoastopol winch agrees
that Russia has a fieet wing at Sebasto-
poi and AT Odessa. and that the Caucasian
armies OF Russia are being concentrated
upon the Armenian frontier in readiness
TO move next spring 10 realize the plans
OF Peter the Great for the partition OF
Turkey between the powers. Russia taxi
ing Armenia and coustantinopie. France
taking Syria and Palestine. and England
ticking Egypt and the eastern shores OF
the Persian gulf. the remainder of the
Turkish empire 10 be divided among the
other powers. The Daily News also has
a disTa Tatch from Sebastopol which records
the secret preparations going forward
there OF shipping men and armaments FOR
a volunteer fleet. IL is the general belief.
this dispatch affirms. that these prepara-
tions foreshadow some action In the
spring.
The Chronicle this morning has an ed-
tor.al recalling the success which attend
ed President Jefferson's sending a fleet 10
AIg!ers. and advocates the great powers
formally inviting the United States 10 send
a fleet 10 Turkey. The mere sight of such
a formidable display" says the Chronicle.
would suffice 10 bring the sultan to hts
senses" If. however, action were needed,
the Chronicle urges that the British fleet
should cooperate,
A. j. Balfour. first lord of the treasury.
and Conservative leader In parliament. has
sent a circular 10 the supporters OF the
government, requesting them 10 be in at
tendance at the opening OF parliament.
when important matters will he discussed
Berlin Jan. &.-The Berliner Tageblatt
SAYS: II will be the duty OF contineatdi
diplomacy TO convince America that Eng
lands motives in the Armenian question
are political and not humane. and thus
,iissuaae the United States from eo-operat-
ing with England