Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Relations of Turkey and England.

Relations OF Turkey and England.
NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Sidney Whitman
tho Constantinoplo correspondent of the
Now York Herald, says:
I have had "a privileged conversation
with one of the diplomatic Representatives
accredited hore, whose name / am unfor
tunntely prevented by etiquette from
mentioning. This, however, 1 may ven.
ture to say, that it is one of the very high
est standing.
According TO my informant, she Cretar
movement might have boon nipped in the
bud had It been taken in time, although
the Cretans are ever dying to tread on
"genteman's coat tail, - to employ Hi
bernlan figure Of speech. The porto wai
a little slow in taking time by the fore
lock. Referring to the pressure which II
has been sought 60 exercise from time tc
time upon the porte, and more particular
" upon the sultan, one cardinal rule has
boon lost sight Of repeatedly by the repro
sentative of one great power. A deal may
be done by persuasion, but next TO moth.
ing by menace The latter has been tried
with results which are patent and painful
today.
In connection herowith, am told from
a good source that the sultan some time
back earned a spontaneous expression ol
admiration from the German emperor by
the stand he made against menace. EN-
peror William is well known admirer o.
pluck, whether ne hears it from tho Trans
vaal or from the shores of tho BOsphorus
and when he was told how the sultar
stood his ground in face of yelled menaoe
he is said to have exclaimed, der manr
imponirt mir doohw
EngInnd's Change Of Policy.
The idea that England has broken will
her traditional policy Of supporting Tur
key, OF rather that England Is said tc
have declared that she has no longer any
interest in the continuance OF the Otto.
man empire, also cropped up during the
conversation, and the diplomatist referred
10 made the remark that he could scarcely
believe It, III It Is really England's pres
ent policy, believe it TO be a short sight
cd one Recent events may have rendered
It difficult for Englands statesmen tC
show their hand in this matter but an
abandonment of England's interest in
Turkeys well being would inevitably lead
dams Ia suite to such an increase of Rus
sian influence as would bo felt all over the
world and would by no means as som'
people in England appear TO helieve, con
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facilitate England role against Russia Il
the far cast. Rather the contrary"
1t IS not lost sight of here that whatoye
England's present official attitude may b
there are still many people in Englan,
who would not readily fall in with thi
latest development Of foreign office affairs
Russia is playing a deep game, but he
motives are distrusted, and the approach
ing return Of NJ. do Nelidon is not lookei
forward to as an unmixed blessing II
moro camps than one. Whether Sir Philil
| Currie will be more welcome or NOR
successful than he is roputed to have bcel
/ I'm tho past Is also a matter which nigh
bo worth discussing, but upon which, 70
the present, / refrain from passing al
/ opinion or reproducing the opinion O
those best qualified TO judge.
| may add in conclusion that the name
| of the late sir William Whito and 81
Glare Ford are still often mentioned her
when the question of England and Turke
comes up for discussion.