The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10

Baluoral, as cabled to the Associated
Press at the time, the Manchester Guart
ian made a similar statement, also al
leging that the cooperation of Francs
| had been purchased by provision re
garding Egypt, and added that tn
scheme foresnadoWed the naturalization
of both Egypt and Turkey, under an in
| ternational guarantee with their rulers
under international tutelage.
Dispatches from Constantinople, under
| the date Of October /, seemed to confirm
| the story, and dispatch to tie Asso
| ciated Press from London on October 2
| said that the Vienna correspondent o.
the Daily Mail telegraphed mis- paper a;
| follows:
| THE powers have agreed upon a paci'
| fic settlement of the eastern question
honorable to all parties and amply guar
anteeing the security of the Armenians.
| The same correspondent on October 5
| as then cabled to. the Associated Press
| wired from. Vienna declaring that the
| agreement of the powers for the settle
| ment of the Turkish problem, which had
good authority for publishing, includes
the formation of. an Armenian zone in
| the Turkish empire on the basis Of the
Jewish pale in Russia, the powers guar
i anteeing the safety Of the Armenians
therein, with the idea that the zone
would become the zone of a new Ar
menian state.
The Mall correspondent added: ''The
active operations will be undertaken by
England, France and Russia. while Italy
viii cooperate if necessary.
On October 8, a dispatch from Paris
to the Associated Press said that il was
announced. there that France, Russia
and Great Britain had arrived at an en-
tente in regard TO Turkey, and it was
expected that these powers would i'm
mediately dispatch 10 the porte vigor-
Gus note demanding the adoption of re-
forms, which would secure the safety of
the Armenians in the Turkish empire.
The Daily News OF London, on October
81, published dispatch from Paris. say
ing that it was stated there that through
the efforts of the -ozar as an Intermediary
an agreement had, been reached between
the Russian, French and British govern
ments, for the settlement of the troubles
in Turkey, adding that if the plan OF
settlement decided upon be unopposed
by two members Of the driebund, the
third member would be obliged 10 accept.
Other developments were cdbled from
time to time. Finally, on December 3,
the Daily News announced that the pow
ers would shortly consider project hav-
ul1S ltI iIS ODJeCl tIic pTcpdIdliOl ny IsuS-
STA of the Northwestern corner of Tur-
key, formed by the Bosphorus and the
Black Sea to about half way down the
Bosphorus, which, together with the Hell
lespont, will become entirely free to the
vessels of all nations. The forts along
the Heilespont will be dismantled and
the powers will assume the protection OF
the Helespont and Constantinople.''
The Daily News added that the project
provided for the sultan retiring from the
rulership of Turkey.
In the above collection Of dispatches
especially from the Daily News an
nouncement of December 3, will be found
the basis of the sensational reports cir
culated by news agency and publish
ed in New York newspaper today as a
special dispatch from London.
There is no doubt that the powers have
been, for many months past, coming
to an understanding" regarding Turkey
and there is reason to believe that the
better feeling now existing between
Great Britain and France and Russia is
Fastening the solution Of the vexing east
ern question.
Bue the sensation features Of the case
are covered with the mildew of months
and there is absolutely nothing new IN
that "the Turk must yield"