The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-25


May Result, ana blockade NIay Ne
ltn.L-.IM THAT Event war will Break
~. in all Its Fnry-Tnrksy Preparing
TO March on Athens.
,ropyrlsht. 1871, by the Associated Pressl
cONsTANTINoPIE. March si.-'rhe
steps takcn By the sultan TO punish the
turkish officials who are held respOn'
sblc for the massacre of one hundred
Armenians at TokRt, In the SIyAs dis.
trIct OF Asia Minor. and the pillaglnE
ot the Armenian quarter OF ToEat Tor
eight hours, are not satisfactory to the
ambassadors OF the powers. and unless
there is a change in the situation vcry
soon. II is believed that Some ot the
powers would be compelled by public
opinion TO make radical change ot
,helr policy towards Crete and Greece.
The remonstrance or Sir Philip Cur
Iie. the British ambassador (aE cHbled
eXeluslVely to the Associated Press last
nlghD was one of the strongest ever
delivered by an, ambassador concerning
,he n,assacrea IN Armenia, ard vas
intended for a stern notification to the
,arIe that further outbreaks In ArIne-
MIA would not pass without vigorous
action upon the part Of the powers The
Immediate result was the calling OF an
extraordinary meeting Of the council OF
ministers ut the yildl5 kiosk last eVen'
ing. at the end OF which the ambAHsh-
d6rs were notified that the sultan has
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potice and chief Of the Rend'Rrmerie OF
TokRt for not preventing the InaSsa>
crss ard TOV failing TO promptly put an
end to the pillAging of the Armenian
quarter of the city.
The mere dismissal OI the two Turk
!sh OEFielhlS Is not considered Sumclent
10 demonstrate the dlspleasure OF the
sultan al thr waninn killing Of hun
drsd Armen!Ans. and II IL further lOok-
"a upon rs being likely to encourage
additional outbreaks ~ the same ma
ilre. Consequently Sir Phillip Currie
has made fresh representations to the
rorte. setting forth that serious conse.
duences Will follow the failure OF lhe
sultan to really punish those VINO are
responsible for the TOkat outrage.
The ambassadors met al the realdguce
Of tht British Ambassador last evening
and thoroughly discussed the matter.
after which dispatches were sent ny
those present 10 the cRpitols Ot the
Inwers they represent
IIas Grown CssI 10 IlGHs.
Although the result Of this meeting
o, The ambassadors has not been allow
cd to become generally known Ia de-
partmpntal circles here. the opinion
prsynflS that unless the Ambassadors
pu, forth definite threats Of coercion IN
Inc event Of the failure OF the sultan TO
adopt prompt and ef!cAcihus measures
Ia prevent further maSsacres IN Arine-
MIA. Their. 10 absolutely TO hope OF I'M
proving the situation. RB II has Deen 30
rfeuuently ''intimRted' to the sultan
that he must reform that he now pays
little or no attention to sueh eoHthufH-
cations. -,. 4, l..
generally believed that u fresh out.
breaks occur. public opinion IN Great
BrltRfn. France and Italy Will compel
Ihs ruVernments OF the countries men
,innsi In change entirely their attitude
nv the CHretRu question. not only to-
,caTdE Crete, but In regard 10 Greece,
which might mean the lifting OF the
hInckade, so far rs these powers are
concerned. and their positive feiusal 70
lake part In the proposed blockade OF
the principal ports and coa9A o. 5EeScS: 5E;
Indeed. It iS directly Intmateu tnHt
,bls proposition has already Deeh prAC.
tlcaliy abandoned by the three POWteIS
rnfarred 10. not only because suCh step
ia Iikely 10 force Greece into open nos
tnitIeS against Turkey, but because inc
sultan With true eastern cunning. mas
tSten advantage OF the blockade OF
t.rets nv the fleets Of the powers anu
tnr,ha rdment Of the insurgents by Tor.
,jr,, warghIpg and the assistance given
:" tho Turks by the foreign m0rinea,
!" nisca himself and HIS government IN
An .ntIreiy new light before the popu-
larn here and elsewhers In the ottoman
empire. - ,J,iro,usd
hy the Turlklsh government 70 the Lurk- ,1;-
.sh newspapers and ProvInclai oInClu!s .s
yes,eFay, representing thAt the ,s', SouLSo'
adopted By the powers In ths Gtet.m II
sHaITs was an example or ths suS suSS it
AZ the sultan In that difectlon' I, Anu ~
umnlIng that he has the tull suPp1at "a
NJ thO powers with their Heels anu
armies In the reprPRslVe measures Rhlen
he NAV choose 10 adopt against the
CHRISTIANS In his dominion, Inls
amounts practically to informing the
Wusgufmans that they have nothing 70
innT from the powers II they massacre
Christians, as the Christian powers are
supporting the sultan against hlf So
called rebelllouE subjects.
Map Must be Changed.
This has caused decidedly bad Im-l
yresson in diplomatic circles In Con
s'antlnoplc. and gives additional ex-
PLANTATION OF the determined stand which
the British Ambassador has undouht-
edly assumed, a. we'll Al showing clearly
now the sultan and his advisers regard
tho sO.Called concert" Of the powers.
They know 1t does not exist except a.
hAqkncyed term, and they feet Il can
rrGcr exist 30 long as the map OF Europe
,s not radically changed.
In the meanwhile preparations for
war on large scale ure being steaully
pushed forward md the report OF pos,
blblc agreement between Greece ana
Turkey on the basis Of the appointment
~ Prince George Of Greece uB high com
missioner Of Crete was followed by tho
SuihE this morning Of n special Trade
calling ont for active service fdrty-t four
hatiglIOrH OF the reserves OF the second
amy and also stnimonlng to the cole
"rp the whGl0 contingent of 1897.
No IuTkH OrlltNe AllHN war N'H
Greece Will break out sooner or later
and they are nursing Themselves. with
lhc bollef that II they follow out the
recommendation OF powers friendly 10
Turkey tho armies Of the Sulthn will he
permitted 10 cFosH the Greek frontiers
II Macedonia and EpiruB when the riE't
moment arrives and push on to Athcns,
thus wiDlnE the poor little Kingdom Of
'lrteCe OF tho face Of the globe.
This explains the restraints put upon
h" Turkish commanders on the Greek
frontier. They have been Instructed
moi to cross the Greek frontier At prcg-
ont under any circumstances, not even
II attacked. The whole blame for an
outbreak OF hoBtllitles must be thrown