The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-20
GREAT INTEREST.

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WASHINGTON. d, c., April IS.-At-
tor much elEort, owing probably to some
confusion in wire transmission, the state
department officials have succeeded In
trnnslntlng the cipher cable dispatch
received by Secretary Sherman last
nIght. from United States Minister
Terrell at ConstRntlnople. The result
was the following otiiclal statement;
1.-THE department Ot state has Teceiv-
ed o dispatch from the United States
minister to Turkey concerning the
rupture OF relations between that coun-
trF and Greece and the Turkish dec
laratlon Of war"
Another and beIated dispatch from
Mr. Terrell was also given out at the
state department. II bears date OF sat
urday from Perd. the diplomatic sub
urb Of ConStAntinople. and Unfit Mr.,
Terrell confirms the press reports OF the
initial stages OF the breaking out Of
hoStllilies, He says that several par
ties OF troops from Greece had invaded
the Turkish province OF Macedonia.
Responsibility for this movement, now
ever was denied by the Greek minis
ter at COustantlnOple. Meanwhile an
advance on I.arissl, the Greek head
quarters In northeast Greece, had been
ordered bv the Turkish government,
which had recalled Its minister from
Athens. The Greek minister at Con
stantinople was expecting every hour TO
be recalled al the time Mr.. TerrelEs dis
patch was sent.
Tho Unlted Statec navy Is prepared
10 do oil that Is necessary for protection
Of American interests. though II Is not
expected that that wiil.be u very large
task. -,
dent probably will be called upon TO
issue a proclamation OF neutrality now
that war has begun between Turkey
and Greece The officials have looked
into the precedents in such cases ana
have concluded that tho conditions at
present do not require the issue OF such
notice. The purpose of a neutTailty
proclamation Is 90 guard American clu-
genS aEalnst the CONSEQUENCES OF M
fraction OF the neutrality Imposed upon
nations not party 20 n war.
II Is noted here with curiosity, that
the CAbleErnms so far received are 20
conflicting on ono point, namely, wheth-
eT war has or has not been formally and
officially declared. that II Is not yet pos
Rlble 20 decide what the state OF analts
is The common BELIEF In diplomaue
circles Is that there has been no such
thing as a formal declaration OF war.
and II Is recalled that OF late years It
has become rathar the rule than the eN-
ceptIoa to wage war actually withoht
formal declaration.
The progress OF hostiii.ies Is being
WATCHED with the keeneSt Interest In
military circles, Already there mas
been a great demand for accurate maps
OF the scene OF the nrSt Ont9felR anu
{hIs has been responded TO by the MILF
tary Information bureau By giving Or
ders for the preparation OF such q map
9s was issued during the war between
China and Japan, a publication Of great
value to the student OF war II may be
HaiJi that while the sympathies OF the
army officers lie largely with the Greeks
they fully expect that the Turks VIII
prevail In the end " allowed TO wage
war untrnmmelled 6y inc l~ntefisCencS ~
OF other powers, and there are eigns TO
indicate that such an arrangemen: has
beeu reached by the principal military
and naval powers OF Europe as viii
make thIR possible, The war depart
rnant officials say that Turkey, on pa
per at least, has one OF the most formid'
able armies IN the world. and although
Il IS generally admitted that itsstfcnRth
may not be anywhere nearly as larSG
as thus set out, still there actnaiLy sx1
ists a military force besides which that
OF Greece Is absolutely insignificant in
:Ths war department Is preparing to
collect NIL OF the technical information
that may be derived from tho war.
CAPTAIN ScrIven, the military nttache OF
the United States embassy Mt Rome,has
already telegTaphed the department. Tor
permission to go TO Turkey 10 watch the
nrogrrss OF the war, and the necessary
permission Will be given him. II he
dnds It desirable that some one should
act In a like capacity with the Greek
army, the department probably VIII
send our military RttRche at Vienna TO
~ The President Is taking an active In
tercst in the struggle between On"
Greeks and the Turks and Is being con-
s,antly advised by the department OF
state as TO the latest developments IN
the war He wishes TO ensure tRe
adoption Of all proper and usual pre-
cautions for the protection OF all Amer
ican interests In the Mediterranean.
Secretary Sherman came over to the
white house this afternoon and the
PRESIDENT Immediately left all other
businegs TO confer with his premier on
the subject. Secretary sherman pre-
viousIy had long talk with Mr.. An
Vell, who. being about % start TOT TUT
itev the latter part of May Is naturally
,iecpIy concerned In the developments
on events in that turbulent quarter:
with the fleet OF American warshipS
nov on the Turkish shore, It IS felt that
ali prudence could prescribe has been
Ione II may be that within short
lime some question will arise that VIII
inVolye action Of some sort on our part,
arising, perhaps from attempts by both
Turks and Greeks TO biocEnde each
other's pOrtR, which possibly might In
Ierforc with the introduction OF some
American products. but ut present thls
is a remote contingency
None OF Minister TerreC's c1blearams
| 90 fnr received verify the assumption
mat he has undertaken the protection
| ~ the Greek resident IN Turkey, and It
Ia now believed that the basis was a
mIgintcrpretcd Cablegram. On the whole
| the authorities are glad that the report
Is not supported. for though such q rc-
n,,csf could not well BE- declined. II ls
rs,nembqred that our ministers in Chi
no md Japan. and the state depart
yneut ns we'll, became involved In mess
chen thcy undertook the protection ot
,hc Cbinege and Japanese through the
killing OF several Japanese students,nnd
there is always risk that trouble may
follow the assumption OF much rcspnn-
sibllty,
relnrv OF the navy q request to have
| the cruiser, Cincinnati, now at Mcrslne,
| nnder orlarA to come home, remain on
ibc Mediterranean station for y time,
This win give Admiral Setfrcdge a feet
| ~ fivs Ehlps the san Francisco. the
MINNEAPOLIS. the MArblehond, the Gin
cinnatl and the Raleigh, 4 number suf-
0clent to ensure the adequate proter-
tIon Of all American interests 10 Haut't-
crn Europe. in the opinion or the navy