Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-17
AUSTRIA IN EARNEST
Sultan Declared His Willingness to
Give Satisfaction.
PREPARING TO BOMBARD MERSINA
Turkey Unwilling to Bring on a
Crisis.
THE BRAZZAFELLI INCIDENT

LONDON, November IA special dis
patch from Vienna says that a telegram
has been received there from Baron de
Calico, the Austrian ambassador at Con-
stsLtirople. saying that the sultan has de-
clared his willingness to give Austria full
satisfaction for the Mersina incident and
in regard to the disputes in connection
with the oriental railroad, growing out of
the transportation of Turkish troops dur
ing the recent war between Turkey and
Greece
Austria I'm Earnest.
VIENNA November 1.-THE Turkish gov
ernment not having yielded to the demands
of the government of Austria for redress
on account of the indignities offered TO an
Austrian merchant of Mersina, Herr Braz-
zafelli. it was decided this morning that
the Austrian ambassador at Constantine
pie, Baron de Calice, should leave the Turk
ish capital. and an Austrian warshp will
lombard the port of Mersina LAsia Minor)
if the demands of Austria are not COM
piled with by noon tomorrow.
1t was announced here that in addition
to dispatching the cruiser Franz Joseph
and the coast defense ship Wien and other
vessels of the Austrian squadron in Cretan
waters to Mersina, with instructions 10
obtain satisfaction for the conduct COM
planned of upon the part of the Turkish
offlciaIs, the Austrian ships would at noon
tomorrow, unless the porte had granted the
demands of Austria 10y that time, stop all
traffic on the oriental railroads. and, it was
semi-offcially announced. have recourse
10 other important political repr.sals.''
The Austrian dispatch boat at Constan-
tlnopie. with the representative of the Aus
trian embassy on board. would accompany
the Austrian squadron at Mersina.
Austrfa's Demands.
Austria demands that the Turkish gov
ernment order salute to the Austrian flag.
that the vail of Adana, in which district
Mersina IS situated. be dismissed from his
post, and that the mutossariff or local gov
ernor of Mersira a, be removed. 1t was an
nCunced on Tuesday that the porte had
agreed to the demands Of Austria, but as
cabled to the Associated Press last night
this turned cut to be premature
austria, in addition TO the demands men,
TONED, insists upo2 the porte furnishing
her With definite assurances respecting
other matters. notably the complaint made
by the officials of the Austrian company
operating the oriental railroads. which have
frequently been Drought to tine attention
OF tae Turkish government
Inc newspapers of Vienna discuss the in
c1dent al length. and express the hone
tEis morning that the Turkish government.
recognizing its mistake. would give Aus
tria the satisfaction she insists upon.
nl-Treatment of BraxxnfeIIi.
brazzafeli. who was the agent of the
Austria Lloyd Steamship Company at Ner
sIna, the pert of AGana, was expelled from
M7rsina last month because he was sus-
pected. rightly or wrongly, by the Turkish
authorities of having intrigued against the
government of the sultan. He appealed to
the Austrian government, the latter made
representations on the subject to the porte
and eventually Brazzafelli was allowed to
return to Mersina- But when the Austrian
merchant attempted TO land the local mi
nor officials, with the knowledge of the
vail of Adana and the mutos;ariff of Nor
sina, II is claimed, allowed BrazzafelIi 10
De SO grossly maltreated that he was COM
ptlie0 to appeal TO the Austrian consul for
protection The latter promptly interfered
III oebdIf OF ms compatriot and was him
self repeatedly inSulted
ms action upon the part of the author
h;es and others of Mersina was soon
brought to the attention of the Austrian
government and caused the latter to insist
upon redress. namely. the dismissal of the
two Turkish officials who were shown to
be the most reSpor Sible for the indienities
heaped upon the Austrian consul and tha
merchant, BrazzafelH. and salute to the
Austrian flag by Turkish fort or warship
In reply to the strong note of the Aus
trian government demanding an explana-
tlon OF the outrages, IL developed that Braz-
zafelli had incurred the suspicicns of the
Turkish authorities by befriending fugitive
"
ing cheap passages from Mersina on board
the vessels of the Austrian Lloyd Steam
ship Company
Anxious for Peace.
Emperor Francis Joseph. in receiving the
Hungarian delegation today, made a speech
in which he said:
The situation in the east during the past
year has filed us with many anxieties
which. thanks to the unanimous action of
the great powers. now happily appear to be
removed 1t will now tax the concert of
the powers to proceed to the settlement of
the affairs of Crete, whereby that island
while the sovereign rights of his majesty
are safeguarded. will receive large meas
Ure of autonomy.
We enjoy the best relations with all the
powers. and our alliance with Germany and
Italy forms, as IL has done the past the
unalteTable basis of our policy To main
tain and strengthen this basis is the con-
slant endeavor of my government, and to
the guarantees to peace hitherto existing
is now added the friendly shaping of our
relations with Russia"
Continuing, the emperor said:
THE repeated meetings / have had with
the czar have convinced me of the agree
nient OF our views and have laid the found
alton for relation of mutual trust be-
tween our states.''
After diluding to the satisfaction caused
him by the visit of my friend and ally,
the German emperor" Emperor Francis
joseph concluded:
The safeguarding of the interests of
European peace will continue TO be the
chief mission OF my cove rnment and
hope we may look 10 the future with con-
findence in this respect