The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-08
TROUBLE between
FRANCE AND TURKEY
Gaillard's Squadron Proceeds
to Island of Mitylene.
ORDER TO SEIZE CUSTOMS

France Deems it. Necessary to Occupy
Turkish Territory n Order to Com
pei That Coun,ryto Respect Ger.
tain rench Treaty Rlxhts, Ito.
PARIS, Nov. 5.-Admiral Gaillard's
squadron arrived OF the Island or Syria
tGrecian archipclago) yesterday and de.
tached a dispa,ch boat, whicn entered
.he port of S:.'ria md received from the
elegraph station a batch of dispatches
containing de1iuite instructions from
he FrGnch 6 g,verDment regarding car
.yIn2 out the sealed orders which were
'sss d {" rhc admiral previous to his
.raying Touion.
These dispatches directed Admiral
-faillard tG proceed to the Island Of
ir yl=nr, v,ue:: % ne will seisc the Gus.
'oms ar Mi iill,, and at another port.
rnc squadron is now on its way TO
Iitylene and will probably arrive at iss
destination f.day. The foreign Office
las no5 yet received the sulran's reply
20 the note presented by NJ. Baptisse,
counsellor of the Frensh legation at
Jousrautinople. following opE the lu-
itructions of NJ Delcasse. the foreign
minister, under date of Nov. 8. Tho
correspondent here of che Associated
Press is enabled to make the following
statement:
"When the French government de.
cided 20 send q French squadron to Tur.
key. j. debated Yhethsr 60 ssize she
customs at Salonica. Beirut or NSmYrtia,
as it was surmised that the receipts Of
nf n ho
to produce u sufficient sum 20 p9y off
the French claims without long oocu.
patton, which was considered inadvisa-
BILE. The occupation of Salonica was at
once dismissed, because ie might create
the false impression that France was
aiming 70 reopen the Macedonian ques-
lion. -. - - '..'~ - = :,
Choice Fell on smygne.
:.Ths occupation of Beirut was also
set aside, owing % the FRENCH position
snd interests in Syria. where the pop4.
lation looks upon France as its prosee.
tor. the occupation OF Beirut, shere-
lore, was certain to create efSsrvesoenoe
and, perhaps, even rebellion. Tho choice
OF NJ. Dslcasse, consequently. fell on
Smyrna. which offers equal advantages
20 the other ports, without having their
political araw wDuchs. Saturday, howev-
er, came the dispatch froih ". Bsstste
announcing the issuing'of the sGltan's
trade announcing the Lorando claim
settled in its entirety as France do
manded. This dispatch slightly modi.
fled the aspect Of tut SITUATION, - n
the sultan would now sertls the money
claims and would within q few days
produce the guarantees which France
demanded for their Y,nymans
"rhe ue,'sv e--'sv for sizing big GUS
toms. therefore. became less pressing,
although rhe necessity for occupation Of
Turkish territory IN order ta exercise
pressure and compel the SuItan 10 con.
cede the demands respecting rurkey's
disregard of French treaty rights still
remained urgent. The government,
therefore. decided that Admiral Gnii.
LARD should occupy a couple Of ports OIL
rh" Island Of Mirvlene. whicn Is conve.
Er'ntly close 70 smyrna, so saouid tn.
governments imp-C ssiOn thar the sui
tan will satisfactorily settle rhe none.
tnrv question witnont delay prove uu
IN >;iti,.'i, ami tnu customs receiprs u,
Mi V enc bc not sufficient TO meet the
Fr ~ claim. Smyrna can yet bo oc.
cupied.
H"p,. "or Ear y AdJms' inrnt.
"In the meanwhile the occupation OF
the rorts on the Island OF Mitylene is
more convenient from military point
Of view, AS the French cannot be easily
dlslu. bed on that island. whereas
Smyrna. being on the mainland. It's o.
snp.yion might have more serious devel
opments Thin 'fs' 'tfesiEeq!.-~
1.-THE French government, however,
trusts that the whole difficulty will very
shortly be arranged TO l1s sltisfaction
and hopes that the treaty stipHlations
will be carried out by the issue Of trades,
suoh as giving certain French schools
permission to open. which, thus far, has
been withheld, and also by giving on
e,sl recogpitiop throughout tho Turkish
Smpirs to dipl9rass issped Nv the frapeh
aasdiesl faculty. at RoiruS eteii et&"