Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-03
FOR UNITY ON TURKEY.
Concerted Movement by the Powers
Of Europe Now Regarded as
Likely.

PARIS, Oct. 2.-France is bringing
all possible pressure upon the other
European powers to join in con-
certed movement against Turkey.
There Is higfa authority for tile
statement that she has not found
them unwilling Some dispute has
arisen as to details in the programme
but the general principle is accepted.
1t seems the moving suggestion
came from the czar during his recent
conferences with President Loul ct
The Russian emperor is said to have
spoken with great earnestness regard
ing the situation in Armenia, declar-
ing such conditions as had existed in
that unhappy country for the last
three years could not be longer toll
Grated. According to one account,
Nicholas told M. Loubet that the Ar.
menians must either accept Turkish
sovereignty or a Russian protector
ate, as the continuance of the disor-
ders in that part of the world was
demOralizing and dangerous.
French statesmen are greatly irri-
tated against Abdul Hamid as a re.
suit of the Constans incident, and he
is just now judged by them with ex-
ceptional severity. But enough is
known of the developing pan-Islamic
movement in Constantinopie to JUS
tify ringing the alarm bells.
OF late the whole policy of the sll-
tan has been reactionary. His meth
cd has been to play off one ambassa.
dor aUninct fho 10 t.
learn nothing. The energetic course
adopted by Great Britain, France and
Austria-Hungary during the postal
dispute was not enough to open the
eyes of his anti-foreign advisers 1t
is doubtful whether the recall of NJ
Constans. followed by the dismissal
from Paris of Munir Bey, was sulIl-
ciently understood at Constantinople.
Apparently the sultan's ministers
have no sort Of notion of political
meteorology. The wind has been
cessions that the fanatics of the Yil.
diz kiosk have assumed an attitude
impudent and almost defiant towards
all Christian powers.
According to the latest advices the
state OF the Armenian provinces indi-
Gates an imminent danger Of fresh
outbreak of massacres at Mush, lei
tun and Diarbekir, and the risk OF re-
prisal by the Armenians. The snl-
tan ten days ago sent eight battalions
of troops to Mush. In reply to the
questions of European cabinets as to
the Significance of this act, the porte
gave a flimsy explanation. intended
to be reassuring, but really indicat-
ing new peril.
The situation now is very much as
it was six years ago. the difference be-
ing that then the massacreS were not
known until after they were perpe-
trated. and now there is yet time to
intervene. The proclamation of
state of seige at Sassun is in way
signal for bloodthirsty outrage.
Precisely what will be the form Of
the pressure which the powers will
bring to bear on Turkey is close Sc
cret of the chancelleries. Such Oh
jections as have been offered to de.
tails come from Berlin, but there is 10
doubt of Emperor Williams hearty CO.
operation in the main features of the
plan.
All the powers realize that il they
do not deal collectively with Turk ~
they will sooner OF later have to do
so individually. and the danger of Eu-
ropean peace would run If the pres
ent tendencies of the sultan's advis-
ers were encouraged is perfectly well
understood In Paris, London, Berlin
and st. Petersburg.