The Van Buren press., 1901-11-09
.C(RRAU|NI HER TURKEY.
France Seems Likely to Have Her
Bird in Hand In Time for
American Thanksgiving.
THE SQUADRON ARRIVES At MITyLENE.
Political and Prudential Reasons
Prevented The Occupation Of bei.
rut or salonica, But smyrna VIII
be Squeezed II Settlement Ii Not
Satisfactory.

Satisfactory.
Paris, Nov. 6.-Admiral Caillard's
squadron arrived off the island OF
syria (Grecian archipelago Monday,
and detached dispatch boat, which
entered the port of SYRIA and received
from the telegraph station batch OF
dispatches containing definite instruc-
tions from the French government re-
garding carrying out the sealed or.
ders which were handed to the al.
miral previous to his leaving TouloL
The dispatches directed Admiral
Caillard, to proceed to the island of
Mitylene, where he will seize the Gus
toms at Midilli. and at another port
The squadron is now on its way to
Mitylene.
The foreign Office here has not yet
received the sultan's reply to the note
presented by NJ. Baptiste, counsellor
of the French legation at Constants.
nople, following out the instructions
of NJ. Delcasse, the foreign minister
under date of November 3.
The French Intentions.
The press correspondent here is en-
abled to make the following state.
ment:
"When the French government de.
cided to send French squadron to
Turkey, it debated whether to seize
the customs at Salonica, Beirut OF
Smyrna, as it was realized that the
receipts of one. Of these three big
ports would be required to produce
a sufficient sum to pay Off the French
claims without long occupation,
which was ideredinadvisable. The
occupation of Salonica was at once
dismissed because 1t might create ths
false impression that France was aim.
ing to reopen the Macedonian ques'
ton. The occupation of Beirut wa.
also set aside, owing to the French
position and interests in Syria, where
the population l,oks upon France al
its protector. f tHl
Choice Fell on Smyrna.
The occupation Of Beirut, therefore
was certain to create effervescence
perhaps even rebellion. The choice
of NJ. Delcasse, consequently, fell or
Smyrna, which offers equal advan
tages to the other ports without hav'
ing their political drawbacks, Satur
day, however, came the dispatch from
NJ. Bapst announcing the issuing OF
the sultan's trade accepting the Lo
rando claim in its entirety, as France
demanded. This dispatch slightly
modified the aspect of the situation
inasmuch as NJ. Delcasse came to the
conclusion that the sultan would now
settle the money claims, and would
within few days, produce the guar
antees which France demanded for
their payment. The necessity for
Selling big customs therefore became
less pressing, although the necessity
for occupying Turkish territory, in
order TO exercise pressure and COM
pei the sultan to concede the demands
respecting Turkeys disregard OF
French treaty rights still remained
urgent.
MityIene In the Meanwhile.
The government, therefore, decided
that Admiral Caillard should occupy
q couple of ports on the island Of
Mitylene, which is conveniently close
to Smyrna. So, should the govern
ment's impression that the sultan
will satisfactorily settle the monetary
question without delay prove un.
justified, and the custom receipts al
Mitylene not be sufficient to meet the
French claims, Smyrna can yet be
occupied. In the meanwhile the oc
cupntion of the ports on the island
of Mitylene Is more convenient, from
u military point of view,as the French
can not be easily disturbed on that
island, whereas Smyrna, being on the
mainland, its occupation might have
more serious developments than de.
sired.
Hoping For the hest. Ii
The French government, however,
trusts that the whole difficulty will
very shortly be arranged to It's salts.
faction and hopes that the treaty
stipulations win be carried out by no
issue Of trades, such as giving Ger.
tain French schools permission 10
open, which have thus far been
withheld, and also by giving Official
recognition, throughout the Turkish
empire, to diplomas issued by tho
French medical faculty ut Beirut, cto.
Arrived ut Mityiene.
Paris, Nov. Gan official dispatch
announces The arrival of Admiral
Caillards squadron, Tuesday morn.
ing at the island OF Mitylene,
The Echo de Paris asserts that NJ,
Decossc has received dispatch from
NJ. Bupst, councillor OF the French
embassy In Constantnople, saylng
that Admiral Cnillard Informs him
that he has seized the customs Of the
island Of Mitylene.
A MANIA FOR MURDER.
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