The Yale expositor., 1901-11-15
SQUADRON IS ORDERED AWAY
Diplomatic Relations Between
France and Turkey Resumed.
SULTAN SIGNS AN Trade.
~. Dcicasse Accused OF Being Too Timid
in the Recent Imbroglio- Comment
OF French Press-A Suggestion To
the sultan.

Paris. Nov. 12.-Admiral Caillard's
feet has been ordered 10 sail from Mi
tylene at once II will proceed To the
island of syria. Diplomatic relations
between France and Turkey have been
restored. NJ. Bapst has been ordered TO
reopen the embassy at Constantlnople.
NJ. Constans. the French ambassador.
will return TO the Ottoman capital at
once.
The Figaro. commenting upon the
situation. says:
THE sudden news OF such n retreat
is not calculated to reassure us. On
the contrary II makes us believe In
hidden dangers
A writer I'm the kclaire says that
from the moment the word protector
ate was uttered France was confront
ed no longer by Abdul Hamid. but by
William II.
DeIcasse Accused of TImidIty.
II Is the general opinion here that
the naval demonstration against Tur-
key was much ado about nothing"
l
praised. Foreign Minister Delcasse's
timidity is too apparent TO permit
French prestige 10 derive benefit from
the demonstration. The only man
who has improved his reputation Is NJ.
Bapst. councillor OF the French embas-
sy at Constantinople. who throughout
the dispute showed remarkable tact
and foresight. and. above all. iirmness.
sultan signs the Trade.
The French Foreign Office has an
nounced that the Sultan has signed an
/ trade for the execution OF his engage
ments with the French government,
and that the Franco-Turkish dispute Is
now az an end.
Called brilliant Victory.
The Temps. which describes the re-
suit as "a brilliant victory for French
diplomacy" says:
THE great merit OF the government
was in being able to restrict its action.
/ Serious difficulties might have arisen
had France departed from her reserve.
| The favorable disposition shown TO
/ our representatives abroad has been
due To the fact that the civilized wor d
has had opportunity during the L. I
seven years TO observe the progress OF
the European movement in the
| Sultan's counsels. Frenchmen, Ameri-
/ cans. Austrians. Italians. and Britons
have all been victimized by the Sultan
and his counselors. After the Arme-
! nlan massacres and the successful war
with Greece they thought everything
was permitted 10 them. We hope the
Sultan Will now understand his duties
toward the civilized powers and to-
ward his own subjects. unto whom he
has taken solemn engagements which
he has always disrogarded. Otherwise
Europe. which. thanks TO the energetic
action OF France. Is now able TO re-
assume at Constantinop.e the authori-
~ she lost seven years ago. will APP
plaud the initiative which the sigma
tory powers OF the Berlin treaty are
reported TO be about TO take to extort
from the Sultan the execution OF
clauses too long fallen into disuse."
CallInrd Teiegraphs Particulars.
Paris. Nov. 12-AdmIral Calllard has
telegraphed particulars OF the seizure
OF the customs NJ the principal port
OF the island OF Mltylene. lie says
that In consequence OF the sympathetic
welcome extended TO his squadron he
landed only single company OF ma
rines. who were received with marked
confidence by all the inhabitants.