New-York tribune., 1901-11-08

HELD OUT TO TURKEY.
,,.,rip4t, 1901: By The New-York Tribune)
Try CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.l
>rov : a. ma Scotch Member OF
,.,,.,- who has made n study of the sugar
-,.,ion told me last night that the Brussels
~-..-e,c4 would certainly reassernble early
cear When asked whether the Russian
,.-,erar1ent had accepted an invitation he said
%. rres,,raably it had done so. this had
-,e only obstacle to earlier meeting Of
oo,fArence Ee was most hopeful respect
"H- .a results Of the conference. He asserted
le .a Chancellor Of the Exchequer now had
.-oen1alities at hand for converting the
- schedule into a weapon against bounty
"a s,,cars The only thing needed was an ex-
s,v IN sugars coming from countries pay
Ne -,-sas and this could be levied without
.,-ease of the customs in force or the crea-
-, NJ q new administrative plant He hoped
80. ,be conference would lead TO the volun-
~ oho,ition of bounties by the Continental
.sone. but # there We're no decisive action he
I.,scted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
.,v hecrIn with taxing sugar for revenue
-,oses would not hesitate to impose counter
..u,,o antics upon bounty fed sugars. Ee ad-
60 that the United States Government had
hon making single handed a most effective
srb+ against sugar bounties, and that the In
a,ar Government with the sanction OF Parlia-
mont. had adopted an identical policy
The English press continues to discuss the
,r-vlene affair with studied Indifference 10 the
snsI results. assuming that the occupation will
r. .sn,norary and that the Sultan will concede
-he paynlents Of the various unimportant
claims when convinced that no European power
viii support him Russia is behind France, but
Germany is out Of sight in the background.
Whenever coercion is applied TO Turkey the
Sultan has reminded England, il seems certain.
q. the convention of 1875. which Lord Salisbury
made But, as Lord Beaconsheld once said, q
vood deal has happened since the Congress Of
Berlin.
In some quarters there is endeavor TO pro-
-,o.e a scare over the dispute between France
and Turkey. THE Express" this morning says
II is impossible not 10 connect LORD Rosebery's
resolve to re-euter public life with the descent
nv France upon Nitylene while some OF the
Berlin papers consider Frances action q direct
chaIlenge to England and a set-off 20 Fashooa
In the leading articles Of the principal journals
in this country, a trace Of nervousness Is GER
fainly noticeable, but not much serious attention
Is paid 10 the hints from Germany that the IN
terests of England are graveiy compromised
The view is that England is not likely to suffer
should France insist upon Turkey fulfilling her
legitimate obligations.
British trade returns for october show fur
,her decline in the volume Of the nations COM
msrce There IS a drop Of t1500O0 in exports
IS compared with October, 1900. while ten
rontt1s OF the year give diminution Of nearly
s@oo0oo0 The fall in thela month was due
mainly TO the diminished value OF the coal ex-
ported. In metals, machinery and new ships
there is a considerable decrease, which is bal
enced by a great increase in the value Of tex
tiles exported. Imports show marked reduc-
ton, of no less than 100000 The general
Impression produced by the figures is that trade
Is distinctly the down grade
English euiogies Of Ii Hung Chang are writ
ten In water. as he had always been regarded
as Russian tool. These more compliment
tary however than the references made TO the
master Of Moat House in the hour OF Tam
rnanys downfall l. n. z.