The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-05
CAILLARD
SAILS FOR
MITYLENE
He viii Seize tic Custom
Houses There to Secure Pay
mont Of French Claims.

Paris, Nov. 5,-Admiral caillard's
squadron arrived on the Island OF syra
yesterday and detached a dispatch boat
which entered the port OF Syra and took
from the telegraph station a batch OF dis
patches containing definite Instructions
from the French government regarding
carrying out the sealed orders which were
handed To the admiral previous TO his
leaving Touon.
These dispatches directed Admiral Call
lard 20 proceed 10 the island of Nifty
lene Ia Turkish island of the Aegean sea),
where he will seize the customs at Mid
ili and at another port. The squadron
is now on it's way to Mitylene and Will
probably arrive at It's destination tomor-
row.
The foreign office here has not re-
ceived yet the Sultan's reply TO the note
which M Bapst, councillor OF the French
legation at Constantinople, following out
the instructions which the French foreign
minister. NJ. Delcasse, sent him Nov. 3,
presented 10 the Turkish government,
asking how Turkey proposes 10 pay the
I.orsndo claim and demandnp the execu-
also requesting Information regarding
Fr.nces rights, which are describe IA
various treaties and I'm some cases have
not been respected and In others have
been encroached upon.
The representative here OF the Asso-
ciated Press Is enabled TO make the fol-
lowing statement: When the French gov
crnment decided To- send a squadron To
Turkish waters IL debated whether 10
seize the customs az Salomica, Beirut or
Smyrna as il was ealiZed that only the re-
ceipts OF one of these three big ports could
produce sufficient sum TO pay off the
French claims without a long occupation
which was considered inadvisable. The
occupation of Salonia was at once dis
missed because IL might create the false
impression that France was aiming 10 re-
open the Macedonian question. The occu-
pa ton of Beirut was also set aside, owing
To the French position and interests Ia
Syria. where the population looks upon
France as it's protector. The occupation
OF Beirut. therefore was certain TO create
effervescence, and, perhaps, even rebel
lion.
The choice or NJ Deleasse. consequently
fell on Smyrna. which offers equal adysn-
tages TO the other ports without having
their political drawbacks. Saturday,
however, came thed ispstch from Nj.
| Bapst announcing the issuing OF the Sui
| tan's trade accepting the Lorando claim
| I'm its entirety. as Frauced cmsnded.
This dispatch slightly modified the as
pect Of the situation inasmuch as Nj. Del
| casse came to the conclusion that the Sui
| tan would now settle the money claims
| and would within few DAYS produce the
guarantees which Franced cmanded for
! their payment Then ecessity for seiz-
| ing biz customs therefore became less
| pressing but the necessity for occupying
| Turkish territory in order To exercise
pressure and compel the sultan To con
| cede the demands respecting Turkey
! disregard OF French treaty rights, stu
remained urgent. The government there
fore decided that Admiral Cailard shoul'
| occupy couple OF ports on the island o
! Mitylene. which is conveniently close t'
| SMYRNA So should the governments i'm
| pression that the sultan will satisfactor
ily settle the monetary questions withou
! DELAY prove injusthed and the custom
receipts at Mitylene not suffice 10 NEE
the French claims. smyrna can Yet ID
| occupied The French government. how
ever, trusts that the whole difficulty VII
be very shortly be arranged TO its salts
| faction.
An official dispatch announces the al
rival of Admiral Cailard's squadron TN
morning at the island of Mtylene.