Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-09
TAKE TURKISH PORTS
THREE ARE SEIZED BY THE
FRENCH FLEET.
Admiral Cail1ard Holds the Principal
Towns on the Island of Mitylene-
Europe Fears France Has Designs
on the Suez Canal.

The French squadron under Admlral
Caillard, which was sent to make DEM
onstration in Turkish waters, has seized
the three principal ports OF the 1sland
of Mitylene, in the Grecian archipelago.
Mitylene is an island in the Aegean sea-
near the coast Of Asia Minor, belonging
to Turkey. When the Mediterranean
SQUADRON was divided and part sent TO
Turkish waters it was announced tnat
Mitylene would be the first point toucheo
at, and that Smyrna, Jaffa and other I'M
portant points would in all probaplhty
be seized later unless satisfaction was
given.
There is no question as to the fact that
the government wishes to bring the trou-
BILE with Turkey to fighting finish. Inc
news that the Porte has asked England
to fulfill the terms of the convention Oh
1873 and guarantee the integrity OF the
Sultan's Asiatic possessions" by sending
q souadrDn to the Levant has only served
to feed the flame.
The vote of the French Chamber OF
Deputies, 800 to II, in favor of sending
warships to the Dardanelles met Win
popular favor, and Delcasse's words, as
our patience has been long, so must our
action be resolute," have been hailed as
a tocsin.
Demands Made by France.
According to a semi-official statement
Frances demands on Turkey have lost
all personal character and are now those
of nation on nation. The statement de-
clares that in Frances demands on the
Porte the claims of NM. Tubini and Lo-
rando and the 0uays company are consld-
cred liquidated by the Porte's agreement
to the French conditions.
There now remain three principal
points at issue. These are: First, that
the religious protectorate of France IN
the Orient be respected; second, that
the Porte assures the free working OF
French schools and allows unhlndered
education; third, a respect for the rights
of the French medical faculty at Bey-
root and that the Porte cease interior
ing with the licenses of French pracu-
TONERS in Turkey.
The Russian squadron opposite Smyr-
ma is expected to cooperate with the
French ships, at least to the extent OF
furnishing moral support to Admiral
Caillard, while British, Greek and Italian
divisions are hurrying toward different
points in the neighborhood
According to Comte de Mouy, former
minister to Turkey, the Sultan's only
hope is to revive the specter Of the east
ern question" in the face of the united
fleets, thus endeayoring to lead France
farther than it desires to go.
However," said Comte de Mouy, the
nation has every confidence in M. Del
casse's foresight, all Fren chmen believing
that the time has come not only to right
Frances money grievances against Tur'
key, but the long series of infringements
by the Porte on French rights in the
Orient"
The fact that all the great powers are
initiating France in sending fleets to the
eastern Mediterranean is taken in Wash
ington to mean that they fear the France
Turkey quarrel is only an opening wedge
for an attempt by France to steal away
from England the control of the Sue2
canal.