Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-13
Reported Action Of the Porte
Likely to Arouse Consider.
able Feeling
FAvoRs ARE GRANTED RUSSIA
Russian War Ships to Be Given Free
Passage Thru the DardanelIes, While
Other Countries Will Be Deprived of
That Right The Balkan situa.
ton.

London. Oct. 13.-The Turkish and
Balkan situation continues to develop
in a manner calculated to increase
European apprehension. 1t is reported
that Turkey has consented to the tree
passage of Russian warships thru the
Dardanelles, while maintaining a pro-
hibition against other powers.
This, if true, would be of the gravest
import and the expected denial was
promptly Forthcoming from Turkish
sources. The denial, however, finds less
credence than the original report. The
latter was probably wrong in going so
far as to say that the Turkish conces-
sion to Russia would be announced in
circular to The powers. Such an an
nouncement would be tantamount to
the abrogation of the treaty of Berlin
and would create serious crisis, which
Great Britain, especially, would regard
as of the greatest concern.
The whole. naval situation in the
Mediterranean aside from the diplo-
matte consequences would be altered b,
such congestion of the porte. 1t is
known, moreover, that Turkey has per-
mitted two Russian warships to pass
thru the Dardanelies within few days.
1t is still impossible TO obtain trust
worthy information as to what is really
happening in the Balkans. There are
two rival revolutionary factions at
work in Macedonia and they fatty con-
tradict each others statements. The
news of the uprising is certainly seri-
Gus and the action of Turkey after
council of war at the Yildiz palace on
Thursday was on such i scale that it
was evident that big campaign was
under way.
The porte complains that Russia's
ally, Bulgaria. is chiefly responsible for
fomenting the trouble.
It is learned that Russia and France
are ostentatiously urging the porte to
take the situation in hand and suppress
the insurrection. The di2lomatists who
represent other powers do not conceal
their suspicious that the peaceful pro-
testations Of the dual alliance are insin-
cere and that Russias real desire ia
that the insurrection shall continue In
order to mask and promote her ultimate
designs.
It signified an astonishing change in
the political situation in Great Britain
that the question is widely debated
whether the government shall stand OF,
tall at the extra session of parliament
which is to assemble next week. The
agitation turnout the country in regard
to the education bill has reached such
a point that talk of resignation has been
resorted to even by the ministers them
selves.
1t is apparent that the public excite
ment over the education bill is largely
fictitious It furnishes, as Sir William
Vernon Harcourt admitted the other
day, an issue on which the opposition
to the present government can concen-
trate. This opposition, as has been re-
peatedly pointed out in the last two
years, is largely among those nominal
supporters of the unionist cause who
are keenly DESTROYS .of Furnishing the
government for the mistakes and mis-
management of the war.
Both Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
and Secretary of War Rrodrick have
declared that the government will risk
its existence on the fate of the bill.
Some concessions will undoubtedly be
made, but these are designed more for
pacification in the ranks Of the con-
servatives than to conciliate the liberal
opposition. The ministers will be un-
able to control all the liberal unionist
votes in the house of commons, but
there is great uncertainty as to what
extent this detection will go. Taken
altogether, it is predicted that there
will be the liveliest session of the house
of commons in many years.