New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13

1871 she he's sent no Uorshlp 0i'i -,
row strip u sea. in many pieces no -
from Turlxcy 'n Asia ana eoil''e
fanean ufth thc Black See- 49,
r.. ,,teruafgnaI agreement barring he
,,assaee ~ The Dariauelles 10 Warsn'ps 9. az
,,stions dates. not as generally SUPPOSE I'm
$50 i,t,t FROM ls4l. a few years preN'OuSls
1s,,seis had l,- the treaty 81 Ii-flAf NN0s
-, .-.,-,,o,. ot.-.ired from the latter ao-
santiago which virtually gave her ne 'oii'IO' %
.t. I1s-6ararag. since the Porte unoer'ooA, "'
- .,,,. ~ ,he alliance with tho Gar. 10 aHo"
=, .,,, lstt.-.- shns ia the event OF MS beiis q
- ,.i.t, ana, her nation. free passage lir0Ush
81 ---sff " hiIc dosing 81 20 the NesSeS "a
So. ,fl,o- hellIaerent. TIE Western powers "a
49,, ,,-s,.,.fi-lod that they would not reootlll-e
,b, TREATS. ~ alliance IN question: aHu ~
1Ruseis having tacity abandoned the no 10.
60 ,s,,a,,t,on with the Sultan. united VAN
,fsul an declaration that the ancieht RUE u
tle ottoman Empire % forbidcing me p@s .,e
80 3D.. 7,,ysaDolles to warships ~ al natohs
,e,,, whom the Porte itself should be al war
,,..e accented Iv Europe ~ large Inc He4eg "a
7s-c which brought close the Cflt'leal 80
fhat had resulted in the defeat OF iNussla " ~
united forces ~ Great Britain. France 9aiDli@
and -rrrlSrv iot merely confirmed thls asIee-
,rerf slpout the Dardaneiles. but hkeN'Se ~.
,,oso5 ,,ron both Russia and Turkey the neutral-
a
,,,ndinr and maintaining any warships on I've
,,.to-s ana from fortlfying any port on Jus
.5.r.s Az The close ~ the war between France
.,,d C,.rn5auv n, 1870 Russia. encouraged * ls
NOV. known. by the late Prince BISMARCK au-
,7-ogsed "a circular note 10 the signatoTy powers
90 the treaty o. 1856. declaring that she oe-
,.I,uel 60 be bound any longer by those Of JUS
etiprIstions that provided for the neutfailIs''io
,,r t,o Black Sea This led 20 an Information
a. or1g amer Il
1he Treaty OF Paris in so far that Russia vas
permitted TO maintain any number Of W7arships
,bat she saw 1T in the Black Sea. But the OAR
,laueas were declared as strictly barred as ever
30 ali r,en-of-var. ana further seal was set
,t,,on the agreement with regard 20 the sud'
nv the Congress Of Berlin OF 1915, which met 10
discuss the new condition Of affairs arising from
72,,ssia's victorious war with Turkey during the
two previous years.
THAT is why Russia is prevented nom max
fne any use OF her powerful Black Sea feet in
~ ,,-asar7t Mar with Japan, and Why she lie
,,-,,al,es =, draw upon her feet in the Baltic
50, reinforce her naval squadrons IN the Meoi-
-errauean and in the Far orient That, TOO IS
the reason why Russia has had until now 70
l,uild an the ships % her Black Sea feet on the
shores OF the Black Sea, since II has been I'M
r,ossffle for the car 20 bring into the BLACK
Sea any ~ the men-of-wsr which have peeh
constructed IN his Baltic shipyards or in foreign
countries Thus for instance. The battleships
and cruisers built FOR Russia i'm The United
s.tates were prevented from access 20 the Black
Sea ana from visiting any Of Russia's ports
f, ,,v5e-ine thereon one OF the effects OF this
calling restriction placed upon Russia was that
she has been obliged 20 maintain not one but
two large and entirely distinct heets IN the
waters 81 Southern Europe. For she has not
l,een able 10 use the Black Sea squadron Tor The
,,rotecton OF her interests I'm the Mediterranean.
and i'm the same way she has been deDarreo
from employing her maritime forces IN the
Mediterranean for daty i'm the Black Sea More
over tho ships OF her Mediterranean squadron
have not only had TO be brought from the Bal
tir l,ut have likewise been shut Off from all the
A4uzco1ite ports arsenals and bases Of supply in
tho Rlscl, Sea As Russia has port on the
Mediterranean she has been obliged when any
4 o. the ships Of her Mediterranean squadron have
been ia need of repair drydocking, etc, either
20 depend upon the friendly Offices OF France
Greece. England or some other Mediterranean
4 power or else 10 send the msn-of-war in Ques-
tion an the way back through the Straits OK
Gibraltar up the stormy Bay OF Biscay and the
NoTtn Sea 90 her naval arsenals on the Baltic.
The question arises whether the time has not
come for thc naturalization Of the Dardanelles
ff the same fashion as the Suez Canal. opening
a 90 the Warsnips Of all nations without let or
hindrance. The idea that a government so rot
zen and SO bankrupt politically, financially and
in reputation as the Porte should have il in its
power 10 close a waterway such as the straits
in question 20 the wsrships OF Russia or Of any
other nation r. preposterous, and the idea that
the Sultan should be in n position TO demand
from Russia freedom on the part OF the latter
10 crush the disturbances among the Christian
formulation Of the Balkans according TO his own
r,eo,siiar method which have won FOR him the
name OF The Great Assassin" the price OF
his allowing the Cars naval forces TO pass
through the Dardanelles. is eKtravagant OF
course, Turkey would never have been able 10
maintain the closure OF the Dardenelles TO for
elgn ships Of war had II not been for the sup
mort ~ the powers and Of England in particu-
lar which would naturally prefer 10 maintain
the Treaty OF Paris unmpaired, since the re-
rnovsl % the restrictions concerning the passage
OF warships through the straits viii have the
effect of greatly increasing Russia's power in
me Mediterranean. and thus making necessary
he augmentation OF England's naval forces IN
that great inland ses.
The great powers have neutraiized the Suez
Canal. declaring Il 10 be an international water
way open 80 ali. and have forbidden the con-
Htruction NJ any kind Of fortifications along its
course and in common Justice TO Russia the
Earle plan should now be adopted with regard
20 the Dardanelles II would be polite on the
part ~ England to take the initiative in the
matter. especially IT the present juncture. For
the existing arrangement cannot be much longer
maintained. and England would thus establish
claim upon the good viii OF Russia. which
would contribute more than anything else to the
peace 81 Europe. EX-ATTACHE.
TIE PEANUT.
w. are told that TIE crest doctrine u the soil