Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-02
TURKISH MINISTER'S BUSY
Extraordinary Session of Council Consider
ing Action Of the Powers.
SULTAN WOULD PRESERVE HIS DIGNITY
Tewfik Pasha sees British Ambassa-
dor Urging Modification of De-
mands, but Finds Represen-
tatIve of Edward obdurnte.

Dec. IAN extraordinary council OF min
isters is in session at he Iiliis Talace to
consider the situation arising t"sm the re-
tusai of the ambassadors - modify tfetr
demands Ia regaiu TO the financial Get ttl
OF Macedonia. Fewnk Pasha, the foreiSn
minister, previously interviewed the Brit
lsh ambassador. SIR Nichols Il. OCunnor
urging a r1I pitinise. which wodt1 not ~
jure the sutln9 diguity. but LGJ anbas .
sador was o6durale He dcciL n that auy
notifications OF the scheme was impnss'-
BILE.
May Fake other Islands.
ATHENS. Greece. Dec. LA Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer arrived here today
Its commander, in an interview. said that
the Turkish government of the Island Of
Mltylene yesterday presented TO vice Ad-
miral Ritter Won Jedina. commander OF the
International feet. an official dispatch from
Constantinople. in which 1t was stated that
the Porte would accept the proposals Of
the powers for the financial control of
Macedonia with notifications. Admiral Won
Jediua replied, according to the Russian
officer. that If by Sunday. at midday, the
Porto had not definitely accepted the de-
mands. the international feet would oc-
supy the islands of Lemnos and Imbros
sultan May Yield.
PARIS, Dec. l.-AdVices received by the
Foreign office here indicate that Turkey
is going to yield to the demands of the
powers for the financial control Of Mace
donin. The international fleet has not been
ordered to leave the island OF Mitylene for
aggressive action elsewhere.
Tension becomes Acute.
CONSTANTINOPLE Wednesday, Nov.
9.-(Delayed in transmission )-Speaking "a
the Associated Press today. Il prominent
diplomat said:
THE people of the United States, even
| the people of Europe, do not realize the
! seriousness of the present situation. The
tension between the sultan and the powers
| is growing daily and the general feeling
| of uneaSiness is Increasing, though there
is probably no reason for anxiety as fal
as the safety of foreigners is concerned, es-
pscialy in the capital.
THE sultan and his minister are this
week engaged daily from o'clock in the
afternoon in listening to fantastic dis.
! courses by the mullahs Cor priests whC
dwell on the past greatness of the Caliphl
| In a manner which usually impressed theiI
audience with the impossibiity, certainly
with the undesirability of yielding TO the
! powers.
These performance will soon be over
however, when matters will probably as
sumo a more sape and normal course; bu
there is NO doubt q ray mind -tlrlt ei,,
/ sultan will need, on this occasion. mucf
| squeezing. He may be content enough tC
see certain islands in the possession of tn,
powers rather than see his hold on tn,
last of his European possessions weak
| ened.
should it be reduced to a question be
tween Turkey and Bulgaria, Roumania o
Greece, or between Turkey and all three
! Turkey would most assuredly be founC
spelling for a fight. It has between 900, 90
and 100000 men in European Turkev toda,
and it would easily and quickly collec
10000 there. Also Algeria has a wei
drilled and well equipped army, Turkey
great numerical superiority would accoun
for much.
Turkey clearly is eager to fight on thi
matter with the bordering countries an,
every day that passes without witnessing
a settlement of the present difflcultie
makes it increasingly harder for either tn
sultan or the powers TO give in