The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-09
TURKS BESET
ON ALL SIDES,
LOSE HEAVILY
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the revenue cutter Unalga, now at Por
Said, probably will be turned back fror
the Suez canal and ordered to rush /
the Turkish coast where, after tire
and one-half days sail, she should ar
rive a full fortnight ahead of the bi
cruisers. Acting Secretary of State Hun
| tington Wilson is considering the ad
visibility of using the Unalga, and if h
makes the request she will set out to
day to extend such relief as she is able
pending the arrival of her bigger sis
| tiers.
The Unalga is fine new craft with {
crew of 20 men, and if the larger yes
sells of the European powers should over
look other foreigners in their zeal fol
their own nationalities, the Unalga could
furnish refuge for 500 or more Amer.
leans.
The Tennessee. the flagship Of Rear
Admiral Knight, who will command the
expedition, and the Montana each will
carry 700 sailors, as well as one com.
pany of marines each. A special train
Norfolk navy yard and other stations
Of the coast to fill out the ships crews.
Capt. Harry A. Field will be in com
mand of the Tennessee, while Capt. W.
3. Fletcher will command the Montana.
Both vessels always carry six months
supplies, and with the stocks of their
larders increased they could feed vast
number, should famine be in the train
of disaster that now threatens Ameri-
cans and other foreigners in the orient.
When the Turks proved themselves
unable to win either victory or peace,
officials here began to realize that some
steps must be taken to look after Amer
lean interests at the scene Of war. 1t
had at first been supposed, from the ex-
traordinary rapidity with which the Of
crossed, that it would be impossible to
reinforce the little gunboat Scorpion,
which serves as station ship in the
of Constantinople, by any
other and larger American warship be.
fore the hostilities should be over.
But when President Taft returned to
Washington and had an opportunity to
look over the situation and note the
appeals that were being received from
the missionary and other American in.
terests in Turkey for protection in the
period of practical anarchy that it was
feared must follow the fall of Constan-
tinople, he directed that the two big
ships should be dispatched at once. even
IN bare chance that they would be of
'ome service in the event of such an in
catastrophe. As soon as this
lecision was reached, American ambas
h, q.
low at Therapia, practically q suburb |
# Constantinople. was notified, and it |
5 expected he will proceed Immediately |
o secure the consent of the Porte to
he passage of the American warships |
through the long forbidden waters of the
)ardanelles.
Although as already indicated the Off
ials here have given some thought to
he possibilities of an effort being made
" some of the powers to draw America
nto the contest which is expected to set
lie the terms of peace, they do not hest
ate to disclaim any possible connection
etween this matter of International poll
tics and the naval movement ordered
The dispatch of naval vessels to pick
p American refugees, and even in case
necessity to land marines and blue
lckets to save American life. cannot
roperly be made matter of objection
Y any interested power. There is
notably in the case of the
and capture of Alexandria,
nd in very recent days in some of the
entral American revolts and even now
China, where no less than 500 Amtri-
IN soldiers are acting as railroad
lard, taking up the task initiated by
lie marines and sailors.