THE TURKISH CRISIS.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 123, 21 November 1895, Page 2

THE TURKISH CRISIS.

« A RUSSIAN OBSTACLE TO PROMPT ACTION. THE SULTAN'S DIRECTION OF THE REFORM bCHEME. |PRES3 ASSOCIATION.] Vienna, 19th Novembor. The Fremdenblatt, the well-known daily journal published in Vienna, sxys that Russia will not accept Austria's proposal to empower tho Embassies, if they are unanimous, to act inatantly in regard to Turkey in the event of sudden danger, as it is the wish of tbe Russian Government that the various Cabinets should decido as to the action to be taken. Constantinople, 20th November. The Sultan spent the whole night in wiring messages to the variona Governors containing orders for tho carrying out of the - reforms. Losdok, 20th November. Speaking at Brighton, the Marquia of Saliebury said he had received a message from the Sultan of Turkey, in which he oomplained of a statement made in his Guildhall speech that it was unlikely that reforms in Turkey wonld be carried our In thia message the Sultan said ho believed Lord Salisbury had been misled, and he asked him to publicly deny the statement, and he offered his word of hononr that he would personally see that tho reforms were oarried into effect f ord Salisbury went on to say that the Sultan's comment on hia speech was nnaeemly, seeing that Great Britain waa aoting in harmony with the Powers. If men like Rastem Pasha had been appointed Governors, the atrocities would not have occurred, and tbe other nations would not have had cause to despair of the Snltan's decision to carry out reforms. (Received November 21, 11 a.m.) London, 20th November. In his speech at Brighton, Lord Salisbury said there was no want of sympathy among the European Powers for the position in which the Snltan was placed, bnt the Turkish laws were not sufficient to enable good government to bo maintained. Competent Governors were essential to Buocess. The magician's wand conld not cure the diseases, which in England were looked upon as the result of long years of error.