AN UNSATISFACTORY OFFER.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 4 November 1914, Page 5

AN UNSATISFACTORY OFFER.

(Bee. November 4, 1.25 a.m.), ,'■■ Bordeaux, November 3. Official.—Replying to;the Entente's demands, Turkey confined herself to proposing the recall of the Turkish warships and expressing a desire to remain at peace with the Entente. The" latter, however; are of .opinion . that Turkey will find difficulty in remaining p.assive; moreover, tho proposal will entail the same disadvantages ae compared with an open war, since it will compel the Entente .to detach a portion of their'forces to guard'.;, against future aggressions. Turkey not having deemed it her duty to prove the sincerity of her intentions the Ambassadors*have requested their passports. Advices from Algeria, Tunis, and Morocco show that- the Moslems consider that the Porte has abdicated the sovereignty and independence of the Ottoman Empire by enabling Germany to pursue her own, selfish ends, to the detriment of Islam. •. . ;■/ .

DISTRESSFUL APPEAL BY THE GRAND' VIZIER. (Reo. November 4, 0.40 a.m.) .'. f . >.'■'... Sofia, November 2. Sir Louis Mallet, British Ambassador in Turkey, interviewed: the Grand Vizier who exhibited the greatest distress and .pleaded his innocence. He appealed to the'Powers'not to take irremediable steps.

LOYALTY OF THE INDIAN MOSLEMS ' GERMAN EFFORTS TO'STIR UP PAN-ISLAMISM. .' . ' London, Novetubor 2. The Bombay correspondent- of "The Times" does not anticipate any embarrassment in India. - ' Ho believes that the majority of the Moslems are loyal and would hot commence hostilities, against Britain. Amessage from Washington says'that all American papers recognise that German intrigue is dragging •the Porte into an ignominious and dangerous adventure, If Germany fi organising a tmn-Ishwin agitation, then America will ho vitally interested, b'eonuse of tho Mohammedans w the Philippines,