The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-24
AN ANeLo.TuRKIsH ALLIANCE

OuI III bphJcu6sJ ubJeu hJCOnBbant luO
pie, refer 10 an interview had by Ho
BARr PAsHA with the Grand Vigier, in
which his highness hints that he has
boon brought to recognize the neces.
atty of an Anglo-Turkish alliance, and
az tho Same time intimates thst the
present Is a favorable time for tho for
nation Of such treaty, as most of the
obstacles are removed and were re-.
moved by tho recent changes
in the British Cabinet. This
proposed alliance is tho dearest ontor.
p rise Of HoDARr PAsHNs heart. 1t IS
his theme by day and his
dream by night, and to effect it
no has W ritten volumes, talked moro
than he has written, and no has
spent fortune in railway tickets for
himself and his agents, in travelling
over Europe TO secure II constituency
substantial enough to lend respecta-
bility to tho scheme. In his lectures
and in his writings the Pasha has
brought forward very able arguments
in support Of his grand al!ianco-an
alliance which no AYERS will provo q
Psnacea for all the woes that dreaded
Russia can inilict Ia nor southwark
march. "EXoept by permission of tho
Sultan of Turkey says HOBART "no
war ships can pass into tho Black Sea,
aud thus ia that sea simply
a Russian lake and naval
base for the Muscovite" Tho existing
treaty requires neutrality both ss to
the Dardanellos and the Bosphorus-
war ships are forbidden to enter Gg-
grossively. "Only under an alliance,
offensive and defensive, "says HOBART,
"can England onter tho Black Sea and
strike Batoum.n Aud nominally that
is true, but IL Ia altogether likely that
whom England desires to pass the Oar
danelles she Will do 80, in times of war
or peace, because, treaty or no treaty,
she will take caro- that the Ottoman
ruler shall grant his permission.
England does not deny any further
treaty with Turkey than that which at
present exists. The resources Of the
Sublime Porte, never gigantic, have
steadily dwlndled and tho last war
with Russia very nearly destroyed
the empire Az military potency. OF
the Khudavendikyar, three.fourths
never returned, aud of the Kartsm uni,
ono.third vanished, according to the
report Of Mr.. j. PIoToN WARLow, laIe
military vico.consul of Ana
tolia. Only % per cent.
of the troops that fought so
brRvely in the war OF lS77--7s ever re
turned to their homes. Tho bullets
aud the bayonots ofthol Russians, the
frostI and the fovers and Sll the
methods Of depletion worked cut their
destruction and to-day Turkey has OF
enough men.at-arms to safeguard tho
Crock, Albanian, Montenogrln and
Servian frontiers, after leaving the
needed garrisons in the ports. Such
an alliance as HOBART PAsHA pro-
poses would be u one-sided
affair. England needs certain
concessions from Turkey and she
can always got theso. Should
Turkey withhold from England those
needed privileges, England has only to
frown and the autonomy Of the "Siok
Man OF Europe" would disappear. In
case Turkey is attacked England
must aid hor, but she prefers not enter
ing into contract beforehand. That
would change the nature Of the aid
from charity TO matter of business.
And II England should get into war
Turkey could DO hor no moro service
than codld tho wldo.mouthod pictures
on Japanese tan.