The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-10
TIPS FROM TURKEY.
Germany Making a Strong Bid
For the Sultan's Favor.
AN ENGLISH RAILWAY FAILS.
And the Turks Lease it to the Germans
Britain Has Lost Her Grip-Bismarck
and the Dark Continent.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, February u, 1SS9.-
Especial correspondence of The HERALD
England has done good deal for the SUI
tan. Twice
SHE HAS SAVED HIS REALMS,
so 10 speak; she has pleaded in councils OF
nations in his behalf; she has promised 10
see that his promises were fulfilled, and
English capital has come to his lana qulue
freely. But she had incentives IN all TINS.
Firstly, she knew well Russia's dream OF
centuries about Constantinople and It's
strong-holds, and, if this be realized, her
force IN the Mediterranean must at once be
doubled. while rich India is jeopardized.
Secondly. by her having "a finger in the
nien she readily found excuse for her char
acteristic grabbing" whereby she got
possession of Cyprus, her military forts,
and, later on, Egypt. 1t is question yet
regarding the latter; for, as the one English
party says, Gladstone was so stupid, when
in power, that he failed to annex it when
the opportunity afforded, during the trouble
tNre. Still, it is well English as it now
stands.
England knew, when treating with the
sultan, what she was about, and she has
never failed to profit by it. Besides open
treaties to her advantage, it is slyly said
that she has made number OF private, or
secret ones. For example, the sultan has
q ABUNDANCE OF UNDEyELOPED COAL,
and outside capital has sought time and
time again to open these gifts of nature for
eastern shipping, but always failed. Eng
land has coal too, and this has brought her
thousands here in the Levant. Now 1t IS
told that capital can't open the stores here
in the east, because of some understanding
between the Britons and the Turks Other
like tales are told, but they may be mere
SANDER. However, England has governed
all the most profitable enterprises, hitherto,
that are open to foreigners, and thousands
of her merchant ships have yearly visited
these eastern marts; Constantlnople alone
Was visited last year by nearly five thousand
British steamers.
Now comes a new foe for "Old England
in the familiar shrewdness OF Count Bis
marck. and Germany has always turned
Turkish favors The Germans got up the
last loan for Abdul Hamed of q, 800, 900, and
it is now said they are about to turn him
over their old Manser rifles which they are
inclined to set aside for the improved Mann
licher rifle, A German bank is shortly to
be established in the sultan's capital while
a mostly German company IS already at
work upon the railroad to extend to Bagdad
This last is what will count for England's
progressive neighbor, as it will open one OF
the choicest territories of the globe.
AN ENGLISH RAILROAD AT ALDEN,
in Asia Minor, failed short time ago, and
the Turks, by virtue of a contract took poss-
ession of the little road and leased it to Ger
mans. When it became known that the
Turks were about to do this, Englishmen
nearly boiled over with wrath, and men
were sent to Alden to map the road, sketch
it. and take shorthand notes on proceedings
of the Turks, when they came to demand
the road. But with all protests, IN the
name of the queen, the road is gone. The
affair is still smoking. To sum up proceed
lings here of late, it shows that Britain has
Post her grip.
Britons are vexed with Germans pro-
gress anyway, and while it may appear that
they have Joined hands in East Africa, it is
an open secret that the English admiral
nearly tags the German admiral about IN
his desire to watch proceedings there. Eng
Iish papers have wonderful lot to say of
late about Germany's endeavors to COLOMBO;
they positively state that it isn't in Ger
mans makeup, and that they will break
themselves up in such attempts. Regard
less of all of this, it appears that Bismarck
will try his hand on the dark continent,
and greedy
ENGLAND FEELS BAD ABOUT 1T.
The German chancellor said the other
day in the Reiehstdg that he was no enthu-
siast in colonial matters, but that he had
been forced by public opinion. 1t is an
open fact that the Germans have OF late
become quite determined in colonial enter
prises; in fact. there is a perceptible stir in
the whole of Europe on like themes. AS
the sensation increases, 1t will appear PLAIN
that colonizing can work to nicely IN the
sultan's vast and rich territory in Asia
Minor. Little German colonies have pushed
forward to these shores and met with vary
ing successes under the nominal rule, or
protection of the Vaterland.-the Sultan be-
ing so weak that foreign powers take this
advantage of him. When the Bagdad road
is completed, so Germans here say, there
will be general influx of their countrymen,
as fine lands lie unoccupied along nearly
the whole route.
1t is commonly understood that Russia
and England are the ones who
GRowL OVER THIS EASTERN BONE;
it will be comical if Germany snatches it
away from them.
But the sultan has been experiencing
some substantial Improvement in the last
year or so, but, of course, with outside cap |
ital as usual Last year saw his big city |
connected with the rest of Europe by a |
has brought fresh water for its inhabitants, |
from distance of about ten miles. Hith- |
erto the supply has been rain water Piping |
the city is nearly finished. Assurance is |
also given that the rich metals of the Black |
sea vicinity are shortly to be worked. 1t |
Is long known that silver, and also gold, are
there in no small quantities; but, owing to |
unstable government of the Turks, the
capital of the west has been frightened
away. We should be pleased to see some !
thing open that would benefit the masses of
poor found here Their position, to weigh
it candidly, is nigh unto restitution. The
government taxes them for all it is worth,
and foreign syndicates fairly NOW the
stubbles.
Poor men say that but few years ago
they could see much more para than now,
and many of them are not blind to the TACT
that the money has been piled up and sent
home by outside spectators. Everything
is here with the people, in matured sense,
requisite to make the east fairly boil, II 1t
is gotten at in the right kind of way.
Constantinople ought to be the city OF
the world, as well now as when it was at
the head of Byzantium in its pristine glory.
Osmanlis can't see this; they chant praises
to Allah and think matters cannot well be
improved.
Oh, for the contentment of Turk and
we would all be happy!
LosT.-'I don't know where, I can't tell
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