The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-25
IF TURKEY SUCCEEDS.

If Turkey succeeds in the war with
Greece, the aftermath will be bad for the
Eastern world. AS one writer expresses
it who is credited with being a good
critic of Eastern affairs, THE Turks are
drunk with Armenian blood. They are
of the understanding that the concert
of the Powers means that Turkey may
have as free a hand in Greece as has been
given her in Armenia. The appeal has
been made to the green flag of the
prophet and the war now on is essen
TALLY religious war" A dispatch yes
terday credited to the Constantinople
correspondent of the London Speaker
such a statement. and adds that already
the religious appeal has been made to
the Moslems of Egypt and of India, and
the cry is to be death to the infidel
dogs
The order for the expulsion of all
Greeks in Egypt and Turkey gives some
color to this. Unless the Sultan pro-
poses to massacre these Greeks, who are
away from their native land under
solemn treaty protection, no such order
would have been made. 1t would have
been folly to issue it unless a penalty
attaches for it's neglect or violation. The
Turkish Cabinet we'll knows that the
removal of 100000 people from the Turk
ish States into a distant country inside
of two weeks, is an impossibility.
Let US not be thought prophet of i'll.
but we are convinced that the Turk
means to butcher the non combatant
Greeks in Turkey precisely as he has
been Sitting the threats of Armenians.
With the Moslem a war of determination
against "infdel dogs is service to Allah
and honors the Prophet
If Turkey succeeds against Greece.
carnage will follow beside which the
Armenian massacres will pale into insig-
nificance. Unless the Powers intervene
that will follow as certainly as that
victory perches on the banners of the
Sultan. Bloated with triumph the Turk
will become arrogant. for the Powers
the Sultan win have them at disadvan-
tage If they attempt to check him. There
is some hope however, that they are
sincere in saying that no matter what
the outcome, neither Turk nor Greek
shall have any spoil Of war shall not
take territory or occupy the country of
the enemy after the war. But there is
nothing said in this notification about
levying tribute upon the defeated. no
warning that the rights Of non-com-
batants shall be respected.
If. then. Turkey succeeds. not only will
the Sultan grow arrogant. but being a
man of far more determination and fix
ity of purpose than Is generally sup
posed. he viii adopt a policy of nom
liberation that will make Turkey any
thing but a desirable place for stran-
gers. He viii enter upon the scheme of
restoring the power and glory of the
Caliphates says the correspondent re-
ferred TO. and there are reasons percept-
ible to the student of European history,
which give force and warrant to this
forecast. Indeed, as stated in the out
set thereis fair reason for believing that
already that plan of restoration has been
set on fot.
However looked at the triumph of
Turkey in this war will be bad for en-
lightenment, progress and liberation.
free thought and speech in Turkey
in Europe, and in Turkey in Asia
The hope of so much of the world as
desires Greece to triumph and the dream
OF the Porte 10 be nothing more than a
phantasm is that Russia will not much
longer withhold her hand
But If the statement of the semi-ofii-
cial journal of st. Petersburg is in
spired by the Russian Cabinet, Turkey
will succeed, for that journal declares
that Russia will not intervene; 1t wants
peace and not war; it viii not permit Bull