Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-20

Turkish I, rces for some time have
had tue benefit OF thorough tfaininp
| by number OF German army officers,
the best drill.masters In the woril. Al
| present the Turkish commandments
chief, Edhem Pashs, has at his back
| One OF the sbiest strategists In all Eu.
| rOpe In the person OF Lieut.. Gen. B ron
C0msr Won Der Goltz, a German ,ofiioe
| "leanei" to Turkey by Emperor Will
| liam, This ufii 'er 10 said TO unite in
himsslt all the qualitiea OF a most fitted
| scholar and an experienced soldier.
He participated Ia the wsr with Dem
| mark, in the Frauco.Pfussian war,
| and In addition he is the author o,
| three military book, that are regarded
almost MS texi.b ,oks 10 the service. IL
10 reported here that Baron Won Der
| Goliz is really the author OF the plan
| Of campsiga under which the Turkish
| army is now fighting.
The War department IL preparing to
| collect all OF the tech meal Information
that may be derived from the war.
Capt. Sorivsn, the military attAone
OF the Uni ed States EN- oassy at Rome,
has already telegrEphei the depart
ment for permission to 60 TO Turkey to
watch the progress OF the war, an the
necessary PERMISSION VIII he gives
him. II he finds II desirable that some
| one should act III like capacity with
the Greek army the department pro.
badly VIII send Major DJrst, our
military attachee at Vienna, to the
scene.
The President is taking an active
Interest In the struggle Secretary
sherman came over 10 the White
House this afternoon ami the Presi.
dent immediately suspended all other
susiness to confer with mis- premier on
the subject. Secretary Sherman previ-
ously had long talk with Mr.. Angell,
who, being about to start Tor Turkey the
latter part OF Nay, 10 naturally deeply
c0ncerued In the develoDm snts in that
turbulent quarter.
None OF Mr.. Terrell's kilograms go
far received verify the assumption
that he has undertaken the protection
OF the Greek Residents In Turkey. Ga
tho whsle the authorities are glad that
the report IL not supported, Tor, al
though SUCH rtquesE could not well
be declined, 1t is remembered that our
minister In China anu Japan, and the
state department rs well, became In.
vOlved In mees W hsn they undertook
The protection OF the Chi ess and the
Japanese though the killing OF several
Japanese students, and there Is always
risk that trouble may follow the
umption Of such responsibility.
Z. Adm raj Ser ride has cabled the Sec
rotary OF the navy requeet to have
the cruiser Cine nnati.nOw at Mersine
under orders TO come home, remain OH
the Mediterranean station Tor a time.
she was t. be relieved by the Raleigh,
out Secretary Loug has given insr uc-
lions that both shall remain there.
Tx MINISTER sNowDEN's OPINION.
PHILADELPHIA, April IS. - Ex-
Minister 10 GGeece SuJwd 81 said to-
day that he had recently recsived the
following reply to message sent to
King George approving the attitude
assumed by that monarch:
"HearIy thanks for your approval.
Precious to me. Have ak powers
ageiust US. GEORGE"
Continuing, Mr.. Snowden said:
"rhere never was 80 III an opportunity
as tho present for Gfeecs TO nave a
conflict with Turkey. Up to two or
three years ago an advance OF the
Greek army into Thessaly would have
meant general uprising OF Rou-
"auih3 bhishiiab hootNia huu nluCc.
donia, and the overpowering OF the
Turks, Tor Rounlania alone has "a
larger anu better equipped army tn an
the sultan.
snow. however, the situation Ia
very difficult. Roumsnia has practi.
cally established an alliance with Ger
many by having Hohenzollern upon
her throne; Bulgaria has slml st be-
come Russian province, anu Servia's
King Ia the son OF a daughter OF a
Russian colonel, go that unless the peo-
pic OF these countries act contrary to
The influence OF their leaders thee Is
not likely to be any combination
against Tu key.
"Phe Turks can and no doubt will
drive the Cheeks back over the frontier.
The Turkish army outnu mbers that OF
Greece two to one and Ia better equip
ped. The entire army OF Greece, In
cluIiDg reserves, consists Of about
so, 200 troops, anu l do not think it has
been possible for them to have been
equipped with the m ost modern mum.
tiors of WAR;