The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-27

contains two Syllables. In the short time
he has hustled around in his temporary
authority he has succeeded in disgusting
everyone but himself. The return of
Long will be a relief from this fellows
insolence. Deliver thy people, o Lord,
fron the rule of small men.
BRITISH DIPLoMAGY; SCORE ONE.
The sultan has thrown up his hands
and agreed to be good for the present.
He viii pay the wharf deficiency de-
manded by France and he will not med
die with the French postofice in Con-
stantinople So far, so good. The ulti-
matum issued by NJ. Constans and back
ed by the republic has been acceded to,
and the war cloud has vanished into thin
air. The attention of the world attracted
for moment by the feeble struggle of
the sick man. has reverted to
South Africa and the far East There
the game of war and diplomacy goes on
uninterruptedly; the players are not talk
MS etfiI IIlC WOtiQ IOOhS Oh III SIltIICG
What was the meaning of this Frankie
Turkish imbroglio? Was France simply
trying to make the sultan come to time
about little financial matter? No one
acquainted with the intricate diplomatic
programme of the continent believes that
for a minute. France need not make
all that demonstration to compel the
keeping of a contract
The disposition on the part of the sui
tan to procrastinate in all matters of
finance was seized upon as a pretext for
demonstration of naval power and an
excuse for the mobilization of troops In
certain quarter. There was no doubt
complete understanding between France
and Russia to embrace the first oppor-
tunity that offered an opening to precipi-
tate the long wished-for conflict, wherein
England would be taken at a disadvan
tage. The time was ripe and the oppor-
tunity propitious. The slowness Of Tur-
key to act was relied upon to afford time
for the operations. England however
exploded while her hands are tied be-
hind her The lion is occupied in South
Africa with little prospects of a vacation
One thing. and one only, must be done
The sultan must yield to the demands of
France to the uttermost, even if Britain
fcots the bills In this little affair British
diplomacy made home run, and scored
one against Russia and France
1t was infinitely cheaper for England
to make the Turk a loan or TO donate
him the amount of cash necessary to sat
isfy F'renchy, than to allow the ultimatum
to be defed The sultan did not care a
cent for the humiliation of backing
down, so long as the back-down was not
attended by any financial outgo He was
losing nothing and making a friend of
England by yielding to overpowering
force. No ole knows the diplomatic
strength of the position of Turkey bet
ter than our friend Abdul Hamid. the
sultan
He paid the 100000 to the United States
simply because he knew that the nations
of Europe did not give a continental
how much Uncle Sam bombarded his
sleepy cities. No question of European
politics was at stake-a Turkish town
more or less, bombarded by the Yankees
would not disturb the balance of power.
England will defend the Turk as long as
the Russian menaces Constantinople.
With the Bosporus and the DardaneIles
guarded by Muscovite batteries and the
Black sea turned into harbor for a
Russian fleet. England might as well
blow up Gibraltar and abandon the con-
troll of the Mediterranean and the Suez
The sick man" must remain buffer to
preserve the political world in its accus-
toned orbit
In this case the Russian bear made a
lead for the solar plexus of the lion, but
the lion executed neat side-step. The
incident is effectualIy closed, with the
bear in his corner and the lion watching
his next move.
This little difficulty involving the wharf
deficiency and the postofice seem
trifing enough, and the world will per
haps never know how rear it was to
witnessing a general European breakup.