The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-12

the sultan first and the provinces got
very little of them.
1.-The shortnesS of the term of the
inspector general-three years-also
defeats the plan, for the officer Will
necessarily try to please the sultan
rather than benefit the provinces, in
order to secure his reappointment.
What the revolutionists seek is to nave
a Christian appointed to this position
instead of a Moslem, and have him
made directly responsible to the world
powers.
1.-The revolutionists are still hold
ing their own, and will not be sup
pressed for long time, as the Turks
are poor mountain fighters. However,
I think if Russia and Austria were
really in earnest and would intervene
and see that these people are given
a decent government, the revolutionists
would lay down their arms immed1-
ately
while Russia is not fomenting
trouble in Turkey, her attitude, often
think, will always be passive, as it
seems to suit her purpose to have as
many people as possible killed off in
Bulgaria as it did in Macedonia. The
Macedonians hate and fear Russia, and
would gladly have England or the
United States espouse their cause and
take charge of their country.
Germany is the country which is
getting hold of Turkey. Germany
rather sides with Turkey and in return
is getting valuable commercial con-
ceSsions- on Turkish territory, sup
planting those formerly held by Eng
lishmen. ~
ut is not only the poor people of Mac
edonia who are smarting under the OPP
preston of the Turks, but also many
of the wealthy Turks of the district.
Some time ago we discovered a plot
among the wealthy Turks to kill one
of the English vice consuls. They in
tended doing this in order to attract
the attention of England and get her to
intervene in their cause
There is no question in my mind
but that the Macedonian committee
used the money paid in ransom for
Miss Stone to purchase arms and am
munition to further the cause of the
present Three things
prompted the brigands to capture Miss
Stone. One was to secure money, one
was to call the attention of Europe
and the United States to the unsafe
condition of Turkey and third, they
did it to aYenge5 themselves on the
missionaries who refused to be black
mailed into; contributing to the revo-
lutionary fund.
81 do not believe that the commit
tee as a whole knew of the proposed
capture of Miss Stone, but the secret
committee, the wheel within the wheel,
undoubtedly arranged it. The revolu-
tionary party always has in view the
possibility of attracting European in
PREVENTION by demonstrating the bad
government of the country, and since
the Spanish American war has placed
the United States government among
the world powers United States sub
jects have received great deal of at
tention from the revolutionists.
1.-The weakness of the United States
diplomatic corps in Turkey accounts
largely for the indignities heaped on
American subjects. The corps COM
pares most unfavorably with the po-
sition and system of the English dip
lomats.
1.-THE Sick Man of Europe will no
doubt be a political power in Europe
for another century, although the con-
tinuation of the Macedonian revolu-
ton will no doubt cause the interview
ton of some world power and the re-
duction of the European territories
over which the sultan is despot."