Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

reference TO the acQutSstAoA
0ermany's by Germany. from the sui
p.r+ tan, OF concessions OF val
liable gold mines and the
right to establish a naval station in the
Island Of Thasos in the Aegean sea. The
mention Is followed by the query: AFTER
Morocco, Thasos. After Thasos. what?"
The response may be discovered In the
current insinuations that Germany, al
though acting apparently in accord with
the powers up to the sending Of the latest
ultimatum. not only failed to sign the docu-
ment. demanding that Turkey accept the
proposed international control Of the
finances of Macedonia). but failed to send
vessels OF war.
The feet Of the powers which assembled
at Piraeus consists of six large and four
small vessels commanded by Admiral Ritter
Won Jedina of the Austrian navy. Austria
is represented by the armored cruiser st.
Georg and the torpedo boat Szigetvar. Italy
by the armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibaidi
and the torpedo destroyer Ostro. France
has likewise sent a cruiser and gunboat
(names not reported). Great Britain sent
the armored cruiser Lancaster and the
scout ship Sentinel
The absence of Germany Is much re-
marked and is the subject of speculation
in diplomatic circles. All the more that M.
Marshall, German ambassador at Constan1.
tinople, Is reported to have Joined his col
leagues in requesting the sultan to yield
The secret OF the kaiser's abstention Will
soon be made apparent. He Is like the
birds In the Spanish story flying In at one
window and out Of another.
The case of Europe VS.. Turkey may be
briefly stated as follows: Europe af1rms
that financial control in Macedonia Is
indispensable. The Paris Temps says: 'The
powers which caused these reforms to be
IN, nio hnyyn m
recourse to force, In order to overcome
the sultan's resistance"
On the other hand the Journal des Debats
reproduces letter from M. g. Aristarchi
Bey, who presents the sultan's case in sub
stance, thus;
The financial control OF Macedonia is not
authorized by the treaty of Berlin nor by
the Muerzsteck program. It is for this rea-
son the powers do not invoke them The
institution Of the control Is Illegal and su-
perfiuous. The porte did nothing to pro-
woke the step taken by the powers and 1t
should not equitably suffer therefrom. Be
chfs expression, why the powers should
not recognize their error. One power has
already done so. Why should not six powers
which possess colossal strength confess it?
What advantage is to be gained by humil-
iating Turkey. which desires to maintain a
certain prestige in the eyes OF its sub
jects. The public does not seem to under
stand that Turkey has already Loyalty exc
Stefano and Berlin whose excessive rigor
has no proportional parallel in history.
Now from time to time, although Turkey
has made cruel sacrifices. the most ele-
mentary equity as we'll as duty should de-
eide the powers to force the Balkan states
to conform to their several obligations as
per treaty of Berlin. Unfortunately, the
powers have confined themselves to demand
ing OF the porte the execution Of things
not completely observed. This severity on
the one side and condescension on the
other Is of such character as to inyaldate
the treaties. for treaty as contract
should be respected by all parties. The
porte, indeed, on this head could declare
himself free from all responsibility"
X
Will the kaiser, perhaps the one power
who has recognized his error reserve
for himself the role Of de-
Williams claring Turkey free from all
Role, responsibility Thus William
the Liberatorl
1.-TWO powers" to return to AristarchI
Bey. undertook without a European man.
date the program of Muerzsteck, which is
not included in the treaty of Berlin The
porte. refused. Nevertheless the program
was imposed under terrible threats The
porte executed amid many difficulties the
greatest and most important part of the
program. Then the powers imposed the
financial control. In vain the porte begged
that the powers should not insist thereon.
Unanimity is a feature of all the collective
treaties. Since 1878 1t has been invariably
ignored by Europe as against Turkey.
The financial control is an attack
upon the sovereignty of the sultan But
the control is not a necessity. M. Deffes.
director Of the Ottoman Bank (M Deffes Is
French) has established clearly by means
of figures that the Intervention of the OF
toman Bank recommended by NJ Steeg)
works rogularly. that all tina ~
the administration had been met and there
was surplus. All of which is due to the
correct attitude of the Ottoman govern
ment. What then may the Ottoman en-
pire do to execute the pleasure of Europe?"
Hilni Pacha, who has been represented
as the unknown and undiscoverable X Of
the situation. has been located at Salonica
by the correspondent Of the Debats. The
Pacha said:
''rhe situation in Macedonia is reported
as profoundly troubled. It Is an exaggera-
ton. The attempts at insurrection and re-
Hgious struggles have not interfered with
the public peace.
Here are the proofs: In 1903 the reve-
nues from customs at Saionica We're 211 900
Turkish lira; In 1904 they advanced 59.6oJ
Ira and in the six months of the present
year the surplus exceeded IL ,0S2 Ira.
1.-THE collection of taxes is increasing
since 1892 The villagers have never been
maltreated by the fiscal agents; complaints
have been received but from four or five
'yThe city of Salonica is growing, q new
quarter has been built since three years.
In all the cities. Usiub, Monastirs Series,
Vodcno, everywhere new constructions are
going up-is not that proof of confidence in
government" ~
"If you can object, speak said Hilnai
Pacha, but the correspondent was silent.
X
Abdul Hamid IL the reigning sultan was
born September %, 1912 Us shoban 1245.
the second son of Abdul Med
Royalty In lid Abdul Hamid succeeded
rurkav to the throne on The de-
thronement Of his elder
brother, Sultan Mourad v. August 81. 1875.
The crown is inherited according to Sc
niority by the male descendants. The
:larem Is considered a state institution. 1t
Is means of strengthening the power of
the reigning dynasty, first by means of nu-
merous offspring and second by intermar-
rage with distinguished men Of the en-
pire. A higher purpose. therefore, than
that commonly attributed to the numerous
collection OF women who compose the Inn
peria1 hare n.
The greater part Of the women of the
harem are chosen from Circassia. From
among these the sultan designates a certain