Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

case of much ado about nothing and
altnough q lamentahie display of weakness
ano unchristian-like conduct 1t viii have no
| other result than ridicule.
The Macedonian question. always a men,
ace, Is not insoluble and depends largely
upon the character of the eonsuls, who
cd Dy their governments with special pow
| ers. The animosities between Koutzo-Vala-
| ques and Greek, as we'll as between Turk
ton.
The Franco-German accord In the Mo-
rocco affair has been adjusted. In anticipa-
ton of the conference
| Au ~ which is to meet at
Morocco Affair. Algesiras. and will
1 thus deal only with the
| details of the projected reforms.
In Paris the report Is current that the
situation was irreconcilable when NJ de
| Witte returned from Portsmouth. But after
| an interview with NJ. Rouvier and the
Prince Radolin they closed the dispute
Immediately In accord and with the object
| OF common action In the orient. With En-
| gland and Japan? or against England and
Japan? That Is the question. The inter-
4 pretations are so diverse that the reader
| may be left to his own suggestions.
! The agreement between N. Rouvier and
/ Prince Radolin was signed on a table for
| merly the property of NJ. de Vergennes.
minister for foreign affairs Of Louis XVI.
| On the same table was signed the treaty OF
/ peace between the United States and En-
/ gland in September. 1Ts3 by Benjamin
| Franklin and his colleagues; also the treat
les OF Paris 1885, 1914, 1877 and 1855. and
the treaty of the United States with Spain
| In 1893
Under cover of the Morocco affair Great
Britain has shocked the kaiser In turn by
occupying Koweit. an important port at the
head OF the Persian gulf twithin Turkey $
| 1fofxx h,r Hn11a L.
| up by taking possession of the Bahrein
| islands In the same gulf, famous for their
| pearl fisheries She landed artillery and
| troops hastily detached from the garrison
at Alden, hastily, because of the impression
| that the German emperor was contemplate
| Ing another yachting tour In the Mediter-
| ranean, with the object Of repeating the
| Morocco trick Every time Kaiser Will
helm goes aboard the Hohenzollern we may
expect Great Britain to seize an island-in
anticipation.
| The rebellion in the Yemen has been treat
| ed by the English press with suspicious
| unanimity as the act of a national party"
| and much space has been given to events
| there to create the impression that the
| Arabs of "Araby the Blest' were establish
| ing nation under the cry of Arabia for
| the Arabs"
The sultan, with a perfect appreciation
| OF the power behind the so-ealled national
| party, recalled the same tactics by which in
| 1882 In Egypt, Arab Pacha was made to
play the role of chief Of national party
even to liken him to Washington and La
| fayette! The sultan has used heroic eff
| forts to suppress this rebellion, a task all
| the more difficult since his own troops sent
| to quell 1t were corrupted (60OO Of them go
| Ing over to the rebels). Recent dispatches
| announce the conclusion of the insurrection
| and that peace has been arranged with Ibu
Seoud emir of central Arabia. The Otto
man government will send peace commits
sion for the complete pacifcation of the
| country and its reorganization.
| The bOkra had hOlxra had-tha tins
of, not only until tomorrow, but the day
after the day after tomorrow, the doing of
something which ought to be done imme-
| diately, Is Turkish characteristic. But
| it is fair to add that the Turks have not a
| monopoly of procrastination which is an
| international sin.
| Turkey is for a fact in her relations with
| the Yemen just where she was in the revolt
| in 1sS3-S4. The sultan at
IurKey ana that time proposed to the
the Yemen. writer, through the interme-
diary of Gen. Lew Wallace.
| then United States minister at Constantt-
nople. the position Of general of brigade
end military adviser. with diplomatic func-
| tons and with the immediate object of
visiting the Yemen peace commissioner
The proposition leaked out before consum-
| nation. and the sultan's purpose was de-
feated. There were Americans at Yildiz-
Kiosk, also a little fat Pacha very favora-
BILE to England, then all powerful at SIAM
| boul, though little inclined to establish
peace IN the Yemen.
M. Villers In the Revue Europe for Au-
| gust accuses Great Britain squarely of hav-
| ing inaugurated the rebellion In the Yemen
and that she sustained 1t with money and
arms. Englands plan, says NJ ViIlers
| consists In separating Arabia from Tur-
| key and thus interdict access to the Red
sea from any intrusion except her own"
| and he adds:
Turkey today feels that this people in
| the Yemen quivering with agitation and in
spired by warlike traditions are commanded
by the British foreign office, devoured by an
unquenchable thirst to break up the Otto
man empire in order that she may replace
her in the hinterland of Araby the Blest
It Is not mystery for any one that in
Macedonia British agents have acted and
are acting in the dark against Turkey .
The empire on which the sun never
sets has not been established piece by piece
methods And 1t is that which we detest:
that which we hate with all our strength.
Loyalty and frankness. sincerity and pro-
bity. which are the principal factors of
honor, should alone be In all circumstances
the guides of the diplomacy of great and
powerful country like England"
This French writer writes as IL IL were
about the time Of England's refusal to get
out OF Egypt as promised and of her de-
| faint attitude over the Fachoda incident
England and Germany have now locked
horns like two stays In mortal combat.
rivals In land-grabbing and
England Vs. commercial development
Germany. Germany has scarcely re-
coded from her position In
Morocco before she obtains from the sultan
the right to establish a naval station In
the Island of Thasos. in the Aegean sea!
More the sultan has accorded a Ceru,an
company the concession of all the mines
valuable gold mines-in consideration OF
the sum OF 100000 francs. a mere bag
atelle.
Thasos Is rich. splendid soH and pop-
ulous. The island was ceded In 164f to
Mehemet All. viceroy Of Egypt. Abbas
Hlmy, the present khedive. is the natural
heir, and he reclaims the island and the
mines. II the kaiser has not made good has
reported possession by strong military
occupation Great Britain may feel inclined