Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
DESIGNS ON TURKEY
Alliance With Germany and
Austria Hungary Urged.
VIENNA PAPERS VIEWS
Sees Danger to Porte's Domain From
Russia.
GOSSIP OVER PRINCE RADOLIN
German Ambassadors Retirement
Occasion of Much Commentators
man Officers to Go to Brazil.
VIENNA PAPERS VIEWS
GOSSIP OVER PRINCE RAD0LIN
Foreign C"rrc-ron,iou. ~ Tn" Star.

Foreign C'rrc~ rnnicus" - In" star.
BERLIN. September ~. 1910
Tl.N latest thing in International politics
is tie attempt 10 force Turkey into an al
lance with Germany and Austria Hun
gary. Discussion of such an alliance has
been going on in = dcsultory fashion for
some months past and now the Water
land. tn" leading clerical organ in Vienna.
v rich j. i'm close connection with the
aristo"rscy auI the leading officials of
the court. prints a leader pleading for the
necessity IF the alliance. Shortly before
I'll" annexation Of Bosnia herzegovina the
paper expressed its conviction of the nc
CeSsity OF the annexation in two peremp-
tory articles entitled Now or Never and
NOV" Without suggesting that the
present article, Of which the tone is
equally PCrCmptorN. possesses even ap-
proXimateIy tho significance OF the arti-
clos of September, 1908. it must be recoG
nized that this pronouncemcnt is too
characteristic of ideas current in some,
particularly military, circles TO be Gu
Iirely ignored.
Turkey. writes the Natcrland. cannot
afford 10 wait with folded arms until the
Russia army and many have been reor-
ianIzed. and until the Balkan states have
Joined hands. Turkey has the greatest
interest to ally herself now with Austria
alliance would render impossible "A Bal
KAN coalition against either Turkey or
Austria. Such alliance need fear no
Zoe since Austria Hungary. Germany and
Turkey are armed against all contin-
gencicS. England would he unable to re-
sist il save with words; Russia will not
nc able TO lend single soldier to any
one for another decade; France and Italy
are negligible quantities, and Italy, more
over. is compelled TO hold fast to the
triple alliance. Therefore Turkey should
not miss this favorable opportunity of
strengthening herself politically and of
consolidating herself internally. Other
wise . Balkan war may we'll be immi-
nent.
1t is clear that a urko-Austro- German
triple alliance would not be able to slum
Der. but would have to watch its arms.
Ten Years hence. at latest, Russia. Italy
and France will be fully armed, and Eng
land also will have strong army. But
today ii behoOveS Austria Hungary, Ger
many and Turkey to profit by the situa-
ton. Turkey must, however, cease to
Cypress her Christian subjects if she IS
TO become the ally of the Austro-Hun-
sarian monarchy and of the German en-
pire.
As regards the domestic policy of Aus
tria- Hungary. the Italian irredentistS
remains unarlned, as they receive their
strength from abroad. AS Italy is bound
the triple alliance. she can neither be
assisted by Russia nor England. and
ground. The Servians. too. would be
forever crushed by this quadrupie al
lance.
Not the slightest doubt exists that
pourparlers have taken place between
Austria-Hungary. Germany and Turkey
on the subject of an eventual alliance.
Comment Over Radolin.
The publication by the Berlin Lokalan-
zeiser OF what is stated to be the full
text Of the speech made by Prince Rad
olin. the retiring German ambassador in
Paris, OH the occasion of the farewell
banquet given by the German colony, has
aroused a considerable amount of COM
mcnt in the Berlin press. The summary
Of the speech which was telegraphed here
by the semi official agency contained
nothing to which exception could be
taken. according 70 other reports. how.
ever, Prince Radolin made no secret of
his great regret at leaving Paris, and
stated that the news that he was TO be
relieved of his post came before he had
expected il. The ambassador, according
10 the unofficial version. went on to say
that he was leaving Paris with unbroken |
strength and that he hopaGi that it !
might still he granted TO him TO use his !
''unhroken strength in the service of the |
emperor.
FRINGE Radolin's resignation and the !
appointment in his place of Baron Won |
S"hocn took place at the end of June |
u,
IL was runored al the time that il had |
been carried out with an abruptness |
somewhat out of keeping with the treat !
merit To which public servant of Prince !
I:aGoiins standing might justly consider |
himself entitled Since. however, TO the |
general public the cause of his resigna-
lion was his desire to retire to his estates !
in Posen, the stress which Prince RADIO
lin laid upon his "uubroken strength
and the expression of the hope that he
might still have the opportunity of serv-
Ing the emperor have not unnaturalIy |
come somewhat as a surprise.
According to statements which the Bra
lillian minister in Berlin. Senior Itibere
ia Gunha, has made in the course of an
interview With Il representative of the
Rerliner Tageblatt. the sending of Ger
man officers military instructors to
Erazil has already been decided upon,
although the negotiations between the
two governments have not yet been con-
cluded. The project. the minister stataG
al first been taken into consideration
eight Years ago, before Marshal Hermes
ia FoneScd : appointment to the ministry
OF war. and in view of the growing ne
ccsSity for remodeling the Brazilian army
the European pattern the government
decided recently, in complete agreement
with Marshal Hernles da Fonesca to put
the plan into execution
Assertions 10 the contrary which have
been attributed TO Marshal Hermes da
Fonesca by certain French journals We're
probably due TO a misconstruction of the
statement by the president-clect that
during his present stay in Europe lie was
not commissioned TO negotiate with the
German government as to the sending
or officers Ia Brazil. This was true, since
Marshal Hermes da Fonseca was tray-
cling as private Individual and his
journey was in way connected with
the subject under discussion.