The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-25
TURKEY AND THE ALLIANCES.
Why the New Go,ernment May Favor
Germany and Austria.


rHE sun Of yesterday on the question Of
Turkey ioiaing one or the other ~ the two
groups into which the European Powers
are now divided m the event ot a conflict
touches a matter INTIMATELY connected With
the course Of tho Young ruTk policy since
the revolution Of two years ago
II H. more than probable that tho Incuba-
ton Of thai revolution would have lasted
somewhat longer than u did hut Tor on"
thing That was the discovery that one Of
the chief subiects discus during th" VISIT
Of the late King Edward VII ~ ENGLAND ~"
the Emperor Of Russia az E"vIl "a 'h" Bal'tC
WAS what practically amounted 10 ih" d.
n,emberment 81 Turkey The discovery
Of this determ ned the immediate action "i
the Young TuTk party. aud w" revolution
was pneCipitated several months bvfOr" ~
was intended to max" II II also ucro In'-
for he double action that attended DO" "p'-
break between the proclamation ~ m"
constitution aud the dethi"n"m"ut al tho
Sultan Abdul llamid
/ In the interval thai has slap."i ~,u," %"
| accession Of the neN Sultan. N"lw'd y.
the reformed government ot 4r."E hHs
been occupied IN unra, eiltnE the "u'tnsi"-
menis IN which ~ found the internal artIrs
81 the country almost -'rdugl"d amt IA
fsnd'nF IN the horde 81 concession EIr'"r-
! Whose demands Il granted would hJ," l"if
the Government very little - do "N,cp'
! to administer the country m their iui"t"-f-
| A. the same time fore IN influence NhI'u
: u ~ not necessary 10 specify were ~ work
! stITnng up TsVoltS in Albania. SYRIA and
/ Yemen. and IA. Arab iribe- N NI"-upotlmia
toward the Persian Guli had 20 be pat down
! In every direction u was end"aNOred 10
f. prevent and hara>- the woIN at reform and
organization 10y which Turkey ,puld /"
/ strengthened and - integttv assured
The first thing a he done was Ia rrursIU'r"
l the army. under the protection 81 which t""
work al progress and reform could hr 'ar-
RED on and IA tins the VAIN" "f ~" -ar-
/ vices rendered io rursry bv Eicli Marshal
/ Won Volt While acting A. military AT
wiser a. IOnstantinople and organizer of
The Turkish General sian we're ~muI,
, measurable The BULGARIAN ambIuuu~ '-,"
/ held IN check and the ALBANIAN revolt was
: suppressed with very little hloud-red Tn"
4 Cretsn trouble promises 10 DO settled more
b faVorably to Turkey sine" me acquisition
OF the tNo hattlcships and number "i TOT
/ pedo boats puTcha ~rd IN G"rmJny. - tho
/ naval domination 81 Grrec" - 'u,rchv
ended and the rI-.ns 81 the Br.. -. m ne.
! Marian - being dealt vt'h hy "a N.,rsn'
force
/ 10 secure the integrity ~ 'Nn ottoman
Empire az whols romplel" r"woi-,I .pr
I Of the army has hogan y viii IA future
he composed Of fourteen army corps and
| i've independent divisions seven of me
army corps Will hav" th..r headquarters
I IN European Turkey four constant nopla
RodOs'o, hirk-kilis~e and Adrianopis on the
! eastern SADIE And three a. Saloutra. NunaS'lr
/ and sSub on he western side. With two
I independent divisions WITH r"pdpHartsrN
~ koyanCe and Janrna IN Macedonia and
/ Albania resp~Cf,Nely near me t,I..h from
ticT and third ~ ~"urarr m Northern ~
hama near the M"nten-grtn nnrr'"r
. The Other ~eVen army corps H 90 have f'str
Headquarters IN ts's a' IrHnIipu. 81. ".HIu.
ami Van. tnnari the Russian ard Icr- an
frontiers a. Mo.~-oh ana BaEatd 900 the
ligr,. IiNer n Ms-ppn'tr.a rf f.. mes
IN syria ana -. ~sn.A ~ Yemen coward 30
border Ot the br'l-n uruis''urH'" ~ 'a.n
and 'he inrur'nu' por' or und-'aa uu .Na
Ped 80 AMI one Of ''" other 900 rr.'',,r..
dent diN SONS a 10 EtE" = u"tt. ..tfr".- -
Tho sacred ~hru" 90 Nee, 'Ia other
Slli have - uesd..r''"'. H| l.r'. ~
Nfrira
,"mpi"'" change ~ I0ru.. 49, s..u
been d",IdsI ~. .u. Mt.Iur r"'.u t#ug'...'
Tor in" vN'.e Hr.n.. VIA l".t. ..-- .. 'Ee
san" ,olor amt 'rT'Hn an. rcr,.~ "a.
Distinguish Tho VARIOUS arms Ih.. .u,rr4-a
IN the su tl-rv End tHs tdd'riuu ut r.lrNiu~
guns to the infantry regiments v,iI. With
other Improvement hrIng th" ottoman
army iulv Dp To- date and WaNC lgrA"y
: an allv worth having
tur various reason, rrNr, -ru.'i gra,..
| ia'" toward m" lrIp'" Niiu,r. 81 VHl.h
! indeed since the Nu.lu-l'u-- an "n'nui" -ls
he' oms- naturally member without ~"
necessity for 90 formal enlargement I'M"
opposition - ENGLAND n" fN.. Rartrd rt..
way hong Prolonged 'u 10" r"r..1u Iulf
. hv M" Germans t,- obliged roo" Iurs,-h
G0ysrnmsn' 20 undertake IA" WORK itself
rather than ,'ssf" fresh 'f"nh'" by giving
/ The ,unre-- on 20 ga English or other
/ foreign syndi'st" Ih,- will hlys German
/ nnan' val barking Then away m Do" north
! The 1uTkish Government - NH"uIuE o close
/ watch on fh~ Russian action ~ Persia. grI
b has 80 far taken no notice ~ 'hr Russian
f demand for the withdrawal 81 he rur. ~
fore stationed near Lake TRUMAN IN Per
aian territory. lose 20 the Line OF = Eu~-IsL.
! advance from Juifa IN The taurn-gS -
/ Iahriz II i 10 Tho Irlpl' Nlh3n'" ant
particularly 20 Grrmanv and Austria 'hr'
the Turkish Government LOOKS for support
in the event ~ complications arising on
I Of British or Russian pressure m the dtrr'-
! tions Indicated
! Equally ~ - to tho iWo central European
, Powers that Turkey would turn m cas-, ~
Bulgarian aggression with Russian blcAtnE.
| and RumaniA would have 80 stand 10 hor
arms The refusal of the Poles ~ Russia
and the Ikrain'anS Of the south 10 rrks
part in he recent Pan .Slav congress a..
/ Sofa i sufficient indicat ion Of how ftr
wind II moving IN that direction. and
war between Austria. Rumanla AMI rurhsv
on one Sido. With Russia and Bulgaria or
Russia alone on the Other. might very .asH-
make great changes m the man Of southern
Russia. both In furop" and Asia AMI w-r.
England or Franc" q" take part ON rho -ide
~ Prussia Germany would ~ W tho Nn,I
~ once. while Italy IA all probability would
remain Deutrsl'
Tho participation ~ England IN sub
war would mean much Tor ; EGYPT and india
and correspondence from south ''ri. . IN
'lines ma 10 believe thai adVau'lr. NIGH
he taken Of u 20 revise the yrc-rr' relations
OF tho new South Afr an mon 20 Grcai
Britain and tho b-itl-h Empire
ON the whole the p"i-v" ityc which ,Is
airing Of the tr.r shot IN = war Vul,h would
set all Europe nv the ear. opens j. 80. 10
that neither Russia. still ~tagrrriu. under
her defeat by Japan. nor England Win India
and Egypt only waiting their opportunity.
nor Frame. with her African and Iutn-
chinese possessions far from con'enici
l. likely 10 IRE that shot with a strong