The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Turkey Bent Upon a War at All Cost
POwerS Concerned.
BY EX-ATTACHE.

Although Portugal with her revolution
her overthrow OF the Braganza-Cobu
monarchy. and her establishment Of q
republic In its stead, has been monopo-
lizing public attention during the last ten
DAYS or 80. and no one can venture "a
predict the future course of events at
Lisbon. yet It IS Greece that just at pres
ent is the storm center Of Europe, OF
rather, | should say. the principal source
Of anxiety Ia the great powers OF the
Old World For the imbroglio in Portu-
gal involves no international compiled
tons, and whatever fighting there is al
present, or In the future, Is pretty GER
tain to be restricted 10 the former do
minions Of ex-King Manuel. whereas II
Will be practically impossible to limit any
fighting in which the Greeks may be-
come involved to their own particular
corner of Europe
In fact. Bulgaria. Turkey, as well as
Rumania. SeTvia. and Montenegro. are
all likely 10 be drawn into the melee
with grave possibilities Of a rupture be
tween England. France. and Russia. or
the one hand, and Germany and Aus
tria on the other. before peace Is restored
Japan. too. might have 10 take hand
Ia the quarrel az England's ally; and
although the Italian government Is bound
to Austria and Germany by the terms 81
the Triple Alliance. yet il Is probable that
thewublic sentiment OF the nation would
not only prevent King Victor Emmanue
from joining forces with Austria. but
would compel him 10 throw In his lo'
with Great Britain and France.
Greece IA SOaFce Of TrOable.
Greece has always been a source OF
trouble 10 tie great powers. ever since
she started upon the night FOR her indie
peuGeuce. close upon ninety years ago
Instructions, military pronunciamentos
and political crises without number, have
served 20 cause her 20 be regarded as az
unmitigated nuisance. especially wher
she commenced stirring up trouble 30
the Island Of Crete. with a view 10 is
annexation Crete, as every one knows
( forms part and parcel Of the ottoman
empire. and Greece's only claim 10 th'
/ possession y the island. OF which ST
Paul declared that all Its population
/ were liars. Is based on the fact that Z
moiety Of the inhabitants are Of Greel
orisin. and hore by its conversion int
/ a Greek province 10 drive out the rict
MosIem land owners. and 20 secure pos
/ session Of their estates.
At one moment the Greeks ware imbueC
+ with a form Of mania which they describ
/ ed as "Pan-HeIlenism." which had fo
/ It's acknowledge aim nothing less thar
! the establishment OF the ancient BY
/ zantine empire, under a Greek ruler, ant
/ the transfer of the metropolis from Attn
! ems 10 Constantinople. with the com
mand OF the entrance TO the Black 80
/ These ambitious schemes, preposteTou
/ In a nation that has shown during 81
/ near century Of Independence 80 uttl
/ capacity for orderly f-government an,
/ for economic development-it is still
/ without any connection by rail with tn
remainder Of Europe-received a radica
cure by the Turkish war OF 1897. whicl
/ the Greeks may be said to have deliber
/ ately provoked with the idea that
/ they won they would gain big slice o
! Turkish territory. including the ISLAM
! OF Crete; while If they lost. they W0ul