New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
With War Virtually Ended
Duty Of Powers Is Now to
Prevent Threatened
MaSSaCreS.
OTTOMAN PRIDE HUMBLE0
British Naval Activity Portends
Demonstration in Turkish
Waters-Warships at
Gibraltar Rushing
Eastward.


London. Nov. 3.-AIl that remains
now Of one Of the briorcst and most
mornentous wars Europe has ever
known IS for the Balkan allies to make
known their desires as TO the partition
Of Turkey. The end Of the week sees
the advance guard Of the allied armies
practically encampcd before the
crumbling gates OF Constantinople.
There may be skirmishes here and
there. and Ahriauople and ScutarI may
choose to starve slowly rather than
surrender forthwith, but the war is
over. and it win soon be time to speak
Of the wars aftermath, which may be
infinitely more terrific than the war
itself
ON All sides Il seems to be agreed
that ne situation iu Coustantinople IS
periloug in the highest degree. The
ritv is like q hoaped mp bonfire. and
every dav fresh fuel is added 10 the
pile. The materials OF the pile are
defeat and the rage Of the defeated
and the shame that must burn within
the hearts of soldiers and civilians
alifc.
The pride Of once all conquerins
nation has been wounded To the quick.
and all the old glorics Of the Turkish
wars. Of hosts that once beat at the
gates Of vienna, are now shamed ana
sgiled. Add to this the !eliGious fanat-
iciem which so readily innames the
Noslem heart. There is no reason 10
suppose that the rabble Of CONSTANT
nople will remain sufficiently calm to
view a shining Cross above the dome
of St, Sophia with equanimity.
City Already SmouIdering.
Sucb are the innammable materials
in the doomed city. They are smoul-
dering already. The Turkish govern
ment is careful. we are told, to keep
back bad news from the people. Each
dav swarms Of beaten soldiers and
homeless peasants come pouring along
the mirv roads west Of the city. 1t IS
as if a whole nation were in flight and
taxing refuge NilIllu 'll' '"b''"''
What fate can the Christians of Con-
stantinople expect from this host? The
danger Of massacre at COnstantlnople
is great. and it is for the powers of
Europe 10 sink all jealousics and take
instant measures so that what is now
only terrible possibility may not be-
come a hideous fact Beside this all
other questions now sink into insignih-
canoe.
Fears Of massacre at SalOnica have
also caused the dispatch Of warships to
that place by Great Britain. France
and Germany. British warships are
hurrving eastward i'm the Mediterra
mean. and Yesterday there vas great
activity I'm Portsmouth. docliyard, get
| ting the sixth destroyer flotilla OF the
! port ready for sea.
Enoland's WarIke Preparations.
The official explanation OF this ac-
tiyitv is that it has been ordered
merely i'm readiness for the quarterly
,objlization on Monday, but the prep
! aratiOns are Of more warliNe nature
| ond active service ratings were re-
called by special messengers yesterday
afternoon and directed to proceed on
hoard ship by S:15 p. m. ii is even
stated that the dockyard men are
working overtime on the submarines
IN port a thing which is altogether
Unprecedented
che following notice was POSTED at
the Royal Sailors Home: "All sub
| c.,,,,,,ed on third mage. fourth column.
u,Nrra HOMES IN THE SOUTH.