The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-24
STATESMEN
DARE NOT AID TURKS
Barbarism of Sultan's Sub
iects Has Alienated the
Sympathy of Europe.
WAR HURTS INDUSTRIES
Lancashire Cotton Manufac.
turers Fear Ascendency of
Bulgaria in East.
VAR HURTS INDUSTRIES
BY PHILLIP EVEEETT.
lie 10 The Tribune.

Special Gable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Undoubte edly
there have been times when tho present
Liberal government with some justice
might have been accused OF not being in
harmony wlth the Engllsh people. even
In regard la its foreign politics. sub
Ject Of which the English, u nation,
arc incredibly ignorant and in which they
take very little interest under ordinary
circumstances, but there is no doubt that
Sir Edward Grey expressed the opinion
ot tho whole thinking part OF the English
people when he recently stated in the
house OF commons that England did not
hesitate 10 recognize the right or inc
Balkan states to Determine their own
conditions of peace.
There was time not very long
ago when the people of England were In
clincd To think that reformed Turkey
should be given another chance to show
What 1t might accomplish when liberated
from the curse of the despotic rule Of
Abdul Uanld.
Later events showed that the people Of
Turkey were not ripe for political free
dom, that they were centuries behind the
civilized people of Europe and that the
new government no more than the old in
tend ed to carry out the reforms I'm Al
bania and Macedonia, which constituted
tho country's moral debt 10 Europe.
The war opened our eyes even moro.
II opened our eyes still moro TO the fact
that the Ottoman empire was honey
combed with corruption. decrepit and
rotten in every way and when the Turk
iSh people began 10 clamor for the return
to power of Abdul Hamid as the only man
who might save the country from utter
ann!bllation. the British people realized
that the Interests OF Europe were best
served by the new and marvelousy Wig
orous federation OF young states taking
up the problem of permanently eolving
the miserable Balkan question. that has
always nleuaced the peace OF Europe
and from that moment no English states
man would have dared TO take part OF
the crop they had gathered at such
frightful sacrifices OF human life,
Manchester trade with the near east
is now practically at a standstill, and
enforced in several mills and warehouses.
Lancashire Will be affected by the Bal
kan war more than any other part OF
EuSJstHl, lpI tDlloIl SocuS l'l III a 81 taS
part Of England's trade with Turkey.
Some idea OF its extent can be gathered
from the Board OF Trade returns. These
show that the total enumerated exports
from Great Britain TO Turkey during the
nine months ending September, 1912. were
$25 900, 900
or this amount, SlS.0O0.o0o represents
the value OF the cotton piece goods sent
10 Turkey Turkey is the third best GUS
toner Lancashire has, only India and
China taking more cotton goods.
Anxiety is being felt IN some quarters
as to the probable effect OF victory OF
the Balkan states on Lancashire's trade
with Turkey. Turkey is practically an
open market for Lancashire goods. The
other countries, particularly Bulgaria,
arc manufacturers themselves. and if
they obtain a hold on Turkish territory
it is more than likely that they will do
all they can to shut out Lancashire
manufacturers. Lancashire would thus
have to meet a dangerous rival on un-
equal footing,