The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

the coveted territory extending from Bag
dad to Damascus and from that line south
to the Red Sea including Arabia? Could
England afford to have her passage to
India endangered by the proximity of
Germany her arch-enemy. to the Suex
Canal? II Germany should acquire this
territory she would undoubtedly establish
naval base north Of the canal and
would start on the career Of conquest for
which she is SO ardently longing.
Undoubtedly this would bring about q
war to the death between the then
two greatest powers In the world. 1t
would possibly result In the total an
Inhalation Of England as q colonial power.
Germany would then set herself up as
aybiter Of world politics II wilhelm II
continued to rule. It has been the policy
OF Germany to procure & route to the
East via Asia Minor. and for this reason
she has been acting the role Of friendship
toward Turkey SO consistently. One big
result Of this policy has been the Damas-
cus-to-Bagdad railroad which has Just
been completed. and was built as a re-
suit Of concessions from Turkey. Men
who are intimately acquainted with Ger
man foreign policy declare that she would
hesitate not moment In taking any op-
portunity offered by the present Balkan
troubles for furthering her schemes In
Asia Minor.
If the opposite camp should win tine
outcome would be in doubt Russia
would Of course get an opening on the
Mediterranean and a slice of the Slavic
section of the Balkan Peninsular Italy
would probobly get Tripolitania, Crete
and Cypress: England would take care
that no one got very close to the Suez
Canal; in addition to Morocco, France
would probably get everything now pos
sessed by Germany in North Africa and
some OF the Barbary States. possibly
Tunis and Tangier.
Sinister Work.
Some one or several of the great
powers have deliberately allowed the
present war to come about. 1t cannot
be doubted that II there had been a
genuine desire to prevent the conflict
powerful pressure could have been
brought on Turkey and immediate re-
form secured in Saloniki. Kesevo, East
ern Roumelia, Macedonia, Scutari. and
Monastir as provided by the twenty
third article Of the Treaty Of Berlin.
If the English foreign office had not
hesitated about the verbage Of the
powers joint note to Turkey and the
Balkan States, there would have been
no war to-day.
Or If. on the other hand. England had
sent a few battleships to Egan and
demanded Of the Sultan that immediate
steps be taken to comply with the
treaty of Berlin. Mohammed would have
acted at once and Germanys influence
at Constantinople would have been
greatly nullified.
In view of these facts Is 1t not reason
able to suppose that some great power
has deliberately brought about the
present war with a view of profiting
thereby? It seems that such a suppo-
sition is warranted.
Balkans Make War.
While the powers were hesitating and
talking the four little states of Bahama
declared wor. With the fury Of afnatics
they have hurled themselves against
their hereditary enemy and bid fair. at
last. to wipe him OF the map Of Europe
barring interference of the great powers
Conditions in Monastir, Saloniki and
East Roumelia have appalled, the
world. and are too familiar to be
rehearsed here. 4 Christian dare
not accumulate more substance than he
actually needs for living. The moment