The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
FLASHES FROM OLD WORLD
World Looks On While Allies
March Against Troubled Turk
Just Emerging War NTH Italy Ottoman Looks Into uzzs
Of Held by Army of 100000 Balkan Soldiers-Whok
Europe Yet May Be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hungry
of Turkish

I beloved daughters with knives, 90 the,
should be ugly and not kindle the con
cupiscence Of Turkish masters. SAnd II
spite OF all meekness and submiDsivenes.
they could not avoid being on the slight
est occasion-or with no occasion at all
murdered with horrid torture. impaled
dayed alive, roasted over q slow IRE. OF
cut to pieces by their tormentors. whil,
the wives suffered still more horrible
fate before their eyes.
Europe suffered the destruction col
Byxanttum. It was Catholic. The Creek
were Orthodox, and one Christian de-
nomination hated the other still more
than Moslem devils. Worse than that
the Turks found Christian allies. Ou'
Of the Jealousy Of the house Of Haps.
burg. Of Spain. and Austria. the French
Bourbons. since Francis !. maintained
friendly relations with the Grand
serviaas Arise First.
The vital strength Of. the subjusated
Balkan nations showed itself to be in.
|destructible. As the grip Of their ty.
rants grow slack the Servians rose VI
first. and soon after the Greeks. With
marvels Of bravery they conquered their
freedom. yet they were not supported by
Europe. but cruelty thwarted. At the
Turkey expressly into its public legal
order. But she remained as a recognized
European power what she had been
as an Asiatic intruder. Bulgaria fol-
lowed the example of Servia and Greece.
and with the help Of Russia gained her
Independence. But at the Berlin Con-
gress Europe did not allow the compile
tion Of the work Of deliverance, and
saved Turkey. which had almost been
driven back to Asia.
The revolution Of 1903 gained sympathy
for the Young Turks Their liberal
phraseology was taken in earnest and
the people believed them to be won over
to civilization at last The Armenian
massacres at Adana, continual horrors In
Macedonia, tho garlows Of Ccnstanti-
nople. the wasting state OF Siege, court
martial. murder and the torturing Of po-
litical opponents showed the error. The
Turks remained irreclaimable.
And for this reason the Servians. Bull
garians. and Greeks have now remem-
bered their heroic fathers and taken up
arms again to bring freedom to their
brothers who are still quiverinE under
the heel Of the Turks.
And what Is Europe doing? II notifies
these nations that they sacrifice their
blood and gold In vain. II they are
overcome they will be left to suffer from
their crue! wounds. II they conquer they
they will not be allowed to set their sub
Jugated brothers free. The Turk must
not be thrown back to Asia. The plains
Of the Balkan peninsula. created by God
to be- a paradise. shah still remain the
subject to the devfl. The Balkan nations
which in the short time Of their inde-
pendence have created hne works Of
civilization. are to be prevented from
bringing tho blessings Of civilization and
progress to their brother.
Russia and Austria VIII seize the in
heritance Of the Turks for themselves.
and therefore they are determined to
protect the rotten and criminal Turkish
rule against the Balkan people.
But perhaps the enthusiasm and
bravery OF the allied nations will prevail
over the greed Of the great powers
Diplomacy has. 80 far. always had to
give way under the powerful pressure
Of national vigor. May It happen so
again.
That is the fervent prayer Of every
European who has q heart for human
dignity. progress. and civilization.