Evening star., 1912-11-05
No Intervention for Turkey.

Turkeys appeal to the powers FOR IN
tervention has fallen upon deaf ears, ac-
cording to the latest report. and there IS
no present prospect OF suspension OF
hos ilities at the instance. OF the larger
nations to save the Ottoman empire from
the humiliation of utter defeat. Later
doubtless the text OF the comniuica-
tions passing between Constantinople and
Berlin, ST PETERSBURG. London, Pars,
Vienna and Rome will be disclosed, but
meanwhile the world is free to guess at
the motives animating the powers N tneir
refusal to command the allied enemies OF
Turkey to halt pending NEGOTIATIONS TOT
peace. 1t may be that Bulgaria SerVla.
Montenegro, and Greece have made II
plain 10 their greater neighbors that tney
will not tolerate any interference with
their victorious campaign, but insist tnat
Turkey must deal directly with. them IN
the adjustment OF terms for the cessation
Of hos ilit,es Possibly one or more OF
the larger powers would prefer to see
Turkey driven to the last extremity and
compelled to seek terms from the four
allies Without an absolute copcert OF
action there can be no international IN
tervention without danger of prec.pitat-
ing general European war. The truth
probably Is that the powers are not
sufficiently in accord at this time to
warrant the risk Of possible breach be-
tween them In the event that interven-
ton were undertaken and resisted by the
allies. '
strategically the position Of the Turks
is desperate. Adrianople is now COM
pletely invested, the Bulgartans having
effected a move of vital importance in
CO pturing the town of Buk. which lies to
the southwest of Adrianople between that
city and Saloniki. This absolutely cuts
communications between the beleaguered
center and the west. The Bulgarian line
has also been thrown between Adrianople
and the retreating main army OF the
Turks, which is falling back. toward Con-
stantinople. and is expected to make a
final stand on a line Of Notifications
about forty miles west of the capital.
Repeated losses of artillery have greatly
weakened the Turkish power Of resist
ance, with no corresponding decrease in
offensive power on the side Of the at
tacking armies. The capture of both
Adrianople and Constantinople Is quite
likely to occur, unless the Bulgarian
Servian forces have been exhausted by
the amazingly swift campaign they have
conducted during the past few weeks.
Meanwhile the Servians are penetrating
rapidly southwark and q junction be-
tween them and the Greeks may be COM
pleted now at any time, cutting Saloniki
off from land relief and also isolating
Monastir. The Montenegrin program ap-
pears to consist in holding Scutari in
siege to prevent the dispatch Of the large
force of Albanians there shut up for the
relief of the armies in the east.
1t may be the policy of the powers at
this time to allow the allies to exhaust
themselves fighting the Turks so that
when the time for Intervention arrives
they will not be in position to make an
effective resistance. but will be In truth
willing to have the case taken off their
hands. One report from Europe has al
ready intimated that King Frederick OF
Bulgaria has hoped for an agreement at
the six capitals. This. however, is hard
ly compatible with the spirit that has
thus far been shown by all four Of the
little nations, and 1t Is altogether prob
able that they are not only willing bu,
eager to go on and finish up the task
| which they undertook against such heavy
| odds