The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Balkan States Undertaking
To Apenge H storical Crime
Mar Back Fem Pages History His
the Ottoman Enpae-Only Greed Has Prevented Dis
a., solution of Turkey Long Ago.

/ plus wealth no pains are spared to get
1t from him.
Many young women Of beauty have
been known, to torture themselves into
hideousness to avoid the lascivousness
of the Turk The young Turkish ohicer
has greatsassion for the pretty Greek
girls, and Whole families have been ex-
terminated when q father endeavored to
protect his daughter. 1t is estimated
that half the population Of Macedonia
has been maasacre4 during the past ten
years.
The twenty-third article Of the treaty
of Berlin was intended to correct these
abuses. II was provided that Monastir.
Kosevo. salonilt. scutari. and East
Roumelia should be subject to Tur-
key, but that q Christian Governor
General should be put over the pro-
vinces and that they should have local
self-government. Immediately after the
treaty was signed q Chri8tian governor
general was appointed, but Turkey. abso-
lutely disregarded an other provisions
OF the article. The same old massacres
were repeated as in the days Of old.
II the treaty Of San Stofano had been
allowed to stand 1t 10 probable that
nearly all Of the present trouble would
have been avoided. Russia would have
held all the Balkans under her suxarain-
ity. and the matter would now be merely
a thing for the Russian police instead
OF an international affair.
Balkan Federation.
1t has been said by some practical dip
lomatists that another great power could
be added to the European family II Rus
sia would consent to a federation of the
Balkans. This proposition has been ad-
vanced as means of resisting Turkeys
nV0 ri tn0 ~ MI
against the other. and thus profiting by
their dissensions. Lack of unity among
the Balkans has been at the bottom of
much OF their trouble. Such a federation
IL believed to be impracticable on account
OF Russia's ambitions in the penisular.
A federation Of this sort could not be
formed without the aid Of the powers
There is no Balkan state strong enough
to bring the others into a federation
against their will. 1t is believed that
they would all resist such a combination
on account Of mutual Jealousy.
Another Remedy.
"Ec.ual distribution Of all Christian ter
ritory under Turkish government among
the Balkan states seems to me a feasible
way Of getting out Of the present and
future troubles" said a European diplo-
mat stationed at Washington. TT the
great powers would form a concert and
take from Turkey these provinces and let
them decide by popular vote to which
state they wished to belong, It seems to
me that Balkan troubles would be settled
once and for all.
II the present war does not result in
a general blow-up Of Europe, the chances
are some temporary expedient will be re-
sorted to- and a few years hence the
present crisis will repeat itself Sooner
or later 1t will drag all the big powers
into general war: meantime, it will be
a sort Of Central America to all of Eu-
rope"
Decisive Battle. |
According to military experts. the de-
Gliding battle Of this war will be fought
at Adrianople, a Turkish city, twenty
miles south Of the Bulgarian border,
and just a short way from Constanti-
nople. Adrianople is surrounded by q
network Of forts. On the north the de-
fenses are Joined together by connecting
forts. Marshy land along the banks of
the Martha River. which flows Just south
Of the city, are the weak points in the
Notifications. 1t Is expected that the
enemy will make an attack there.
Supposing that Adrianople were sue