Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-23


than Il h3s Tor the past several years,
nd thi5 lime Turkey is deep b. rs
hadow With hands Joined lii
around The serbs and the BulgIrf
and the negrins and Gree 4
Pre- about make another efig, -
hroV Of CRY yestige o. Ottlr1 o.
rule Already the Montene-rlu
troops have met the Turk In battle.
Greece. living IN the renewed mem
Org Of ancient splendor. Ia amasslng
an army Of 10000 fighting men
bulgaria may even nov have crossed
thc frontier
This present disturbance bears ~
.Ie resemblance 20 the trouble OF oih-
~ years II Is a solid concerted
loyement. backed by money from an
parts Of the world. and % 's orderly
o. looks much Ike var
The Grecian army that meets tbe
C''1mans this year all be- an army
90 p different sort than that which
wont down 10 defeat before the re-
modelled troops OF Edhem Pasha In
1871 Then the officers % the Hell
.,nic soldiers were unframed and dTfs
sNiliod. paper warriors Tho rifles
ue % an ancient type purchased after
hog had been discarded by the
French army. and the declaration OF
war aas made az time when zeal
should have been subseryient 10 calm
Judgment
Today. whatever may DO the oolr-
age and tenacity OF me men who
make gp the bulk OF the Greek fight
ing force. they are equipped with
modern rifles and an artillery which.
fhorgh small rs as close 10 the de-
mauds Of the minute as money can
buy
The annual Balkan trouble seldom
resembles other wars Boz its cause
I sna'ly The modern international
lrab1l"s have AZ their hottZ ~
desire OF conquest. Tho Balkan alli-l
auco in tho present instance will MOI
Doc greatly averse 20 acquiring a 10,
of territory now held by Turkey
should they prove successful, but ter
ritorIal gain Is not the main object
of their mobilization along the Tur--
kish frontier.
Each of the four countries inyolv-
ad boasts OF "a national characteristic
0n the matter OF hating the Turk
Despite their proximity to the porte
and despite the suzerenity OF the Sick
Man Of Europe. the declaration OF
war by Italy was heard with the
greatest rejoicing II Is IN protest
against that same suzorenity that the
li.hting men OF the Balkans are as
sombled
The Turk In Europe. like the
Nanchu dynasty In China. has never
been accepted save under protest.
and The old racial feeling crops out
wlyneyer gA..e.Sfers The TIL =
'usi rule has never been respected,
The Ottoman since his first appear
ance has been looked upon as an In
ierior hy those over whom his gov
'rnmcnt holds sway
The interfering hand OF the pow
'rs alone has held Turkey together
md has prevented a concerted revolt
oi the Balkan states long before nov
IN view OF the recent answer Of the
allied nations 10 The note submitted
'he monarchs OF Europe. Il world
H'uo1r that Intervention no longer
Nul Doe hrookol Tho coalition has
nlaced nearly 1000. 900 men In read
..ss 90 enter the field Nearly an
bis number viii De made mp OF train
Of fieh'crs with modern equipment
Cor military education is part OF the
'.onal doctrine In Montenegro. Ser
r nd Bulgaria. The Greeks. while
not 4s voll trained. have traditions
&c fight for and memories Of Moslem
oppression that will 20 FAR toward
putting them in q position OF value
20 the cause