The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-02
TURKEYS nEcALc1rnAycY.


TURKEYS RECALCITRANCY.
While Turkey is reported as contin-
uing to be optimistic and obdurate-
defiant, in truth--in regard to Ad-
rianoplc. and negotiations over the is
sues she has raised by reoccupying the
city are dragging" now, as in the
beginning. it is obvious that there can
be but one conclusion of the matter.
Moreover, evidence continues to ac-
cumulate that Turkey is destined to
lose out sooner than was anticipa ted.
considering Turkish mastery of the art
of juggling for delay in the hope of
something's turning up. The conclu-
sion in question is that the Turks will
reconsider their violation of the Lon
don treaty and retire behind the Enos-
Media line. the western limit of their
possessions as fixed by the powers In
| taking advantage of the second Balkan
war and Bulgarias humiliation to re-
enter Adrianople. Turkey counted upon
anarchy in the Balkans and cxhaus-
ton of the allies before final settle
lment was reached. She anticipated
! that the situation and the conditions
would get beyond the control and in
| huencc OF the powers to such an extent
that they might possibly require her
assistance in pacification. and, there
fore, she would be enabled virtually
TO demand modification of the London
agreement. She contemplated, as could
be read between the lines of some of
the Constantinople papers that she
would again find il feasible to play the
jealousies Of the powers against one
another
But the settlement came sooner than
she expected. sooner than any one ex
pectcd. 1t came in the peace of Bucb
Arrest. which, in addition to being die
tated by Roumania. brought that fresh
and Virilc power into the whole game
! of determining the future of the Bal
kans as new and potential force
against Turkish professions and am
bition. After Bucharest Turkeys only
nope and only inspiration to further
obduracy was the dissatisfaction OF
Austria Hungary. and the rurnorcd
purpose OF the dual monarchy to in
sist upon Il revision of the Bucharest
convention. But here once more il
was declared that the Porte was lean
ing on a broken reed
| lf, perchancc, as suspected by some.
/ Vienna dickercd with Constantinople
/ on that point TO The stimulation OF
the turkish hope and inspiration. il
is now clearly apparent that both tool,
/ ionG ana the slimmcst sort of chances
1t quickly developed that Austria Hun
gary was isolated, as marplot and Il
protestant Even Russia. the only
other great power which had suggest
cd rcvison--and that n minor one
withdrew the suggestion for the SAKE
/ or harmony and insuring peace while
more significant still. Germany. Aus
tria- HunGary's ally in the triple al
nance gave Vienna distinctly to under
stand that she was against disturbing
the Bucharest status quo This throws
! Germany with Great Britain. France
/ Russia and Italy. and faces Turkey
with the necessity of deciding, as a
London contemporary in close touch
with the government argues. whether
she Will compel the powers in con
junction with the Balkan states, to
become her armed enemy and drive
! her out Of Adrianoplc. court financial
boycott I'm her desperate monetary
straits, and invite demonstrations that
would jeopardiZc her Asiatic domain.
or yield gracefully, satisfied with her
improved military prestige, resultant
from her Adranoplc coup, and which
was as essential to her domestic Sc
curity as is financial rehabilitation.
Continued recalcitrancy and defiance
would be certain to cventuatc in tho
loss OF the one essential and bar all
prospect OF the other for years to
come, at least
In every aspect of the case. there
fore. it would appear that, although
yielding may yet be somewhat slow
In mntcrializing, ii is incvitable-a
foregoing conclusion. as fixed as Kis-
met. Turkey cannot be more blind
olnd as she has often been in other
icrises-than the rest of the world She
cannot do otherwise than bow to the
London treaty II she Is to continue to
exist as European power IL, in truth.
as power at all, much longer