Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-03

q Haskell, D4rectcr OF newman btbitcat
Institute, Isrnsalem'l
the European Concert of Nations has
10, prestige and, to greater or less de-
.,.s. the real respect OF the minor states
II Europe and Asia, by her sayings and
soines Ia relation TO the Balkan Turkish
x.rs daring the years 1912 and 1913.
IN the first place the great powers said
,hsre shsll be no war, bat the nations
concerned immediately went to war.
Then the Concert said, We cannot allow
ans change in the map OF Europe, what
.v,r the outcome may be, and little later
lacked on plscidly while the treaty of
Iopdon changed the entire map of south
EASTERN Europe. Again tho Concert
altered her voice and sand Turkey must
No, rutske Adrianopie, and forthwith
turkey retook the second capital of the
.nplre, whereupon the Concert said
Turkey shall not keep Adrisnoplc. The
treaty. Of Constantinopie gives Turkey not
ouly the city but Kirk Kilisse, DimotIke,
and otl,eg places OF importance as we'll.
nuilI be remembered that the Concert
q, Europaan nations held Bulgaria tack
when King Ferdinsnd's troops could have
rsp,ured Coustsntinople, and when
Bulgaria rushed recklessiy into war with
her allies and the tables we're turned, the
great powers were found wanting.
The new boundary between Bulgaria
and Turkey follows the course OF the
Nari;ka river from the coast TO a point
pssr Mandrs, where, taking more
uorshcrly direction, twill leave Dimotika
10 the east and cross the Martha near
Ksdikcui weii TO the west OF Adrianopls
Theuoe following a northeasterly and
then eassesly course. IL will PASS between
Mako Tirnovo and Kirk Kiiisse, and end
90 the Black sea Just north OF Svoti
s,elsu. some thirty miles north OF Midia,
iae terminus Of the frontier allotted Tur-
ksy by the treaty Of London. Thus It will
b. seem that tbe London treaty Ia ignored
and the Enos- Midia line not considered
Sal.
q is ramorcd unoflleiaily that Bulgaria
abd Tafkey have come TO an agreement by
v6,gh at TIE proper moment they v ill at
,sek, jointly, Greece, in order to recover
salon,si to TURKEY and Kavsls to
Bplgaria. Whether this proves 10 be
fsmor 90 more tbsn rumos, King Con-
stsntinc has cut short bis northern trip
and fastened back TO Athens.
Roamsata, state holding herself aiooi
trom sA Aasstligies and net IOsinga man
in psilie, nzs rsapsd the biggest gain cut
o. lhr-- conflicts. Bulgaria lost 10000
men, aud ber reward wasto be left by the
eus.-e..,tses 10 tine mercy OF her Toss, and
To- ,,us.4 saoHs he result. Turkey lost
il0Au une9, -ervia, Grteee and Monte
neu l..-, aa,N0. tnRsing total OF 30, 600
II l,sd~t. lo cultivate the fields and to
p--a 60. issts Of psAec. This, In men
a.n, sis. uf%ttfui eXecilon OF the god
Of ~4f 100 "ne isgjie corner Of the earth =
ssf 90 su year. And the end IS not
y iaf vas waste 1 write, news comes Of
-. .mi-a.. su.t st0 taking place between
-'.- if'c n,N a,ait 10 be, and seryia
and Greece.
4,e-, s.tttcd al the point Of the
sWor ars aos held 10 be very sacred.
F0- Hth.lg the treaty OF London
when the time came for her to rsassert
h.. ,.. H.4icss,a si.i setE 10 regain her
losses when the oppoEtuue moment ar
ii.,.. IS. ans ga -.ii.a.ise the great powers
~i' 8o ~ ult Isl haraeg to get their
voices heard and their influence felt in
lne near aua middle East
TU4sEY AND The UNITED STATES.
gfy agrecable as well as interesting
tael 20 ne citizen OF the United States OF
Amer,ea s"iourning in the Turkish
tUpifs, IS the high regard in which he
Ends himself and his government held by
the more intelligent and Influential OF the
hati,, people. | am not referring, OF
course, TO the oddities, cranks and fanatics
irom America " no swarm the Holy Land,
but the normal and sane representatives
Of the United States to be found in
Turkey meA OF the type and character of
President Howard s. Bliss, OF the Syrian
Protestant college at Beirut, Principal
William II. Hall, Of the preparatory school
Al Beirut, Prof. Warren ]. aoulton, OF the
Bangor Theological seminary, who has
bad charge OF the American School of
Archaeology in Jerusalem the last year,
and our cordial, efficient and bighly-es-
'eemed consul at Jerusalem, Hon. William
eotiin (who, by the way, has just received
the news from Washington OF his promo
hOn 10 the important post at budapest,
Hungary. and scores Of others might
name.
The citizen OF Turkey claims good rea-
sons for his confidence in the integrity OF
the United States government and he.
People. He has told me some OF these
reasons. I will repeat few OF them.
First OF all, the United States OF America
mas no national ambitions to crafty in
this part of the world, and, therefore, has
20 reason to deal other than justly with
the Ottoman government and her objects.