New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
THE BALKAN OUTLOOK
Situation in Near East Deuena,
on Bankers,

Greece are not going or as smoo,h,. an
as quickly as might be wish.d aN
therefore, are preventing that rao. aNo-
of confidence which 1t is so reou,''.
should take place. Bankers have
their power to apply the NECESSARY
edy." says The Statist," Of I.ondo,
Everybody knows that the lar
ligerents are exhausted. and that. in NJ.
tioular. they are sorely in need OF t,n.'
Everybody, likewise, is aware th., ).
second war could not have taken MIA.
the great lending establishments OF w..
ern and Central Europe had refuse, !.
give financial accommodation. Turkev y
particular, is in desperate state. II W..
announced only the other day tina, h..
officials had only then Just received -.
salaries due to them last May, and II /.
understood that the pay Of the army sv.,
is wofully in arrears. But in these d,v,
war clearly cannot be carried on witboo,
the outlay OF much money.
Consequently Turkey cannot hectic.
Greece II she is sternly refused fnanc,,
assistance We say Turkey, In partcul,,
because in this matter there can be M
serious dispute that 1t is Turkey who /,
in the wrong. She entered into a treaty.
with Greece only the other day in Euroo.
and she is now attempting 10 br.s.
through the conditions of that treaty, al.
though no fresh offence has been give,
to her, and. therefore, no good ground %,
an infraction OF the treaty has been Al.
forded. In the interest OF Turkey hersss
It is in the highest degree desirable thai
she should not engage in another struggle
II will be little short OF a miracle II, wifi
the greatest self-restraint and the vises
craftsmanship, she can manage to kss,
her Asiatic provinces together, to deyelO,
their resources and to secure for herself
renewed lease Of life. II she engagesh
another war there is no knowing what
the immediate consequences may be.
But II is reasonably certain that sh.
will make her future almost desperate L
is. then, incumbent upon lending lnstit-
tons at home and abroad resolutely 70
refuse accommodation to all the Balkan
States without exception, and in particu.
lar to Turkey, until all the questions a,
issue between them are amicably settled
In Paris we are happy ITO discover that
there is much less inclination to lend than
there was a little while ago, and, as Paris
holds the greater part Of the debts Of the
Balkan States. II she does not lead tbs
way others are hardly likely 10 step IA
and take her place. Austria Hungary 3
not in a position to lend. Germany has,
much TO do that she cannot well lend. We
ourselves have lent during this year more
than probably was judicious. Certainly
we ought to avoid lending 10 the Balkan
States except we have the best security
that they will not engage in further
fighting.
DIR. Friedjung, of Agram notore'y'
is endeavoring TO persuade his Austro'
Hungarian readers that there Is pot
on foot to partition Asatic Turkey, and
therefore that Austria and Hungary
ought TO bestir themselves 10 get part
OF the spells. We do not in the leas'
believe that there is any such plot bd'
the exhortations addressed 10 the For
ward party in the Dual Monarchy may 90
harm. Il is well known, Of course that
negotiations are going on for the sette'
ment of very many questions Affecting ASH
attic Turkey. Our own government 'ne
German. the French and the Russian gov
ernmerts are all interested in these neso'
tiations, and all must exercise more of
less influence upon them. But that Is
very different thing from saying tnat
plot is being Matched for parutohhs
Asiatic Turkey. What may happen Il ths
Turkish government takes the bit In is
teeth and plunges into fresh war DC
would be a bold man VINO would venture
TO say
But at the present moment the desf'
OF all the powers most interested Is un''
the near Eastern question should NOT
opened up; that the Turkish governme"
should practise moderation and sel-con'
troll. and that II should be helped II II WIZ
honestly attempt TO reorganlze JUS uOnAD
TONS and develop their resources. Whetne
DR.. Frledjung wishes to alarm op'''O4
IN Turkey we will not undertake 10 say
Rut II Is clear that unless ne mas oeooH',
dlscredited. his writings are calcu'''
70 excite some apprehension among NV
only Turks. but Mahometans generan,'
and therefore are mischievous II - a.
the more incumbent then upon Oa u,.
everywhere 10 refuse TO lend unul Wv
government gives the necessai'
q ssurances that il will conform 10 'ns
advice of the friendly powers anu w."
avoid all aggressive action aoof.'' ~.
itself solely TO the Improvement Oh '"'
of its people.