Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-14
If Germany Wins She Will Get
Much Of Her European
Territory Back
BUT ALLIES THREATEN
TO WIPE HER OFF MAP
If She Joins Germany They
Will Drive Her From Asia
As Well As Europe


Rome, Oct. 2.--(By mail to New
York .)-If Turkey takes a hand in
the European war, it will be as an ally
of Germany and Austria Hungary. 1t
is safe to say that it will not take
hand at all unless convinced that the
Teutonic combination stands reason
able chance Of victory.
Self interest, not affection, though
Turkey and Germany have been on
friendly terms in recent years, is what
makes the sultan prot German,
The kaiser, il he wins, is in posi-
tion to give the Turks various things
they want, They want, for instance,
10 recover the territory they lost in the
Balkan war. They want to put an end
to British domination in Egypt. They
want Tripoli back. Undoubtedly they
would like Servia and Rumania and
Bulgaria and Montenegro and slice
of Greece. They want also to be
guaranteed protection from attack by
Russia or Great Britain.
What Turkey Might Get.
Some Of these things they will not
get even from the kaiser, even though
they help in the present war Some
Of their wishes, however, he undoubt-
edly would be quite willing to grant
None Of the Balkan allies having
come to his assistance--and he un
ques.ionably counted on Bulgaria al
least--and Servia and Montenegro be
ing actually in arms against Austria
Hungary, he probably would be salts
fled TO see the peninsula Is map restor
ed TO the appearance IL wore before
Servia, Bulgaria, Montenegro ant
Greece made it over to suit their owl
ideas,
He could not very well have includ
ed Albania il Italy had fought will
the Teutons, for Italy wants Albanii
itself, but since the Italians refused
TO help him and may yet even attacl
Austria Hungary, he presumably woul,
be satisfied to see the Albanian tai
90 with the rest of the Balkan dog
win Dominate Turkey.
OF course he would have TO see tina
Turkey did not get what Austria Hun
gary claimed, but Austria Ilungar.
probably would be satisfied with Ser
via and Montenegro and maybe Bul
garia and Rumania, II they shoul
come out in favor Of the Anglo FrnneC
Russian alliance.
Besides, the kaiser certainly depend
on dominating Turkey In a fricndl
way, even IL II helps him aud he win
so what he gives to the Turks he wi
q not really be alternating from himscl
e The Turks ambitions In Greece
since they will BE- satisfied at the O.
pense of his enemies, the British, h
} will naturally sympathi2e with hear
lily.
II Italy should declare war agani
. Austria.Ilungary, and perhaps in =,
Q taliation for It's failure to fight on b
g own side though II should do no MOI
a than remain neutral throughout IN
p rest Of the war, he might be expectc
9 to approve Turkish recovery Z
!, Tripoli
8 II may be be would not frown O
Turkeys acquisition Of some Gree
D territory,
y AuBtria's Reward.
The Balkan states would be Il
much--if they are TO ba obliteratcd ,
< pared down, II surely will be done
Austria. .lIungary's interest.
< Needless 10 say, protection again
\ Russia and Great Britain would !
( something the Germans would be on
( too glad 20 PROMISE for their ow
Z benefit quite apart from the Turks
Whether or not the sultan has r
I ceived pledges from Berlin OF any
4 these things IN not known, but the
7 Is no doubt he will get promises Of
I substantial reward, u he seeks IL,
Z retura for lending q hand to the Tie
tons,
Q From the Anglo Franco. Russian .
lies the sultan could get practical
a nothing, though he should fight
their side.
/. Nothing From the Allies,
ii Some Of the Balkan states are !
cluded In their alliance, The rest q
nj least remaining neutral. Their !
} terests could not be sacrificed. Nor
over they could not be sacrificed
any event except az Russaa expeni
and Of course these would be out
the question. Naturally the Britt
would not think Of getting out
a Egypt, and as for Tfipoli and Albanl
Italy, which already has the form
= and wants the latter has placed 4
allies under such a debt of Rratitu'
by its mere neutrality, that its feelin
will have 10 90 considered.
One thing the allies can do towa
keeping the Turks quiet--they 81
threaten. II Is undefntood they ha