The sun., 1914-09-13

affected by what occurs elsewhere Hav-
ug Scant commerce mi IuirCqueut inter
course they seldom know or care what
happens to their ne!ghhors News chiefly
transmitted by word Of mouth circulate ;
slowly from one country TO another.
Eventually a proclamation made in Con-
stantinople might reach the extremties
~ Is am. nu h,w won d Turkey pront by
the excitement OF remote Moslems at that
late day?
In Tho usso-Turkish war Moslem
Cossacks were numbered among the
Cra.'s hee' 'izhte~s Tnunted then with
aiding the inhd !" they charged with
greater fury against the Turks. Ethno-
logically and re.iEously associated with
the Turks. the people of tho kirghls
s'epr's liliN tho Tu"co'0'vs ~ ,N'va.
Rnkhara and Samarkand are strongly en-
listed In the Russian forces. Moham-
medan regiments from the Amur region
well disO'a vod tNs'r val ~ Nurden
and in other battles Of the Russo-1ap-
nose W r. Russian No-len's sticking TO
their color.. are least likely to be
affected
Evidence is adduced 10 prove that Rus
stan Nohammodans are ready to attack
tho Turks again. For Turkey to re-
occupy. not 20 say reconnuer. Trans-Cau-
"0sia would b very difficult to cross
~" Caucasus Mountains almost inros-
sihls. Tho Russian frontier Is defended
ard Russia would make determined
Efforts TO acquire Armenia
~ Turkey takes the Asld against Great
Rrtain and Russia II Is unlikely tina,
the neutrality OF Persia would he re-
spcc'ri Turkey has ava --el'"d w''N prr-
sla for years. So far European Powers
have prevented Turkey from making a
frontier dispute an excuse for attacking
Persia Russia and Great B.tain cstab-
.zfs
This now increases the desire Of the Turks
to assail the Perslans who although
Mohammedans are mostly Shiahs Per
sia is a nation made weak by missov-
ernment and contendng factions In
, Persia Turkish armies could follow the
line OF least resistance and tho Porte
could obtain some accessions.
The held pieces and rnpia firers,of the
Turkish army are krupps !dfs''Variolis
models; a number OF new batteries OF
larrer guns are Skodas Of Austrian manu-
facture. More carefully during the
past few months rhe Turkish artil-
l"rymen have been trained by German
officers. SV-s Turkev'o d"fc1t t'e 0'tN-
man army has been partially rcorganzed
numerous improvements being Attempted
according to suggeG ions made by mem
bers OF the German General stan. The
best OF the Turkish troops have been re.
| taiued In the vicinity Of Constaptinople.
II they go To war the Turks hope &c
! secure the aid OF the Bedouins OF the
desert, the Wahabs of central Arabia
and coast Arabs that hitherto have re
/ fused to pay tribute or otherwise recog-
{ nize the Sultnn's authority. Yielding &c
4 the plea that a hoy war existed the in
! dependent Arabs in numbers ungus sssed
might become allies Of the Turks. Will
tribcsmen OF the interior uniting will
.rstwhile Turkish vssssis from the 70
men might annoy the British in the dis
trict of Aden
In Egyrt Great B-itain's rounl~te con
trol has been main;a'ned since 1883, hu
absolute sovereignty was not asserte'
'-u'1 y frw dNvs p~' IN recent wear,
Egvet has been "aGltated somewhat.
Revolution was preached and small ploti
were uncovered. But the really disaf
tected we're not very numerous and TN
sedYtbus We're promptly suppressed. Sthl
In places discomfort smouldered. Grea
Britajn's official announcement OF the an