The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-13

as finished my work at the ho..a
] would do Va. She then astsa
take charge Of her mail and a.
ward any letters that might com. s
her did-to the wiIhelmstrass. VT
That incident IL one OF those A.
secret service work OF which Am ~
entirely proud. OF course from
viewpoint Cecilia Courssn was
woman. she was simply the palo sss.,
OF another government and a ws.
case OF her Wits against nina. -
least with this sophistry I qule,ed nv
doubts.
Three Years Later.
Three years later | found tho ....
little woman In an obscure cafo 4.
Antwerp. She was no longer IN ,Aa
French service. ! concluded that ma,
blunder in Constantinople had obros.
n her, for she seemed TO have vor.
down the ladder. She aid not rsoos.
nize me, but as she seemed to be IN
straitened circumstances, 7 found
way to assist her to at least ,hr..
months board and lodging by sendlns
her anonymously 500 francs. II wa
conscience money.
When | thus located and couplsa
up the chiefs OF the French secret ser.
vice with the situation IN Constants.
nople. ! began quietly to cultivate tina
acquaintance OF the average Turkish
osicer. had to learn tho tendency Of
their thoughts. Imet officers and mse
chants. administrators and students.
From them all / learned that they
were sick OF the intrigues and wire
pulling OF the harems. | learned Of
the discomfort OF the Young Turk
party. ! gathered that the time was
ripe for an overturning OF the govern.
ment. In my report / made a correc,
forecast OF the trend Of Affairs. | drew
attention to Enver Bey. who was even
then considered clever. even danger
Gus. by the Grand Vizier. As a most
aggressive Young Turk. they had sent
him to an obscure post In Thessalon.
Ia. but upon sounding out the younger
officers found that he was sull re-
garded highly. without doubt, my 70
ports. In addition to the reports made
by Won der COLI, the accredited Ger.
man instructor OF the Turkish army,
helped me to shape the policy OF the
German foreign ONCE. | learned be-
yond all doubt that the Sultan Abdul
Hamid was nothing but a hgurehead.
that the Grand Vizier. bought BY
Russian and French gold, was running
the government In a way that was
antagonistic to German influences and
hat the swarms OF demimondaines
in French and Russian pay were cor.
ruptIng the higher Turkish officials to
their cause. All these things | includ.
ed in my report and after four months
was back In Berlin.
What the Kaiser Set Out 10 %.
To better understanding the diplo-
matte Significance OF this mission, |
shall recast the political situation. The
modern German policy in the European
Orient. inaugurated by bismarck as a
defense and check against Russia, has
always been keen on the friendship and
good will OF the Turk for reasons which
will be- obvious enough later. During
the Caprlyi chancellorship, the relation
between the two empires became
rather lax. Wilhelm II, with his keen
farsightedness, set about to remedy
this. In his usual Spectacular, but HI
most cases efficient. manner he "en1
with his royal consort In state 70
Palestine. calling first on the Sultan
The tremendously enthusiastic reeep
ton that the Moslem countries 40
corded him Is a matter OF contempor
airy history. This waa really a master
stroke OF diplomacy although SHARPLY
, criticized at the time.
Until the kaiser's visit, France VITA
more or less right, considered herSen
protector general OF all Mohammeo'
ans. From now on this began "
change. The Immediate result OF inc
emperor's visit was a close under
standing between the Wilhelmstrass'
and the Sublime Porte. The buylnl
! OF vast quantities OF guns. ammuhl
ton. and the influx Of Prussian ON
GERS and drilling instructors, besiae'
huge orders OF all sorts OF Germ"'
goods was significant.
: The always uneasy jealousy =
: France and Russia was at ono
aroused. England. In this instance, no
, taking any stand In AFFAIRS, hnSIan'
had spent many lives and muol
money. notably In the Crlmean wa,
to keep Russia out OF Turkey ana wa,
D averse to encouraging Russo-fTeh.'
influences at the Sublime Porte. ~,
far England would like either !,
many OF France 20 acquire con'io
: the Dardanelles remains TO DC
With Russia. II has been biooey N
and grim struggles since the oaI
. Catherine the Great TO gam IN.
. OF the Dardanelles. Uneeaa,m 90
r trigues have been and are sN" ,,su
Q ting on al STEAMBOAT. Russia nIns,
a ence has been steadily unu AL
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