Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

which should remain the clients OF
France. but not the subjects. A French
syria at the end of the Mediterranean
would constitute a source of permanent
conflict. France should not place her
| fingers in that cog
| 4 Syrian policy has been improvised az
the French ministry for manifest reasons
| il is assumed that the equilibrium has
| been DESTROYED and that Europe hS
reason of the recent incidents is ACTUALLY
confronted with the dividing of the bear
| skin. Since the integrity of the Otto
man empire and the status quo are no
! longer existent no longer detensinie
| why should not France take part. how
ever smalle
| NJ. Hanotaux opposes the taking or
Syria, and for the reason that the future
| of France Is in north Africa and IN fu-
rope. 1t Is interesting TO note the eN-
minister's conclusions, for they are passed
perhaps, upon the current negotiations
to which NJ. Doumergue has referred NJ
HanotauN writes:
Since the imminent ruin of Turkey has
brought up the gravest question which
| could be submitted TO a generation.
France cannot wisely acquire advantage
where she had lost her footing. policN
that foresees and combines Will not al
| low France to seek conquests in SYRIA
| when France has legitimate satisfactions
to acquire place nearer to her center OF
action. If there are equitable compensa
tons TO be had in exchange for great
else than in the orient
:.
! NJ Hauotaux language is vague. but II
is clear to the initiated that France in
Syria and the Lebanon
| Of Value to possesses - would possess
in case of parttion-some-
cAAioAy' thing invaluable to Ger
-l.nr no
three years of subiugation. still refuses
| to be German and would be French.
NJ. HanotauX possesses in a high de
gree the sense and perception of the true
! diplomat. The exchange of Syria and
the Lebanon for Alsace-Lorraine would
! be {: fair exchange. Germany would. pei
haps. welcome the negotiation, not only
because it would assure the peace of Eu-
rope and general disarmament but il
would furnish Germany vast field for
tofore sought i'll vain.
| Nor could good come of the occupation
bv France of Syria, because o. her
neighbors. the English. in Egypt. til.
one hand. the Germans the Bagdad
| line the other. England and Ger
many are destined to be enemies to the
! end because of their mutual hatred and
4
not profit by the constant shock of con
+, tact with either NJ. HanctauX is wise
! therefore, to suggest that France would
do well to develop her interests in her
magnificent empire in north and north
western Africa disturbed by no hostile
ne:ghbor. but in friendly contact with
Spain. which we must assume is not
only friend but ally.
As we have seen. Turkey is busiiv oc-
cupied in increasing her navy This T.;
/ A, N iS or
! that it should be viewed with alarm by
| Greece. not because of Turkey herself.
/ but because of the hidden forces behind
her. The question is where will the
money come from for this war prenara
tom
The Turkish minister of finance is an
nounced as on his way to Paris with the
avowed intention of creating loan. The
! declaration OF the French government
4 that no foreign loans would be permitted
! until the French budget had been bal
/ anced mas not discouraged the Turkish
! min ster from again knocking at the door
/ OF the French bourse. The cosmopolitan
composition of the Paris bourse and tn.
legion of FOLDERS of Turkish bonds in
France explains the Turkish minister's
insistence. But the Turk has not for
/ gotten the important role of tle holders
of Egyptian bonds when they caused tie
I sacrifice of the interests and traditions OF
/ France in Egypt IN 1SSo to preserve those
of the French holders of Egyptian bonds.
But there. NAV he :, S1lririea in cfora for
/ the Turkish ciplo,pat when lie makes hi.
visit of ceremony TO the French pren,ie,
:.
:. ::
,ri..,. , .,, - =.
90 - N'-' az iieie"
oaiihs -'oe"o."" francs OF bonds of The
Ottoman treasury. The
4uFklSn proposed loan, from the
mno,oas Turkish point OF View
FINANCES. ;,,
-, ''ie 'hee' "'
! i"e'aliHs the revenues Professionally ar
fected to the payment of the bonds For
a fact the proposed loan of 200 oa, oaN
/ will not be :, definite solution of ,ho
! t,.,,i.I 5;s.,..... 80 a.. W WY
Va ene ott"'hah treas
uhs' 9hia piiei ahehorallon- lt VIII
not lessen the trouble. which requires ur-
gently a loan of 2.Gs'0.r0. 03l francs such
"A loan under preseuf conditions i; ..;.,
;r,s..i,,,a .,a,,., ', -, f"'.
! 'e' ee 'hah dt F'ris- ~
"ould appear therefore. that Paris. -
Petersburg and London should be abb. To
impose their conditions conditions p,bic,
annarentlv arc ,p,,, l,,,,, =. n, ~,
,
''ts.
LUZ es Hau grave errors TO avoid after
, the war of the Balkans. She should ma ve
accepted her defeat and undertaken Mill
tary and civil reform with the sole view
of establishing herself in the confidence
and sympathy of all the powers. The
normal and pacific development of the
vast resources of her Asiatic empire WAS
a fruitful field for her diplomats and