The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-06

seat and surrender the remnants OF
ner empire in Europe. and to with.
draw 10 Asia, whence she came. Be.
lieylng this 10 be inevitable in event
OF the allies success, whether or not
Turkeys lot we're cast with Germany
the Young Turk party, under leader
ship of the dashing Enver G3ey, prob
ably determined TO try a final des-
peIate adventure with the sword, and
thus a new element ls introduced into
the war and the sick man Of Ell
rope" is mustered into military ser
vice.
The extent to which German iniiu-
ence prevails in the affairs, and par
ticularly has moved to this adventure
OF Turkey is evidenced in two items
of yesterdays report The Turkish
ambassador at Petrugrad, according
to a dispatch from the Russian capt
tai, on the eve OF his departure,
stated publicly that he had acted
wSh all the force at his command
TO convince the Russian government
that Turkey was not aetuated by
hostile feelings toward Russia, and
that if untoward events had taken
place Turkey was not at fault. Il
am firmly convinced" he eontin-
ued that the war win be of eX-
tecmely snort duration and that Tur-
key will assume the position main
tanned before German influence be-
came paramount at Constantinople
This is very frank admission Of the
practical surrender Of Turkey to Ger
man direction. such a condition of
things il virtually acknowledged in
the Turkish government had g'yeE
binding assurance to Italy that no eff
fort would be made to stir the Mo
hammedans Of Tripoli 10 revolt
against italian dominion VI that re-
Gently LOST province of Turkey. There
Is. evidently, intense satisfaction in
Germany at the drawing in OF Tur-
key to the war, which is not unnat-
ural, in a purely material c0nsideTa-
ton as the diversion Turkey may be
allie TO create against the powers of
holdings of Mohanmedan provinces,
Is not to be despised The political
and moral l.hase3 Of the matter may
present different aspect, but the
war frenzy that has seized uron Eu-
rope seems to have almost obscured
such things.
That Germany has had the comph'
cation OF Turkey IN mind from the be-
ginning of the war, and was prepar-
ing for il as an eventuality of con
met IN europe long before seems
quite certain. The incident of the
two German cruisers flight into
Turkish waters in the first days Of
the war. and their conversion to the
Turkish navy was sufficient proof g.
a clearly defined purpose OF CO.
operation between Germany and
Turkey. and the dispatch OF German
officers and equipment for the Turk
ish army has given confirmation OF
the design. The moment for Tur-
keys entrance to the situation was
doul less fixed at Berlin, and it may
have been chosen with particular ref;
erence to some development of the
military situation An alleged for
mer secret agent of Germany who
has been publishing in this country
some pretended revelations of the
PLANS OF the general staff that have
had rather close realization declares
that November 10 is the date liked
for an attack upon the Suez canal
in an endeayor to close the British
highway to. India. The movement of
Turkish troops in Arabia and ON the
Egyptian frontier is ominous Of pre-
oisely such an enterprise.
There can be not the slightest
doubt that Germany has brought the
lurk into the war and win direct his
course entirely TO her own purposes,
prepared to give such rewards as
she may be able and disposed to give
according TO events.
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