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


We're more prudent and just to say nego-
tiations over Turkey. are
| DiStruSt of quietly proceeding on the
r part of the powers which,
AAAey' since the "retaking' OF
Adr;anople. hold Turkey in absolute dis
| trust.
| A recent dispatch from Constantinople
declares that in the eyes of the Turkish
cabinet the German military mission at
Constantinople has for its object to re-
| esta blish the Ottoman army and nit 1t to
| reconquer the territories lost in 1872 and
| 1918. Turkey aspires to create an au-
| tonomous Macedonia and drive the
Greeks from the Aegean Islands. In
| place of establishing peace. SO absolutely
necessary for the reorganization Of the
empire, Turkey is preparing for war.
! The Balkanic states are disquieted and
the great powers are angered and
| wearied
| In the interior. as we'll the exterior,
there are constant conflicts. The authors
of the revolution of 1908 continue the pol
| icy OF Abdul Ham,d Supported by Ger
many, in whom the Turks appear to have
| blind faith, notwithstanding past decep-
tons, they would provoke a conflict with
Greece and an instruction in Armenia.
last stage. Functionaries are unpaid the
| treasury is empty. Neither public works
nor reforms can be undertaken because
of lack of money. And yet Turkey has
found the means to purchase new
armored cruiser for the sum of 70,0D.-
COO francs. including guns. 1t is the cul-
mination of madness. The Turk disdains
the admonitions of the powers interested
in the consolidation of the Ottoman en-
| pire and gives himself entirely over to
those who are preparing his dismember-
ment.
IF. says the dispatch. other inhu-
ences do not prevail at constantinople.
the year which commences will not end
without our witnessing in the orient an
other catastrophe
! NJ. Nenizelos. the premier of Greece is
reported. in dispatch of the 14th in
| slant, visiting the capitals of Europe
| with the object of warning the powers
| that the advent of Enver Bey Turkish
minister of war signifies war against
| Greece. The acquisition by Turkey OF
| the formidable battleslip Rechad-i-HamiS
| and the Rio de Janeiro is cited evil
| dence of the war!ille intentions Of the
| Turk.
A dispatch from Sofia announces that
| NJ. Radosiavoff premier Of Bulgaria re-
| pudiated the rumor that
Radoslavoff S the government mex
NJ, spring or at any time in
| 0enAoA' tended to renew the war,
adding that diplomatic relations between
| Bulgaria and her neishbors, excepting
Greece had been renewed.
! Also a dispatch is received from Lon
don which is more reassurinS as to the
results of Sir Edward Gray's note to the
powers. The dispatch atiirms that the
embassies of the triple ailiance-Ger-
! man., Austria-Hungary and taly-has
! received instructions in the main accept
| ing the propositions.
EVERYWHERE in the Balkans. in syria,
! Armenia, Aegean Islands and Albania
| on land and on sea. negotiations are III
| course with the purpose of regulating the
question of the near east either com
| pletely or with the object of establishing
among all nations a perfect peace or
modus vivendi. There are grave rumors
| afioat that the powers are going to bride
! the restless spirit of Turkey. Ii Turkey
may not be curbed, then she is TO be aus
membered. The often predicted partition
| OF Turkey may be conSufarnateu Wneh IL
| is least expected.
| NJ. Doumergue, premier of France, YVES
! recently invited to explain to the com
mittee on foreign affairs the policy or the
cabinet The premier said: Inc COM
| mittee will understand that l may not
| speak of important questions that pre-
! occupy opinion in this moment apropos
! to current negotiations. l am held on
this point to absolute discretion that the
| success of these negotiations ma! hot
+! be endangered.
These negotiations. it is quite well UNI
derstood. refer to the delicate questions
| of the Aegean Islands, Albania ASA
Minor and the respective influence OF the
great powers and the final equilibrium
which must result. The question OF
| Turkey will certainly be discussed Tur-
key, it is assumed, is no longer to be
allowed to play the role of bully IN the
diplomatic circle Of nations.
| Among the negotiations is a question
| which is somewhat of Il revelation. II
will be recalled that by
| Euronean AN arrangement in De-
cemoer. 1872. between
interests. France ana England the
latter government assured France that
the English government had uo intention
NJ .ctin. in Svria where she had no II
! terests and no political aspirations LIZ
;s said. nevertheless. that England has
political aspirations i'll Syria.
If Turkey should prove recalcitraut ana
,,,,rooe should be obliged to proceed TO
,be threatened partition, Germany having
4. rr,,-ed first woud be served first. In
decd Germany has already seized the
lions share assured by Won Sanders, the
commander of the fourteen army corps
at Constantinople
No one believes that Germany would
defend the integrity of Turkey and the
status quo which Germany herself mas
destroyed. Germany besides IS practi-
callv mistress of Asia Minor and the Line
of the Bagdad railway. which teias
toward India. Nor should it be forgot
ten, for it is part OF the whole. that the
German transequatorial railroad bisec.s
the English Cape to Cairo road and thus
challenges England's supremacy Ill Cen
trail Africa and a protest perhaps against
England's absorption of Egypt
austria has taken a share OF TURKEY IN
the newly created Albania and III the
control of the roads to the Adriatic
Italy holds a small share Of Albania ana
has taken Tripoli, but is asking for more
place in the shape Of railway concessions
in Asia Minor claiming now to snare
in the Mediterranean equilibrium
England possesses already the keys oil
the Red sea at Alden and at Suez, and
.ooks for more place in Mesopotamia,
Palestine and Arabia.
Russia has already an opening in Turk
isk Asia in Armenia and a vast field OF
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