The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
WAR MAY UNITY
THE WAR SPLIT
BALKAN LEAGUE
Menace Of Turkey Inspires
Small States to Stand
Together Again.
Suspect AUSTRIA:
RUSSIA THE FRIEND
Fear Ottomans May Find an
Ally for Conflict With
Greece.
ErRYING THE FEUDS
OF RECENT CLASHES
Rumauia and Bulgaria See
Everything to Gain by
Mutual Aid.
ETRYTNG THE FEUDS
OF RECENT CLASHES

'rs1f' rd''' pe'potct 10 Tn, STU.
PARIS. Aug. rs.
rNs Balkan League, which crushed
~ power OF Turkey in Europe but
went ~ pieces over the division Of the
polls u war Is being revived. as Tur-
'ev & ondesvoring TO build her navy.
aking advantage Of Germany's ex-
romfv The balkans recognize tina,
Turkey with an enlarged feet would
not only ho in position to enforce her
"nsrds In tho A;gean Sea and occupy
he Islands now held or claimed by
Greece and Italy, but at the same time
he would not he in the same helpless
POSITION mat she was In the last war
when She attempted the transportation
troops from Asia to European battle
',Hs BESIDES this there is the grave
rms 'sratiun Of what alliances Turkey
might form that would jeopardze the
mono 700 secure acquisitions Of all these
.N'e states In the last war.
within the Balkan area the question
q N" purchase Of the Goeben and the
Hoslu is an issue between Turkey and
Greece To each the chief interest is
who shah own the two contested islands
VI thin7 and Mitv'cne. in tho .Egean
sea They were given 10 Greece by
10 n'f of the European Powers, but
Turk, refused to give up her SOW
s-o.rlts over the ISLANDS and thus.
hrnn4Nr tho two nations to the verge
NJ war
THIS friction was further increased
" ia" treatment. of the subjects 81
rh nation hat remained on the 4oil
N the other after the fixing OF the
boundaries by the different treaties. Tn.
Turks are leaving the dom mons Of
King Constantine in great numbers and
''o.rs Goo Asia Minor and at the same
mo Tho Greeks are leaving Thrace
and Asaur Turkey by thousands.
IN" Greeks maintain that the Turks
are not being prosecuted and that they
are going away from Greek territory
Willingly and declaring that they ex-
meet To return to their former homes
When tho Ottoman troops return in
triumph.
me Greeks contend that their sub
'eots were driven from their homes.
nat their possessions were confscatcd
and that tho refugees were reduced 70
state Of penury through Turkish per-
''cuton. \ war between the nations
was avoided principally through the
'''' that neither was in position to
40 70 war. Greeccs evident intention
N's 10 settle the matter while she re-
AIMED control Of the sea. This position
No easily held by the recent purchase
" me United States Of the two battle
'Nps Mississippi and Idaho, but she
m" hnds herself merely an equal IN
'r"nPfh of Turkey through tho latters
purchase # the two German ships.
whips Army Into shape.
turkey IS under the control Of the
'ai wins OF the Young Turk party
me Party of Union and Progress), OF
"''n Env"r Pasha is the leading
''''' Il' has put the navy into train
nc rnd"r obl" and efficient English
U'"'' and no f. having the army
'Pp"1 into shape by twenty officers
ON Germany under the direction oi
acne L"man The army. some experts
~ 4" Pr better condition to-day than
ever was and much better fitted tc
-'. an account of itself than it was
in. past war.
'.'' i'u'cr 'asha came into what
'-I' n" called absolute control of tn.
MAN Empire he made "A supreme
'.'' .' ''vivc the prestige of the wan.
'- emit He found Adrlanople In
.".." 4" the BulEarians, Arabia ant
iHr's of Asiatic Turkey in revolt
'." ,'. Hgoau Islands In possession OF
.'' 'r''ts He appealed To the pa
....-n OFT tho Otomans and all race,
TN. empire buried their grievances
''" bog he cry Of Turkey for tn,
l''Et they agreed to support tho wa,
'''''. hnrer pasha recaptured Ad
''' ''' ana moved the Turkish line M
.'' The bitches OF Tchataidja almos
vi" BULGARIAN border But he ha
'''' d.l he promised. He has ye
''''h" ne Egean Islands.
IN" situation between the two ma
WOW" Then IL that the Greek Govern
''h' ""not give up the Islands be
's' 0' holds them by right of con
' ana tho fiat Of the European
while Turkey cannot abandon
0.'lsc Of fear Of the disintegra
nan M tho ottoman empire.
.' 'A.s condition that confronts tn
"''""0 states. Bulgaria, owing to tn