New-York tribune., 1914-11-23
IspcclaI Correspondence 10 The TrlbuneI

ure of relations with Turkey, II ~
man document which hides Underwent
the formal language Of dipiomh.le
kilograms and correspondence sto,y
which irrevcrent college BOYS mlgn'
seize on for burlesque OF Faust
Turkey wanted war. War, from tlmc.
immtmorial has been the breath OF
life in the nostrils of the lurk. occ-
ing all the great nations OF EUROPE
at war, Turkey, weak and poVerty
stricken, lonced for war herself WIN
the intense ardor Of Faust Tor love
Germany, the Mephistopheles, gave u
g. her.
The story opens with the telegram
C August 3, from Sir Edward grey
TO Mr. Beaumont. the charge dan alIos
at Constantinoplc, stating that GrehV
Britain was seizng the battleship VS-
man /. which Turkey had ordered punt
IN England. As IL had already Deeh
mid for remarkable precautlon 10
insure delivery on the part OF the Sui-
TON. which must have amazed hls olher
patient creditors The Grand NlIler
shywcd some natural veNauoh VIII
Mr. Beaumont delivered Sir bd"aiu
Grey's message. r-; wbo
had borrowed the money ~ w Per
cent. and induced the Turkish people
N take the bread out of their NOUN
70 pay the interest. joined with INC
Grand Vizier in stating to Great brlt,
tain that they considered the seizure VI
the ship an unfriendly act, since lur-
KEY was not at war.
Turkeys New Ships Seized.
Having such positive information
as il developed later, that the MinlseeI
Of War in Constantinop,e, .roi ~
Pacha. was entirely under the cohIio'
of the Germans, and moVeni,envs ,Io
against Great Britain already nag oec''
set on foot in Egypt. Persia Alshsn- su
istan and India, there was nothlhg 10,
Sir Edward Grey TO do but to keep tne
sultan from acquiring even ms oWu
battleships. There were two OF 'een.
building in England, although the hrS'
announcement mentioned out one,
Great Britain pledged her word TO
return them at the end Of the war
Tho ambassador. Sir Louis Mallet. was
however. on September unaD'e "
make further assurances when the " ~ III
ister Of the Interior wanted htltaih "
buv the two batt'cshlps outrign a. 40
Turkey needed money badly, MalIe'
felt that the heart Of the lurkIsh pJo-
ple was sufficiently wounded py tne
detention of the ships. To purchaS5,
them might give that heart a mortal
stab lie could not recommend II IN
London. Il would merely pat seVeI".
millions Of pounds belonging 10 J. HIhey
back into her hands. TO turn u over
The NcDhistopheles Of the drama had
bv This time produced IN the Darda-
ncllcs the two splendid German war
gbips. the Goebeh md the Bresiau'
sending them upon tne scene win a
swift surprise. Eight days atter Hrea'
Britain had confscated Turkey own
ebips. Germany showed her two others,
putting and painting before her slarilcu
ewes. escaping from the Bay Oh Mes-
sina. through the Mediterranean III
tested with the enemy. iii
To bear in mind that TURKEY WouIo
be punished I'm the end, does not ac-
cording 20 the White Paper, seem 20
have been the slightest satisfaction W W
England and Russia. France appeAI,
not to be so greatly disturbed. hSt'
Is nothing in the White Paper % lHu.
cate that France felt directly menaceu
by TURKEYS entrance into the war
Goeben and Breslau the CruN.
The agitation over the activities OF
the Goeben and the Breslau forms the
rrincipal motive of the drama from
tucust II 20 it's close. on October 3o'
whom Great Britain declared war on
Turkey. To the British ultimatum that
the ships must leave within twenty
four hours or be disarmed the otto
NON ooverument replied that 70 had
purchased the ships. The statement
had apparently not the slightest toun-
dation i'm fact. as Nallet telegraPhed 10
Grcy on Septembcr Z. The English
Ambassador was rich in promises, now
ever that everything would be as ne
desired. the Grand Nizier receiving HIM
with cordiality. declaring that the Ger
man sailors would be sent home lmme-
diatelv and the ships made thoroughly
Turkish; that he was unequiyocally tor
peace and would keep Turkey neutral;
that the Porte could not go 10 war
without the consent of the Grand
Vizier. and that would not be given.
The Minister Of War, meanwhile, who
is also generalissimo Of the army and
navy. was losing no time to prepare for
hostilities. The Dardanelles were
mined, British ships held up without
pretence Of excuse in the Bosporus,
while the Goeben and Breslau ooeyed
the commands of the German Amoas-
sador and sailed out into the Black
Sea Haunting the Turkish Nag. Ger
man sailors poured into Constantinoplee
by the hundred, coming by way OF
Rumania, without apparently meeting
with any resistance from that govern
ment On September 20 Mallet plainly
told the Grand NiZier that Constant
nople and its neighborhood formed
nothing more nor less than an armed
German camp, that there were between
900 and 5000 German sailors and sol
diers i'm the vicinity, and that every
one, including the Turks themselves,
was at the mercy Of the Germans.
Germans Controlled Minister.
The Minister of War could not De re
garded otherwise than as dictator
controlled by the Germans. That very
day the Council of Ministers had de-
creed that the Goeben and Breslau
should not 20 into the Black Sea. But
few hours later they were steaming
cut under orders from the Minister Of
War.
On August 26 Mallet sent word that
forty cameis. laden with foodstuffs
destined for Egypt, had been seized
near GAIA, in Turkish terri -ory, few
miles from the Egyptian frontier, and
proof Of Turkish designs on Egypt
rapidly accumulated. For yhese the
British Ambassador unhesitatngly ac-
cused the German Ambassador in Con-
stantinople. But Sir Louis Mallet de-
layed for two weeks to report 10 his
the proposition laid before
him By the Minister of Marine for the