The sun., 1914-09-27
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chants. administrators and students.
From them all | learned that they We're
sick Of the intrigucs and wire pulling
OF the harems | learned of the dis
content of the Young Turk party. |
gathered that the time was ripe for an
overturning of the Government. In my
report | made "A correct forecast of the
trend of affairs. | drew attention to
f.nver Bey, who was even then consid-
cred clever. even dangerous, by the
Grand NiZier. As a most aggressive
Young Turk they had sent him to an
obscure post in Thessalonia, but upon
sounding out the younger officers |
found that he was still regarded highly.
Without doubt, my reports, in addition
to the reports made by Won der Golz.
the accredited German instructor of the
Turkish army, helped to shape the poll
ley of the German Foreign Office. I
learned beyond all doubt that the Sui
tan Abdul IIamid was nothing but "A
iisurehead, that the Grand Vizier,
bought by Russian and French gold,
was running the Government in a way
that was antagonistic to German in
fluenCcs and that the swarms of demi-
mondaincs in French and Russian pay
were corrupting the higher Turkish OFF,
Cials To their cause. All these things
| included I'm my report and after four
months | was back in Berlin.
To better understand the diplomatic
significance of this mission ! shall re-
cast the political situation. The mod
ern German policy in the European
orient inauguratcd by Bismarck as
defence and check against Russia has
always been keen on the friendship and
good will of the Turk for reasons which
will be obvious enough later. During
the Caprivi ChanCclorship the relation
between the two empires became rather
lax. Wilhelm IL, with his keen far
siGhtedness, set about tu remedy ths.
In his usual spectacular but in most
cases efficient manner he went with
| his royal Consort in state tu Palestine.
calling first ON the Sultan. The tre-
mendousy enthusiastic reception that
the MOslem countries accorded him Is n
matter of contemporary history This
was really master stroke of diplomacy,
although sharply criticised at the time
Until the Kaiser's visit France. with
more or less right. considered herself
protector general Of all Mohammedans
From now on this began to change. fhe
immediate result of the Empevor's
visit was close understanding bet wsen
the Wilhelmstrasse and the Subfme
| Porte The buying of vast quantities.
of guns, ammuniti H. and the inhuI OF
RUSSIAN officers and drill instRIC-
| tors, besides huge orders of all SDrts
OF German goods, was significant. 81
The always uneasy jealousy of Frtnce
/ and Russia was at once aroused, ing
! land in this instance, not taking any
decided stand in affairs. England khad
| spent many lives and much money, rto,a-
bly, in the 'rimean war, tn keep Rus
/ STA out of Turkey and was averse To
encouraging Russo-French lnfiucpccs
at the Sublme Porte. How far Eng-
land would like either German& or
| France to acquire control of the Oar
danclles remains to he seen. With Rus-
sia 1t has been bloody wars and grim
struggles since the days of Cathefine
the Great To gain control of the Oar
danelles. tncelsing intrigues have
| been and are still going ON IN STEAMBOAT
/ Russia's influence has been steadilys,un-
dermincd by Germany in Turkey and
Asia Minor.
| Germany, always including Austria
tho external policy of both counffies
on all these questions is synonymousl
found French Russian influences at
work. Through It's marvellous, eff
/ Cicnt Intelligence system Germany
| soon learned who were the prime
movers and puppets; in this instance
] the Grand Ni2ier and the scraglios Of
, fccrs; the then sultan, Abdul Hamh
THE damned" being completely oowed
and under he thumb of his Grand
| Niaier, could not be relied ON for n
moment After my mission they knew
in Germany that the time was ripe-for
a radical change and they cnglneered A.
Result revolution and the Young
Turks in power, with the Sultan Abdul
iiamid IN exile, and Envcr l8cy, Tuoiicll
fasha' lhraham Mand"r l|cy and similar
men with German training and learn
ing directing affairs. Germany regained
complete sway and is to-day easily H. -
most powerful influence in Turkey.
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