Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-11-07
RUSHING TURKEY INTO WAR

1t ws not by accident that the Turkish navy without warning
bombarded Odessa and sank Russian ships of wa and commerce in tne
Black Sea. Obviously the nav raids were deliberately planned with
the purpose of preciptatng war between Turkey and Russia.
To accept the theory advanced in defense of Turkey that the a.
tack on a neighborng power with which it was at peace due to
INSTRUMENTATION o the part of foreign officers is to say that the Turkish
government had knowingly placed itself at the mercy of aliens nomin-
ally in its service. 1t IA o absolve itself for responsibility 10 their,
acts by so doubtful a plea.
A nation rushing permen into wal without the authority OF its
own government is a spectacle OF helphssness. In that light Turkey
has become a mere catspaw of other interests than its own. If it
acted on its W initiative it could not have chosen a or unfavorable
moment to enlist o n the side of Germany. In the YES the kaiser,
armies have been stoutly held IN check for almost w months; in Rus-
sian Poland the Germans have suffered a severe repulse and rereated
toward the frontier. Turkey can not but know that If it enters III wa7
the Balkan states will warn o its back, and with the support OF the
Allies, undertake to tear it to pieces.
In spite OF his weakness, the Turk las managed to maintain a pre-
carious existence in politics. If he punges itot the conflict under COM
pulsion from Berlin, he will be risking his future safety primarily for
'Germanys sake. 1t has lot often ben turkeys part tic appear 50
masnanimous. In the present circumstances its agerne to sacrifice
itself would seem more convincing if it had lot apparently surrendered
the actual control of its warships to the hands of Germany-New York.
World. Il
The influence, o rather lack of influence, of the Hearst papers mas
been giyen another demonstration. In New York Hearsts American
supported C1ynn for governor of that state. He went down to defeat
with a shortage of 10000 votes In California the Examiner supported
John Curtin for governor. He received but little more than Is Or 20
per cen of the total vote cast. The Examiner supported n o n for
United States senator and if anything threw its maign influence against
Jim Phelsn. Phelan will be the mex senator. Hearst has a great
string of papers, but outside Of being purveyors OF news their power
works with a reverse English.
Nye county for the third time has elected Hon. J. A. Sanders to
against him by certain antasonaic interests. Sanders has made a good
officer and Nye county is to be congratulated that he is again to admin
lister the legal affairs of that community.
Education is compulsory throughout Germany from the g of 6 70
IA. There are more than 100000 children in the public schools, which
is about the anne proportion to population that We find in the public
schools Of the United States. #4#..#--
The population of Europe in H2 a l42ooooo; in 1872, 10000
600; on 1872 454y6OOOO0. Estimated population for 1917, 105Oo0-
600. Russia in Europe is having the largest percentage of increase,
rising from 74,1ooMo in 1872 to 14l3ooWO in 1912.
Antwerp, according to report, is expected to pay the salary and
expenses Of its German garison-without being allowed the employers
customary privilege of discharging or cutting the wages of employees
whose services are unsatshctory-New Orleans Times Picayune.
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Frank Jordan appears TO have been about the only Republican who
weatherd the storm last Tuesday in California. He was running for
secretary of state and defed the Johnson land slide.
France is ordering big guns from Bethlehem, not Bethlehem of
Iudea, where the peace movement started, but Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA.
-Rrnoklxn EaIe