The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

@ONSTANTINOPLE Ia now a
German city. 1t has the same
outward form as the delight
full old outpost Of Christianity. SIAM
bcul and Galata are still dirty
and Pera is still ~nondescriptly gay.
But the trinity Of cities which 10 to
make up the place which we call Con-
stantinopie have changed their natures
II not their compilations. The Sc
rene shiftlessness Of the Turks and
the shifty avarice OF the Levantines
ere gone, or at least hidden. and over
oil the people is the pail Of iron au-
thority.
The Germans are In complete and
ahsolute control. They not only d.
rect var and finance but they have
started to direct the very life OF the
inhabitants on their theory Of what
y best for the Turk and quite re-
sardless Of what he may happen to
think on that subject himself. The
List Of things which n may not do is
infinite. "Verboten' is the rule here now
and 1t is enforced as vigorously as in
Berlin. As a result of this iron dis
eipline the inhabitants are chatting.
II Is hard to describe the present
Impression Of Constantinople. but
generally speaking 1t is that Of a city
in which the inhabitants awoke one
6ne morning to discover themselves
captives. There Is an air among the
older men Of. What Is all this about?"
They are awaiting the answer.
No one makes a secret Of the fact
that Turkey did not want to get into
this and hat II the people had
had their way. they would have
ORA wn the sword. AS a matter of fact
they did not draw the sword. The
Young Turks, impelled by great prom
ises. permitted the Germans to draw
the sword and place it In the hand Of
the people. The people r fighting
mainly because they ind the sword at
hand.
The inner political situation OF Tur-
key Is very curious; the great ma
iority OF the people are not in the
least concerned in empire building,
Some years ago the Sheik nj Islam de-
clared hat the place OF the Turks
vas in Asia and that Europe was a
foreign land. Therefore the older men
are entirely content to withdraw int
the Orient and leave Constantinople to
the nations from whom the dashine
sultans wrested It, provided that they
are assured Of peace In Asia.
On the other hand. that part OF the
people known as the young Turks
who have had European ~educations
have been bitten by the nationalist
bug which auses so much trouble
In the Balkans. Just as the Serbs
and the Bulgars dream Of the days
when their nations were great con
euerors the Young Turk goes bach
TO the times when the Star and Ores
Sent Was De1OTe buub pest anu uniHh'
that Turkey can again be a work
power.
The territorial vision Of the exalted
young men has been fostered by Ger
many, and they have been led to he
heve that through Germany III
Greater Turkey can be achieved. TIL
exact promises Of the Germans ar
not fully known. but they comprehen
TIE rule Of the entire eastern Medi
terranean by the Tr.rks-on GermaI
lines.
The young man Enver Pasha Is In tn
&ddle and with his equally youthful
associates is directing Turkish affair
under Teuton tutelage. The mass O
me people are lost In wonder an
Nney will only be reused by the fall q
me D~ardanelles. So long as the PEG
PIE imagine they are victors they wi
hent, but once the Allies pierce tn
hsisspont the people will assert them
selves,