The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04

Constantine I. Of Greece.
Of the Sublime Porte being willing to
listen to German proposals was that
only Germany had raised no dihiculty
whenever Turkey wanted money. The
Ottoman Empire had nearly exhausted
any credit she had in France and Eng.
land q other European countries and
her negotiations With America had not
been crowned with success. Germany
proved the solitary exception. and
purses were opened to Turkey with an
alacrity which ought to have made her
apparently ~disinterested friendship and
generosity. In this way, the
document states. the German Emperor
prepared his ground for an easy assent
on the part Of Turkey to . definite alli-
0nce."
The writer Of this document fiatiy
charges William II. with . deterwi.
nation to bring about q rupture: The
German Emperor was apprehensive
that Russia would not make good
her support Of Serbia and therefore sonf
a confidential messenger to suggest to
Car Terdin4nd At Sofia that In case
Of . c%oncihstory attitude being adopted
by the Russian Government he would
find II to his advantage to invade Ser.
bian territory"
10 come back to matters within the
personal knowledge Of the writer Of
this book he tells 10 that he VA IN
Berlin when, q short time before the
war. Enver Pasha paid . hytag visit
to Wiihemstrasss. When he left Ber-
lin At the conclusion Of his secrst
visit author took him &c the sta
tton. He said that he had . long talk
with the Emperor and seemed par.
ticuiarly cheerful in consequence. The
object Of this visit and the subject Of
tho conversation the writer does not
know. but II seems to him that the
vtsk to the German Emperor was
more In the nature Of . p~rsArranged
consultation than . fugitive oppor-
tunity avidly seised.
He writes: MY curiosity vas yet
further excited when I received by the
same mail which announced that
Turkey had Joined in the war q note
In the handwriting Of Enver Pasha,
containing few. but tPenchant words:
The our has struck, NAV A,i.h
helm us.."
When the nrs.an+ m, ~,,,h Dual.
and with her aiIies hrck. ont ~.
author expected "a = matte - cn,,r.~
that Turkey wo,Id n. ten n eo,ior, A.
the ~foo,steps ~ Germany ana ths,
the EGYPTIAN question von,A n. 49,
anew under condstions vh,ch vo,,,6
make IL very hard for En~,snA 20
solve.
"Thanks 10 the oar ~vhsch ~.
many has given 70 ths nrohi.r ~
the suez Canal" he writes ~ hs.
been observed from ali .id.. ~, ,n-
Vulnerable German AGENTS AVA 49,.
are accompuces both a, S,,., 80 =,
Port Said ready AZ n mon.n~ -
throw of the cloak. In comnus nc.
with the wishes OF m. Carn.n Em~
peror, the secret efforts Of GERMAN
diplomacy and Of the -.,a,..v.n =.
Berlin have been dinec,>A ,o,,.rd or.
supreme aim-the wnestinr from Enc.
land the possession of Ervnt AZ IN.
one controlling power over the suez
Canal. In wilhelmstrasse thev were
confident that once the cancl v.re
deetroyed-and I have GOOD reasons "a
fear that should the question ~ its
occupation become doubtful is total
destruction has long ago been decided
upon-England would fnd herself 40
entirely Handicapped in her trade ana
her commerce that 1t would become
relatively easy to annihilate her al.
together. or at least to render her in
capable either Of resistance or Of ex-
pansion for a long time to come.
A chapter is devoted to William II.
and the Car. 1t Is known that the
Emperor had a long and personal O r
~respondence with the Car. In July
or August OF 1918 a special messenger
brought to P%eterhof, where the Rus
sian imperial family was spending its
summer holiday. a Photograph letter
from the German sovereign addressed
to the Car. The purport Of this
memorable letter was:
Russia will not have accomplished
the task she has been entrusted with
ny Providence until she has become
absolute mistress Of the Black Sea.
So long as England has a word to say
in the question she will oppose that