Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-05
Map Makers Of Europe Hit
a Snag in PaIes-
tine.
DIVIDING UP TURKEY
A Merry Scramble VIII Fol-
low for the Choice
Portions.
By II. NJ. SARLE.

ItA II. VI, SAltlsl4
| Omitted Press staff Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. 20 (bv mail to New
York. Who is going to have Pal
cstino when the war is oyer?" Is
one Of the questions which is already
+ beginning 10 worry the Allied Asso-
| citation Of New Map Makers and the
responsive query. shall 1t be the
| United States" is receiving more
consideration than at first thought
might seem possible.
Whatever happens to Germany and
Austria, the Allies determined that
Turkey shall be pushed completely
off the map Of Europe, and Off the
greater part Of Asia Minor and there
will be a rare old scramble for leg
portions" when the Ottoman bird Is
carved.
Certain portions Of tho turkey have
already been hooked. England has
annexed Egypt and Cyprus and Will
almost certainly insist on retaining
that part Of the Persian Gulf and
Euphrates valley captured by the
AnglO-Indiau troops Arabia won't
be- much use to anybody, as It's in
habitants are a bit too lively for
Christian government, and anyway
England could not afford to have any
other nation planted along the route
TO India. Russia will grab most OF
Asia Minor and northern Persia ana
there only remains Syria and the
Holy Land.
Palestine came under Turkish do
miulon I'm 1916 after the war between
the Ottoman Sultan and the Egyptian
Mamelukcs, and for 500 years the
sanguiary Quarrcls Of the landed
shlellhs and the never-euding eNac-
tiOn of Oriental grafters kept the
country in a state of chaos and de-
preston. In lS40 the power of the
sheikhs was broken and the Turks
began to strengthen their hold, but
although they have done much for
the Improvement Of the country, the
blight OF Ottoman rule still oppressed
the land Of milk and honey" and
keeps fertile plains and valleys ster-
lie.
At first sight 1t would appear to
be- tho simplest plan to grant the
Zlonists appeal for II Jewish state,
but there are difficulties In the way.
II there were the nuclei Of Jewish
administration In the country, 1t
might be easier, but there are not and
the Zionist movement has not led
to any great stream OF Jewish lmmi-
grafton. There has been but little
agricultural, political or other de-
velOpment among the Jews In Pales-
tine and the Zionist leaders were, per-
haps more impelled by the desire
TO restore the ancient religion in the
Holy places.
Right here tho Christian powers
would object strongly. federation
has never been very marked in Pal
estine, out with the Turks In control
the Holy Places were at least kept
by neutrals Neither the Roman
Catholic Greek orthodox nor Protest
ant churches would permit one de
nomination to obtain absolute control
over the places which are holy to
them all, and Il Is clear that there
must be neutral or joint adminstra-
ton. \ Christian state, under British
protection, is England's idea of the
solution, on the ground that Great
Britain has had more experience in
governing peoples OF various races
and Creeds. but the other nations will
naturally protest that England is
grabbing more than her share of the
pluudCr
A neutral state guaranteed by all
the great powers, order being kept
by and the guardianship Of the Holy
Places entrusted to an international
gondarmeric, Is another suggested so
luton but recent experiences OF in
ternational control In Macedonia,
Crete Albania, etc, do not promise
the elimination OF friction. Looking
around then for an impartial admin
tstrator removed from the whirlpool
of European politics and religious
squabblcs, the powers may find no
more satisfactory candidates for the
Job than America. II is pointed out
Q tif m n
years taken leading part In mission
airy and educational work I'm Asia Mi
nor and no country has displayed
moro enthusiasm with less idea Of
personal aggrandisemcnt Hence the
possibility OF the stars and stripes
waving over Jerusalem is by no
means remote, according to "interna-
uoual dopesters' here.