The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-17
Press and Public Csnsure Conduct Of For
eign Affairs Which Lost Bulgaria and
Turkey to Allies and Left
Greece Neutral
DARDANELLES BREAK
Due TO SAME CAUSE
Charged that English Ambassador and
Seretarles al COnstantinOple We're
Ignorant Of Language and Methods
Of Dealing with Turks
By United Press.

By United Press.
/ LONDON, Jan. e.-(By Mail)-Brit
ssh press and British public are saying
uncompiinientary things now about
British diplomacy. Facetious remarks
about American diplomacy, which,
from the earliest days Of the dollar
brand down to these Ok the ". J. Bryan
grape-jaice variety we're won't to filter
through the British press. have given
place to others which strike closer
home. England holds English dipIo-
macy responsible for the situation IL
the BalkaEs. English diplomacy, it Is
charged, should have won the support
CT both Turkey and Bulgaria, or al
least. kept them neutral, while Greece
should now be an open ally. Having
failed in all this, British diplomacy
Is in for a bitter scathing. German
diplomacy is admitted by some to have
oested English, notably in the case Of.
Turkey. For years England had weld
cd great influence at the Sublime Port.
Yet it permitted the Germans to grad
ually gain the ascendancy and at the
last moment, when proper diplomatic
effort on the part Of England could
etiIl have prevented, allowed Germany
the victory.
This is only half the charge. When,
aa result Of this initial blunder, the
question of a campaign against the
Dardenelles was broachad, it was
again the foreign office and its ciplc-
matte service that the nation turned |
for guidance. Downing street is said |
10 have been little informed on the /
subject. The Dardanelles blunder was
committed. Open charges have ben
made that at the moment the supreme |
struggle was Oh at Constantinople to
win or restrain the Turk, England had
in its embassy there an ambassador
and three secretaries, not ore Of
whom knew Turkish, Turk or Turkey
It is said the embassy had had a chief
who did know Turkish and
the Turk. Mr.. Fritzmaurise knew SO
much tiiat he acquired the sobriquet Of
The Man Who Knows When he was
IN vacation, the Turkish minister at
london requested the foreign office not
10 let him return. The foreign office
In Bulgaria the situation has been
considered even worse. October /, the
lay Bulgaria modified, Sir Edward
irey arose in parliament to say that
While SO far as he knew Bulgaria
lad no hostile intentions, still if sle
lid have, England would be forced 10
Ict
During the first IA months England
nd German diplomats had labored at
sofia to win the support of Bulgaria.
Vt the end of that time England's for
ign office did not show that it knew
bulgaria was tied hand and foot to
iermany. The English press has just
ointed out that while Gar Ferdinand
-as prosecuting supposedly sincere ne
citations with the Entente he must
ave been laughing up his sleeve a.
.ngland's simplicity.
Two months before the Bulgarian
mobilization England changed minis
srs to Sofa. The one recalled was Sir
lax Ironsides.
Also exasperating to English pub
C opinion just now is the failure Y
its diplomacy to secure more of
reeee than benevolent neutrality"