New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-10
Turkey and Bulgaria Are
Kaiser's War Colonies
Constantnopc and Sofia Have Almost Nothing to Say
About the War-Rulers and Statesmen Do
What Germany Demands
By CARL w. ACKERMAN

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Canada. 1917, By The Tribune Associdt'o"
Except for minor outbursts the Ger
man government has prohibited the
rubic discussion OF peace terms
throughout the war and the policy has
been successful as far as the Central
Powers are concerned. In Germany
every one expects the Kaiser to stand
by his war colonies-Turkey and Bull
garia-at the final peace conferences,
but no one knows what he will do. IT
the Kaiser can save himself and his
Fatherland by sacrificing Constantine
ple and throwing Gar Ferdinand over
board he will do it without sign OF
emotion Just as he brought the United
States into the war after protesting
for two years that he didn't want US as
an enemy. The Kaiser is in the war
for William the Second and William
friends only.
The story Of German influence and
intrigue in Turkey before the war is
known by this time 20 most readers
but the subjugation of the Turks ana
Bulgarians during the war is not so
we'll known. II is not known, Tor IN
stance. that the real dictator of Turkey
and the Balkans is Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, the Kaiser's favorite gen
eral. No one can go TO Turkey, bul-
garia. Serbia OF Rumania to-day II Won
Mackensen objects. Even Enver Pacha
and Taalat Pacha, the strong men o.
the Young Turks, do nothing 20 as
rlease Won Mackensen. In this way the
Kaiser has his allies so firmly under
his heel that they are for all practical
war purposes German colonies.
Germany Won't Pay
Germans often make the remark that
they will win the war no matter what
tho outcome is! This sounds foolish
and contradictory, but it has basis OF
truth.
II the Kaiser wins so he can dictate
peace terms, they argue, the Allies ana
the United States will pay financially
ana nv loss Of territory. But, on the
other hand. if our Allies win-whieh
must he the case-Austrla-H Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria will lose and pay
This will be true unless our Allies WIN
50 decisively that We can make Ger
many pay and lose.
Our Allies terms for Germany are
to-day rather simple. A democratic
Germany is demanded and perhaps the
concession Of Alsace and Lorraine to
France What shall become of Ger
man colonies is not decided. Germany
is not ready to-day TO talk about giving
I'D the "lost provinces. SO as Tar as
the other terms are concerned Ger
many is not great loser. But when
il comes TO Austria Hungary the Allies
nronose 20 divide it and practically de
stroy the Dual Monarchy. Turkey IS to
Give IN Constantinople and Bulgaria
nav have 10 give up what she occupies
of Serbia and Rumania.
When il comes time to make peace
Germany will not hesitate TO sacrifice
Constantinople. Austria Hungary, Ser
Ma Rumania and Bulgaria il she can
save herself. And to-day she Is in a
nosition TO do this because the entire
military organizations Of Turkey and
BULGARIA are under Field Marshal Won
Uindcnburg and Won Mackensen, and
the foreign politics Of the two coun-
tries are controlled absolutely by Ber-
lin. our State Department has known
this throughout the war. and as re-
sult whenever we have had anything
important TO demand Of Turkey we