The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-10
(By CARL w. ACKERMAN.)

(By CARL w. ACKERMAN.)
Eyceni for minor ou1bursts the Ger
man government has prohibited the
public 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 10 STAND
By his war colonies-Turkey and Bui-
garia--al the final peace conferences:
but no one knows what he will 90. II
the Kaiser can save himself and ms
Fathcrland by sacrificing Constant,
nOple and throwing Car FerdlnaAu
overheard he Will do it without sign
of emotion. just as he brought me
United States into the war AFTER pro
Tossing for two years that he dldn |
want us as an enemy. The Kaiser IL
in The war for William the Second AMI
Williams friends only.
The story OF German influence ana
intrigue i'll Turkey before the war Is
known by this time TO most readers;
but the Subjugation Of the Turks anu
BulgarianS during the war IL not so
we'll known. 1t is not known, Tor H.
stance. that the real dictator Of Tur,
key and the Balkans is Field Marshal
Won Mackenscn. the kaisers 1aToflte
general, No one can go TO turkey:
Bulgaria, Serbia or Rumanta today II
Won Mackensen objects. Even EnYef
Pacha and Taalat Pacha, the .sttons
men" of the Young Turks, do nothns,
10 disnleasc Won Mackensen. In this
way the Kaiser has his allies so ilrm,
" under his heel that they are for an
practical war purposes German COLO
MES!
Germans often make the remark
that they will win the war no matter
what the outcome is. This sounds
foolish and contradictory, but II mas
Il basis OF truth.
II the Kaiser wins so he can die
tate peace terms. they argue, the Al
lies and the United States Will pay
financially and by loss or territory.
But, on the other hand, if our Allies
win-which must be the case-Aus-
tria.Hungary. Turkey and bulgaria
will lose and pay. This will be true
unless our Allies win so decisively
that we can make Germany pay and
lose.
Our Allies terms for Germany arc
today rather simple. A democratic
Germany is demanded and perhaps
the concession of Alsace and Lorraine
TO France. What shall become Of
German colonies is not decided. Ger
many is not ready today 10 talk about
giving up the ''lost provinces SO
far as the other terms are. concerned
Germany is not great loser. But
when it comes to Austria-Hungary
the Allies propose TO divide ii and
practically destroy the Dual Mon
archy. Turkey is to give up ConStan-
tinople and bulgaria may have TO give
up what she occupies Of Serbia ana
Rumania.
When 1t comes time to make peace
Germany will not hesitate to sacrifice
Constantinople. Austria Hungary. Ser
bia, Rumania and Bulgaria if she can
save herself And to-day she is IN Il
position to do this, because the entire
military organizations of Turkey ana
Bulgaria are under Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg 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 a re-
suit, whenever we have had anything
important to demand Of Turkey we
have always taken 1t up with the Ber-
lin foreign office. as we'll rs with the
Porte
Ambassador James ". Gerard was
Just as much Of an envoy in practice 10
Turkey and Bulgaria as he was TO Ger
MANY. During the war we have had
efficient and very capable ambassa-
doris in Constantlnople, Both Henry
Morgenthau and Abram l. Elkus
have been successful in their work IN
Turkey, but our government. knowing
the power of Germany over Turkey,
has often used Berlin to accomplish
things quickly.
|. The power Of Germany over these
t.. n,.iInnnn,l hI- tho
fact that German leaders seldom 60 to
Sofia or Constantinople for confer
ences. It IL always the other way.
Turks come to Berlin or Pless. where
the Kaiser has his headquarters. and
where the general staff Of the army
lives and rules. When the question OF
using Turkish troops in Rumania and
Galicia was discussed, Enver Pasha
was called to Won MaCkenSen's head
quarters in Vo1hynia. When the Turk
ish generals notified the Germans that
Turks would not fight in Galicia and
Rumania unless they could have NUT
ton to eat Germany had 10 obtain the
mutton-but. as might he expected, it
did not come from Germany, but from
Turkey and Rumania. The Turks
won't cat the pork which the German
soldiers demand. although one might
nave thptCieu NV VI hlSll SpI'llfiS III
Armenia to have been fed or the same
food.
Another instance which will show
what influence Won Mackenscn has
over Serbia happened shortly after
the fall Of Nish The German general
staff invited group Of correspond
ents to go to Serbia. They reached
Belgrade before Won Mackrnsen heard
of II, but when they planned to 70 to
Nish Won Mackensen sent hack orders
that they would have to get ont of Ser.
bia Immediately, and they did. They
took the first train in that direction.
and hurried back to Budapest.
t When the German army reached
Bucharest another group Of corrc-
spondents were invited to 20 thorc as