The Holt County sentinel., 1917-11-30
Germany and Turkey.

| One Of the blackest pages In tho
history Of German diplomacy Ia tina,
on which is written the compact Of
alliance with the "unspeakab,e
Turk" joining the Hun and the Mos.
lem as allies in warfare upon the
grctt nations Of Christendom. There
has never been a time in all ages
when the cross and the crescent, the
sword of the Christian and the scimi-
tar of the Mussulman. have been unit
ed In waging a warfare that had any
end in view upon which the blessing
OF heaven could be invoked by any
sane or honest man.
On the contrary, the pages Of his
tory are red with the blood she'd BY
the soldiers Of the cross in defense
OF civilization and human liberty.
They are red with the blood Of mil
lions of martyrs to Mohammedan bar
barity, and II some Mohammedaas are
joining with the Christians in fighting
side by side with English troops they
are not Turks. but soldiers Of q ma.
ton whose rule means freedom Of
conscience and the broadest scope of
civil and political liberty. Well may
the kaiser eStol the "scourge Of Cod
from whom he draws so much Of his
inspiration.
Fitting indeed is II that he should
be n brother in arms Of the sultan,
and that Hun and Turk should Grim
son the soil Of Europe, as Attila de-
luged IL centuries ago.
At the recent historic banquet, at
tended by the kaiser and the sultan in
Constantinoplc, the German emperor
IL quoted as having said:
Yesterday II was my privilege ii
stand on ground where Turkish forces
by land and sea performed immorta
glorious deeds, victoriously frustrat
ing the enemy's assault on the hear,
Of the empire and rendering immor
tai service TO our common cause.
Anafarta, Ari purnu and Scdd. VI
Bahr will ever remain glorious page
in Turkish history. Il Is a proud hon
or for me TO come In personal toucl
with such an army through my ap
pointment as field marshal.
IL gather from your majesty's word
that the Turkish army and pcopl,
have the same rcsolute confidence ai
have the German army and people I,
continue the war TO n hppy conclus
ion which will assure the rights an,
interests Of our empires. In unshak
able loyalty the Germans and Turk
will persevcrc shoulder 10 shoulder
with the Austrians. Hungarians an,
Bulgarians until our enemies rccog
nize the uselcssncss Of their contin
uance Of the war. In peace time oul
peoples will be welded still more firm
y on peaceful work Of kultur."
The polite amenities Of the occasion
naturally suggested the exchange ol
.courtesics and compliments. But thin
fulsome adulation Of the Turk as av
agent for the spread OF "kultur" IL ~
insult TO the intelligence Of the world
The hand that gave the signal for thi,
frightful war against civilization mos
appropriately grasps the Turkish hans
dripping with the blood Of countless
thousands Of slaughtered Christians
The ghost Of Attila must nave smilcs
sardonically IL from the limbo whcr
demons dwell he could have looked VI
and seen the ghastly picture--th'
kaiser, his foster-son and profoun'
admircr. clasping hands with III,
butchers Of Armenia and the pcrse
cutors Of every Christian race owe
which the shadow Of the crcsccn
hangs. Such q scene fttingly tool
place In Constantinoplc. the charnc
house OF Christcndom where Sa,
Sophia still stands as the tragic mon
unent Of the unthinkablc Moslen
atrocities. Well met were the barbar
ians Of the north and Of the south. ~
the days OF Attila and the days %
Wilhelm.