Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-10

France. What shall become Of Ger
man colonies is not decided. Germany
Is not ready today to talk about giving
up the lost provinces" So as far as
the other terms are concerned Ger
many is not great loser. But when
1t comes to Austria Hungary the allies
propose to divide it and practically de-
stroy the dual monarchy. Turkey Is to
give UP Constantinople and Bulgaria
may have to give up what she occupies
Of Serbia and Rumania.
CONTROLLED BY BERLIN.
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 today she IL in a
position to do this because the entire
military organizations of Turkey and
Bulgaria are under Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and Won Mackenzen, 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 q re-
suit whenever we have had anything
important to demand of Turkey we
have always taken it up with the Ber-
lin foreign office, as well as with the
porte.
Ambassador James w. Gerard was
just as much Of an envoy in practice to
Turkey and Bulgaria as he was to
Germany. During the war we have
had efficient and very capable embas-
sadors in Constantinople. Both Henry
Morgenthau and Abram /. Elkus have
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key, but our government, knowing the
power of Germany over Turkey, has
often used Berlin to accomplish things
quickly.
The power of Germany over these
two countries is best evidenced by the
fact that German leaders seldom go to
Sofia or Constantinople for confer
ences. 1t is always the other way.
Turks come to Berlin or to Pless,
where the kaiser has his Headquarters
and where the general staff of the
army lives and rules. When the ques-
ton of using Turkish troops in Ru-
mania and Galicia was discussed, En-
yer Pasha was called to Won Mackenz-
ems headquarters in Volhynia When
fhe turkish generals notified the Ger
mans that Turks would not fight in
Galicia and Rumania unless thew
could have mutton to eat Germany had
TO obtain the mutton-but, as might
be expected it did not come from
Germany. but from Turkey and Ru-
mania. The Turks won't eat the pork
which the German soldiers demand, al
though one might have expected the
Turkish soldiers In Armenia to have
he
POWER COMPLETE.
Another instance which will show
what influence Won Mackenzen has
over Serbia happened shortly after the
TALL of Nish. The German general
staff invited a group of correspond
ents to go to Serbia. They reached
Belgrade before Won Mackenzen heard
IF it, but when they planned to 60 to |
Nish Won Mackenzen sent back orders
that they would have to get out of
serbia Immediately, and they did!
rhey took the first train in that di-
ection and hurried back to Budapect. |
When the German army reached |
bucharest another group OF CORE
pondents were invited to go there as
quests of the German general staff.
When they arrived in the capital the
'fficer who acted as their guide re-
ported at Won Mackenzens headauar-
ers that they were in the city, and
'on Mackenzen, who has always hated
asked whether there were
NY Americans in the group. When
he captain escort from Berlin said.
Yes" the field marshal replied:
Tell them not to recognize me II
hey pass me on the street"
Twice every week there is special
rain which goes from Berlin to Con-
tantinople called the Balkan zuK, No
ne can travel on this train unless Won
lackenzen grants permission. That is
he reason 1t has taken some of the
american couriers from two weeks to
wo months to get permission to 60 to
for the United States
tate department.
Won DER GoLTZ DEPosEp.
Before Won Mackenzen came to pow
r Field Marshal Won der Goltz. the
ierman leader, was the power behind
he Turkish throne, but he was finally
opposed of while in Bagdad. 1t is COM
1only believed in Germany that he {
ias poisoned by a Turkish member
I his staff. Baron Won Wangenheim
Tho was the German ambassador in
Is believed to have met
he same death. /
Very few Turks like the Germans