The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-30
.CERmAN:TURk
SPLIT IS SAID
TO BE RESULT
OF HUN LIES
Failed to Keep Pledged Prom
ises of Aid to Turks In Re-
cent Campaign-lmpover-
ished of Food. ..:.-..
u. S. CREDITS REPORT
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, July 30.-No Off
cial 'advices regarding the break of re-
lations between Turkey and Germany
have reached Washington, but the gov
eminent would not be surprised if
Turkey had been driven to an open
rupture, as there is well-founded
background for the report
1t has been known for some time
that deep and growing feeling Of
dissatisfaction has existed in Turkey
over the treatment by the Germans.
Reports that a Turkey mission re-
Gently had been trying in Switzerland
to cultivate friendship with some of
the allied governments has been re-
ceived here. 1t would be natural, Of
ficials said, for the Turkish govern
ment to endeavor to find some new
friends among the powers before
breaking with its old associates.
Anti-Germans in Power.
When the present sultan came to
the throne in Constantinople, few
weeks ago, some very strong anti
Germans came into power. 1t has
been a question whether these men
were in strong enough position openly
to defy the Teutonic powers Many
Turkish officials long have resented
the dominating way of the Germans
and have blamed them for the lack Of
food and other supplies in Turkey as
well as the reverses sustained by the
Turkish army
Germany promised assistance to the
Turks in the Palestine and Mesopota-
mia campaign where the British forces
have been consistently defeating the
Turks. In neither case has the Ger
man pledge of aid been fulfilled, and
the Turks are known to be indignant
as the result.
The strained relations between Tur-
key and Bulgaria which recently re-
suited in armed conflict according to
reports have caused strong antiGer-
man feelings In both countries The
Turks are satisfied that they did not
receive fair treatment when the peace
with Rumania was signed and the
Bulgars have much the same felings.
Both countries are said to realize that
that they are being impoverished by
the Germans in the effort to provide
food for the Teutonic soldier and civic
population.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is re-
ported to be much worried over his
prospects at the peace conference at
the end of the war He is said to for
see the partitioning Of the Balkans
and to realize that he is distinctly
persona non grata with the allied gov
eminent. He is represented as fear
ing the dismemterment of his king
dom and as having no little difficulty
in keeping in control the very strong
anti-German element with which he
had to deal when he decided to cast
his lot with Germany
USE OWN IDEAS.
AMSTERDAM, July 3O.-Turkey is
going to handle the situation in the
Caucasus according to her own ideas.
This is indicated in a telegram from
Canstantinople dated July %, which
quotes an article in the newspaper
Nasfiri Ekfiarj, presenting the Turk
ish viewpoint.
I'VE have nothing to say against the
principles laid down in the Brest-Li-
tovsk treaty" says the article, but
when the Caucasus, newly reorganized,
turned toward us and, master of it's
own destinies refused to be bound
by the treaty, what was better for us
than to take into consideration the
necessities of this new situation Gre
ated on our important eastern front?
Could we close our ears to the appeal
of the government Of a people largely
Of the same race and same creed as
ourselves?