El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-30
WHY KEEP UP SHAM FRIENDSHIP
WITH ENEMIES OF OUR ALLIES?|

UNDOUBTEDLY secretary Of state Lansing what he
y considers very valid reasons why the United States
should declare the existence Of state Of with
Bulgaria and Turkey and he is II position wherein be
ought TO be able better TO Judge Of conditions than the
average citizen Nevertheless the American people
able understand Why declaration against these two
allies Of Germany has not been issued and many members
Of congress likewise unable 10 comprehend this sti
tude Sentiment 70 declare war o. the existence OF state
Of has aTe5 up in congress repeatedly only to be
quenched By application Of cold water from the state
department
Turkey and Bulgaria cruel and baIbaTous uphoders Of
5espos at with the United States IN that
every blow they strike against the British in Palestine and
MsSOpotsia and against the British French Serbs and
Creeks II Macedonia is blow also against the United
States L IS blow TO defeat the for which the
United States fighting and to overthrow the United
States itself and make this country dependency Of Ger
many be ruled by Of the PIssian princes This
IS a fact which diplomatic hopes cannot obscure.
For too long tine refused to 90 to with Aus
taHungary in the hope that the dual monarchy would
dEOp out OF the quadruple alliance AustraHungsry
known 10 be cut Of sympathy with Prusslan aspirations
70 be tired OF the the point Of exhaustion and to be
short Of food the point OF starvation Austria Hungary
far likely than any Of the other allies Of Germany
break away from the imperial coalition Nevertheless
Austra-Hungary held in Wilhelm's net and stin
held and the United States reluctantly declared finally
after AustaHungary had taken the lead and broken off
relations with the United States It is little short Of
shameful that Austa-Hungary should have been allowed
the initiative IN this We ought 10 have forced the rup
far less probable that Turkey and Bulgaria viii fan
ont With Germany than It that Hungary would
do So Only material considerations appeal TO them and
they Germany the winner Bulgaria has become
rched teTtorially through adhesion Germany the
point Of becoming the dominant force IN the Balkans
Therefore Bugsrias whole interest lies IN helping Germany
carry through 10 complete victory, thus making Bugarias
gains secure.
Turkey considers there is good basis for hoping
tam her European and Ac possessions If Germany wins
and chance at all TO keep those portions Of Palestine and
Mes0p0tsmia held by the allies if Germany loses. Il
choice between domination by Germany If Germany
wins and dissolution Germany loses Why, then should
Turkey desert Germany
Granting that the state department doubtless has nfor
nation available tie rest Of the country nevertheless
The average American for Turkey and
Bulgaria breaking with Germany any indication what
soever that they contemplate such action.
In the meantime II Is most dstastsfuI to maintain
taoe eordaty toward powers who fighting allies
and lending every assistance to enemies Neither is II
y 70 preserve diplomatic friendship with nations whose
barbass have not exceeded those Of the Germans only
because they could not be exceeded The wholesale
dsrs Of Armenian (ChrsaH) men, and children by
the Turks constitute the frghtful II the
worlds history, while the fortunes committed BY the Bul
CARS against the n0ncombatant population Of Seria and
Montenegro have been not less horrible than those
tted against the populations Of Belgium and northern
France Turkey and Bulgaria have forfeited neutral tolers
ton BY violation Of those instincts Of humanity which ee
Tate above the beasts Of the field
The United States cannot afford TO cOuntenance these
nations for reasons Of diplomacy do
without making compromise with the forces OF evil
And would naturally suppose that the con-
deTaons which pel the department Of justice to hunt
70 earth the German spies in this country would also impel
the government 70 nd the soil OF the United States Of the
Bulgarian and Turkish diplomatic and consular representa-