The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-15
TURKEY MAY YET SEE THE LIGHT

Altogether the most significant Mhtel- European political
news that has come in months was contained In a dispatch
from Paris announcing an outburst of indignation Ill turkey
against her Teutonic exploiters. Had this dispatch come from
Amsterdam or from Berne we would be disposed to consider
it made in Germany" for foreign consumption, but 1t has III
tered through France, and bears the marks OF lh'ehieeh'
comprehension of the Near Eastern question, such as may De
found in official Paris. The young Turks are said to be con-
Quoting a bitter campaign in the press against bulgaria, eou-
pied with well founded charges that Turkey was betrayed by
the central powers in favor of their Balkan ally.
Turkey sees no increase in her European prestge AFTER
having made heavy sacrifices, while Bulgarian aggrandlze-
ment has been carefully arranged by the Bucharest treaty OF
peace. Bulgaria is the potential friend of any Christian state,
while Turkey is a friendless mongrel Moslem, OF whose I'LL
ance no respectable country could fail to be ashamed. mere
fore Germany considers that Bulgaria has her price, which
must be paid, while she may risk the Turks willingness to
remain in the field as a last hope against the extinction that
he deserves.
In this Germany may be mistaken. The old line of auto
cratic sultans understood the weakness of their political po-
sition better than the young Turks, who consider themselves
progressives and therefore worthy of friendly support from
countries committed to democratic ideals. The Turkish coin
of democratic reform possesses only feeble resemblance u te
real article: it is of exceedingly low fineness and is clumsily
executed. Nevertheless, we cannot afford to neglect the OPP
portunity to encourage the evaporation of the Turk against
the Teuton. and it may be shown that his best chance for
survival is found in the fact that the allies are squarely on rec
ord against annexations, except insofar as they may be driven
to complete occupation and administration OF territory as an
essential for winning the war.
Old Abdul Hamid would have seen a less hopeful sign IN
the heavens than the star and crescent when the lower Euph-
rates valley fell into the hands of hostile powers. HIS Tor
bears realized that no Eastern empire long endured that 1alled
TO hold the two extremes of Asia Minor. This is the tradition
of Oriental autocracy, and the historic fact is likely to be rec
osnized by the new Turkey. The power of Turkey lay IN that
strong position. but now she has lost her whip over European
diplomacy. and Germany never will be able to reconquer It,
Even if she could she would not do it for Turkey, as recent
events in the Balkans have demonstrated.
1t is certain that Turkey has a just grievance against Ger
many at this time: consequently the report from Paris is SO
plausible as to be regarded as a hopeful indication OF the pos
sihilitv of disrupting the central European wall OF the Bosphor-
lis by means of skilful diplomacy. 1t would be interesting II
President Wilson'S refusal to declare war on Turkey should
lead TO this result. Fortunately for us the laundering Won
Eernstorff is now the German ambassador to the Porte, and
his record in Washington was one of such constituencies du-
plicitv that an Oriental more than any other would dlsDelleVe
his fair PROMISES Mining and Scientific Press.