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after when Germany had forced peace
on western Europe by her armies
Meanwhile. however, Turkey was be.
ing sucked dry Of her products by the
Germans and thousands OF Turks were
being lost in vainly trying to keeI
the British from advancing through
Palestine and up the Tigris.
As to the disputes over the distribu-
tion OF the spoils OF war: For a LONG
time there have been rumors that Tur-
key was opposed to the share OF Ru-
mania that Bulgaria was to receive and
that Turkey also was looking with
jealous eyes toward the Black Sea lit
toral, the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Announcement was made in the
Reichstag In June that differences had
arisen between Bulgaria and Turkey
over the division OF lands taken from
Rumania under the peace agreement
with the Central Powers. The an
nouncement was made by DR.. won
Kuhlmann, the German Foreign Secre-
tary, who said that the provisional ar
Eangement, which it was desired should
continue as short a time as possible,
must find its rational solution in the
union OF Northern Dobrudja with Bull
garia In accordance with the desires OF
the Bulgarian people.
The Foreign Secretary added that the
question was a difference Of opinion
between two of Germany's Allies, to
whom Germany was bound by ex-
act equalitles, and that everything
must be avoided which would cause
the impression to prevail abroad that
Germanys policy favored the claims
OF the one ally at the expense Of the
other.
The Cologne Gazette early in June as
serted that the differences between
Turkey and Bulgaria involved a Ger
tain danger that the work Of harmony
achieved by the Central Powers at
Bucharest may suffer" The newspa-
per added that both Bulgaria and Tur-
key were claiming Germany's full sup
port in their respective interests. The
Allgemeine Zeitung, the
semi-offlcial German government or
gan, however, declared that the dispute
over Dobrudja was one in which Tur-
key and Bulgaria would have to come
10 an agreement, and that Germany
could only express herself reservedly |
on the matter if Germany was not TO |
assume heavy responsibilities for the
future
A few days later the Berlin Vossische
Zeitung printed an article by its Con- |
correspondent declaring that |
The political censorship in Turkey had |
been abolished in order TO permit /
Turkish newspapers TO attack Bulgaria. |
Announcement was made some time /
ago that Germany and Turkey were in /
! hot dispute over the disposition OF |
aussla's Black Sea fleet. Talaat Pasha,
he Turkish Grand Nizier, replying to
from the Turkish Navy |
league, which pointed out that Turkey
lad an incOntestable claim to the feet,
,ald negotiations were proceeding be-
ween Germany and Russia for the
handing over OF the fleet to Germany, |
,ut that the Turkish Government had i
aiken energetic action with a view TO
requiring 1t.
Turkeys ambitions In the Black Sea
ittoral and in the Caucasus recently
we're attacked by the Pan-German Ber-
in newspaper. Kreuz-Zeitung.
Turkeys idea" said the newspaper, II
seems TO be TO gain a dominating po- n
itiOn in the Black Sea, making the
idea paramount there and
reating in the Caucasus a strong ram
art between Turkey and Russia Hence,
ierman policy is confronted with diff
Icult tasks"