The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
European Capital, Long Held
Back by Turkish Intrigue,
VIII Open Fabulously Rich
Country.
BY G.. WARD PRICE.

Inndon Times l'Ehir Ledger Service.
Special Correspondence. Copyright
1915 hy Public Ledger ''")
CONSTAETINnpIF.. DEC. l.--Thh;
immense and uA"xnloirrd tr"asIr" house
of Asia Minor 81 last lies open t. Euro
pran development. Ever Sinrn modern
machinery was invented hc passive re-
sstancc OF tho Turkish government has
barred il of from conta"t with western
progress. Th" $lnthfuln"ss and III"
graft OF Turkish officials. n" endless
DELAYS and international intriEu"S IL
the central government in 'un*thuiln-
onlc. and the unSurr maint"nln"" nf "r-
dor in the interior have always Kept al
n distance European capital and enter
prise.
I, was a crascI"Ss repetition " tn"
same old al0ry Did i British firm WISH
to invest money IN working any OF IN"
na;ural riches ,r A&i7 Minor they had
first TO send Il r"prrs"nta'iv" (" got the
, permission Of TN" Turkish government.
I have MOI many rr hose concession
scckcrs in C6n";antimoric. They would
arrive full Of zeal Their S"h"m" VAS
cut and dried. They knew what meg
wanted. tho amount OF cnPiiai they pro-
rnscd to invest, tn" probable return |"
themselves the benefits that would a"-
crlc 20 I'M III h'Fl' I''f'''''''
The Ottoman cmpir"~-all was ready
worked out and scheduled. TIL" p:op"-
aition was SO obviously beneficial I" all
concerned that they expected 20 got 'h"lr
business through in L few weeks at TN"
outside.
In q row months WORT; would begin.
Fr!l Of enthusiasm tE::'' pioneers wonlI
| I've when they arrived. And then In" m
variable troubles h"San--im"rpli"ahis
DELAYS n, tn" ministries concerned
! countcr-intriEujng by III" German "m-
! hassy. which opposed "n principle the
entry Of any n"n-T"ui"n capital Into
what WIS intended u h> The prrs"rFr III
Germany; ohStruc'ions put in tn" way
nv government officials. who wanted 10
be paid for removing them.
Turks Invented prcte1ts.
/ And even when III" GiiiIcni'I"s ~ cor
I stan:inoplr wcrn overcome. an "hilr'!S
nov ...l would crop mp nn IN" spot IN
| Aei, Minor, The local TUrk,S! autho"i-
| Ties would invent all sorts "I protest :
! >cr dc1.tv Tho: too. had IN h" squared
! 7-nnr., vnuIi h. tr"r:i,," between CHRIS
. liam and Turkish employees. rcnInuEi'a-
: 5inns w,rr difficult ana uncertain atFi
! the unShct II L all would b" ihht IN"
| prooi" n: home rot tiT'd al ~"i''"E ~
| grew anxious for tho safety OF th'''
! money. ;nr srncm" would he wIihuTaNn
! and is representatives n TURKEY Hi'"'
/ = wear or eighteen m"r'hS -: ifui''">F
, labor. would l"av" III" country rlfS'hT
/ The whol" Ottoman "rnr'r" Tor al "oS"'
! Ie,c. graf, ridden institution. entirety IN
cnpah!c &c understanding "hrr" It's own
! rcul interests lay.
Hu, now tho whole situation has hrcN
! altered b. thr war What"v"r may 10
tho fat" Of Turkey. is government Is
sure h=ncnfnrlh 10 b" under the clos
and efficient control Of thc Allied low
crs.
Tho Turks themselves rca?iz" that
,n,y are incapable &C government
without Il very larE" n"asur" al nir"r'
holm from western Europe. There IS ne
: German foreign pniir? left 80 block Al
lied commercial enterprises in IN" inter-
csts Of schemes Of W"lipolltik. The
stats cf affairs in Turkey after th'
Peace Conference has decided her future
condition will therefore b" orc that vii
guarantee n far field - European cap''
tai ard enterprise n Asin Minor.
And what n vas: Stnrrhous" OF %raItl