Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-15

Two circumstances stand out in the
terms of the Turkish Treaty, which have
lust been made public. There has been
something approximating liquidation
Of the Turkish empire IN Europe. ny
contrast allied stategnanship has once
more fallen back upon the old poiicy
of compromise and procrartination, 80
far as the Osmanli estate IN ASIA is con-
csrncd.
The fact that the Sultan is permitted
10 remain in Constantinople under GER
tain restraints and conditions really mas
little sipnificanco What is left of Turkey
in-Europe is tho peninsula on "hich
Conssantinople rises Turkey has shrunk
IN exactly those limits which existed at
the moment, when. following the opening
victories of tho first Balkan War, Just
eight years ago, the victorious bulgar
| armies came laundering down TO the
ChataIja lines What was the. fring
| line in 1912 has now become tho frontier
| In 1920
| Within those frontiers the Turk ~, IN
reality, n prisoner. Every foot Of tht,
| European territory loft him is within
range of tho heots Of the allies, both IRON
tho Black Sea and the Sea Of martnora
In point Of fact IL is the Sultan, as the
inheritor Of the religious not the poiItlcai
prcorgatives Of his predecessors, who -
| now 20 be maintained. His position, too,
must suggest very strikingly that OF the
| Pope, after tho last of the wars which
brought Italian unity. Byzantium be-
comes, after fashion, a magnIfied Fati-
can, inhabited by great religious poten-
tate, whose temporal power has been
forcibly taken away.
Thus. after even centuries, the Turk
goes out Of Europe, leaving behind him
in an odd fashion, the races which ht
submerged when no broke like an enguif
ing wave into tho European world. lh'
Serb, the Bulgar, the Magyar, tho Ru
rnanian, MI his victims in the rerncte1
past. arc free again, free unhappily =
resume their old qliarrels, which cOn
tributcd 80 much to Turkish success II
the beginning, while the Greek regain
what had been his, in the more prosperou
days of the Byzantine empire, Adrlanople
, Taionica, the coasts and islands ot IN
| Aegean.
Yet the very recent history Of Adri
, anople is a grim reminder Of how tran
, STORY arc contemporary frontiers IN IN
Balkans. In 1912 il was Turkish, as i ha'
been for more than six centuries. But IN
E next wear saw il fall 70 the BulRarians
: actually taken through the AID Of tn
s Serbs and then. the Serbs and the Bul
garians quarrelling, pass again mt
J Turkish hands
: Il is only seven years ago that n
z world was eagerly discussing the Enos
: Midia line. which was to extend from th
Fgean TO the Black Sea and separat
Turkey from the new Bulgaria. In tha
time the Conference Of London soleTnnl
assigned Kawals as we'll as Adrianopl
i. 70 the Buigarians and Serb and Cree
2 consented. But Ferdinand Of Bnlgarl
:. could neither resign the temptation
}. enter Constantinople as conquerc
nor accent the Greek occupation Of Salon
{ en- as permanent.
. The result has been fatal to Bulgar
q which Of all the Balkan states had Il
= best chance and the most external SUI
s port. Before the Congress of Berlin =
r Treaty Of San Stefano assigned 70 ~
n zaria two thirds Of the Balkan PenlnsuL
e Britain blocked this at Berlin, but tin
seemed still 10 fight for the Buigar.
:, 1912 everything was within his hand
:. all that was required was little moder
l. tion. one man Of real statesmanlike ca
q uacitv. who, like Eenizelos, could surren
n er something doubtful 70 ne assured
J. something certain.
1f Today Bulgaria is where sne stood
ID generation ago. she mas lost all human