After months of assiduous persuasion the Germans have at last brought Turkey into the war—the result of which, whatever happens elsewhere, is bound to prove disastrous to her. One does not know whether to condemn or pity Turkey for having entered into this cam-sign. The balance "f opinion seems, however, in favour of pitying her for having been misted and cajoled into taking sidea If there were any possibility of advantage' to her for staking hen al! in this campaign, one might understand and sympathize with her in this step. Her military prowess is not a8 great as it once was—when Tur key was almost the terror of Eastern Europe; this was made evident in the war in Tripoli and later in the Balkan war. It is stated in defence of Turkey that if, as result of the war, Russia wins she is bound to lose some day or other, and will be packed bag and baggage out of Constantinople. Even supposing Russia's intention were such, there are France and Britain and other nations in Europe, who wou'd certainly desire to be consulted before any final step was taken by' Russia, Again, what does she gain by joining Germany? Germany has' been peacefully penetrating" Asis in Turkey—only a prelude to final forcible possession of Turkish territory. Germany has had two chances of coming to the help of Turkey, once in the Tripolitan campaign and next in the Balkan war. What did Germany do? She simply let Turkish territory be di membered and Turkey left a shadow of what she had been before.
Promise-Orammed.
With these evidences of Germany's friendly intentions" towards Turkey, it would seem surprising, on the face of it, that the unfortunate country should have been dragged into the war in support of Germany. But the modus operandi of German diplomacy has been quite in keeping with the incident of the "scrap of paper." Turkey has been crammed with news
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