| Show 211B SULTAN DLHANT Depatcho relating to the east European situation Indicate thai the mullein of Turkey Is I ttlll determined to Insist upon the retention Theiialy against the protest of the great powers The outlook Is therefore ilo regarded as rather IIIV and there la much epeculatlou as to what gives the TurLlih ruler courage to defy de-fy the united powers The sultan la I known lo give promises and to break them and to resort to all manner ol subterfuges to gain time but open dt fiance has never before bceh his policy In dealing with the rorreaentitlves of Christian Europe i It now seems clear that neither Get many nor Russia support Turkey In her aspirations to acquire Urcc territory terri-tory llu h urge the Ottoman government govern-ment to give up Theeaaly It Is probe ble therefore that the sultan la governed gov-erned only by the strong sentiment among his own people which naturally natur-ally is I oppoied to retreat from the COL querod province 3jme lime ago KJtiom Tasha threatened lo resign his position If the proposed peace condl l tlonJ were accepted on ttu grounl that It 1 would be Imroitlble for him to maintain tire discipline among the troops This undoubtedly expresses ubllo opinion among tboTuikr and It I Is but natural that to the sultan Ibis tbouldhave aa much weight loathe anterior the European powers The latter have often been evaded or rendered ren-dered ln 0 ollve by diplomatic skill while oppoiltlou to popular sentiment particularly aa entertained 10 military i circle baa cost sultan their lives I i |
