Show EUROPE AND THE TURK there Is likely tu to be wore than mere rumor in the he statement that an offensive and defensive defeo sive alliance has baa beo been mi ranged between russia and turkey Ys ty hy which the former will have access or tier nor navy tu to the mediterranean and ana will be able to enforce reforms in ID armenia Armenla and other turkish territory ty by mearis means of the czahla troops russia could not be ahoise avoise averse to such euch arrangement since it would be another stop atop to iu the che D national policy followed with religious persistence of bringing cop stantin ople within control nd turkey is ia perfectly willing to have t ia e understanding in edert whether r not there is a formal treaty since 11 would be a means of paying off the old score acore against england for ae e ting ling turkey into the trouble of 1878 rie alie agreement bow however hardly can tie given the extreme construction pl pi ced on it by the pall mall mail bazette Ua Us zette izette thai thae of making turkey a vassal of 01 ru bu as ala for the turk is too shrewd a vim uhlan djan to throw away his hie unities in that fashion he is in figuring 01 u a longer lease of national life all the recent eve to te to in europe nave combined to place great britain in a peculiarly isolated position tion while combinations conable nations have been going on with other nations nation britain has baa been content to pull the airee hoping thereby to maintain the balau balance or power io in her own behalf but european diplomats nave have not rei relished lebed that thai situation aad have succeeded in establishing a common understanding of antagonism to england in order to deliver teem seles from her influence As matters now dow stand the hand band or every gr great eat european power to is against Engl england ancl in some form or other in arriving at that point all treaty obligations have been disregarded until every nation now has a cadue belli beli and each can go to war upon the ground of vio violates latou contracts it it so desires but non nom in ID a hurry burry the rIl rivalry valry against england Is manifest in the progress of commercial matters of late years her bar MaDU faC lures tu have not increased bany joany great extent and her bar markets for home goods have been beau restricted her position is amprose approaching biag th that at of a carrier and deal er air in the be wares of others bothem rather than in her own As suggestive ot ol the trend of af lairs in this regard it 11 alay be noted doted that german manufacturers have been pounding away at england on every side the has driven the briton from chedan the danube and in aid of the austrian and italian from the markets of italy a austria and he is holding his 0 the commerce of africa at european nations are following man leadership in this direction connected with the eastern q tion there la Is no nation outsized britain that can combine with 1 turk except russia when the la Is enters into such compact others a protest but will not attempt to pre prebi it by orce force for all have learned iniz in history tory of several cen centuries centuria turie the he power which assails muscovite in his bis own Is land ways wishes it had bad not done si they may beat him tut out be is III alwi the beat off when atie fight is ove feels that his bis destiny is to extend southern territorial line to the medi aided manean by way of the dardanelles Darda nelles he be is doing it this program is our ual bring about a vast chanice in europ bur affairs afi aire and under present conditi dit is a menace to britain Bri tait who is vt v ally without an ally in auy any pro against such encroachments encroach ments apparel but while there is an apparent ap pare frow from into the 0 man empire there is a not lean jen evolution from florn the eta P of ff british destiny the co colossa oe the north may gain hia bin p with turkey and make the doai a subject of the romanoff dynasty the english will not be left out km cold in any cnance ge that may take pi in the orient britain has vital I 1 IBS ests eats there and there is not the suggestion in all her bar past or her pre that intimates their although their maintenance in a a X form is a possibility or even whatever view we may take lake a oi pos pops aiDle iole but ext extremely remely improbable ci flicht between england and the Us aaita wherein the former wouida 1 overmatched over matched by a country superior resources and in the p leal joal strength ol of practically the 0 baan ci race of people the relation ioD hap weed britain and other doai patin powers on war matter unmistakable great britain 11 the brains brain we the money 0 the reao a rew refill ane courage a and ud energy which i bonk get ber iu in the lead no two nations aued cat can overcome her boron on her bar ol 01 soil and against all oberg camers a she b MR maintain III lain her autonomy so long hot people a are united and as far asillas gres sive warfare is concerned she i a very uncomfortable antagonist age agai jul 1 any other european nation in its x 0 bayl border borders bur ders a with russia alone 8 she be fall in making sad ead havoc anc anaf r ci there she would leave a lasting lastingly las jim in a conflict at aref this CO b altion will remain so igo long as rubs ruella practically a landlocked land jand locked nation lot let it be supposed suppo aed that that now appears a possibility will com co casp and turkey be raye rayed d as against I 1 n a t britain D this thi 8 aou would id mem a great conflict in which brattm r mastery ol of the seas on the be boas coasts eastern hemisphere at least aou would d an important part parr her navy can obetra the combined navies of on the mediterranean and in gassek adaus ment of territorial lines I 1 baete ta ete she will take her bar share her wima ik j india by that route must be kept bielik i in the event of trouble that threat interference therewith she WW waa fK blaze the way with such signs as would be sufficient W i ft U other powers to leave that road clear W W control of eydt on one side id with syria on the other adow altner as ae a neutral power with support or under english 46 eig ty she would maintain her etta t i r financial and otherwise with alfe 9 to say her day there is no cm 0 m which european powers are it position iti 0 n to make that will keep banata B out of the eastern mediker Me fOfi ftp asa aa a dominating influence at W lim WWI until there is a complete readjust neat of lot national batt onal affairs which ch does hot appear or in sight eight at present she will flog her place and it may not be 4 afy to fight russia to do so erter aillie comments telegraphed on jaso turkish alliance seem to unoo ot in a serious manner as against oret britain Ari tain and in doing so appear the characteristic in fidelity of the turk taft the whole history of his nation is that he be to Is true to DO alliance llian oe aud and abides no DO corn com pact oset when he sees i a chance afi d break ft A for his own advantage advant ag a kit ht wily unscrupulous politicians politician play jai for ble own ends in the arms ol of russia today he would sell out to any power tomorrow if a higher iribe 09 wire were offered ofle oft red ered the russian trusts ho ampre than does the english dati nin and in this very tact fact to is the probability peo that be will soon reach the end of his rope that ought to be near aid d between russia on one side ana catain britain on the other will be carried through the milling precede that will open syria with the holy land to a more liberal and enlightened government than it has known since tuf the roman yoke was placid placed id on the neck ot judah |