Show ENGLAND AND TURKEY It would be interesting to know what the secret alliance between England and Turkey contemplates and what England guarantees Turkey and what Turkey concedes to England That Turkey resumes re-sumes the control of Cyprus is generally believed and that in the event of any armed collision between England and Russia English menofwar will be permitted i per-mitted to pass through the Dardanelles into the Black Sea These are things that are patent to all observers but what are the ulterior purposes of the new alliance is the thing that will busy most brains to find out it seems probable that Turkey will be allowed to control Egypt alone and without any interference in-terference from England but it is most likely that Turkey will be compelled to guarantee the Egyptian debt to insure the payment of which the dual control was established by England and France some years ago although subsequently that arrangement was abandoned and England alone assumed control of Egyptian Egyp-tian finances England in the Black Sea would be a menace that Russia would not care for and would compel her to divert a large force from the field which she has chosen from all appearances appear-ances as the scene of operation which is Afghanistan Whether England would find in Turkey an active and efficient ally and one that would be able to take the offensive is a thing that is doubtful If war comes Turkey is evidently alarmed lest Russia shall come down I upon Constantinople and drive her out of Europe The one thing which Turkey Tur-key has to fear is that Russia Rus-sia may dominate in the East and in her domination annihilate the Sick Man In the annihilation of Turkey in Europe England loses her one friend in the East and this she cannot afford A weak friend is better than a weak enemy and can afford many facilities facili-ties or many hindrances as may best suit its interests The new alliance of which we hear so much and know so little is doubtless for long years as England must have at last awakened to a realization of the fact that Russia is fast gaining ground in the East and that she surrenders I nothing when once she has seized a a place or taken up a position Even now Russia is further advanced into Afghanistan Af-ghanistan than she claimed a right to go some three years ago Russia has no movements to the West and she could have none as she is there flanked by posers her equal and many her superior while Turkey does well to remain where she is without any attempt to go anywhere any-where In the Soudan she will be far more at home than conflict with Russia or even such lesser countries as Bulgaria It is likely that her new alliance gives her a new lease of life in Europe but someday some-day she will have to go as she is an inconsistency in-consistency and her ideas and customs cus-toms are alien to those of her European neighbors Who will replace her is hard to say |