The War in the Near East
By Editor
The War in the Near East.—At present it looks as if the four small boys of Southeastern Europe would soon drive their tormentor, the big bully Turkey, over the Dardanelles and into Asia Minor. There are some correspondents who contend, however, that the Turk has not yet begun to fight, and by the time the little kingdoms have exhausted themselves by their successful excesses, the Turk will be thoroly awakened, his armies mobilized and mad, and he will make short work of clearing his dominions of the belligerent small nations. Perhaps, and perhaps not. The game of war is uncertain. We would not be surprised if the Turk should be driven from Europe to his possessions in Asia. What would be his seat then? We do not know. We do not know as any one knows, even the Turk himself. If he is pursued hotly by a victorious enemy, he may not stop till he has reached the thrice sacred tomb of Mahomet at Mecca. If he is unmolested on the other side of the Dardanelles, he may make one of a half dozen ancient seats his royal capital. Wait.