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CONSTANTINOPLE. June 10. —
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.) — In Ottoman government
circles the view is held that much
nonsense is being circulated about the
relations of Turkey and Germany. The
many official reports issued on the
sub jet t have baa no result, it is said,
so that now the government offices
at Stamboul care no longer ns to what
degree German snzei.iinty over the Ot
toman empire is alleged.
The fai ts of the case are declared
to he us follows: Enver Pasha, min
ister of war and vice-generalissimo of
the Ottoman army, and the former
German ambassador to Turkey. Baron
Mans von VVangenheim,.were the men
who first brought the Turkish and
German governments together on the
war issue. Both of them took the
stand that Turkey would lie sacrificed
by the entente unless her government
adopted a radical measure of joining
the central powers. This view was
also taken by the next strongest man
in Constantinople. Talaat Bey, minis
ter of the interior. To the group were
soon added the grand vizier and the
leaders of tho Progress and Union
party, official title of the Young Turks.
This was the only connection be
tween Germany and Turkey at the
time war was declared upon the en
tente. It was discovered soon that
things did not always work well when
left entirely to official channels. The
presence in Constantinople of Liman
von Sanders Pasha, head of the Ger
man military mission, caused consul
eraltle friction. Sanders Pasha was
none too well liked at the German em
hussy. It was said Sanders Pasha con
sidered himself entirely an Ottoman
officer, and resented even the slight
est suggestion from the embassy. In
this lie was supported by Enver Pasha,
whose loyalty to the field marshal was
unshakable, even when Berlin sug
gested that ho be removed because
the operations on Gallipoli were not
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The resulting friction never went
beyond the bounds of disagreements |
among friends, but to eliminate it be
came the duty of a man in a somewhat j
obscure position in Constantinople, J
Corvette Captain Humann, command
er of the German naval base here. |
Captain Humann is in the German im- j
perial naval service, though born in j
Smyrna as son of the Archaeologist |
Humann, excavator of the ruins of j
Pergammon. Captain Humann knew' j
Enver Pasha when the latter was a j
telegraph operator, and today the two !
address one another In the German
familiar “du" or thou.
It fell to the lot of Captain Humann
to straighten out all tangles. It is
said that he never failed. Born in
Smyrna, he seemed to have imbibed
with the air a good deal of the psy
chology of the Oriental. He knows
the Turk, his - temperament, language
and methods of thought, and when
Baron von Wagenheim and his aides
had failed to persuade the officials |
in Stamboul they would ask Captain J
Human to try. But the captain neve, j
had to go further than the office of
Enver Pasha. There would be an ex-j
planation of what was wanted, and -
then Enver Pasha would make a tele
phone call with satisfaction all around.
That the Germans had ever been
able to impose their will upon the
Turkish government in a despotic
manner is an absurd claim. The As
sociated Prass correspondent has seen
from a number of incidents that the
Turkish government officials look
upon themselves as full equals in all
affairs they have in common with the
Germans.
It is a fact that no officer from
Germany ever served in any capacity
in the Ottoman army or government
as a German officer. Before he could
occupy himself w ith matters distinct
ly Turkish, or before he could issue
a single ordfr in the Ottoman army
the German officer had to enter for
mally the service of the Sultan and
change his uniform for a Turkish one.
No exceptions have ever been permit
ted to this.
The attitude of the Turkish govern
ment is that while German officers,
non-commissioned officers and men
were needed in the Turkish army,
they could be admitted only as Otto
man soldiers. All are subject to the
Ottoman military and civil laws,
though on the latter point there is
still a difference of opinion/ because
Germany has not yet officially recog
nized the abolition of the capitula
tions. This affected all, even the
highest, men such as Admiral von
TJsedom Pasha. Admiral Suction, Gen
ral Mertens Pasha, Field Marsha) von
j Scliellendorf, Weber Pasha, Wilmers
j Bey and the many others who served
with the Ottoman colors.
At no time has a German officer In
the service of the Sultan dared to exe
cute an order from Berlin — Beilin,
in fact, has never issued such orders.
When the operations on Gallipoli did
not suit certain men in Berlin it was
suggested that Liman von Sanders
Pasha, who was in charge of them,
was to he recalled as head of the Ger
man military mission. The German
had the right to make this suggo: Con.
I,ecu. e Sanders Pasha had merely
been loaned to the Turkish govern
ment and could be removed from his
position in Turkey by a summons to
join the German army. This is the
only instance in which the German
war office iried to influence military
affairs In Turkey. Enver Pasha, who.
perhaps, more than any other man in
Turkey, realized what the situation
on Gallipoli was, expressed himself as;
highly satisfied with the services of!
Sanders l’asha and Sanders Pasha
stayed.
In the adjustment of this incident
Captain liumann played an important
role. It is understood that he himself
was on the side of Sanders Pasha, be
ing possibly the only man at the Ger
man embassy who did not take the!
view of the von der Goltz faction,
which was so powerful among the,
Turkish officers as it was in German
circles.
The fact is that Sanders l’asha is
a man with very much of a mind. He]
is direct, somewhat blunt, and toler
ates no interference. Now and then'
u German officer in the service of the |
Sultan would lodge a complaint with
Sanders Pasha without bringing it!
iirst to his immediate Turkish super
ior. Sanders Pasha always took the
view that it made no difference to
him whether an officer was of Ger-j
man or Turkish origin and that noi
favors need be expected by an offi-j
cer, merely for the reason that he was
a German. This attitude did not make
friends in certain German circles for!
the “Aleman Pasha," as Sanders Is j
known to the common soldiers of the
Turkish army, who have come to love
him for his extreme impartiality. En
ver Pasha knew this, and stood by
the commander of the Gallipoli forces
through thick and thin.
it cannot be said that the Germans
have had an easy row to hoe with the
Turks. The Ottoman government of
ficials and army officers are extreme
ly jealous of their rights and prero
gatives, and many a difficulty arising
from a non-regard of this had to be
straightened out by Captain Humanti.
There 're times when h# was the
busiest man in all Constantinople, and
when Captain von Haas, another offi
cer of the German naval base, had to
come to his assistance.
Captain von Haas, born in Constan
tinople, of an American mother, has'
'been in tile banking business there'
j for many years, and is especially
ivaluable to the German embassy nnd
| the Turkish government in matters of
| a non-military nature. He and Cap
tain llumann have no reason to say
that the Germans had subjugated the
Turks, because they had to ask too
many favors of the latter.
Those doubting the absolute auto
nomy of Turkey and its government
after a talk with Captains llumann
and von Haas, should attend a war
council in Stamhoul, occasions which
have made Enver Pasha famous for
his position that he will take advice,'
1-ut no commands.
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HOLLAND IS ENCOURAGING
SALE OF HOME PRODUCTS.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 20.
—Native industry Is more and more
coming Into Its own In Holland in
consequence of the restricted sup
plies from belligerent countries, and
especially Germany. The latest
scheme adopted with a view to fur
thering it is a "Netherlands shopping
week." when participating storekeep
ers display exclusively Dutch made
goods In their windows. In The
Hague, for instance, 54 ' stores, dis
tributed over 140 streets, have put
the idea Into execution, and Queen
Wilhelmtna is extending her support
by a visit of Inspection to several of
the leading establishments.
The April payroll oi •!■■ ;overn
m.ent railroad amounted »o
and contained 2,024 nan
I A ■ M A a ■ W ■ A
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN PRIM
ARIES.
Primaries for the election of dele
gates to the' Republican Territorial
Divisional Convention to be held at
Valdez on July 17, for the purpose of
nominating one candidate for senator,
four candidates for representatives
and one candidate for road overseer,
and the endorsement of George D.
Schoefield, of Nome, Alaska, for at
torney-general of Alaska, are hereby
called for the following precincts Sat
urday, June 24, 1916:
Cordova.8 Delegates
Chitina.4 Delegates
Eyak.2 Delegates
Katalla.2 Delegates
Kennecott.2 Delegates
McCarthy.2 Delegates
Nizina.1 Delegate
Shushanna.1 Delegate
In all precincts whore more than
one delegate is elected the polls shall
be open from 2 p. m. until 8 p. m„ and
those with only one delegate the elec
tion may be held according to the
convenience of the electors.
All persons shall be entitled to votej
who shall declare himself or herself
to be a Republican and v 'U support
the Republican nominees.
The judges of the primaries shall
be named by the committeemen and
may adopt such rules as may be ne
cessary to satisfy themselves that the
voter is a Republican.
All credentials and proxies must be
filed with the Territorial Divisional
Committee at Valdez, Alaska, not
later than 10 a. m., July 16. 1916.
(Signed) E. V. BOYLE,
(Signed) W. H. CHASE,
Territorial Committeemen.
Cordova, Alaaka, June 16, 1910.
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