TURKEY'S AMBITIONS.

Grey River Argus, 10 June 1918, Page 3

TURKEY'S AMBITIONS.

ON RUSSIAN TERRITORY. CONFRONTS GERMANY WITH DIFFICULTIES; (Rec. June 9, 5.5 .;p;m.) AMSTERDAM, June 7. The { 'Kreuz Zeitung" attacks Turkey for her ambition, on the Black Sea , coast of the Caucasus. It says that' a union with the -Crimea and Turkey is quite impossible; because it would in"jure Ukraine's vital v iateyests- >The province of Tauride'a Tjelohgs national|ly and geographically to Ukraine, which ' also claims Sevastopol. Turkey's idea seems to be to gain "a" dominating position in the Black Sea, thus making a pan-Turkish idea paramount there, also to make the Caucasus a strongrampart between Turkey and Russia. Hence the German. policy, is confronted with difficult tasks."; v ; . -. A certain ■ antagonism between Trans-Caucasia and Turkey already .^exists, and antagonism between Turkey ' and Ukraine is arising, while Turxey's ideas and relations with. P/ersia are not •in the least recognised by tjie latter. When Germany entered the war, she gu araiiteed Turkey • >her . • > present r frontiers, "and will.cbritinUje- ; to • them, but Gefmany -f is; thus- entitled to oppose - Turkish •: desires in<. !±}re.. norftf-easf,, which go far beyond the possibilities contemplated at the beginning of the war. •**■ 7: -/"'-> The paper concludes by: aguing-that? the war must not leave; antagonism between the German" And;* Russia^ j supreme w.a'f aim", -anfd'-maiie- thefofma' >; tion of _the present coalition against • 'Germany* impossible. y lf:jr\'- -t .

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