AMBITIONS OF TURKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16872, 10 June 1918, Page 5

AMBITIONS OF TURKEY.

AIMS IN THE BLACK SEA. GERMANY DISTURBED. CLAIMS HELD EXCESSIVE. deceived 5.5 p.m.) Renter. AMSTERDAM. June 7. T'n-e Ki'cuz Zi'itung attacks Turk.".- for her ambitions on th.. I>i.-.< .s.. a roast and in the (.'<nji.-a.sus. It says thai a union of the Crimea and Turkey w. ui.i :.e quite impossible because it would injure the vital interests of the Ukraine. 'i he province of Taurid:i. b.-lMucs national] and geographically to tin' Ukraii , -.vh'< h also claims Sebastopol. Turkey's idea seems t'> be to gain a dominating position in the Black Sea, making the Pan-Turkish idea paramount there, and also to make the Caucasus a strong rampart bftwoen TurI key and Russia. Hence G-rm.m policy ii confronted with uifl-.-'ilt t "-k=. A certain antagonism between trans-Caucasia and Turkey already exists, and antagonism between Turkey and the Ukraine is arising, while Turkey's ideas of her relations with Persia am not in the least recognised by the latter. When Germany entered the war she guaranteed Turkey's present, frontiers. She will continue to | fight for them, but the Germans are thus ; entitled to oppose Turkish desires in 'he i north-east and east, which go far beyond ■ the possibilities contemplated at the be- , ginning of the war. i The paper concludes by arguing that : the war must not Have antagonism bo I tween Germany and Russia. The ] supremo war aim Is 1-> make the formation of a fresh coalition against Geri many impossible. j A. and N.Z. MOSCOW, Juno 7. ! The Caucasian committees are mobilising all men between 19 and 42 years of age. Detachments are already concen- , trated in the Tiflis are-a. The German ! occupation of the Ukraine continues, es- ! pecially northwards and eastwards.