In our opinion the powers we thus possess should be
used in no dog-in-the-manger spirit. On the contrary, it is our desire, and we believe the desire of the British Foreign Office, that they should be employed to secure the true interests of Turkey. That should be our guiding principle in the whole matter. We want to see Turkey strong and prosperous, and the Turkish Government master in its own dominions. At the same time, though we cannot admit that Germany has any right to dictate terms either to Turkey or to us, we ought to show no petty jealousy of German commercial interests. We should do nothing to throw obstacles in the way of the legitimate development of the resources of Turkey by German hands. Commercial jealousy of that kind is detestable, and we are certain that it does not, and never has, inspired the action of our Foreign Office.
