Turkey, according to the German official statements, was to act
with her Allies, but no Peace Note from her has yet been pub- lished, though it is said to have been sent through the Spanish Government. An unofficial report indicates the fall of the Young Turk Ministry headed by Talaat Pasha and Enver Pasha, and the appointment of the veteran Ahmed Tewfik Pasha as Grand Vizier. This may or may not be true. A governing factor in the situation at Constantinople is the German battle-cruiser Goeben,' whose guns, trained on the city, prevent the Turks from throwing over their German friends with unseemly haste. Meanwhile the Governor of Smyrna, Rahmi Bey, is said to be initiating peace proposals at Athens, either on his own account or on behalf of the Turkish Government. Smyrna is the richest province in Turkey, with a large Greek population, and Rahmi Bey would doubtless be a popular hero if he could free Smyrna from the burdens of war.
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