The Times of Wednesday published the full text of +he
Turkish answer to the offer of mediation by the Powers in the Turco-Italian War. The answer is written with such extreme skill that it does credit even to the Turks, renowned as they are for diplomatic finesse. Alter reviewing the history of Italian aggression, it is pointed out that if Turkey yielded in Tripoli them would be such an upheaval of feeling at home that Turkey would fall asunder and the peace of Europe would be at an end. It is argued, in fact, that if Turkey agreed to the " annexation " of Tripoli, the very thing which the Powers are trying to avoid—a rupture of the peace of Europe—would certainly happen. The only terms on which Turkey can make peace are the renunciation of the annexation announcement and the withdrawal of the Italian troops.
