power of the State by a proper organization of the adminis-
trative and military establishments.

Although it would take five Egypts to make the
State of Iowa, its population of fourteen millions is equal
to nearly seventy per cent of the Turkish Empire.
What a Belgium or Armenia it would be for Turkey!

Recently Mr. Arthur Henderson, a member of the
British Cabinet, said:--

Suppose we had a peace on the basis of status quo ante
bellum. You forget that while Germany has failed to conquer
her enemies, she has conquered her allies; Germany has
subordinated Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria wholly to her
will, and "Middle Europe" has become a political reality.
It is impossible to return to the status quo as between Ger-
many and her enemies. We cannot tolerate so strong and
so strongly placed a military force as would be constituted
by Germany, Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria effectively
united under German control, nor can we do so even in
view of international aspirations after peace for the future.

The fate of the inhabitants of Egypt depends on
the outcome of this war. The loss of the Suez Canal
would be a capital disaster to Great Britain. We may,
therefore, conclude that neither of the great belli-
gerents will give up the fight for the control of Egypt
and the Suez Canal, which means so much, until the
exhaustion of one side or the other. To Great Britain
it is a fight to prevent the greatest disaster in her his-
tory; to Germany, a fight for achieving a sure founda-
tion for world-dominion; and to the ruling class of
Turkey, it is a fight for vast riches and power.

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