Now and then there has been a renewal of Turkey's vigor and prestige;
then again its situation has been rendered yet more precarious. It has
been a buffer between the clashing interests of the great powers.
Speaking of Turkey's difficult position in this respect, the London
_Fortnightly Review_, May, 1915, expressed a common view thus:
"When once the nations of Europe set foot in Asia Minor, the
pace of Turkey's further downfall will be set not so much by
Turkey's strength or weakness as by the mutual jealousies of
the occupying powers."
The storm clouds hang ever low over the Near East; while above all the
din of wars and rumors of wars, the voice of divine prophecy declares
that when this power comes to its end, the closing events in human
history will quickly follow.
[Illustration: CONSTANTINOPLE THE KEY CITY OF THE WORLD
The cross on which the peace of the world has been crucified.]
The solemn truth rings in our ears like a trumpet peal; the age-long
Eastern Question is hastening on to its final solution, and its solution
brings the end of the world.
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