CHAPTER IX

Anti-war and pro-Entente feelings among the Turks--Turkish pessimism about the war--How would Abdul-Hamid have acted?--A war of prevention against Russia--Russia and a neutral Turkey--The agreement about the Dardanelles--A peaceful solution scorned--Alleged criminal intentions on the part of the Entente; the example of Greece and Salonika--To be or not to be?--German influence--Turkey stakes on the wrong card--The results 209