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These railways delivered into German hands the control of Persia, whence the road to India may be made easy: through Syria lies the route to the Suez Canal and Egypt, which was used in February, 1915, and will probably be used again this year. THESE RAILWAYS DELIVERED INTO GERMAN HANDS THE CONTROL OF PERSIA WHENCE THE ROAD TO INDIA MAY BE MADE EASY THROUGH SYRIA LIES THE ROAD TO THE SUIS CANAL IN EGYPT WHICH WAS USED IN FEBRUARY NINETEEN FIFTEEN AND WILL PROBABLY BE USED AGAIN THIS YEAR
reme), as he moved from point to point in this portentous visit: we may also have seen Caran d'Ache's celebrated cartoon (a subject of diplomatic correspondence) representing this same imperial figure, in its Oriental toggery, riding into Jerusalem on an ass. The nations of Europe laughed at this visit and its transparent purpose, but it was all part of the scheme which won for the Germans the concessions for the Konia-Bagdad Railway, and made them owners of the double valley of the Euphrates and Tigris. Through branch lines projected through the firman, they are practically in control of both the Syrian routes toward the Cypriotic Mediterranean and the Lebanon valleys. They also control the three Armenian routes of Cappadocia, the Black Sea, and the trans-Caucasian branch of Urfa, Marach, and Mardine. (The fall of Erzerum has altered conditions respecting this last.) They dominate the Persian routes toward Tauris and Teheran as well; and last, but not least, the Gulf branch of Zobeir. E WHICH THE PRUSSIAN PICKLEHAB RISES SUPREME AS WE MOVE FROM POINT TO POINT IN THIS PORTENTOUS VISIT WE MAY ALSO HAVE SEEN KAREN DARC'S CELEBRATED CARTOON A SUBJECT OF DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE REPRESENTING THIS SAME IMPERIAL FIGURE IN ITS ORIENTAL TOGGERY RIDING INTO JERUSALEM ON AN ASS THE NATIONS OF EUROPE LAUGHED AT THIS VISIT AND ITS TRANSPARENT PURPOSE BUT IT WAS ALL PART OF THE SCHEME WHICH WON FOR THE GERMANS THE CONCESSIONS FOR THE CONAGHDAD RAILWAY AND MADE THEM OWNERS OF THE DOUBLE VALLEY OF EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS THROUGH BRANCH LINES PROJECTED THROUGH THE FIR MAN THEY ARE PRACTICALLY IN CONTROL OF BOTH THE SYRIAN ROUTES TOWARD THE CYPRIOTIC MEDITERRANEAN AND THE LEBAN VALLEYS THEY ALSO CONTROL THE THREE ARMENIAN ROUTES OF CAPPADOSIA THE BLACK SEA AND THE TRANSCAUCACIAN BRANCH OF URFA MARAK AND MARDIN THE FALL OF ERZEROUM HAS ALTERED CONDITIONS RESPECTING THIS LAST THEY DOMINATE THE PERSIAN ROUTES TOWARDS TAURIS AND TYRAN AS WELL AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE GULF BRANCH OF ZOBEA
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