Through their marvelous, efficient Intelligence
System, Germany soon learned who were the prime movers and puppets; in
this instance the Grand Vizier and the Seraglio officers; the then
sultan, Abdul Hammid, "The Damned," being completely cowed and under
the thumb of his Grand Vizier, could not be relied on for a moment.
After my mission they knew in Germany that the time was ripe for a
radical change, and they engineered it. Result: A revolution and the
Young Turks in power, with Enver Bey, Tuofick Pasha, Ibrahim Mander
Bey and similar men, with German training and learning, directing
affairs. Germany regained complete sway and is to-day easily the most
powerful influence in Turkey. What significance this has on the
general bearing of European politics, I shall discuss in a later
chapter.
Chapter V. The Grand Duke's Letter
After a number of more or less strenuous missions, I felt thoroughly
run down. During the Boer War I had been shot through the left lung
and now I began to experience trouble. A series of hemorrhages
brought about by unchecked cold and exposure, led me to consult
Professor Bayer, the noted specialist in Berlin. He advised me to get
away from everything for a month at least, recommending the pine
ozone.
There is no lack of pine forests in Germany or Norway; and I had
plenty of acquaintances in both countries. To any one of them I would
have been welcome, but this would have entailed social obligations and
I wanted to be absolutely alone.
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