“If it were not for the fact that the Germans control the army and navy, and evidently Enver Pasha, we would not expect any trouble with our American missionaries and their work, even if the United States should be at war with Turkey.
“There are many indications that the great mass of the Turks have become heartily tired of their German alliance, and that the only hold the Germans have over the situation is that which is backed by the army and one or two leaders in Constantinople. It would not surprise us at any time to know that Turkey is suing for a separate peace.”