Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK. * * * * * [Illustration: THE STATUS QUO. TURKEY. "WILL YOU NOT STILL BEFRIEND ME?" BRITANNIA. "BEFRIEND YOU?--NOT WITH YOUR HANDS OF _THAT COLOUR_!" _September 9, 1876._] England indignantly protests against the atrocities committed by the Turk in Bulgaria. * * * * * "PUNCH" OFFICE, 10 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C. * * * * * [Illustration: ONE BUBBLE MORE!! _January 6, 1877._] The Turk, once again, makes illusory promises of Reform. * * * * * [Illustration: EVERYBODY'S FRIEND! _March 2, 1878._] During the Russo-Turkish War a strict neutrality is preserved by Germany. She is now the "friend" of the Turk. * * * * * [Illustration: THE SUBLIME "SUPER"! (REHEARSAL OF GRAND MILITARY DRAMA.) STAGE MANAGER. "WHAT ARE _YOU_ TO DO, SIR? WHY, GET WELL TO THE BACK, AND--_WAVE YOUR BANNER_!!!" _September 16, 1882._] The Turk makes a great show of denouncing the revolt of Arabi in Egypt. He is not taken very seriously. * * * * * [Illustration: COOPED UP! _October 26, 1889._] The Powers, despite the protests of Greece, leave it to the Turk to restore order in the Island of Crete. * * * * * [Illustration: "DEEDS--NOT WORDS!" JOHN BULL. "LOOK HERE,--WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR PALAVER! ARE YOU GOING TO LET THE GIRL GO, OR HAVE WE GOT TO MAKE YOU?" _June 15, 1895._] The barbarous treatment of Armenia by the Turk compels the intervention of England, France and Russia. * * * * * [Illustration: A FREE HAND. THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK. "HA, HA. THERE'S NO ONE ABOUT! I CAN GET TO BUSINESS AGAIN."] _January 18, 1896._] While England is absorbed elsewhere the Turk takes the opportunity to commit further outrages in Armenia. * * * * * [Illustration: A TURKISH BATH. SULTAN. "THEY GAVE IT ME PRETTY HOT IN THAT ARMENIAN ROOM! BUT--BISMILLAH! THIS IS----PHEW!!"] _August 22, 1896._] A very "sick man" is the Turk. He goes from bad to worse. * * * * * [Illustration: "TURKEY LIMITED." SULTAN. "MAKE ME INTO A LIMITED COMPANY? H'M--AH--S'POSE THEY'LL ALLOW ME TO JOIN THE BOARD AFTER ALLOTMENT!" _November 28, 1896._] The Powers consider the advisability of placing the Turk "under control." * * * * * [Illustration: TENDER MERCIES! DAME EUROPA (_to_ LITTLE CRETE). "DON'T CRY, MY LITTLE MAN. I'VE ASKED THIS NICE, KIND TURKISH POLICEMAN TO STAY AND TAKE CARE OF YOU!" _March 13, 1897._] The Turk is given another chance to mend his ways. * * * * * [Illustration: THE SLAVE OF DUTY! ADMIRAL JOHN BULL. "NOW THEN, OUT YOU'LL HAVE TO GO!"