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II      9 Turkish Sovereignty is a Polite Formality     9 The Natural Wealth of Asiatic Turkey Offers Alluring Opportunities     13 Forces Are at Work for Regeneration     17

III      29 The First Rails Are Laid     29 The Traders Follow the Investors     35 The German Government Becomes Interested     38 German Economic Interests Make for Near Eastern Imperialism     45

IV      58 The Germans Overcome Competition     58 The Bagdad Railway Concession is Granted     67 The Locomotive is to Supplant the Camel     71 The Sultan Loosens the Purse-Strings     75 Some Turkish Rights Are Safeguarded     81

V      92 The Financiers Get Their First Profits     92 The Bankers' Interests Become More Extensive     97 Broader Business Interests Develop     101 Sea Communications Are Established     107

VI      120 Political Interests Come to the Fore     120 Religious and Cultural Interests Reënforce Political and Economic Motives     131 Some Few Voices Are Raised in Protest     137