El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-27
TURKS PROBLEM.
may Be SOLVED.
London Peace Conference
May Create New Mandate
For Constantinople.

FOR GOnSBanGluOpl6'
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we take the Armenian mandate. in
Asia Mirror. as well Thus the French
and the Russians as wei as the
Creeks are sure TO resent our pres
ence. Nor will the Bulgarians. VINO
still cherish the dream Of possessing
Byzsntiurl, held for a thousand years,
be more friendly Oddly enough IN
proof OF this peril. at least one great
Paris journal last winter, when an
American mandate for Constantinople
was suggested, openly charged that
American imperialism was thus, al
last. disclosed
II Is argued in some quarters that
an American mandate would be pos
sible IN the near east only II II were
10 include all OF the old Turkish en-
pire. This view takes accurate ap-
uraisal OF the impossibnity OF at
tempting a mandate for a small 1rac-
ton. while the vital portions are par
celled out among conflicting nations
with stiu larger an 9itions IN nina
But does II sufficiently recognize the
fact that even temporary elimination
Of these nations would not eEtinguish
their plans2
Ambitions Are Nightmares.
The chief difficulty in the near
east arises out OF the clash OF rival
ambitions and this has been the case
which the eastern question has been
a nightmare 10 European statesmen
The most selfish and sOrdid page IN
modern history is that filled with the
veracious accounts CT the fashions IN
which the civilized nations OF the
west have bartered honor and life
away in the near east for ilusory
profits OF vain guarantees OF personal
security.
But this difficulty has survived the
Today the French and british.
united by the most splendid effort OF
any two allied nations IN world his
tory have been wei nigh estranged,
again and again. by the old riValries
in Syria The familiar atmosphere
Of intrigue and Chicanery has again
descended In this situation certain
American voices are raised 70 urge
that America take the field and that
our obvious uuselfishuess viii elimi-
nate any Misunderstanding OF our
motives.
Can one safely assume fhisI At
least In Paris last winter the mere
suggestion OF an American man
date for Constaurinopie called
forth an instant accusation on
one side. II il was uuuinuded by
Others who more accurately ap-
praised American reluctance TO
enter and the absence Of any ma
terfuI profit for America IN such
a venture
Moreover. is It quite certain that, I
once embarked. we should not find 4
that our own commercial and indus /
trial elements, following their naru- /
raj and thoroughly 1ustitiahle bent l
would enter into rivalry with British, I
French and Italian and in the end, I
as has happened in all other protec- l
rorates, involve Us In actual CONNER ]
cial rivalry with European powers /
and Ultimately in a necessity 70 de- |
fend by force Of arms and for selfish |
reasons what We had occupied from /
the highest motives2
Requires Big Patrol
In any event, it seems 10 me unlike I
~ now that France. Britain and 1
italy, 70 say nothing OF Greece. VIII I
consent 10 eTacuzte all OF the old
Turkish empire 10 make way for an
American mandate for the whole area
Even IL they did we should have TO
send al least quarter OF a million
troops 10 Asia TO garrison and police j
the territory, at least until We could
organize native troops which would j
mean 3 period OF several years.
Eliminating the question OF total /
mandate. II seems possible even GER
tain, that a. the new conference Of I
London America VII be invited % I
take a mandate Cor Constsntinople ]
and for Armenia Not lmpossiblv the /
French and the British will be pre- i
pared TO make sacrifices from their i
spheres Of interest 70 satisfy Ameri- ]
can ideas as TO the proper extent Of /
armenia while all but the Greeks /
VIII assent to our occupation Of Con-
stantinople and even the Greeks viii /
offer no real objection believing not ]
too optimisricalv. that In the end 4
American occupation VIII prove only 4
a step in the reassertion OF Hellenish /
II ByZanriuu-
Real Problem.
But Eis does not touch the real I
problem 4 the division Of the Arab ]
lands between the French and /
Britain IS accepted by the Arab. which j
is doubtful, the Millions OF Anatolian i
Turks viii never permit the Italians \
70 conquer and hold Anatolia with I
out desperate resistance and Italian /
occupation Of Adalia and the Aegean /
islands must inevitably be the pre- /
-ude TO such an effort
The vice Of the eastern ques-
ton today arises ont Of the en-
france - predatory influence in
Anatolla. To realize Italian as
pirntions, Italy must permanently
stllLe legitimate Greek uspira-
TONS must conquer Turkish ter
rlforiea and hold TurEish popula-
zion in subsection,
Moreover, SO far as italy is con
cerned, 10 means a new and terrible i
drain upon Italian resources with no /
commensurate rewards in honor. in
1luence or prosperity But for the
Italian phase, an arrangement be-
tween the Greeks and Turks might I
be possible. restricting the Greeks to /
the coastlandss indisputably Hellenic j
and assuring 10 the Turks with pre-
cisely such access 20 the sea and /
world commerce as the Greeks. who /
are the real traders OF the Near East.
Wc uld IN the nature OF things provide
On their own Initiative
Of all conceivable mandates that
Of COnstautincple would be the sim
plest, taken By itself. but It IS idle
TO close ones eyes 70 the fact that so
Tar from solving the Turkish problem /
the world var has really only added i
new complications and even in Con
stautinoples proximity 20 the finder
box might have dangers immediate
and eventual
Meantime the promise OF a confer
ence OF London reveals the bank
rrptcv OF Paris, so far as the eastern ]
question ls concerned, while the re-
cent developments IN the near east
discloses the extent o. the difficult
ties before the later gathering, which /
VIII be, in sense. the heir TO all the
errors and follies OF that CONGRESS Of ]
Berlin whose failure IN dealing with i
he eastern question has become a
matter ~ prnverb.-CopyriEht 1913,
fy Mcclure News1aner Syndicate.
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