Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
WESTERN EUROPE
FEARS A COALITION
OF EASTERN RACES
Powers Finding Themselves
Unable to Cope With
Growing Uneasiness.
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TURK AND RUSSIAN AIM
TO DISRUPT ALL PLANS
Mohammedan and Chinese Strength
Declared Intent on Fight
ing Settlement.
BY PERTryax.

I BY PERTINAX
tHenri Geraud. Editor of Echo de parisy
| tBy Cable to The Star. Copyright, 1901
PARIS. June 19.-It is necessary
that American public opinion be fully
informed with regard to recent events
| and others now in course Of devel-
opment throughout Asia. Matters are
transpiring there with which before
long the western powers may fnd
themselves unable to cope and foraa
reason which will seem strange to
the American reader-nothing less. In
fact, than lack of the possession Of
adequate military forces by the pow
ers which so short time ago had
millions of trained men under arms.
AS matter of fact, the western
powers at this moment have at their
disposition in the east only such
forces as must be admitted to be lu-
dicrously weak when considered in
connection of the need which may
arise.
Dfsquieting News Coming. a.
There cannot be the slightest doubt
but that before very long these west
ern powers may find themselves con.
fronted with coalition of Turkish,
Russian. Mohammedan and Chinese
strength all intent upon breaking
down the new settlement which has
been arranged of world affairs and
in combination presenting ast
strength almost and perhaps quite
| unparalleled in the worlds history.
1t is well to face this situation
frankly. a.
| From Persia more and more disQuiet-
! ing news is coming. the Persian govern
ment having wired Moscow ir order TO
sscufs the withdrawal 81 holaigevist
troops from Finzeli and other places.
! but not having been vouchsafed the
ceussxx Qfanysrepsy swhatssyefs IN the
n1eantlnde the Psrsian mission which 10
on Its way to Moscow cannot be ex-
pected to reach there and begin thess
! discussions. which. in diplomatic Ian
guase. are called pourparlers. for a very
| long time. The issue of this enterprise
is rendered Joubly doubtful also by the
fact that the Persian population as =
whole Is very hostile to British influence
and friendly to the bolshevists.
No Help From England.
In their own country the Persian min
/ istry has been undermined and rendered
additionally helpless by the fact that
their very stormy interviews with the
British plainly have indicated to them
that from England they need expect no
| help. Already it is reported that on
Persian territory two bolshevist repub-
lies have been set up, one at Chilan un-
der Kutchak Kahn and the other at
Resht. Thus arises an interesting and.
to the British particularly. disconcerting
situation. At Teheran are no less than
six British generals, but they are en-
tirely without troops.
In Persia Russians Of all political
faiths and social creeds are working to-
gether. For instance. at Astrakhan the
Russian consul general did all that he
could for the invaders. even handing to
them the records of the consulate.
In Mesopotamia the opposition Of Arab
irregulars to British troops is on the In
crease. These troops were attacked six
days ago by 5000 natives. although the
reports Of this have been suppressed.
The fighting was very lively. Bombs
were exploded in the British quarters
and the Arabs succeeded in cutting the
communications Of the British between
Moussel and Bagdad.
It is added. but without confirma-
ton, that Emir Abdullah is about to
be proclaimed king in Bagdad. as his
brother was in Damascus.
Irish AEitators mt Work.
According to further information
from trustworthy sources. Irish agt-
tators are at work among the British
soldiers, and it has been discovered
that the Arabs undoubtedly were or
ganized by German officers. some hav-
ing been arrested at Kallaat Ssergar
and Erdebil, east and south Of Mos
soul.
Farther east in Anatolia, the Turk
ish nationalists, who formerly fol-
lowed the famous committee of union
and progress, are making prepares
tions to substitute full government
of their own for that of the sultan in
Constantinople. Djemal Pasha, COM
ing from Moscow, is announced to
have crossed Bakou and to be on his
way to Angora. His plan would be
to set up a complete cooperation with
the bolshevists and prepare with them
to attack Armenia from the north.
Here help would be forthcoming from
Persia, where Turkish minister has
been designated for the first time
since 1914. ~
In Syria Emir Feysoul is doing all
he can to push matters to an imme-
diate issue with the French follows
ing such, tactics as hampering the
operation of their railways and seiz.
ing the revenue belonging to the ads
of the Turkish debt. 30
In the eastern part Of Asia the cons
fiict of the Japanese with the Rus
slams is rapidly developing. The chief
Of the Japanese staff. when gordered
by his home. government to withdraw
Japanese troops from China, return.
ed a point-blank refusal, saying he
could not leave the Japanese colony
in the town to the tender mercies OF
the bolsheyists because OF his belief
that IL he did the colony would spf-
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