Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-24

n,ds Feb. 2i.--Grcat Britain tool
initiative in sending feet to Con
tnc nc,t;nonle, says London dispatch tc
M pctIt Parisien, quoting Premier
,,n,us,,orond who is said TO have added
.lnro we're other allied warships In
tbe Golden Horn.
,o,do,. Feb. GA Moslem dclega e
49,. ;s now IN. Venice on it's way ia
tondon and America.
Tho delegation. which claims to- bold
,,andato for 1000, 900 Indian Mus.
s,,mans, has sent statement here IN :
s.h;ng President Wilson's twelfth
yon VIZ, with regard TO assurance OF q
po,ro pv.u sovereignty Of the Turkish por-
AIMS Of the ottoman empire.
I, bcgs that no final decision with
.,..-d "a Turkeys future be taken until
,ss Mussulman standpoint, which is the
..a;ntenopce of the Ottoman empire in
.oot ,rithout prejudice to the autonomy
~ nor Turkish pcoplesy Is heard.
o Tbe delegation also demands the cali
.La,o,s retention Of unfettercd custody
ptEttb tbo holy places. Otherwise. the dele
W Dn,;on yarns. "thc traditional loyalty to
Great Britain in India will infallibly
No challenged
,,i,ation in favor Of oustins Turkey
trnn, Constantinoplc, which has been
a conspicuous feature in one section OF
.bo nress during the last few days aud
wbirh has had the support of religious
anJ nbilanthropic bodies. met counter
b,,st from another section Of the Lon =
Jon newspaper world today which con :
landed the question was one Of such
inheritance that II could not be settled
an sentimental considerations, but must
bs left to the matured deliberation Of
The Supreme Allied Council.
In lengthy argument the Telegraph
asserted that British statesmanship has
''neithcr the duty nor interest to expel
the sultan from Oonstautiuoplc' and
eyprcssed the opinion that agitation to
This end was ll.inspired and ill-"on- .
sidorcd."
"Wc council those who sincerely sup,
mort it, the newspaper continued, TO
gvc more unprcjudiccd study to new
factors in the problem. especially Great
Britaiu's position as power, which
must not disregard tho feelings OF many
millions Of it's most eminent subjects. y
The Daily News. which has always
been stanch champion OF the Ar
nenjans and war supporter OF Glad.
stones demand to sweep the Turks
ont of Europe" also calls for consider
alton Of the problem in the light Of pres =
ont circumstances. 1t says the real
question is the weight to be attached to
warnings Of Moslem unrest as result
Of the expulsion of the Turks from their
spiritual capital.
The newspaper remarks that although
Viscount James Bryce, "whose view is
entitled to profound respect, dismisses
tho so.calcd Moscm peril as being
orordrawn, other authorities entitled to
equal respect and with more recent cX
pcricpcc in eastern conditions hold pre-
riscly the opposite view" The News
deplores the fact that recent dcmonstru
lions were not started before tho de-
cision Of the Allies was announced.
Under the caption, "A Too Successful
Asitation," the Morning Post says:
The British government by making
hssty announcement throughout India
Of the decision in favor of the sultan
has barred revision Of that decision.
The newspaper seeks to show the de-
ciSion was merely a concession to po-
liticsl agitators in Hindustan, who
may not be temporarily modified by it.
rbe recent campaign in favor of the
expulsion of the Turks is said by the
Express to be based on a ''prefervid
sentiment" and the newspaper argues
there is not single advantage 10 be OBJ
tanned in drawing the sultan away from
lonstantiuople,