Arizona republican., 1920-03-14
1 would not have preachers tor ment their hearers, and detain them with long and tedious preaching.
 Luther.
The Turk

The seriousness o the Turkish tion, de- scribed by Earl Curzon in the house of lords on Thursday night, according the dispatches of yes t terday morning in the Near East. The
 more embarrassing of the seriousness is in the British Isles where for the first time public senu-
 ent is against the Turk to the extent that his expulsion from Europe is demanded
 Hitherto. for political the statesmen of 2 Great Britain have been allowed to daily with the Turkish question the exigencies of politics have : seemed demand. and statesmen have probably all ways felt the apprehension Earl Curzon expressed Thursday night the employment force against the Turks might excite general hostility in ;he Mussuman world considerable of which
 is within the British dominions.
 So long the statesmen left by the people with free hand to deal with the Turkish question it was them a particularly enbar rassing It formed party issue only in the British Isles only such divisions those that enlivened the times of Gladstone and Beacons- field The interest of the people became -han that issue, something like the inter- est Americans feel in the tariff issue.
 But now, have been told, British resentment against proposed Turkish settlement any tement permitting the of the Turk remain unchanged is described having blazed into q flame which is sweeping over the whole country. It is manifestation of the awakening of a national conscience and the coming displacement old school diplomacy by straight thinking.
 Some years ago Llloyd George said: The Turk is a human cancer creeping agony of the flesh" That before the premier had 8 responsibility for the with the of the world. He then only a single voice expressive of the conscience of the people.
 But recently he led into a serious mistake in assuming that the attitude of the people toward the Turk had changed n xpathetic dislike a strong settlement of the question, and its right settlement regardless of r political effect The premier may fanced that his own unworthy motives.-unworthy because spred by the old consideration "usy-vould be approved by intelligent EngIishmen. He has been doubly dislusioned The British na- ton is intensely interested in the Turkish busness and strongly disapproves settlement along of selfish imperial advantage runs counter 10 . every sentiment progress and distinter- ested justice.
 It was not until Earl Curzon made his address Thursday night items O the premiers formally disclosed. though they described by sections of the British The chief Of is the old argument British pire a great Moslem state busting Of the Turk would outrage the sensibilities of British Alosems- Already this II England by the declaration that primarily empire is Christian that every British Christian who is not influenced by sordid considers outraged by permitting of Turk in Constantnople
 So strong has this sentiment become that think the statesmen will yield evident they people their hands the extent demanding leader who is less a slave to expedency <
 the last paragraph of Associated Press patch the hope that the League Nations become the means of "afording protection the AIosen subjects of Turkey" That , ing do with the proper settlement Turk question and it is unfortunate that while of Nations in in United States senate with the chances against it. such office should be paraded for it be but another argumen> against acceptance of the covenant in form. 2 many Americans, though think, min- ority who feel strongly the Turkish question that they would desire their government cooper at any proper and permanent settlement of it there very few Americans would protest most vigorously against participation a policy with respect Turkey that Europe has lowed with futility generations