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framed to put an end to Turkish misrule
alike In Europe and in Asia. wherever he
dominated the subject races. 1t was the
bag and baggage" policy of the Gladstonian
era
But no sooner was the ink dry on the
parchment of the Treaty OF Sevres than
there began series Of developments which
made the document undesirable 70
the majority of the great Powers, in whose
interests ii had been drafted. In the first
place, Venizelos fell and King Constantine
returned to power. Thus the,real beneficiary
OF the generosity of the Allies was no longer
the great Cretan statesman who had de-
served well of the Entente and of Greece
alike, but instead the brother-in-law OF the
Kaiser, always the enemy of the foes OF
Germany.
More than this the return of Constantine
represented the desire of the Greek people
to escape from the duties of empire which
Venizelos had placed upon them. But these
duties of empire were precisely the payment
the great Powers had exacted from Vent
zelos for the gifts bestowed upon Greece.
To put the thing bluntly. not one OF the
allied nations could or would provide armies
for disposing OF the Turk. This was the
mission of the Greek and large Greek
army was operating in Asia Minor at the
moment Venizelos fell.
Without the Greek army the whole Treaty
of Sevres was no more than words unless
Great Britain France and Italy were pre-
pared to furnish armies to coerce the Turk,
to occupy Anatolia and Armenia. And oc-
cupa tion had become necessary. for while
the treaty was taking form Kemal Pasha
had revolted against the Constantinople
government cast fqide his allegiance to a
Sultan who tie prisoner of the Allies
and began campaign TO drive the Greek
and the French invader out Of Anatolia and
northern Syria.
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Life and Security for Turk
I'm French and italian Plan

BY cont IL would require Of the Turk
the fnl l0usent to the occupation by
France Of Syria and by Britain of Mesopo-
tania and of Palestine. In n word it would
deprive him of his Arabian lands, but leave
him In possession OF his Anatolhn and Ar
menian estates. Such concessions would
the French hope and believe. lead Kemal
Pasha TO make peace with them on tho sy-
rian frontier. 1t would eliminate the Greek
and II would leave the way open to later
redivision OF the Turks estates If that
should seem desirable.
After all. we have here the old story
The Turk has hung on for centuries because
his heirs or nelghbors could not agree as TO
their respective shares The French now
desire 10 protect the integrity Of Turkey, as
the British protected II through most OF the
nineteenth century because they oppose
British domination of tho Straits. the
British in their turn opposed Russian con-
troll. The Treaty OF Srvrcs makes Britain
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Pleasure in Work Is Their Reward

THO Gslignf In ones daily occupation and
10 render IL fine and poetic by the
manner In which II Is carried on is
an admirable achievement. In this relation
there may be mentioned the case of the
colchonero, or mattress beater OF Spain. who
performs his task. not less than once
month for every self-respecting Spanish
housewife, In the open air outside the house,
with two sticks and knife for implcments
In a moment he deftIy cuts the stitches of
the mattress and lays bare the wool. which
he never touches with his hands The longer
stick I'm his right hand describes great circles
In the air and descends with the whistle OF
sword upon the wool, OF which II picks up
small handful. Then the shorter stick comes
into play, picks the wool from the longer
throws IL into the air. beats IL this way and
that, tosses II and catches II until every
fibre Is clear. when the fluffy mass is dertly
cast aside.
All the while, through the beating OF the
wool, the two sticks beaten against each
other play distinct air, and each mattress
beater has his own handed down from his
forefathers. ending with whole chromatic
scale as the shorter stick swoops up the
length OF the ionger one TO sweep away the
lingering wool. Thus the whole mattress s
transferred from n sodden heap to a high
and fluffy mountain OF wool all baked by
tho heat OF the sun
The man has hundred attitudes. full OF
grace. He has complete control over his
two thin sticks. can pick up with them
single strand OF wool or half mattress. He
can throw aside a pin that turks I'm a bail
OF wool or kill a fly that settles on his work
without staining the snowy mass. And all
the while, from the moment that the mat
tress is open till the heap is complete. the
two sticks never cease playing their thin
and woody air, so that any one within hear
ing may know that the coichoucro Is at wori;
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British Public Sentiment Opposes
Further Near East Activitie

But evacuation carries with IL the ne
cess.ty to retire from Persia, to permit the
advance OF the Bolshevists toward India.
1t means the loss of the oil regions of Mo-
sui, the sacrifice of the whole position In
MesopotaInia, acquired after much effort
and the sacrifice must carry with II real
injury to British prestige in the whole
East, which has already been shaken Sc
verely by the events OF recent years. Yet
not to evacuate means to continue enormous
expense, to invite later combined Russo
Turkish attack, to bear the burdens of a
real war at the moment when the stra n
upon British finance is almost unbearabe.
AS for the French, It is not impossible
that their support of the Turk may result
In the victory Of Kemal over Greek and
British policy at London. 1t is not neon
ceivable that the British themselves viii be
led to throw over Constantine for Kenal,
but 1t is not certain that Kemal once In
the saddle, will look X ndly upon French
possession of Syria, which cuts the Turk
off from all the holy cities of his religion.
Particularly il the British retire from Mo-
sui and Bagdad, French possess on in Syria
will be imperilled And already French tax
payers are beginning to grumble at the
costs Of army of nearly 100000 men,
mostly African native troops, to be sure
maintained In this Syrian adventure
The truth would seem to be that there is
every present prospect that the jealousies
between the great Powers may once more
result I'm the return of the Turk to most OF
the regions which were taken from him dur
ing the world war. His hold upon the Straits
Is probably broken for all time, since allied
fleets are likely to remain in the Sea of Mar
mora and at the Golden Horn henceforth
1t may well be that he will not be permit
ted to reoccupy Thrace or put more than
nominal garrison In Constantinopie. A real
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Spark Plug Makes 1t Hot
For the Daredevil Filler

An aviator OF the daredevil type was re-
Gently sky-hootins with his mechanic over
q Government flying field when. at a height
OF $4,000 feet. one Of the spark plugs objected
to the life II was leading. Then the aviators
daredevil temperament asserted itself. Leav-
ing the controls In the hands OF his me-
chanic, the army flyer crawled forward TO
reason with the engine.
He did this In the teeth of the customary
gale on tap in those attitudes for fast air
plane, while n sleeveless athletic shirt under
his leather tunic did not make him feel II
was much like summer. In case he toppled
off he had only his rubber soled sneakers
10 break his fall. Nevertheless he managed
to operate on the engine and extract the dis
sased spark plug with the loss OF only
Jew cuss words.
Then as he amputated this part he re-
nembered--12 900 feet IN the air as he was
that the army had a regulation that all out
worn parts must be returned in place OF n
new issue, 70 relieve the aviator OF sus-
picion that he was going into the junk busi-
ness or giving the baby old axles to play
with. So he slipped the spark plug inside
nis coat and started TO hug his way back
Then sudden sharp pain bit him vehement
~ in the solar plexus.
He seized one OF the wire supports Just In
dime to save himself from doing fancy high
dive backward. The next moment he had
scrambled into his seat, snatchod a red hot
plug from the hole Il had burnt in his shirt
and hurled Il in the general direction OF the
earth regardless OF army regulations. His
real for orders had raised blister the sise
of a silver dollar on his ribs.
Lieutenant SalvageS Enough
TO Prove He Once Had Plane
Another story going the rounds is OF q
lieutenant, likewise mindful OF instructions.
Gho crashed 20 earth, came out OF II better
lhan his machine did and cheerfuly toted
back TO camp his two landing wheels. He
explained casually that this all OF his
ship he could gather together after the
smash. still he thought he'd better return
something. He promptly became known as
Exhibit A."
Often girl is back OF a mishap; the pret-
der she is tho uglier the mess she can make
Of an air bus" For even 10000 feet up in
the air. with the keen wind searching out
every inlet to his very soul and the engine
roaring and raging. an aviator can become
romantic and remember he has date with
tho one and ONLY damsei he thinks of-at tho
roment
One such birdman was promenading the
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Greece Under Constantine, Instead of Veni-
zeIos, and Bolshevists Further Middle the
Situation Especially for British

the dominant Power in the Near East Brit
ish policy has cleverly seized upon Greece
as an ally and agent. venizelos. quite as
cleverly, has played up TO this British game,
thereby gaining an empire for his country.
venizelos gone, Britain has continued to
look upon Greece as possible ally and agent
and has declined to join France In forbidding
the throne to Constantine. To-day France
is backing Kemal against Constantine In
Asia and Bulgaria against Greece in Thrace.
Just as Britain backed Turkey against Russia
In the nineteenth century. And Italy Tor
slightly different reasons supports the anti
Greek policy. British policy, too, is weak
ened by the obvious unwillingness of the
Greeks to meet the burdens Of blood and
treasure incident to the conquest and occu-
patton Of the hinterland OF Smyrna
We have, then, a fair notion of the con-
tending forces at the new Conference OF
London. The Greeks. with Venizelos In the
background, fighting for the country which
recently turned him out of office, are striv-
ing to retain those vast gains acquired under
venizelos at the Conference of Paris-gains
in Epirus in Thrace. in The Aegean and on
the western shore of Anaf olia. The Turks,
under Kemal. are seeking to expel the Greeks
from all of the mainland of Asia, to regain
Thrace in Europe and to reassert their title
to Constantinople.
The French and the Italians are support
ing heHdi--lndtl Is, Tie dbdihSt tbc
Greek-both because they are opposed to
British domination at the Straits and are
equally hostile to Greek expansion, the
Italians because of commercial rivalry, the
French because of hatred Of Constantine
himself In addition the French hope that
by support of Kemal against the British and
the Greeks they will be able to purchase
Turkish assent to their occupation of Syria.
AS to Armenia, no great Power has any
further hope for it. henceforth its fate must
await an adjustment either by arms or by
negotiation between the Turk and the Boil
shevist
British policy at London will be handi-
capped by many circumstances. The whole
Near Eastern activities OF the Lloyd
George Min stry are being subjected to a
terrific pressure. The Mesopotamian ad-
venture has cost upward Of billion dol
lars and requires large army to hold the
territory, The Arabs are In revolt and con-
ditions have steadily worsened. Evacuation
OF the whole region right down to Basra
has been demanded and even promised
British public sentiment is In arms against
the whole adventure.
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Paul Dickey's Realism
Too Much for Bennett

Paul Dickey playwright, was In the First
Marine Aerial Squadron. and, taking part
In the bombing OF Zeebrugge, flew very low
on the return swoop to see what damage had
been done, so the Germans bombed him--a
circumstance which made him exceedingly
angry. not for endangering his life, but for
exposing to his captain how low he flew
and causing him to be deprived Of his liberty
for month for being reckless
He turned his aviation experience to good
account with Charles W. Goddard, In writ
Ing The Broken Wing" putting SO much
realism into the smashing OF an arplane
through the side OF house that those In the
front rows of seats always prepare to leave
hurriedly at that moment Still, he didn't
know whether II had all the slam-bang
touches. and when Joe Bennett, hardened
pilot, who had been In many an airplane
crash with him on the other side came to
see his show the other day Dickey asked
Joe 10 let him know II there wasn't some
bit they could put In TO make IL more like
an actual muss
After the first act. when the smashup
occurs. Dickey found Benefits seat empty
search disclosed the hardened pilot In the
smoking room. stretched on n couch
THAT scenes all right" he said waving
his hand weakly at Dickey. ut reminded
me so much of all the snashes I'd been I'm
that II made me H."
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
By FRANK H. SIMoNDs.

.sO AN the Eastern question be set
tled?" This is the Interrogation
all the world must utter as Europe
goes TO one more of those endless confer
called to dispose of the estate of the
Sick man of Europe" The whole history Of
the last century is marked by these confer
ences leading up TO that great spectacle at
Berlin which acquired the dignifed title of
Congress and marked the apex of Bismarck
ian Germany's glory.
Since that grandiose gathering there have
been many less gorgeous but equally futile,
and now the conquerors of Germany and her
Turkish ally are to meet In London to face
the old problem and devise some new solu-
tion. Eight years ago in the place all
the Great Powers, Germany. Russia and
Austria included. assembled at the call of
Sir Edward Grey to agree upon some method
by which war could be avoided and the vic
iquidated.
And what mess they made of 1t! So
great q mess in fact, that before 1918 was
over a new war broke out and new set
tlcment was reached at Bucharest. new
settlement which was TO prove only the pre-
Jude to the world war Itself. To-day 1t is
still another settlement-the treaty of
Sevres-one of the works of the Paris Con-
ference which is to be considered and revised,
less than two years after Paris pronounced
upon the Eastern nightmare In terms sup
posed to be definitive.
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What the Treaty of Sevres
Really Did to Turkey

Before analyzing the new phase of the
oldest Of all questions since 1t goes back
to the days of ancient Greece itself. 1t is
essential to examine the document of Sevres,
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Safety First As Viewed
BY the Prudent Speed Demon

Eddie Rlckenbacker, who earned fame for
himself in the wal not only as the Amer1-
can ace OF aces. but also as "A very daring
aviator, couldn't always feel on such friendly
terms with Dir boat" That was back
I'm the days when Eddie had a grudge against
all the automobile records and sought 70
grind them into pulp. At a sporting meet
ing. while In his own racer preparatory to
entering an automobile contest Eddie pro-
tested to the promoter against the aerial
stunts OF Katherine Stinson. pioneer wom-
an flyer, who confessed she didn't mind loop
ing the loop dozen times but was scared
to death of a mouse. As II turned out. Miss
stnson went through her performance quite
safely. but Eddie objected strenuously to
such foolhardiness.
II wouldn't let a slip OF a girl" he re-
monstrated, Ego up in machine like that
why. its all held together with bits OF wire
and chewing gum wouldn't go up In
flying machine myself--certainly not in one
like that" And Eddie chugged off in his car
TO tear around the track ut n cautious ninety
miles an hour.
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ened his plane. and no matter how sound it
seemed, II the bus" were taken up by
another aviator 1t might do more than hurt
his feelings
The other day a captain after taking the
air a few thousand feet up. landed on all
fours. skimming the crust of an embank-
ment and sending up cloud of dust, but not
affecting the machine to any extent that
couldn't have been wiped off with cloth.
The captain returned to his hangar and
busted himself about his affairs without
mentioning the incident to the officer of the
day, who happened to be a first lieutenant
and therefore took his duties very hard
Captain" said the lieutenant, what
about that shower of dirt?"
why" returned the captain you're not
going to make holler over that? Nobody
was killed--and 1t didn't even make me
sneeze."
Captain" said the first lieutenant with
righteous severity. you should have reported
II to me as officer of the day" And It gave
the "looey" great pain to place his captain
under arrest-but he did 1t nobly
A pilot may take a tumble with no dis
astrous effects to himself but sometimes he's
more immortalized in the army aviation
forces than IL he died. A little while ago
flyer from the Government field at Miami
Fla, did a nose dive while over the ocean
couldn't shift his controls to straighten out
at the last moment, and brought his dive to
a vehement climax I'm the water. He escaped
with whole skin. but he has been given
deathless fame in the army as steve
Brodie."
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. ~ AN the Eastern question be set
tled?" This is the Interrogation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-18
R5HGsl pc COUNCIL

Mayor Caldcs faulty convenient 10 Tho oefa
Sion" declared Councilman william Hickman Moore rising 70 quso
Of personal privilege afternoons session Of the city coun
said authority
legislature In behalf Of the city 1917 lie read resolution oil e cry
council Ia u had assigned the task
Councilman Philip question personal
nj Hastings blu
committee consideration OF
tho Hastings BILL authorizing municipalities refund utility bonds
The following approved the bill authorizing mnnepa
tie- within limits Liquidation for
assistant police judge limit Of 30 OF assessed
the bill
hing municipalities outside their inits the bill
100
street railway busses also.
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IS
BUDGET d.
"Don't Guess at Expense
Is Advice

Tuesday IN 'Makea-Budget dsy~
That IL the slogan for tho seconc
day OF the National Thrift Week
campaign
Thoueanf- ~ pieces OF propn-
gnnda. are being distributed thruopt
the city. urging the saving OF
money and telling how 70 do u.
keep a record Of expenditures.
You can't expect 20 run your bust
nois Of living II you keep track
only OF what comes In and merely
guess at the outgo."
That's what the committee -
charge is emphasizing today
wednesday b Life Insurancs
day"
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We res, sher, two days. becauss

of US.
We rest there two days. becauss
OF a snowstorn over the Sierras.
But on the 18th day out wo hop
off for Frisco.
The flight is without incident But
the Golden Gate never has looked
more golden than II does after thcss
10 days. c hours and 90 minutes Of
transcontinentai cndeavor.
The letters sept by train had beat
en- me by more than a week
In tomorrow's Star I VIII ten You
my conclusions as 10 the air mail
service--its faults. the remedies, its
benefits and Its future.
The air mail Is n fixture Is
here 10 stay.
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Famous Star-Cazer
of Canada Coming

Or. J. s. Plaskeet, noted astrono-
mer and head OF the Canadian gov
eminent observatory at Victoria,
-. C.. will address an aIluniversity
assembly Wednesday at . a. m.
in Meany auditorium on Modern
IDEAS of the Universe"
DR.. Plaskeet Is in Seattle for the
joint meeting OF the Puget Sound
section OF the American Chemical
society. tho Puget Sound section
of the American Institute OF Elec-
trical Engineers and Sigma S1. the
honorary scientific fraternity, TO he
held at Bagley hall on the campus
Thursday night
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1921 Record of
Pedestrians Hit
by Automobiles

CIV. Hara, 500 Main ST.. knocked
VI down by an unidentified man
at Sixth ave. s. and King st., Mon
day night.
Cc--The auto Of George II. Miller
VI OF Richmond Beach knocked
down and cut an unidentified man
at Westlake ~ --a Virginia st..
Tuesday.
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beside a ciunp OF sarc brush. build
a fir-. and decide TO spend the night
In the open.
THERE'S plenty OF wild animals
hercnbouia. rv. heard" says Mou.
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TEN BELOW
ABOVE CLEVELAND

The temperature above Cleveland
10 below; and below. 10 abovei We
are glad Of tho extra 20 degrees
upon landing.
An hour Ii spent IN the Cleveland
stations rebuilding plant Here
wrecked ships arc salvng-d and tho
parts made over Into new ships One
plane 80 constructed has done 10000
miles without repairs other than tun-
Ing up.
Next morning start for Chicago
with Plot w y. wllliams We make
one stop. at Bryan. Ohio. and reach
the Windy City without incident
I am given a new pilot on every
division. Hence l am doing twic, as
much fying as the average pilo, does
in n week
supt. y. W. Majors Of tho Chicago
station shows me how planes are In
spccted. repaired and rebuilt when
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they drive us back 10 tf,o ship with
water for tho radiator and tools TO
make repairs.
We reach the ship just in time 10
Hce Pilot FAR Nutter. sent out 10
search for us. fly away without
sighting us.
We returned 20 the Hudgins ranch,
where the host tells us exciting
stories Of the days when he rode the
pony express.
The next day Pilot Ray Little dis
covers us and rescuea US from the
nlkan flats
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ton THEY say ranger some
years ago inocuia,ei some coyotes
with rablcn. In tho hope they'd CT
terminate their kind. but instead
they've been attacking man and
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RADIO TELLS RANcTER
WE'RE LOST ON DESERT

It's nearly 3 n. m. when we sight
ranch house OF the ID. II. IIudgins
ranch
About the same time Chnppie
Chapman, who wears chaps and
ropes cattle. Sees US.
Tho boss has heard by radio you
fellows were lost" he says They're
beginning 10 think you're dead"
We are--dcad thirsty" we say;
mot a drink OF wnter In II hours. ."
The Hudginnes make US welcome:
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beast ever rinca.-
Our only weapon sgain5t nuch
enemies h part Of tho broken
wing skid Two cnrried.
With II between us. we sleep.
But not long. As our fire
crackles out, We awake and start
walking. Resting and trudging by
spells. we pass the ulpht
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FORCED To DESCEND
ny OIL TROUBLE

We start for Omaha after long
nights sleep. We are passing Kei'
logg. Just beyond Iowa city. on our
Jump from Chicago 20 Omaha when
pilot Harry II. Rowe spies n ship In
distress on a snow-covered field.
It's one OF the German type planes
which has found III favor with the
pilots because Of the fatal accidents
In which they've figured.
We descend and find Plot J. T.
Christensen has made forced land
INK because OF defective oil. We take
aboard most OF his mail and proceed.
Soon we pass over the cleaning
dome OF the capitol at Des Moinos.
And in the dying sunlight we land
in Omaha
About noon next day Pilot Tex
Marshall and myself leave for North
Platte. We fly into the face OF 90
mile rale. which soon lashes itself
into n eO.mfle hurricane
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LASH SHIP TO KEEP IT
FROM BLOWING AWAY

We lash tho ship 20 keep n from
blowing away IN the gale. and tele-
phone 20 Rawlings for rescue.
A Ford truck comes bounding thru
the snow. Tho driver II H. Larsen.
coal and lumber. Rawlings. Wyo..
whose avocation is pulling stranded
flicrs out Of the nowdrifts and gui-
lies in the Rockiea-
Larsen warns us out OF a bottle
which he imported from Copenhagen
long ago. An hour after our 80. O.
s." we are drinking warming drinks
by I.arscn's hearth.
Next morning mechanics from
Rock Springs repair our ship and
away we sail over the continental di.
vide to lunch NJ the Springs. where
other mechanics replace repaired
marta with u,s,V orca