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allies recogzed her claim to preponderant
eial interests in all of Western Asia Minor from
Smyrna to Adalia. They similarly recognized her
claims to protectorae in Albania and to possession
o. Dalmatia, But Dalmatia' has passed to Jugo-
Siava.' Albania has asserted independence which
has been maintained with arms and Italy has been
forced to Withdraw her garrisons to avoid new and
costly war; AS for Smyrna, not only are the Greeks
In occupation but their troops have reached are
approaching Angora. .-... -. tsEs
If Greece can successfully maintain the position
which she has won and in which she has British sup
port then the, Near East will become Anglo Greek
hunting ground, it will be Greece and not Italy
which will hold commercial supremacy and Greek
genius for trade will be backed by British capital,
while Greek ships and not Italians will prevail The
last door to colonial and perhaps to commercial
greatness will be closed for Italy The final hope Of
restoring at least-a fraction of the old Roman
terry of the inland will have passed. - .s,
ITALIAN policy, then, is clear daylight. italian
i craftsmanship opposes Greek expansion, has op-
posed it steadily for all the years since the states
manship of Nenizelos and the victory in the first
Balkan war set Greece her great forward march.
The opposition grows out Of the fact that for Italy,
the Near East and precisely the Turkish estate in
Western Asia offers the last opportunity for Italy
become, like France like Great Britain, really
great colonial nation. with solid foundations on the
allie shores of the Mediterranean. .f.I,
Like Germany, Italy, modern Italy, arrived late
perhaps too ate at the table where the choice bits
of world real being divided She has lost
in Africa, she has lost in Europe there remains ASIA
but here the Greek threatens to prevail and If he
does prevail then all Italian dreams of expansion
brought nothing Greece and not Italy will domi-
nate the Eastern Mediterranean. ..'" ~
The French attitude is not quite simple. 1t is
not the case with France that any considerable
Der of Frenchmen hope or desire to France es-
t,hI II patC Lace Cans ooote
Here we encounter chase Of the Anglo
French duel, which is going on everywhere from
Kattowitz to Mosu France opposes Greek claims
and denies Creek rights in Constantnope and in
Smyrna because Greece is the soldier of Britain.
France prefers to Turkey remain at the Golden
Horn, because If Turkey stays France believes that
she will have influence than Britain, or at least
equal position. '-.
In addition France is a neighbor OF Turkey along
the Syrian border and she has sought to purchase
immunity from Turkish attacks here, by support of
Turkish claims elsewhere Finally, as the holder of
the largest fraction of the Turkish external debt she
IL pecuniariy interested in seeing Turkey retain as
nu~ territory possible because each lost province
reduces the value of the French mortgage The
French hate Constantine because he served the Ger
man interests in the and was directly responsible
for the murder Of French sailors in Athens but be-
less that of opposition to Britain. d..
wv HAT the French would like to arrive at is a
w bargain with the British by which tHey
would be allowed free hand in Europe and in re-