The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12

and again this November Sultan
Mehmed, Padishah and Caliph Of all
believers, follows them.
China is a republic, Turkey soon Is
to be onei The dragon banner and
the half moon flag now are to fly
over self governing people!
Could rapid progress of democratic
ideals ever have been forseen? Men
and peoples no longer are blinded
with luminosity and envy but seem
10 seek and find each other frater-
nally.
In Berlin the Germans and French
are negotiating to secure for the VIC
Tors their indemnity and satisfao-
tory economic settlement for the van
quished. In London new premier
is preparing to end noisy drum major
diplomacy and follow the good ex-
ample of the United States in a
policy of unconoern in continent
tai affairs. And in this same Novem-
Der Near East peace is to be dis
cussed and concluded at the ancient
Ouchy castle. now q hotel in La
Clemen harbor at Lausanne.
Turks Came Back
The bells of Lusanne's Gothic Ca
thedral, wherein the Swiss count Ru-
dolph Won Hapsburg. once swore on
the cross to liberate the grave OF
the Savior from the power of Islam,
will peal again prCclaiming to the
world peace between Islam and
Christianity and spreading democratic
pacification into Asia Minor.
But what does 1t all meant An
other crusade has ended in making
the Turks q great power with equal
rights. Will the twentieth century
find Christians suffering even more
fro nria oIl xr he IL "a \.
Kemal, the bold and brave patriot
who was outlawed by the Sultan.
created q great national assembly.
with a government apparently many
sided but really subject only to
himself and with Frances strategic
and financial help, drove the Greeks
from Asia Minor. Europe permits
Greece, from whence continental Gull
ture came, and for whose liberation
from the Turkish yoke thousands.
including Lord Byron. shed noble
blood. to sink In an abyss, while the
powers vie with one another to nat
ter the Mussulman victors, as after
Russia's disastrous Manchurian de-
feat, they flattered the Japanese to
the detriment of white prestige. To
regain Thrace for a European foot
hold and abolish the capitulaticns de-
signated to safeguard the rights of
foreigners Kemal is pretending that
Turkey Ia to be q democratic repub-
lie, deposes the Sultan and proclaims
that the Caliph must be elected.
WarIike Nation
Since II got Constantinople in 1883
1t always has been a nation Of war
like hcrdes. The fertilest lands in
Europe and Asia Minor have with
cred under Islamic militarists mixed
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for civilization, culture, increasing
prosperity or higher morals, but with
the most cunning cruelty, has per-
secuted all Christians within reach,
enslaved and tried to sxterminate
them. 1t can't do otherwise for It's
belief orders IL to despiss all other
creeds and fight against the Chris
highest dignitaries and generals only
when converted to Islam. The spirit
Of Mohammed will never mako an
honest peace with the gentle gospel
of Jesus Christ. A people who for
centuries were reduced to servitude
by the moods of Sultan and whose
highest dignataries and generals only
yesterday were obliged to- run like
dogs behind the Padishah's carriage
are supposed to have become over
night ready for self government!
To Elect Prince
Tho national assembly will elect
the most easily influenced Ottoman
prince, thus obtaining predcminance
over tho Pan-Islam movement which
threatens three continents. and COM
bined with the yellow fanatics and
imperialists of east Asia, may soon
threaten America and Australia
Doesn't England. which forced Lloyd
George to resign on account CT his
Near East policy. see what danger
threatens Arabia, Mesopotamia. Per-
STA, Afghanistan, Bellochistan, Jun
5ab. Burma, India, II it allows Mus
sulman unity to be subject to the
Turkish scimitar? Has petroleum