The Washington times., 1922-10-08
France Seeks Turks
Aid for Militarist
Ambitions, is Charge
BY FORBES w. FAIRBR.\IN,
Special Csbls 70 Universal Service.

Special Csble 70 Universal Service.
LONDON, October 7.-France's
pro-Turk policy. which is increasing
ly displeasing to Great Britain. was
revealed TO Universal service tonight
from high diplomatic sources a. de-
cidedly political and militaristic;
France at present 10 the leading
military power OF the world. This
position she intends to maintain.
Frightened at her alarmingly de.
creasing birth rate. which Is caus.
ing a serious decimation In the
standing army, the French supreme
war council has decided TO enlist the
huge Moslem reservoir OF rnanpower
to maintain her army enrollments.
Already one-third of the per.
sonnel Of the French army Is color.
ed. At h recent meeting Of the war
council the decision was reached TO
increase this number until It ID at
least one.half Of the total. This
action was taken. according to Uni
versal Services informant, as re-
suit of a report submitted by Gen
eral Nivelle. strongly supported ny
Marshal 'Lyautey and Generals
Gourant and Mangin.
It was hoped that this plan,
which is certain to cause criticism
from the western powers, might De
avoided by annexing AZ allies GER
tain states of Eastern Europe, the
Czechs, Poles, Jugo-Slavians and
Rumanians, and using their armies.
but these states proved unwilling
TO be treated as mere reserve can.
non fodder for the French general
staff. Therefore recourse had TO be
had to Africans and Asiatics, more
purticularly the Moslems.
This, Il Is understood, Is the real
reason why France wants to see
the restoration Of a large Turkish
empire friendly to her aspirations.
and why France has been currytng
favor of the Angora government In
the psesent crisis.
France, in a word wants to boss
. Turkey as Germany did before
1918. The future OF the eastern
Christian populations does not IN.
terest the French militarists and
contractors.
Poincare's rebuffs at the hands
OF Lloyd George on the reparations
question; Bouillon's known activi'
ties In gaining enormous conces'
sions from Angora; Frances desire
to humiliate Greece on account
Of the Greek recall Of King Con.
stantine against the wishes OF
France, combine to give additional
impetus TO the present French
policy in the Near East.
One more highly significant cause
IA Marshal Lyantey's well-founded
fear of Pan.Islamic rising In
French Morocco.
M. Bouillon, who was publicly
reprimanded yesterday for his &C
tivities at Mudania, Is still per
soma Rrata with Premier Poincare
and is backing French imperialis'
tic aspirations. Universal Service
Ia informed that M. Bouillon Ia
credited with the following state,
ment at a private meeting OF the
chamber Of deputies recently:
"If France is able to obtain from
England q guarantee against Ger
many, then, secure on the Rhine
we will be masters OF the East from
Paris to Pondicherry."
More recently, It 10 understood,
Poincare has spoken his mind to
distinguished American visitor re
garding British activities In the
Straits:
1--WE do not hate, but we despise
the Greeks. We are sorry for the
Armenians, but we cannot tolerate
q British hegemony at Constanti
nopie or on the Straits"