The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-02
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using the Greeks ss dummy
holders ~ Consisntinorle and
tho resources Of Western Asia
Minor.
Another strong influence ~ work
IN France against Greece and the
treaty Of scvrea was that OF Gen.
erAi f.sautey. military governor Of
Morocco. who went personally 10
Paris 20 urge that tho way 20 pacifv
Morocco and 60 retain French SOW.
creignty IN the other North African
colonies was for the French govern.
ment to back Mustspha kenai pasha.
For was not Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
IN tho eyes OF tho Mohammedan
world. defending the Khslif 81 the
Faithful uhe Turkish sultan against
Greek aGEressionr
Weight was added 20 this srxu.
ment by the publication Of letter
from the British vloeroy. stating that
backing tho Greeks against tho
Turks was making the problem Of
pacifyins india virtually impossible.
Tho 70 million Mohammedans OF In.
dia stood solidly behind tho Turkish
Nationalist.
There l. only one form az
prestige that counts with the
Mohammedans. tho prestige Of
force. II they get the Idea Into
their heads that they can play
ono master against another.
therc l. no telling what they
win do while thsy ar. running
nmuck.
This n seen az tho present mo.
ment. Owing 10 French and Italian
infrigu-s a. Ansora. Mustspha KEN.
al Pasha has the bit IN his teeth. The
entente powers can pull on the re,n.
all they want To- IL IL too late. They
arc dealing with runaway horse.
lie viii. % coufss. sooner or later
come 10 the end OF HIS strength and
go 90 smaah. but may he not bring
Go grief with him those who are try.
Inc now 20 pull him inT
n the events OF the first fort.
night ef September In Asia Minor
had only 20 DO with the dlseom.
fiture OF the Greeks we might look
upon them without batting an eye
ia. Armies have been thrnshed
before. Tho Turks have long been
massacstng Christians. and yet the
weird has wasksd on
but write from personal expert.
encr. having Just soma from Asia
Miner and conx,aniinopis. when
say that the Angora Sationaiists
r~prescnt somethinx far difyswn,
from a group Of patriots vsls&ntiy
retrieving tho misfor;unes OF their
country.
Behind MnstAphA KsmL PAshA
stsnds the isiamie world. 500
eoo.ooo strong. stresching acrcss
southern and central Asia and
northern and central Africa. Br-
hind the rsiamic world stands
Soviet Russia. Behind soviet
Russia. ~ they choose 10 do 20.
stand Germany and Japan
on. the folly OF francsi Oh the
folly OF f,alyl OH the folly OF Eng.
lancl An6--yss. must szy i,--oh.
the folly Of America.
We are all In the same boat. and
tho waves are beginning TO rock US
hard.
In regard Ia Germany ana
Japan. put In . qualifying
clause. The vietery Of the
kemslists h Of trrxnsndcus val
No to japan. rnarkinx ~ = ooss
sh~ defeat Of . European and
CHRISTIAN people nj the hands Of
IN Asisfie ara non-C Christian
people. Its rep<rvassion In fur
thcring the propaganda Of Asia
fos tho Asistics.- whirh japan
d sponsowng. h incaicuisbIs.
~ 10 Of TREMENDOUS value. also. 20
Germany. marking a. I, does the
utter confusion Of the European
enemies OF Germany.
Germany took her greatest step
forward towards re-en,ry into world |
afafirs when NJ Franklin Bouillcn
signed on behalf Of France a treaty !
with the Angora Turks. promising
to aid them IN getting the Greeks
out Of Asia Minor and Thrace. She
actually DID qualify for re-entry into
world affairs when Italy signed q
similar treaty with the Turks.
There IN no truer motto tn the
world than "A house DIVIDED against
Itself cannot stand" How can tho
entente alliance standr
Tho kaiser II cxcklinx az Doom.
and Lufsndorf threw
their hats In the air when they
heard Of the rscapsure Of Smyrna.
and tho murder Of Engilshmsn b.
The Turks AZ Smyrna: and right be. |
side ~ tho news that France had
her troops from the
Asiatic side Of the Bosphorus. For
ls not the Djihaf uIoiy War AZ last
coming to fall like . ton Of bricks |
Upon the enemies OF Germany
All this does not prove that
Japan and Germany are actually
helping the Turks. materially OF
automatically. Quito otherwise.
however. b tho situation In 70
iation 10 Moscow. soviet Russia
IL squsreiy and openly backing
Mustapha Kenai and rejoicing In
the guiielessness Of French and
italian statesmen, especially OF
the former.
All that tho Nationalist Turks