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

over, I, myself, know you too well not
to realize that even the friendly for
eigner who critfcises American In
ternatfonai matters risks seeming to
be indiscreet.
Therefore, / will confine myself to
noting the general effect produced
here by your elections, namely, that
with you as with us, rightly or
wrongly, there is a strong current of
opinion against the government poll
cies pursued since the peace And,
returning in this connection to Eu-
ropean matters, / may say that your
election landslide which renews the
personnel of your House and the fate
of many governorships cant help en-
couraging those who, like myself.
Want change here.
Want Something New
Tho people want something new
everywhere. What, will 1t be bet
ter than the old? am no prophet
but / will suggest that what has
happened In England. Italy and the
United States will hasten the French
ministerial crisis which have been
predicting for several weeks.
VIII you excuse me also mention
ing my predictions concerning the
oriental crisis. They have unfortu-
nately been confirmed! I showed
how France and italy on the banks
of the Dardanelles had applied to-
ward England the law of an eye
for an eye. tooth for a tooth. Aban-
doned by the British on the western
question of reparations we abandoned
them on the Near Eastern prob
lem.
We said that these policies are
blind and perilous. In both cases no.
body could benefit by yesterdays
enemies, the Germans and the Turks,
and the only one general result
would be the breakdown OF justice
and the loss of the fruits of victory.
Just as the successive conferences
encouraged the Germans to organize
their own bankruptcy so the allied
differences at Chanak and their
weaknesses at Mudania melted the
Turks to raise the veil and unmask
their real purposes
Sees Turkish Peril
Today the Turkish peril is at our
gates. The abrogation of the capitu-
lations protecting foreigners; the
raid on the banks; the forbidding of
teaching the French; increasing OF
tariffs, which had been twice re-
pealed; the demand for the evacua-
ton of Constantinople; imposition of
the personal tax on Christians; in
oreasing violations Of the neutral
zone at Mudania; dismissal Of en-
ployes connected with the Ottoman
debt closing; and mob rule at Con-
stantinople all are fruits Of the con-
fldence given to Mustapha Renal
Pasha by his imprudent friends.
OF course, realize that the excess
sive demands OF the Turks have re-
united the allies. but 1t Is rather
late, for Turkish cannon are being
gradually introduced into the neutral
zone and now command the Ottoman
capital. French opinion after being
misled into support of the govern
ment now wonders where this Is
leading. In October the chamber
gave q cold reception to Deputy
Soulier. who drew attention to these
dangers but only two weeks later
opinion changed.
Curzon's speech OF Wednesday
happily helps toward the Franco
British rapproachement. but there
must be a complete understanding on
all points. All will sit at the table
at Lausanne without advance prepa-
ration, It will then be seen that
Hughes demand for guarantees in
favor Of Christians in Turkey was
absolutely necessary. Unfortunately
for us the Angora agreement of Sep
tember, 1921, puts our Syrian man
date entirely at the mercy of the
Kemalists. We. therefore. will find
ourselves in the coming negotiations
faced with a difficult, perhaps a dra-
matte. dilemma.