The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-09
GRAHAM SPEAKS
| ON new NEA R
EAST PROBLEM
|Nat3sa Should BE More Careful Of
Public Funds caPs'1sr,
Thea Give
(special to 1'ha Argus.l

Aledo. Nov. s.-W. ]. Graham.
reelected Tuesday to another term
a. members Of congress from the
district, spoke at the monthly
Church Night" held last night At
the First Presbyterian church.
basing his talk on the new but ever
present problem of the near east
Mr.. Graham told Of the events
which led up to the recent out
breaks Of hoatilities between the
Greeks and the Turks and the out
RACES which came with It. The
outbreak was in a way result Of
the World war and European teal-
ousies. The Greeks cooped up In
their little country, sought new
lands and rushed across into
Thrace. pushing back the weaken
ed Turks, the venture being dnanc-
ed in part with loans from this
country. France and England and
the other allies did nothing to stop
the invasion for Q considerable
time. Finally . halt was called. q
treaty was signed by tho Greeks
and the Turkish sultan. hut not ap,
proVed by the Turkish nation.
Then the independent Turkish
army was mobilized and financed
and the Greeks thrown back.
The Greeks retired burning. Pill
laying and committing other out
RACES and with the occupying Of
the territory by the Turks, the
~ - SA A~uN~ c-o vv,~,d <tC,,u frou
the mountains and retaliated es
pecially ON the Christians living il
the territory.
! According to Mr.. Graham, tn
sympathy of this nation NATURAL!
goes out to the Christians op
pressed by the Turks, but there wal
some grounds for the attacks, &C
cording Ito advices received a
Washington. The proper attitud
Of this country is a big problem
. The European nations act in con
, cert only through fear that Ger
many will regain her lost strength
! Otherwise they would be at eac
others threats. He called atten
ton to the fact that France Eelpe
the United States against Englan
in the early struggles not becaus
she loved US but because it offere
? an opportunity to hit England an
the same feeling still holds in 9th
, er countries but is held back
. the common fear, that OF German.
Therefore any act By this countr
must first be carefully 'considere
as to what may result indirect
: and the near east is one Of tn
ticklish problemSAof the day. H
called ;-S.ention to the fact that tn
Armenian has never been popula
with his neighbors, whatever rae
it may be, as he is natural trade
and left alone soon controls tn
II territory financially. They ha1
undoubtedly been harrassed fl
centuries BY the Turk on sccoul
o. this as we'll as the religious di
ferences.
Mr.. Graham stated that he b
lieyed the time for the opening
the Golfers Of this government
EVERY European or Asiatic matte
should be stopped Often these r
lief finds are used for war pu
poses and such donations shOu
be small and well considered. tt
citizen can donate if he desir,
but the government sh0u
not be prodigal with the mont
belonging to the government al
its people.
Congressman Graham's Ia
without doubt brought to many
his hearers numerous new fac
with which he had became cogr
zant at Washington and explain
phases of the present near ca
situation which were before u
known.