Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-25
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN
Special Dispstch to The Tribune

Copyright 1922. BY The Great Pals Tribune
Berlin, Sept. 24.-The swallows of
monarchy, which flew south four
years ago-first, the Romanoffs, then
the Hapsburgs, the HohenZollerns, the
Wittelsbachs and the Wettins-are re-
turning. They seem to think the po-
litical climate soon will be warm
enough for their well-being.
Americans may smile ironically at
this, but they will see the danger if
they study carefully what is happen
ing over here today. Why does the
Greek-Turkish problem arise again
just now? And the explosive question
of the straits control?
Because the Greek king, the son of
a Dane adm a Russian, was allowed to
regain his throne two years ago.
And why was Constantine allowed
to return, despite the fact of his being
a German field marshal and a brother
in-law and tool of the kaiser?
Cousin of King George
Because he is the cousin of King
George of England and because a
quintet of royal ladies bent on match
making got Constantines sentence re-
mitted.
The celebrated Danish sisters. Alex
andria of England, Maria Feodoroyna
of Russia and Thyra of Cumberland
and the Rumanian queen, all brought
up in England and Partisan in appear
ance, joined with the Russian grand
duchess and Greek Queen Dowager
Olga in reviving the old matchmaking
game which was halted by the war, be-
ginning at Athens and Bucharest. But
this game can flourish only while kings
and empires and courts exist; other
wise, whence would we get our royal
brides and sons-in-law?
The young King Alexander, who
succeeded his papa, Tino, for a time.
incurred the anger of the quintet by
marrying a lady of the Greek nobility
A rabid monkey was so kind, or so
pro-German, as to bite him and, ac-
cording to official but not unrefutable
reports, he died from the consequences
of that bite.
King Georges Cousin Back
Thereupon, Lloyd George allowed
Greek throne. Whether he was influ-
enced in doing that by this trust" of
royal ladies-that petticoat diplomacy
which Bismarck always feared-or by
q priestly influence, in fear history
will record a blunder equal to that of
allowing white Russians to be defeated
by yellow Japanese in 1904, with di-
minished white prestige among all the
colored nations.
Constantine returned. But, disre-
garding French antipathy, due to the
massacre of French sailors near Ath-
ems. Constantine continued to war
until his army was exhausted and his
people so weary that even defeat
seemed a relief. In the two years since
his revolution Greece has lost prac-
tically everything that Venizelos won
through his wise craftsmanship. His
people, among the poorest in Europe
knew the meaning of modern industry
They cannot compete with California
in their chief product. currants, and
must now abandon the idea of union
with the Asia Minor Greeks.
But the political consequences of
this dynasty are much more disas-
trous. Mustapha Kemal. who owes
his victory to. French strategy and ar
tillery, today rs hero from whom the
whole Mohammedan world expects the
dawn of a great future. His will COM
mands today in Constantinople as II
did yesterday in Angora. IL his de-
mapd for Thrace finally is refused, the
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suit and an act of injustice. If it be
eventually granted, the whole Balkan
conflict once more will blaze forth.
Turk BanIshment Challenged
Unquestionably, one of the wise re-
suits of the war was the Punishment
of the Turk from Europe. Turkey
never did anything for the good of
humanity. Her barbaric massacres of
the Armenians have disgraced civiliza
ton. The banishing of the Turk is
now challenged. All Islam is in violent
eruption. While Turkey was penned in
Anatolia. it might have been possible
to win Kemal to British ideas and pos
sible to take the caliphate from Turk
ish hands, removing it to Mecca or
Bagdad, where the caliphs would be
wax in British hands. But since
Kemal's victory that is impossible.
The growing pressure of PAM Islam
ism soon will be felt and England must
at all costs prevent a coalition of the
Hindus and Mohammedans in India.
There is not much hope in the con-
ference to come unless the nations
realize beforehand the duty of COM
mon defense Of common culture and
race.