New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

~ Jlo PeoNS HA Sho-os siac AhkSS
rity Of the British Empire and
- the lives Of millions OF people
g.. now hanging in the balance. To
f., ot the older generation-mcn who
I.,. seen and appreciated the position
Lar. held by England in the Near East
i.,d throughout Asia - the position
I-r., ground for SORROW and anxiety;
,srov for mistakes made, anxiety lest
mistaken policy should be continued
,na lead to al Inevitable disaster to
i. empire and humanity.'
This passage Of grave warning Is
ak.n from an article which will ap-
..r IN the forthcoming issue of THE
static Review" from the pen OF Sir
4 ssham Bower. leading British
! ethority on the East. He traces the
dole story Of the decline of British
rsstirs in the East, due chiefly to the
rt-Turkish attitude adopted by the
shtish government in the peace settle
ant Tho lost position, he believes,
10 Be regained. IL can be regained by
10 resumption ot Britain's traditional
i ssit!on ss the friend Of Islam, "the re-
Hon 0, about 100000 British sub
sets and about 100000, 900 Of the fol-
.ve,s Of Mahomet scattered over the
world"
-Ths ksy 70 the position" writes Sir
Graham Bower, "is the attitude toward
Islam taken up by England. 1t affects
India, Palestine, Egypt and Persia. It
svsn affects China. II the conservative
force of religion is enlisted on the side
Of England she will have NOTHING TO
fear for IN the East 1t Is only religion
that counts. The key to India Is in the
|khallfat (the spiritual hegemony over
Islam Of the Sultan of Turkev). tho
Key to Egypt in the Mosque of FL Az
hsr (the center Of Moslem learnine).
The key to peace is loyalty and Justice
to all; 20 Moslem as we'll as Christian
TO Gentle IS we'll as Jew. So will
England bring peace to the East and
gam In exchange loyalty to herself"
New Treaty Will Provide
Full Justice for Turkey
Til. was written before the council
OF British, French and Italian Foreign
Ministers in Paris had drafted the
basis OF new settlement with Tur-
key to take tho place of the never rati-
fed Treaty of Sevres, the terms OF
which have been at the bottom of much
Of Britain's recent difficulties through
out the East. The proposed new set
uement deals much more justly with
Turkey. in particular in restoring to
b" those "homelands of the Turk" in
Aaia Minor and Thrace which Mr..
Lloyd George repeatedly asserted dur
Ing the war should not be taken from
her, and the subsequent disposition Of
which, by all available accounts, struck
most damaging blow to British repu-
tation with the Moslem world.
The proposed new Eastern settle
ment is striking vindicatlon of the
policy pursued by France, as opposed
70 the policy pursued by England, In
the Orient Tho consistently pro-
Turkish policy Of France has been in
..tNpreted on commercial and other
'rounds, but is commonly overlooked
that France is herself, after Britain,
the leading Eastern power of the world.
france rules over Morocco and an
srormous area OF Moslem North At
Hts. In the Far East she controls the
vide and fruitful territories comprised
mt.r the name Of French Indo- China.
Frsnce's administration of her colo
nd territories has been singularly
rH:essful. The President Of the re-
public Is at present paying a state
,Nsi. 70 Morocco, which has remained
gntroubled, while the Spanish zone
round Mellla has been the scene Of
.general uprising OF tribesmen and
lavy Spanish reverses. The same is
soc Of "The Asiatic Review" which is
tsroted chiefly TO the study Of Eng
lands troubles in the East, contains
An article on "The Empire Of AMMAN
and France" In which Roger de Belle
val points out the success of French
colonization in that little known cor
ler Of the Orient.
Emperor khai-Dinh Will
Visit Show at Msrseilles
The Emperor Khai-Dinh of AMMAN
Will attend the colonial exhibition at
aa!seilles. The aim Of this exhibition
Is to advertise in France and to the
world the invaluable riches of the
french colonies, which are still insult
hc!ently developed. 1ndoChina is max
lnga special effort at this exhibition.