Evening star., 1922-12-17
The Story the Week Has Told

reprisals upon the Turks in Greece. he made
s it the of ns that tss
against the Turks in Greece (the number of
sd msss and Iens qs
petition" that the Turks provide a place of
retreat retreat and COM" concentration for the Armenians
said he. provided they eschewed intrigue and
tude from abroad" dt is estimated that there
are now 10000 Armenans in Turkey. COM
great war) But "a national home"-how alb
surd! If the western powers are eager
home, let some one of them provide 1.-THE
Anatolian Armenians would be free to go
with "kismet." Lord Curzon at last ceased to
plead against expatriation of the Anatolan
Greeks and for national home for the Ar
But on one point (the most important of ALL
SO he saidy Curzon stood firm Britain would
never sign treaty with the Turks that did
not provide sure guarantees for the Christians
allowed to remain in Turkey--to wit. the
Christians of Constantinople. the Armenians
and some remnants of ancient Christian sects.
such as the HISTORIAN Christians. Turkey
must allow an international commission to
sit at Constantinople. empowered to investi-
gate complaints from minorities. NO" said
lsmet. that would result in the exploitation
Of minorities for political purposes under the
lying cloak of humanitarianism' On this is
sue Lord Curzon turned himself loose He
did what Burke said couldn't be done. He
indicted the entire Turkish nation. He vol
unless Ismet should yield. the conference
would break up. 1t was a gloomy night that
of the 18th, and gloom set upon the mar
moreal brow of Lord Curzon the next morning
when he looked to Ismet. expecting his final
word.
said Ismet, I'VE have found solution of the
minorities question which must rejoice the
the league of nations" Ismet paused mo-
only the sound of falling bodies. Like the
army OF CEarlemagne on news of Roland's
tainted to a man. Life restored to the pros
trate buis. Ismet continued: "As member of
with those qualities of charity. loving Kind
and altruisn which distinguish all
for one to worry about our minorities."
Al the conclusion of this speech Lord Curzon.
NJ. Barrere the Marquis Garroni and MIR. Child
rushed forward and embraced Ismet, assuring
him that the issue which had threatened the
dissolution of the conference was. settled.
Greeks and Turks in Greece. however. still
holdsl IT'S so jolly your joining the league.
lsmet," said Lord Curzon. for now
knock off for Christmas with light hearts.
And it wouldn't be bad idea would it, to let
the league settle the Mosul question and the
straits questions: After the settlement of the
silesian question the council is up to any
thing. Anyway. these little matters are all
in the family now"
To be sure Turkey did not propose to join
the league until after signature and ratifica-
lion of the treaty of peace She agrees TO en-
bodiment in the peace treaty of precisely those
arrangements regarding minorities to be in
the treaties signed by Rumania. Poland. Jugo-
slavia. Greece, CZechosiovakia. Austria and
Hungary Just so much league SUPERVISION
treaties. just much will Turkey allow. II
is not much. A league commission sitting at
Geneva is empowered by those treaties -
send agents investigate complaints of i'll
treatment submitted from minority populs
tons. The report of an investigation goes be
the next league assembly.
And what will the minorties be thinking"
The hungry sheep look up and are not fed
In fact. Isnet wins. One is reminded. apropos
Of the admission of Turkey into the league,