Evening star., 1922-09-10
NEW ILLS SEEN
/ IN TURK VICTORY
Uncertainties Created tor
Troubled World, Declares
Andre Tardieu.
KEMAL S0VIETS' ALLY
Possible Repercussions in Mussul-
man Countries the
Problem.
BY ANDRE TARDIEU.
Former French High COmmissiOner
to America.

OrmcE rIcnCn SohAAAAAhSsAASA
to America.
By Gable to The Star.
PARIS, September 9.-The crushing
of the Greek armies by the Turk ma
tionalists opens new uncertainties in
a troubled world.
The oriental crisis enters a new
phase. What is happening is not
conclusion. 1t is but a beginning.
Yet 1t all had to happen soonor or
later. For two years the allied gov
ernments have demonstrated their
ability to exercise political leadership
and re-establish peace. fhe only pos
sible solution, therefore, was by arms.
King Constantine has lost, and his
unfortunate country. which sabotaged
its victory in the world war. has only
itself to blame. A brother-in-law OF
the former Kaiser Wilhelm. Constan-
tine, in going to war merely con-
formed to family tradition.
1t is impossible at this time to fore
Bee the consequences of the Turk vic
tories. Mustapha Kemal. 1t must be
remembered, is an ally Of the Russian
soviets. What will this alliance mean
in victory? What repercussions may
II have in the Mussulman countries"
These questions must be asked. but
they cannot now be answered.
Fortunately, in view of what is
franspiring in the east European re-
1ations which seemed sliding to
catastrophe two weeks ago have this
week been somewhat consolidated,
even if the basis is one OF eQuivoca
tion. Frances unconditional accept
ance of the reparations commissions
sentence permitted this temporary
consolidation.
Granted Pay Delay.
Inn
but granted a postponement Of pay
ment, which means identically the
same thing. In other words. Ger
many was granted in French what
she was refused in Latin.
No guage has been furnished by
Germany as to future performance:
no new prospect of payment has been
offered to the creditors. Both the
problem and the solution OF it simply
have been adjourned.
From the French viewpoint this
marks a step backward, for all OF
Poincare's recent speeches created
the expectation that he would not
consent to another adjournment The
French parliament convenes in an
other month. 1t will meet in spirit
of disappointment Not that parlia-
ment wants a policy of force. which.
moreover, Poincare never dennitely
espoused. but it is generally thought
that if his activities were to end in
the way Jney Qlu ne nave iS-
Trained from talking so much and IN
such trenchant tones beforehand
Also there are few persons who see
why he refused at London what he
was going to accept at Paris Two
weeks later. This contrast between
strong words and futile acts unques-
tionably has weakened his parliament
tary position.
Moreover, the epistolary debate be-
tween Poincare and Earl Balfour has
n,
London and in Paris. Englishmen
most disapprove of Balfour's note and
Frenchmen equally disapprove OF
Poincare's. OF course. We all agree
with the premier that 1t Is unjust
and immoral to annul debts contract
ed among the allies in a mutually
defensive war, as well as Germany's
debts arising from obligations to re-
pair the ruins caused by her aggres-
sion.
Bitterness Regretted.
We think a lot of things about the
debts, but we fail to see what's the
use of Franco-British pollen so
long as America does not participate.
We also regret the bitterness thus
stirred up.
The truth of the whole matter is
Balfour tried to bring pressure to
bear upon the United States by lean /
ing upon the European allies for sup |
port Poincare tried to bring pres
sure on England by utilizing the
United States as well as the Euro |
pean allies. This was a dangerous
and unjust game. Poincare IN prac-
ticing it found himself obliged to
make a distinction between sums bor- |
rowed from the United States and |
from England. which, OF course. was
simply absurd.
Either all of the allied debts must |
be annulled or all paid. There are
only two possible policies, not three,
and all this futile debate, loaded with
irony and i'll humor. can only mako a |
difficult situation worse.
Altogether, this autumn will not !
lack interest Decisions constantly |
adjourned are simply rendered harder. !
But since the beginning of the year !
nothing else has been done. Some |
day these errors will have to be paid |
in full.
Copyright. 1927