The New York herald., 1922-09-17
TURKISH VICTORIES
MENACE ALL ASIA
Arabs Aroused, Ask Res
toration Of Mesopotamia
and Palestine.
ARMENIANS SURE TO LOSE
Views Of the League of Nations
Delegates Assembled at
Geneva.
ARMENIANS SURE TO LOSE
BY LAURENCE HILLS,

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4 GENEVA, Sept. 1s.-That a situation
of great peril has been opened by the
unexpected magnitude of the Turkish
victory is the opinion of many rep
resentatives here of countries inter
ested in the Near East. Only the
French seem optimistic, believing that
the victorious Turks will respect their
Angora treaty with the French and
will be amenable to their guidance
and will allow the Turks to bargain
for the Turks and themselves with
England.
THE NEW YORK HERALD CORE
spondent's canvass of the opinions of
many delegates here as to the new
situation shows:
First-That the Russians are join
ing hands with the Turks and other
Eastern peoples with the general OBJ
ject OF wrestling all Asia from any
European control, and in order to
ALLEVIATE. the Turks from the Russians
the European nations are prepared
to give extraordinary concessions.
Arabs a New Danger.
Second--That the Arabs constitute
new danger for England inasmuch as
they seem ready 70 join the Turks or
Russians unless Mesopotamia and Pales-
tine are restored to them to make the
Arabian kingdom safe. as was promised
them in 1915 when they Joined the Allies
and refused holy war call To satisfy
present mandates.
Third--That races like the Armenians.
sn-called Christian nlinorities OF the for
rner Turkish Empire, feel themselves In
more perilous position than before the
war, when, they say. the Turks were
more oyerawed by the military prowess
Of the Western Powers than to-day. as
they now believe that these countries
have been ridden of their militarisfic
spirit. Doubt IS felt whether the Allies
can force even an Independent Armenia
on the Turks. particularly II the Turks
are backed by the Russians, who are
certain to demand participation in q
conference
Fourth-That expressions from the
Balkan countries show that all the old
fears OF the Bulgars and the Turks act
ing together have been revived in the
new fght over Thrace.
Only one solution Is really seen by the
dispiomats and that is for England and
France TO get together quickly and show
common front to Turks and Rus
SLAMS, = the latter. as Is feared. back
Turkey IN her stand for a restoration
OF the old Turkish Empire.
Gilbert Murray Sees Great Peril.
The situation Is fraught with great
PERIL said Professor Gilbert Murray Of
the South African delegation. ''particu-
larly for the minorities of Asia. II is TO
be hoped that France and England will
get together ana will succeed in getting
the Turks to agree 20 the plan for resi-
dent commissioners of the League Of
Nations to protect the minorities This
idea Kemal's representative in London
accepted, but that was before the recent
victories. There lis danger Of terrible
massacres and this is our first concern.
Persia, India and the Mohammedan
countries are likely to join in support
ing the minorities plan and an inde-
pendent Armenia. but all depends on the
effect Of the victories on the Turks and
other peoples who can easily be reused
To a holy war"
DR.. w A. Kennedy one Of the British
advisers and head Of a relief mission TO
Constantinople, said: The Turkish VIC
tory can easily upset all OF Asia. The
danger TO the French Is greatest because
the Turks want Syria even more than
Mesopotan1ia. The Turks. however, need
money. and IL the Allies stand together
and refuse this IL will do more than force
in making them reasonable"
May Upset the Balkans.
DR.. Yanovich OF the Serbian delegation
said Turkey undoubtedly would menace
the Allies In Asia Minor in order to get
Thrace and Adrisnople and the great
danger 10 Europe was the possibility OF
Bulgaria and Turkey trying 10 over.
throw the present order in the Balkans,
which is Europe's tinder box. 1T should
be the aim OF the big and little Ententes
70 prevent this" he said. Bulgaria
must be kept in her present limits. She
is now resorting 20 the old trick 81
demanding an autonomous Ihrace' which
would be annexed by Bulgaria at the
hrst opportunity. On the other hand.
serbia would never tolerate giving
Thrace 70 Turkey. which would be 70
create a common frontier for Bulgaria
ana Turkey. All the Turkish policy In
Asia Minor will be directed TO secure
Thrace."
NJ. Monalesco, the Rumanian dele
gate. said: There is great danger that
the Turks will call in the Russians to
enforce their claims not only for some
old territory lost in Asia Minor. but for
Thrace. Rumania. which IL continually
nenaced by Russia IN Bessarabis.
naturally hopes that the Turkish ma
tional aspirations will be satisfied as
far as possible In order to keep trouble
from spreading. and particularly to
ween them from their alliance with the
soviets, which constitutes a grave men
ace we are totally opposed to the
Bulgarian proposal that Thrace be made
an autonomous state under the League
Of Nations. which would merely mean
a stronger Bulgarian state"
Prince Lotfallsh. Representatives here Of
the King OF the Hedjas. said: Eighteen
million Arabs whose refusal to Join a
n