The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-09-27

Christian people at the hands OF an
Asiatic and non Christian people. Its
rcpcrcussion In furthcring the propa-
ganda OF Asia for tho Asiatics."
which Japan Is sponsoring. Is meal.
cuiablc.
Germany Again q Factor
II Is Of tremendous value, also. to
Germany. marking as II does the
utter confusion OF the European enc.
mics OF Germany.
Germany took her greatest step
forward towards re-cntry into world
affairs whom N. Franklin Bouillon
signed on behalf OF France a treaty
with the Ansora Turks, promising
to aid them in getting the Greeks
out Of Asia Minor and Thracc. She
actually did qualify for rc-entry into
world affairs when Italy signed Q
similar treaty with the Turks.
There Il no trucr motto in the
world than ~ house divided against
itself canno, stand" How can the
entente alliance otaud!
The kaiser IL cacklins at Doorn.
Hindenburg and Ludendorf threw
their hats In the air when they heard
OF the rccapture Of Smyrna. and the
murder OF Ensiishmcn By the Turks
at Smyrna; and right beside It the
news that France had withdrawn her
troops from the Asiatic side OF the
Bosphorus. For Is not the Djihad
(Holy War; at last coming to fall
like q ton OF bricks upon the enemies
OF Germany?
All this does not prove that Japan
and Germany are actually helping
the Turks. materially or diplomati-
caliy. Quite otherwise. however. Is
the situation In relation to Moscow.
Soviet Russia is squarcly and openly
backing Mustafa Kemai and rejoic-
Ing in the guilelessness OF French
and Italian statesmen. especially Of
the former.
Helps Russian Soviet
All that the Nationalist Turks havo
been able to accomplish during the
past two weeks is OF supreme and
immediate importance to Bolshevist
plans.
Soviet Russia has placed herself
on the side OF Nationalist Turkey In
demanding that the entente powers
evacuatc Constantinoplc. The return
OF the Turks TO tinopic Is not
an evcntuality that has any other
significance to the new countries OF
the little entente" than Its true
meaning.
Mustsfa Renal In the saddle at
Constantinople would give the signal
for the denunciatiOn by Bulgaria Of
the Treaty Of Ncuilly and the launch
ing OF an offensive by the BoishcvIsts
against Rumania and Poland. Trou-
BILE Is brewing once more In the Bal
kans. And when trouble comes In
the Balkans. We know now from our
bitter experience that Europe-and
America-sct into trouble. too.
Putting the entente powers out Of
Constantinopie Is only one part Of
the program OF Soviet Russia. 1t Is
no more than the soup. one might
say. In the meal Lenin proposes to
force down the throats OF those who
have been damning him. and whose
folly In the Near East has now given
him the opportunity to get even with
them.
Ever since the Soviet regime came
into power In Russia. the menace OF
Islam has been o precious weapon to
be used against the capitalist coun.
tries"
Inheriting the machinery and the
opportunities OF Czarist Russia to
make trouble for Great Britain. Lon
II aud his associates began nearly
five years ago to use Mohammedan
gsnsticIsm TO destroy the British EN-
pire. and to pry loose from France
her North African possessions.
Northwestern india. the khanates
Of Central Asia. Afshsnistsn. Persia.
Turkey. Mcsopotamia. Syria. Pales-
tine. Arabia. Egypt. the Sudan. rri-
poll. Tunisia. Algeria. Morocco. the
tribes OF the Sahara. and rapidly In
creasing converted areas In Central
and Western Africa--these are the
countries. under British. French and
Italian rule or protection or mandate.
which the victory OF Mustafa Kemal
and the restoration of Constantinople
to the Turks will electrify and gal.
vanize into action.
Tho Fatal "Jf'
II the entente powers were still
united, IL the United States were In