Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-20
Sees Split For Allies
u. s. into war
BY John

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Presen'
| conditions in Asia Minor are SO seJi.
Gus that there is great danger o.
a recrudescence of the World War;
declared oscar S. Straus, twice min
ister and former ambassador tC
Turkey, in an exclusive Interview
today.
The former ambassador, who Ii
probably as familiar with the Turk
| lsh question as any other man in
America, emphasized these points in
his interview:
/. Turkey, Russia and Germany
with one or more of the Balkan
states, may pool their forces against
| the allied powers.
2. The United States. for it's en-
lightened self-interest, may be com
PEELED to take a part in preventing
a world-contiagration and in restor-
ing peace.
8 "A general conflagration can be
avoided only if ca Great Britain
France and Italy reach an iminedi-
ate agreement and OBJ if the Treaty
OF Versailles be materially revised.
4 The present menacing condi-
ton would not have developed had
the United States, under any reser-
v~ations we chose to make, joined the
League Of Nations"
5. VeniZelos, Greek premier ex-
lied at return of Constantine should
be Immediately recalled and placed
in power"
II do not wish to be a prophet of
evil" said the former ambassador.
but the danger of an outbreak OF
the World War is great. | say
great because the present state of
affairs may bring Germany, Russia,
Turkey and M or more of the
Balkan states together in close
alliance.
The militarist and m%onarchial par
ties in Germany have nothing to o
ard everything to gain, in their esti-
nation, by joining with Russia and
Turkey. Furthermore the Russian
Soviet system would be immeasura-
tly advanced by such an alliance.
To-day, Russia has in readiness
the greatest army in the world. That
army, organized and led by German
officers, can be enlarged to any eX-
tent.
with the world exhausted as it
Is. bleeding at every wound, another
war carries with it the possibilities
OF endless woes in the disorganiza-
tio1, it may bring with the allied
nations themselves"
Straus discussed the causes of the
present situation.
For the past 100 years the
Eastern question has menaced the
peace of Europe not because of the
dominant power of Turkey but be-
cause of the jealousy and the antago-
niatic interests of European powers
in respect to Turkey.
THE diplomacy of the Turk has
been to take advantage of this an
tagonism.
1.-THE present situation has devel-
oped because Turkey took advdn-
tage of the jealousy between Great
Britain. Italy and France.
"a new world conflagration mag
unless Great Britain, Italy and
France come promptly to accord.
1t was their failure to act in con-
cert that caused the present situa-
ton to develop.
Had the United States joined the
League of Nations. the dominant
moral prestige of u country could
have prevented the disagreement
between the allies and brought
about an agreement in regard to
Turkey. Then Greece would not
have dared to begin the war.
But Greece is Immediately re-
sponsible for the present condition.
During the war that nation was
under the leadership of Venizelos,
who proved himself one of the fore
most statesmen of the allied. pow
ers. After deserving so well of his
country he was deposed and made
an exile.
Had he been at the head of af-
fairs, Greece would not be in the
plight she is in today. To escape
from this plight, to avoid another
world war. I would emphasize the
necessity Of these steps: Cd there