Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-03
TWO GREAT POWERS
COMMIT BLUNDERS
IN TURK SITUATION
BY ANDRE TARDIEU
Former French High Commissioner
to the United States)

10 Lu0 CuIUcU SCatCSD
Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright. 1927
PARIS, Sept 30.-The two great
powers, which, here as elsewhere,
could have remained masters Of the
situation working together, have,
by misunderstanding and rivalries,
provoked and multiplied conflicts
which today are giving much
trouble in calming. In consequence
the Greek set-backs are interrupted
in France as English difficulties and
thusiasm while Poincare's refusal
to participate in the defense of the
Dardanelles which are of general
world interest is interpreted in Lon
don as failure to accept entente
obligations.
Therefore the eastern crisis,
which, perhaps, is only beginning,
will develop in the worst possible at
mosphere, namely, mutual suspicion.
Frances state of mind is extremely
curious. The press campaigns have
had a strange effect on many of my
fellow citizens. We have Catholic
papers rejoicing over Kemalist vic
tories. We see Poincare, who q
year ago denounced the Angora
agreement, going further in few
hours than BRAND did in a year.
We see those who commonly com.
plain that France always is bowling
to British now rejoicing because we
vacated Chanak, place which we
cannot easily regain. All this is
very puzzling. Finally I must re-
mark that Lloyd Georges absurd
policy Of arousing Greek ambitions
is largely responsible for this state
Of mind.
Despite the official jubilation over
the Franco-Italo-Britis joint invita-
ton to Renal the Turkish crisis is
far from being over. The Turks
have twice invaded the neutral zone
since the invitation was extended.
The presumptions Renal press de.
clares unacceptable the proposals Of
the powers. Kemal himself holds
back and Poincare's negotiator,
Franklin Bouillon, being more pro-
Renal than Renal himself can
scarcely be considered the man to
moderate the Turkish commander in
chief. Constantine having abdicat-
ed the new government announces
It will retain Eastern Thrace by
force of arms while the Soviets pro.
| test against the three power note
and send their war divisions for
ward with an unknown purpose.
Anybody reading the Paris papers
might think from their hysterical
turcophilism that France considered
the Turkish problem settled. This
| is untrue. The details filtering
through Of how the Turks pillaged
and burned Smyrna are making a
great impression and the visible
connivance of Moscow with Angora
| is disturbing. Poincare, despite his
| unexpected diplomatic support OF
Renal. must take account of these
| legitimate apprehensions. Only a
| week after he evacuated Chanak,
| thereby causing enormous Difficult
| ties between France and England
he asks the chambers finance com
| mittee to authorize a loan of 800,
100000 francs to Roumania, the
Poles and the Tcheks to complete
| armament against the possibilities
of Turkish re-entry into Europe and
the Russian menace which might
require their military intervention
| These facts contradict the facti-
cious optimism of the official news
| papers.
For two years France and Eng
land have been committing unpardon.
able errors in the opposite direction,
Lloyd George starting It by urging
Constantine to rash extremes re-
sultIng in his destruction, and
France signing the separate accord
with Angora in September 1921,
which exalted Kemal's Nationalist
nrogran