The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-10-05

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long as they leave the straits free and
unfortihed. The dominIons, though pa.
triotlc always. are rather cool toward
, fresh military operations as has been
said, little or no help can be expect
ed from other allied nations, and
japan. according TO foreign Office Off
cial In Tokyo. Will stand absolutely
aioof.
The British government believes Its
forces could successfully defend Con
stantinOple and the straits without
help. and perhaps they could. But It
may be the Turkish offensive will not
be confined to that region. There are
reports which are more than rumOrs
that the Nationalists are moving on
Irnk, part OF the British mandate in
Mesopotamia. which IL ruled nOmi-
nally by Emir Felsaf. Uprlslngs In
that region are said 10 be becoming
general, and the word came from an
Anatolian news agency that the Brit
ish garrisons had been worsted in sew
eral encounters with trbesmen and
that Mosul was about 10 be evacu-
ated. II is not unlikely that these
reports are exaggerated. but the dan
ger there Is real. and IL but a part OF
the threat OF holy war against
Chrlstendom. The trend toward this
IL especially strong In India. where Inn
mense throngs OF Moslems gathered 10 |
rejoice over the victory OF Renal 1
Pasha. In Calcutta speakers bitterly
denounced the British policy In the
Near East and asserted that seven mill
lion Moslems In india are being |
angered 10 the point of rising en- masse
TO fight against the British for their
legitimate aspirations. The central
khalifat committee OF india sent
cablcgram to London saying:
by their support OF the Greek MILL
tGry adventure the British government
has broken faith with India and the
Moslem world. III England goes TO war
with Turkey now she Will never be
able TO regain her prestige in India"
THRoUGHoUT the struggle In Asia
- Minor the representatives OF Amer. !
len. lead by Rear Admiral Bristol. !
NJ ConstantInopie and !
George Horton. consul general at )
smyrna, have been chiefly concerned \
In the rescue OF their nationals and o
The relief OF the refugees In this I
TASK they have been notably success h
'ul. and Mr.. Horton bears witness 10 r
he bravery and unselnsh de~etlon OF c
he members of the American colony c
n Smyrna. Even the American women e
eachers In the Y. w. O. A. girls %
chool refused TO leave their posts
NTH driven away by the flames. +
MO BONUS for the American sol. J,
dlers aud sailors Of the World n
iar--at least, none unless congress at A
he session beginning In December hi
asses satisfactory bill. The meas NJ
re which went through the house last AZ
larch and through the senate on Aug. 10
n 81 was vetoed last Tuesday by hi
resident Harding Next day the house 81
serrode the veto by vote Of 25S % 10
!, bur a few hours later the senate m
pheld the action Of the President, the bl
]
ulster only a votes. four short Of the u
quircd twothlrds majority. Twenty. q,
ght senators voted against the meas &C
" this time. seven OF them being tiy
cmocrnts One 81 these was Senator tic
illiams of Mississippi aud he could 1
q resist the opportunity 10 exercise str
: caustlc Wit. I'm just plain Ju
mn fool Mississippi Democrat" said ion
. "hut TN going 10 support a Repub-
an President In this veto because A
= right The only wonder Is that A
Republican President could gct 40 rea
~ VII
President Harding In his veto mes ay
ze said that. while he was in ac- Of
~ with the avowed purpose ~ the TIA
q give expression % nations gas
altitude 20 those who served in It's
~ ~ IN the World war; he was IT,
iStraluet 20 return Il without his A
prevail Tor two reasons: dis,
FIRST. because II failed 20 provide rct
revenue to dcsray its expense sem
'cccnd. because. he said 1T e<fah- mer
'es the very dangerous precedent wor
creating q treasury covenant 10 pay pro,
lch pufs a burden variously estE VIII
ted between slceQOooooo and Ger
'pootnNoN upcn the American peo- incl
not 10 discharge an obligation. the
lch the government always must ton
!. but ~ heStow a bonus which the ilvis
Hers themselves. while serving In that
werid war. did not expect rela
y such a way of rewarding patriotic unis
vice he said rsrsher: "A peace Ne pow
Nai on tbs sx-sersA~ men. as can