Evening star., 1922-11-12
ity. and spreading democratic pacifi.
cation into Asia Minor.
Turks Made Great Power.

tty. and spreading democratic pacifi-
cation into Asia Minor.
Turks Made Great Power.
But what does it all mean?
Another crusade has ended in making
the Turks a great power with equal
rights: Will the twentieth century
find Christians suffering even more
Kemal. the bold and brave patriot
who was outlawed by the sultan,
created q great national assembly,
with government apparently many
sided. but really subject only to him
self. and with Frances strategic and
financial help drove the Greeks from
Asia Minor. Europe permits Greece,
from whence continental culture
came. and for whose liberation from
the Turkish yoke. Thousands, inciud-
ing Lord Byron, shed noble blood. to
sink in an abyss. while the powers
vie with one another to fiatter the
Mussulman victors as. after Russia's
disastrous Manchurian defeat, they
fiattered the Japanese to the detri-
ment of white prestige. TO regain
Thrace for European foothold ana 40
abolish the capitulations designed to
safeguard the rights of foreigners
Kemal Is pretending that Turkey is
to be a democratic republic, deposes
the sultan and proclatmS that the
chaliph must be elected.
Constantinople in 1853 it always has
been a nation of warlike hordes. the
fertilest lands in Europe and ASIA
Minor have withered under lslamlc
militarism mixed with corruption.
1t has done nothing for civilization.
culture, increasing prosperity or
higher morals. but. with the most
cunning cruelty, has prosecuted al!
christians within reach. enslaved ana
! tried to eNterminate them: 1t cant
90 otherwise, for its belief orders II
to despise all other creeds and fight
against the Christian dogs. who can
| be tolerated only when converted 70
Islam The spirit of Mohammed Will
never make an honest peace Win the
gentle gospel of Jesus Chlrst.
people who for centuries were re-
duced to servitude by the moods OF
| a sultan and whose highest dlenl-
taries and generals only yesterday
were obliged to run like dogs pc
hind the padisshah's carriage are
supposed to have become over nlgnt'
ready for self government!
Lesson for France.
| France, so ready to mock camou-
fage, and which in 1914 saw the Turks
/ pocket billions of a French loan and
| then declare war against her, surely
| cannot believe that any state of this
sort is ready for prudent constitu-
tionalism. The caliph heads millions
! of MussulmanS where of the turks
are only a small part. All Islam obeys
his slightest wishes and when he un-
furis the green flag rushes into a
holy war against all unbelievers. And
now this caliph is to be elected by
/ the national assembly from the de-
I throned Ottoman family. In Rome the
; Pope is elected. but by all cardinals
and not alone by Italians. Is Islam S
Pope to be elected by the Turks only
and himself a Turk" although the
caliphate really belongs to the Arabs,
| from whom the Turks stole 1t.
! The national assembly will elect the
most easily Influenced Ottoman prince,
| thus obtaining predominance over the
| pan-Islam movement which threatens
| three continents and, combined with
the yellow fanatics and imperialists
| of east Asia may soon threaten
| America and Australia. Doesn't Eng
land, which forced Lloyd George to
! resign on account of his near east
policy. see what danger threatens
Are hia, Mesopotamia. Persia, Afghan
| istan, Bellochistan. Punjab, Burma,
| India, if it allows Mussulman unity to
| be subject to the Turkish scimitar! !
Has petroleum spoiled JOHN Bulls
nose so that for the first time he fails
| to scent where his interest lies?
| Democratic ideals are racing through
| the world In a Ford car. but with
Trotsky. Kemal. Mussolini or high
tories as chaufeurs the best tires
! won't prevent serious blowout.
The Lausanne conference must answer
i questions of race, creed. culture FAR
more important than control of the
! straits. Only the echo of the crustad-
/ ing spirit from the cathedral can help.
| Washington's favorite child must not
be wantonly crippled or misused for
! purposes of deceptive imposture.
Copyright. 1927