Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-25
M0SLEM H0RDES
PLAN END OF
CHRISTIANITY
Turkish Scholar Out
lines Grave Dangers
Of Islam Invasion
If British Empire Fails in East,
Western Civilization Will
Fall, Says Lamsa-Moham-
medans Dream Of Conquer
ing Western WOrld-WOuld
Join BOlsheviks

IF the British Empire colIapses in
the lEast, the whole western civiliza-
ton will go down before en- influx Of
Islams.' This is the belief of George
NJ. Lamsa of Ninivah. Turkey, grad
uate of the Episcopal Missionary
school in that city, teacher, author,
lecturer and master of eight Ian
guages.
Mr.. Lamsa. who spoke at st. Marks
Episcopal church Sunday, is in Au-
susta in behalf of the 10000 suffering
Christians in Mcsopotamia. He spent
a year and half in Constantinople.
understands the working of the eastern
mind and is thoroughly versed through
st-hand knowledge in conditions in
Turkey today.
For 1900 years" continued Mr..
Lamsa, the Mohammedans have lock-
cd upon the Christians as heathcns.
and the present uphcaval in Turkey is
the start Of what may develop into
world wide conflagration that will
make the late world war pale into in
significance. Europe and ASIA arc
separated by two narrow straits; in the
west, the Dardanelles; in the east, the
Bosphorus. The sea of Marmora and
tn, Black sea form an impossible bar
rier because the Turks have no boats
or navy, and physical barriers make
the tourney from Asia to Europe al
most imr ossible.
THE gateway to Europe for an in
vaaing army will be through the Oar
danelles and Bosphorus. and if Eng
troops from the Asiatic side to the
European side and post them at Cha
nav and Constantinople. 10000 soldiers
at each post could protect the fate or
Europe.
For centuries the eastern mind has
looked upon the European AS being
nearly superhuman, but victories OF
Turkish diplomacy over the European
diplomats, who are like children at tho
hands of the former. has broken down
this reserve. Moslems in Egypt and
in India are watching the progress OF
the Turks, and If the succeed in
overcoming England's hold they will
rise and revolt in their own particular
parts of the British Empire.
with short-sighted diplomacy
France has been backing the Tur'-' II
nancially to an immense extent. The
eastern question has really been dip
lomatic battle between France and
England, and France has won, get
! ting the immense concessions that for
merly were held by the British and BY
the Germans.
"If England now gives up the
points she has won, it will mean that
the Moslems of Egypt and India will
unite; that the Turks will sweep
through Europe, joining forces and
receiving food and munitions from
the Russian Bolshevik forces and the
, Bulgarians. Christianity will be swept
away and the Moslems will realize
their century old dreams of subject
ing the western world"
THE best thing for the Christians
to do is to leave Turkey-or else ac-
cept Mohammed as a prophet-for
Mohammedans will never tolerate the
present form of Christianity because
they charge that Christians Rave
gone too far from the teachings of
Jesus"
There are 100,O00,0O0 Greeks in
Asia Minor. and 100,000,000 Turks on
the European side of the Bosphoyus.
and the only guarantee of peace is
for each of these parties to return
to their own people and own reli-
gions."
1.-The majority of Turks are heartily