New-York tribune., 1922-10-12
British Editor
Proud Of Action
In Near East
III Putting Foot Down at
Chanak Premier Kept
Turks Out of Europe,
Sir William Berry Says
at Luncheon Here
/. S. Must Help Clean Up
Mess, Publisher Tells
English Speaking Union


Defending the policy Of Great Brit
ain, In the Near East, at luncheon
given in his honor by the English
Speaking Union at the Astor Hotel
yesterday, Sir William Berry said, a
critical conflagration had been headed
of through the measures taken by his
government.
Sir William, who Is vice-president
of the Misunderstanding Union in
Great Britain and 4 newspaper owner.
suggested that If the Allied nations
had stood behind Britain. the situation
would have been more satisfactory
than it is at present.
an the trouble in the Near East
there has been considerable criticisra
in the newspapers here as to the ac-
tion taken by the British government
In defying the Turks said Sir
William. q am proud to belong to I.
race which put its foot down in the
Near East and kept il there. That
action stopped the entry of the Turks
u i
conflagration that would have been
accompanied by horrifying massacre
and pillage.
Says Lloyd George Cherishes Peace
q know Lloyd George we'll. know
bis hatred OF war, and I know ne
wishes to spend the remainder of his
life as an apostle of peace. No man
has q greater realization of what wa
means than Lloyd George. 1t must
have been very difficult for him to-
take the step he did in the Near Easr
With the risk of war. But had he not
taken that step. we certainly would
haye had the Turk in Europe tonight
As result of what Lloyd George
has done, acting Tor the British gov-
ernnent, the trouble with the Turks
Is now In the conference state, which
isan accomplishment. even if we have
not reached definite settlement. +
contend that if the Allied countries
had stood with Great Britain in n
united front we would not have had
10 make concessions to the Turks, Be-
cause the Allied nations did not rally
70 the side of Great Britain, the situa
ton is rot as satisfactory as it might
have been.
IT is not for me to suggest Amer
ica's attitude on this problem. But l
au going to put it this way. An
American writer we'll said that those
nations who had made mess of af-
JAMS II Europe must eventually bear
tasir snare of clearing it up again"
SEES Debts Blocking Peace
The sane thing applies to the cues.
tlol @ feparatlons and the cancella-
ton Of debt, Sir William pointed out.
afgai1g that world peace is being
eiocEsd by the problems involved in
l'sparations payments by Germany and
ne mter-Allied debt.
Io-day We begin to realize that
sepsfations are largely a rnyth.n he
N.aed AT the close Of the war. we
dFsat Britain believed that Ger
may could pay for the cost of the
isrlble conflict. We didn't stop to
'dink and wonder if it was possible
~ Germany to pay We know that 1t
aNry little Germany can pay in the
Wv Of reparations. To press the repra-
asns is to add more danger to the
Raee Of the world.
un the question cf Britain's ability
. pay her debt to the United States.
Sir William said that Sir Reginald Nc
sSs-'sa, sPSahiHg DeIOTe the bankers
convention last week, fully expressed
ihe British position and sentiment.
sr Robert Horne, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, will soon visit this country
On On mission connected with the Brit
iih war debt, he intimated.
I'VE Will Pay This One.
He will come here with a definite
purpose said Sir William. "He will
pc ont to make a deal that will take
TINS debt out of politics. We have al
ways as nation paid our debts, large
one.' i's
paul D: Cravath, vice-president of
ine iga,.a y English- si' Speaking Union of the
umted States, presided. The, guests
D. .. lne speakers table included Lady
gerry. James W. Gerard, r. F. Munro.
Soaptaln Gloster Armstrong, S. s. Nc.
SS.aae' Sass - russell Whitman, Arthur Bris,
pane, Il; Z. Gunnison, r. +. r. Hunts
a''' sna M MaWln + Gay, Louis Wiley, Mr..
~. saa mrs. Herbert Wilberforce and
SOf a. George Haven Putnam.
MI Sii William is chairman of "The
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