Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-25
SAYSU. S. F|DDLES
i WHILE WAR LOOMS
Maclachlan Sees Dcbaucll of
Mammon-W Worship Over
Ubiquitous Tariff.
URGES AMERICA TO ACT
Country's Duty to Tell Turks
to Keep to IL cir Side
of Straits.

i'cCiurlnB tNht america SInHed
when che refused TO be n party To
q league OF nations and s!nned when
shn rejected the proTcrcd mandate
over Asia Minor. (which would have
put an end forever TO the pcrsccu-
ZION o: the Armen!ans," and asking
Shall she sin again and so become
hardened in her guilt. by adding In
drunken dnhauch OF mammon- worship
over an Ubiquitous tariff when the
aamcs OF another world -con!lagrat!on
are lcaping on tho horizon" I,cv. IL
-, G. Maclachlan. the pastor. preached
% seventh street Christian Church
lnHt night on Christian Civilization
and tho Turk" DR.. MaclachIan
poke, in part. az follows:
within tho last tcw weeks the
world has been startled by the sud-
den icaping Into flame OF the smou-
The Sear East has. for more than
e Icncration. been the breeding
place for European strife. Standing
al thc gateway 20 Asia and within
threatening distance Of the suez
'dnal. the main eastward artery OF
ne British empire: Christian against
hos.cm mud Jew. ana one Christian
'aith against another: the oldest and
most Dattie-Fcarrcd spot IN Europe
ma ASIA. jealousy watched by all
nc great powers of Europe. lest one
4nonid steal march on another
: 'Arrci and. abov" al. dominated by
tho f"ar of the Turk--it IS no, 20 hc
wondered at tina, such region
should b. the meeting place or in
Sensational rivair!os ard the hot-b.d
%. international strife
Another "scrnp nf Paper"
on the heels Of tho war It seemed
ne y a, las; the Turk had been
Uni n -. NJ f.,tf, 4
notifies. Tho treaty OF Scvrcs pro-
Nidcd Tor the delivery Of ThraCc TO
Greece, tn" intcrnationaliziug OF the
'hrdhneIies and thc awarding o. GER
tain mandates 10 France and Brit
ain. and FOR ono brief moment. tho
situation looked encouraging But
hardly vas thu ink dry In tho treaty
han careful observers began to soc
that y was n thing OF straw. italy
and France hisl!kcd the Idea OF n
rTcatcr Greece. jcalousics cropped out
between Franco ana England as to
~" 'nandator!es, tho Turks taking
"dvantagc OF allied differences. re-
used 20 Sign the treaty. and-worse
than ali from tho standpoint o. In
tcrnat!onal morAls--America had al
ready refused TO accept a mandate
oror Asin Minor and ada cen. regions.
including Armenia. with the quite
fnrcsccablc result that the Armcn-
ans, their corcligion!sts In Asia
":inor. would be handed over 20 tho
lender mcrcics or the Turks who
would no; b" slow in aveng!ns thcm-
elves on the Christian dogs who
had dared 10 align themselves with
The allies In the groat war against
their Turkish masters.
The Greeks were thus LEFT with
raper treaty. representing the pro-
fcsscd allied aims but withou, allied
help or even countcnance In cntorc-
ing It. They decided 10 go II alone.
and for time, were successful
'thracc was delivered and Asia Minor
invaded. But the Turk, recovering
morale. has put Greece In the dis
card. and Is threatening Thrace aud
even Constantinoolc.
A Hnrbnrous People.
Who arc the Turks? They arc
an Asiatic peoplo WHO rode into En-
rope centuries ago over the ruins OF
The old Roman empire and es,ah-
.ishcd their capital At Constant
n"Dlc: barbarous Dco-'' IN spite
81 THU '' civil
iza;inn. among The rU.ue class. "A
vo!uptuous people among whom eon-
suality has free rc!n: n hloodthirsty
people who put whole populations
20 the sword or worse: n fanat!cal
people whose periodic massacrcs of
their Christian subjects are looked
nfon az holy wars il is this pco-
Tic who are now standing on the
boundary OF the neutral zone. flushed
with victory. drunk with religious
'fanatic!sm and the dream Of spoil.
and demanding that they he read
mittcd To their ancient capital with
England alone standing in the breach
and saying: 1T shall not be-
The Turk does not change. with
'hc Armeninns nearly annihilatcd. no
IS burning and staying the Greek
Christians. of Smyrna, and the adj
Joining country and dcfying the
~ Christians Of Europe 10 interfere.
snys Question IL Moral One.
: ~; is u moral. not merely no.
. litical question: matter of eternal
: ;inn people OF Europe and America
: tolerate this unspeakahle Turk any
!. longer? Shall they sit idly by and
!. merely pray for our prosecuted
: brethren of the Near East whtn
. these brethren are reaching out
: their hands TO them for help?
J. thank God today for Lloyd George.
: who. throwing prudence to the
: winds. is saying: You shall not have
:, Constantinoplc hack. Set hut one
4 foot within tho neutral zone and the
: guns of the English fleet will he
: your answer am not condon-
= ing Greece. Greece has acted rashly.
!. but that does not alter tho duty OF
: oil Christiandom to say to The Turk:
: Your day OF numbering Christians
land setting Christian nations by the
ears. is gone forever
81 1T Is the duty of all the Chris
tian nations-America included. nay
America first of all. 70 what pur-
pose do we call ourselves a Chris
tian nation if wo are to prolong the
historical infamy OF the Turk ana
turn q deaf ear to the cry OF our
coreligionists of tho East: Tsola-
I4ion' and foreign cntanglcmcnts'
,Torsooth. IsoIntion, when the re-
figion we profess declares: No one
.liveth TO himself Foreign cntanglc-
sments.
- VIII Not Mean War.
DO not be afraid. II will not
mean war II will mean avoidance
~ war. Turkey is taking advantage
% the poverty and war WEAKNESS
and international jealousics OF En-
rope in order to mako her getaway
with tho spoils. She will not stand
mp agains. the clear mandate Of tho
emitted States of America that she
must stop In her tracks, Keep to her
own sido of tho straits. aud make an