Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-11

touring the S.AlteO SIdlcS Luz tiiC ccS-
ond time. before leaving Waterville
after his lecture at the First Baptist
church Monday night, granted rep
resentative OF the Kennebec Journal
a most interesting interview lasting
| nearly three quarters Of an hour in
his roo mat the Elmwood hotel.
The Journals representative ar
rived in Mr. Walpoles room as the
novelist was eating his luncheon. but
this failed TO make the Englishman's
greeting any the less cordial and aft
q motion!ng the representative to
. chair, drawn close up to the table,
he smiled and asked what would be of
most interest.
The Journal man sniled-and who
could help but smiling after looking
at that genial and boyish face-and
| said that of course the situation in
Constantinople and the surrounding
territory was Of great interest and i'm
portance TO the whole world.
| Mr. Walpole started in by saying
| that he thought that all the misun-
| Outstanding could be settled by di-
plomacy and that. while a real war
would not come, the Turk must be
| driven from Asia Minor. He main
| tanned that while Premier Lloyd
George might have gone too far in
| the negotiations. the direction was
| right. Another point that Mr.. Wal
pole brought up was that the SEEM
ing favor to Greece was little over
| done and that in reality, this was not
| ala rendered to the Grecian govern
| ,,,l-
are being treated on equal terms as
far ms the neutrality Of the territory
which is occupied by the British
| forces.
| THE quickest settlement of the
| trouble would come about, the
| novelist said IF the United States
would come in with the European
towers in this one question. The
Turks fear the British power. but are
taking advantage of the misunder-
J standing between Great Britain and
| France TO form a power in Asia Minor
| which would be a menace to the
world
The petty troubles between the two
great European powers is the stumb-
ling block of the diplomats in their
endeavor TO settle the situation. Mr..
Walpole said that if the American
| government would join as a third
party, that they would act as ref
cree and steady both nations.
| without doubt" Mr.. Walpole
| further stated. the Turk will have to
he driven from the civilized world.
| This should have been done at the
? time of the World war, but at that
time the sentiment was entirely OPP
rosed to such a drastic action and 1t
was never accomplished
| In England there are two factions
or parties whose sentiments differ
greatly on the settlement Of this
roblem. There is one that argues
| for England alone; the other which
| thinks of the good of Europe in the
settlement. If England were to set
! tie it for it's own good, they would
crive the forces of Renal Pasha to
| destruction. On the other hand, If
| she were to think of the good of Eu-
rope, she would await the action of
, the other powers.
! NO matter which way the problem
l., settled he said, the Dardanelles
must always be open to the trade Of
| the world"
| In speaking Of the war indemnities
| O., the Allied powers against the Ger
man government. Mr.. Walpole said
that Of course the facts were greatly
misrepresented in all the papers.
| The condition Of Germany is, with
| out doubt, demoraliZed and the coun-
| try is in bad way financially. The
Germans, naturally, want to pay as
| little as possible, but even if they
do pay, it will be years and years be-
! fore the final payment will be made.
In getting away from the world
politics. Mr.. Walpole reminicsed back
| to his first tour Of the United States
three years ago. When he landed in
founded in his life as he was to see
the size Of the buildings and the
| length Of the streets.
"You know" he said, when I first
saw a sleeping car l wondered how
you ever could sleep in one of those
heavily upholstered seats. but when
the guard. or as YOU call him here,
discct the very insides Of the car, |
soon saw how ingenious your railroad
people were. ! have been in Russia.
so the long distances that your trains
travel did not appal me as it might
had / not been across Asia. The
luxury and comfort Of your trains is
wonderful. You know in my coun-
tickets. the first, second and third.
II is often a great nuisance to
traveller TO get the reservations tEat
he desires. Then, too. the baggage
system is so entirely different.
When I first travelled on the AEieri-
can roads. l carried all my personal
luggage with me. but it did not take
me a great while to find out that q.
traveller in the States carries very
little with him. Here one buys
ticket and for small sum may Sc
cure a seat on day train or berth
on a sleeper and it makes the tour
so much easier"
Another curious thing that Mr.
Walpole mentioned, the fact that all
the buildings. railway cars and all
public places were centrally heated
and kept so very warm.
THE last time that l was in the
States" he said. there were two
other English lecturers here too. and
the effect of the heat was so bad
that they were compelled to cancel
some Of their dates because of severe
headaches. felt the same way at
first. but this time I am more used
to it,
He explained the reason for this