Evening star., 1922-10-08
War WEAKNESS of Europe Saves Turkey

man empire. believes that the Chris
tian must be taught "to know his
place" The Moslem will not con-
code equality" social" or other, to
Christian. Their constitution grants
snd 4sssn snay g to DO all sSegs
tions. Massacres "shock" Moslems
in Turkey. So does the treatment Of
negroes In the Union Of South Afri-
ca" "shock" English public opinion,
but the South African states go on in
their treatment of the negro. Many
they will also remind you that these
'lamentable occurrences" cannot al
ways be prevented. Even the Smyrna
massacres do not prevent England
from peacefully negotiating with
Kemal Pasha.
When Kemal Pasha draws near
Syria. a strong French public opinion
will be opposed to defending Syria.
France left Egypt to England in 1882
sooner than send troops there. II the
French assembly turned Freycinet
out Of power rather than keep its
likely to leave Syria now. Syria Is
today on the edge Of open insurrec-
ton, delayed only because the leader
Of the Moslem population believes
that more can be won by waiting
than nod by fishtns This little .1o force &c. Of
year. How can France afford a costly
military expedition to keep Syria
when the French deficit in 1921 was
$1.56S. 100000, and $5.15o.00o,oo0 of
bonds had been issued to the end Of
1921 since peace was signed. Italy
Is worse of. The cost Of defending
Mesopotamia would throw English
finance into confusion. The day for
military expeditions 10 over.
The existing administrations Of
England, France and Italy have not
been able to use their armies to pro
empire or to coerce the turkish au-
thoriies, military or civil; tho Turk
ish army. small as 1t is, or tho Turk
ish masses, in the cities or in the
fields. The Turkish troops now in the
field or in training are not over one.
England, France and Italy. Turkey
has no fleet whatsoever. no protection
for a single harbor. But the people
Of England, France and Italy will
not let their troops be used to set
Turkey in order any more than the
Up to fifty years ago the lower
masses Of England, France and Italy
had the minimum Of education. The
newspapers were read by the few.
The fsM found the colonel
now that they get the news every
day, have practically decided that
they will not furnish tho soldiers
needed to keep colonies in order. ST.
IBERIA has broken on from Russia for
the present, Russia, as a whole, Is
disintegrating. Even Japan is with
drawing from Q part Of its occupied ter
ritory in China.
Turkey-Ward Of the Powers.
The Turkish empire ie the one re-
gion in which the cooperative inter-
national plan Of keeping a country
in order and out ofwar or OF in
ternal conflict by the joint use Of
armies has been tried longest and
most continuously. The concert of
powers has always been settling the
affairs Of Turkey. landing troops and
sending fleets. The world expected
this would 90 on in 1919. The Turk
was deprived of all power by the
treaty cf Sevres, August 20. 1890. He
was to be quiet and behave himself.
The signatory powers had agreed to
use force freely.
When in 1889 Alexandria was
burned In part and Christians were
massacred-a mere flea bite to the
Turkish massacres-Gladston paGi-
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