The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-09-28
British Going to
Submit to Turks
BY John oDonneH


Brookline, Mass.-The Essential ig-
norance of Lloyd George in foreign
affairs" combined with "the mad poll
cies of the governments of western
Europe" are the causes of the Turkish
situation in Asia Minor and the immi-
nent danger Of another great war, de-
clared Lothrop Stoddard, Americas
leading expert on Mohammedan affairs,
in an interview today.
Whom the gods destroy they first
make mad" said the author of "The
New World of Islam volume now
year old, in which the present state
of affairs was predicted. "Great Brit
ain, France and Italy have been pursu-
ing policies Of madness. The series of
rotten treaties drawn up during and at
the close Of the World War has been
the Nemesis of the allied powers. To-
day the chickens are coming home to
roost."
It was Stoddard's published investi-
cations into the Moslem question that
drew praise from President Harding
and the late Lord Northcliffe. Stod-
dard's predictions of a year ago have
become the history of the present.
Echo Through All Islam.
"What do you think win take place ?"
he was asked.
"Great Britain will have to back
down. The British government will be
obliged to give Constantinople to the
Turks and, very probably, Thrace along
with it. Very likely there will be res
ervations, on Turkeys part, with re-
gard to the Straits. These, think, will
be major developments; but, of course,
there will be much face-saving on both
Sides"
"And if Great Britain defends Con-
stantinople with an army?'
eff England fires rife against the
Turks along the Dardanelles, the echo
will be heard through all Islam. In the
great stretch of Mohammedan world,
there will be a series of explosions
each one a revolt against Christian rul-
ers.
II do not look for Holy War in the
sense that there will be an organized,
co-ordinated onslaught of Moslems on
Christians. What will take place is a
series of vicious revolts, isolated and
independent, in various parts Of Islam"
"The events of today are confirming
predictions which made in our inter
view of last winter. The allies pursued
their policy of carrying out rotten trea
ties. the Moslems have seen the Chris
tian thieves quarreling over the war
loot, and now the final stage in the
great poker game has been reached.
"The allies have been blufing. Tur-
key has called the bluff, and the allies
must back down.
"Veiled war between France and
England has been going on in Asia
Minor for months. Italy has played
both ends against the middle. The
Turk now has no respect or fear for
the western powers. The Mohammedan
has seen that Christian thieves cannot
stick together"
Stoddard went to bookshelf and
took down copy of his New World Of
Islam"
speech by Lloyd George" Stoddard
said. "On Jan. 5, 1915, the British
prime minister made the following dec
laration: Nor are we fighting to de-
prive Turkey of its capital or Of the
rich and renowned lands in Thrace
which are predominantly Turkish in
race"
The book closed with q snap.
''That was the pledge Of Lloyd
George. In that same year, when allied
,tatesmen were talking about self-de-
termination, they were drawing up Sc
cret treaties dividing Turkey among
the allied powers.
"Now what is the situation? On one
side we have the quarreling thieves.
England, France and Italy are split by
dissention. On the other side is Mus