The Washington times., 1922-09-20

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This is another day, with all
the news worth while coming
from the other side of the At
iantic. England has sent her
whole array of battleships. de-
stroyers, submarines, and fly
ing machine carriers through
the Mediterranean to the Dar-
danelles-partly to be ready.
partly to impress the Turks
with a great display of strength.
London hears reports that
the Russians are getting to-
Eether an army of 100000.
Those are Russians that have
been fed, while others have
gone hungry. They are young
and convinced that they are
going to change the world "a
dangerous conviction for their
enemy, when it comes to fight
ing.
France and Italy make it
clear that just at present they
are not violently interested in
another war. They have had
about enough for a while.
Greece has had a little more
than enough. Her army of
100000 has faded away to
10000.
n England alone, or part OF
England, with Lloyd George
for it's brain, announces that
1t will not sacrifice the VIC
tories of our gallant sons in
the Near East theater." This
Is a patriotic way of saying.
"Having got the oil wells in
Mesopotanlia and a ficm aold
on the Da-dahelles out of the
last war, England isn't going
to give up"
1t Is to be remembered that
1t Is not a mere question of
war between Turkey and Eng
land. England could hire men
to settle that kind of war. But
when England sends her war
ships, the whole Atlantic fleet,
beneath the shadow of Gibraltar,
through to Constantinople, Eng
land is thinking about RUSSIA,
her three million men, AMI the
ten millions more that she could
collect. Merely shooting at that
number of men would cost more
than England would want to
spend.
The bright spot in yesterdays
news was a drop in the price of
wheat. Wheat reflects the COM
bined opinions of the worlds in
ternational food gamblers. They
are keen men, well informed.
II wheat drops, it means they
believe no really big war is
coming.
American citizens should be-
gin making up their minds what,
If anything, they intend to do.
Will they send men to be shot
in q war started by Greeks
and Turks to settle quarrels
older than this nation? Will
they mobilize their men and
thousands of millions to uphold
the theory that England should
control one entrance to the Medi-
terranean by her possession Of
Gibraltar and the other entrance
from the Black Sea by her con-
troll of the Turkish claims in me
East?
That is a very sensible idea
for England, whose great need
is freedom for English ships
everywhere. 1t is for this coun-
try to make up its mind how
much that means TO THE
UNITED STATES.
Mr.. Harding says this nation
shall have no part in a new
war. No ships and no men.
Good, so far; what about
money? And while President
Harding is sincere, undoubtedly,
he is not the strongest influ-
ence in the country.
AND, Mr.. Wilson kept US
out Of war" for a while.
II is England's praiseworthy
habit, when the dust settles
each time. to be found holding
something new. And she hangs
on.
Don't think that all this
lacks interest for the United
States. Already you see signs
Of our dear brothers in Europe, :.
and some of our foolish sisters
In America, eager to hand this
latest war, or the bill for it, to
her old Uncle Sam.
Highly moral gentlemen, in
eluding DR.. Barton, chairman
of the Near East Relief, secre-
tary Of the American Board of
Foreign Missions, say it is our
duty to take the responsibility
for the fighting stirred up by
the Greek king. We have great
'smoral interests in Turkey"
and must "share responsible
ity."