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ish clash will have excuse sufficient
for acting militarily. they being able
fensive and defensive alliance nego-
tiated between the two in 1920.
Furthermore. the Russians have
been working consistently to under
and India, and as consequence may
be expected to use every expedient
In furthering Turkish resistance to
the allies in order that there may be
conflict or complete disorganization.
Dominate Angora Assembly.
The Russians have gained domina-
tion of the Angora assembly to such
a point that Mustapha Kemal lives
practically in exile. under heavy
guard. Though he intended to sus-
tain nationalistic principles and re-
deem Turkey for the Turks, it never
theless is a fact that in the past year
KemaI has shown an increasing de-
sire to negotiate with the allies to
bring about a period in which Turkey
might gain desired economic and
financial advance. But KemaPs hands,
according to advices which have
reached the allies, are being tied by
the Turkish army clique. which is
soviet-inspired. There are nearly
$4,000 officers in the Turkish army at
the moment. and these have lived
mainly by loot. Taxes are being
raised to prohibitive figures, property
seized and in many other respects the
regime is living upon exploitation of
the turkish peoples themselves. The
fires of resistance to any of the allied
proposals have been kindled by the
army officers themselves, who have
seen in peace curtailment of their
present privileges, nefarious as they
may be. The army clique Is talking
of snatching Syria back into the
Turkish fold, making <Adrianople the
jumping-off place for an invasion and
reconquering Of western Thrace and
Saloniki. They also talk Of initiating
expeditions against Irak, with the
view of disrupting the whole Meso-
potamian regime and placing Bagdad
within Turkish domination, all with
the view of perpetual exploitation.
incidentally, it is this knowledge
of Turkish purpose that has caused
the allies to be so insistent upon the
protection of their own nationals by
the old system of Turkish capitula-
tons. which will be one of the chief
rocks on which the Lausanne confer
ence Is expected to split.
Though 1t has been intimated that
the Turks and the allies will agree
to a status quo in regard to near
eastern anairs, IL 1T is seen that no
believed that breakdown in the
parley will be the immediate signal
for immed ediate aggression on the part
of the Turks in every quarter. The
places where they are expected to
strike are Thrace and the Irak re-
gions Of Mesopotamia.
1t Is declared that the Turks al
ready have $4,000 men in eastern
Thrace, who will move westward
with the idea of reclaiming all ter
ritories lost to Turkey in Europe.
The Greeks are said to have 10o,000
men on the Masitza river awaiting
any such move. In case Greece is
drawn INTO the melee it is believed
that Jugoslavia and Rumania will be
forced into the struggle.
Offensive and defensive alliances of
the little entente are sufficient to
bring about support OF the other
powers. in which case IL may be ex-
pected that the Hungarians, taking
advantage of the disordered situa,
tion. will strive to redeem territories
lost under the treaties Of peace. but
now held by Rumania, Czechoslovakia
and Jugoslavia- The Russians, not
content with severance of Bessarabfa
from the Ukraine. will strike at Ru-
mania Poland will be drawn into
the struggle, either when the Rus
SLAMS move against the Rumanfans
or. should the. Russians attempt in
cursfons in Lithuania or attempt to
effect union with the Germans in any
general plan Of resistance to French
purpose.
made in practically every capital oi
the old world for any eventuaiity
and all paths now seemingly lead tc
war, instead OF peace and settled
order.