Evening star., 1923-04-04
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at once to utilize German gold, hidden
in the new world and the old, to
make reparation payments and as Sc
Curity for reparation loans;
IL France, deprived by these repara-
ton payments and guarantees of her
avowed reasons for the occupation Of
the Ruhr, were to withdraw at once
within her own treaty boundaries;
If Great Britain and Italy. reas.
sured by French withdrawal from the
Ruhr and by the disavowal Of i'm.
perialistic and militaristic aims in
volved in this withdrawal, were to
take their place by Frances side again
as victorious allies in the world war,
bound as unselfishly as is practicable
TO make and enforce a just and endur-
ing world peace;
II Turkey, utterly defeated in the
recent world war and to be driven to
Just treatment of the Christian rninori-
ties by the final united pressure and
threat of the victorious allies, were to
cease to pose as victor, enforcing its
will by ultimatums and threats Of war,
and were to negotiate a final peace
treaty as conquered, not as conqueror;
If these suppositions became realities
the jealousy wrangling and avaricious
but war-weary nations of the world
would take the obvious steps to ex-
tricate themselves from the slough Of
despond in which they have been strug-
Cling, sinking and suffering.
And then the world might rejoice
with great joy, for the foundation Of
just and enduring peace would be laid.
The comparatively few in whose
possession is concentrated German
wealth should uncover their hidden
gold to make national reparations.
France should cleanse itself Of the
slur Of Napoleonic imperialistic aims.
Great Britain and Italy and France
should, individually and collectively
purge themselves of the charge Of
self-serving treachery toward a war
ally, Great Britain in Europe and
France in the near east.
Turkey should cease to be the only
vanquished nation in the world war
which puts on the airs of victor, mere
~ because it has whipped a de-
moralized, disunited and, in the end,
isolated Greece, and because it has
had the opportunity Of winning by
bribery from it's jealous and avari-
cious allied conquerors what it lost
by war.
The war-allies should not, as the
result of separate bargains with Tur-
key, rooted in avarice and treachery,
abandon the Christian minorities to
the tender mercies Of Turkey or
Russia.
The war-allies ought not, individual
iy or collectively, to be guilty Of new
betrayal of Christianity, in considera-
ton not of pieces Of silver, but of
measures OF Mosul oil.
The United States, which has spent
millions to save the lives and souls Of
Armenian children, ought not to see
with Indifference all its laborS rem
dered futile. and will never volun-
tarily abandon these helpless Chris
tians to the malice of the Turk, and
TO slavery or death, physical and
moral. in consideration Of trade or Oil
concessions
The hope of the Christian world
will be that the Angora government
will remain obdurate and threatening
and that no final conference agree.
ment and treaty with the allies will
be made until Germany has paid rep.
arations or guaranteed payment, until
France has withdrawn from the
Ruhr and until the allies, again
loyalty united, shall force upon de-
feated and bafled Turkey just
peace that shall. fully protect the
Christian minorities.
Queen Lii Of Hawaii missed restora.
tion to her throne because she would
not promise Uncle Sam that she would
not kill her enemies when restored to
power.
Perhaps Kemal Pasha and the An.
CORA government are making a like
bIunder and will suffer a similar pen.
atty.