San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-11
kT|0NS MUST
CURB TURK Or
FACE NEW WAR
rdieu Deplores British
!. and French Blunders
IL in Near East.
'.SPECTS FORCE ONLY
rks Go to Extremes When
They Think Someone
n Fears Them.
.SPECTS FORCE ONLY
Rv Andre TARDIEU

I'1risht, 1923, by the San Antonio Light
arts. Feb. 1O.-The French govern
Itat seems to have been badly advised
as the dupe of excessive con-
E''nce in the Turks at Lausanne. Our
L. lev Of abdiCatiOn there was as blind
PEI lloyd Georges inflammatory policy
Hard Greece was criminal. The
A Sks respect force and force only.
In minute they think anyone fears
n, they go TO the worst extremes:
|iproof of this fact on that memorable
1 when Ismct Pasha yielded
h England while showing the utmost
|.5bornness toward France. POincare
I'D deemed it wise to assert France S
fGt to make separate peace, al
Eugh not exercising that right. But
|. Was to Curzon that Ismet rendered
Lfi offer of a separate peace and 1t
|ts Curzon who refused TO consider it.
Hell this merely emphasizes the mis-
Hes of three years. You all know
n IRE / stand and how l feel. The
Fnnch and British, instead Of stand
N, by their 1919 agreement and the
Slty of Sevres. sig.cd in 1920, have
Eight TO modify it. And they have
I'd at all times in opposite direc-
\ 9s.
II Meet Blunder With Mistakes.
Iployd- George aroused Greek imper-
.Nsm. which was not difficult. and
p'hged Constantinc's government into
IN tremendous Asiatic adventure where
u doubtless hoped. with the Greeks as
Y screen to obtain great advantages
XVI Great Britain at Constantinople
n elsewhere.
IFsriand and then POincare. met this
lnder with other mistakes. but in
tpr of the Turk. They decided to
a.y the Turkish horse against the
Nhek horse backed by the British.
Ishy made successive agreements with
smal whereby France abandoned the
Tres which she had in hand before
gching any final settlement.
rHhis resulted in Franco-B British
understandings. the effects of which
f'e been felt throughout the occi-
& II while European prestige has been
Fatty deprecated in the Orient. To
US events have their origin there.
fNeither the Greeks nor the Turks
Al curb their ambitions so long as
ky think themselves strong enough
y achieve their purpose. Only ono
Ing can check them. the decision of
frnited Europe. Such decisions are
liking.
lEhe Turks took advantage of Lau-
TINE to increase the demands initiated
y Chanak and Smyrna. Unquestion-
Nv they had support from Berlin and
ilscow. Considering the events of the
" few days at Lausanne, it is re-
itrkable 10 ask whether there is not
Hose connection between Pasha's re-
gal to sign the Smyrna notifications
] the warshiDS. German resistance in
!. Ruhr and the recent visit to Ber-
l OF Count Brokdorf Rantzau. the
''man ambassador at Moscow. Either
lam mistaken or you shortly will
1 in action what l have called for
re than a year the Bcrlin-Moscow-
! gora triple alliance.
Treaty Should BE Revised.
/. / IS to be hoped that the mad re-
i.ancc of the Turks to accepting the
lt submitted at Lausanne will now
taken advantage of to improve this
festablc treaty they once were ready
sign Without mentioning the real
u ihHSlSHb III strongly armed
'rkish force in Constantinople and
ster Thrace, the financial and
''nom:c clauses meant the end of all
tety. and dignity for European sub
ITS in Turkey.
France and the United States who
Ne established so many thriving
.tools and missions in the Levant are
Irtlcularly menaced. Those on the
'pund who are most competent TO
FAX, declare the Lausanne treaty.
uld have condemned all schools and
,pltais OF this sort to death. Many
ICED: already are closed.
AS Tor the Christian minorities I'm.
Il the clauses are modified, thpv must
pose between exile and determination.
!. must make a supreme effort once
e.ln to set things straight in the
tent. This business is indisnutabIv
,npromised by the Franco-Germa1
SIS. But despite this France owl
GLAND must act in concert with
ners TO make a united stand, Otbnri
Sc the risk of war in the Oriont
pin is visible. O'lent