Evening star., 1925-07-12
The Story the Week Has Told

assoCiates-have again gained finan-
cial control of the Ottoman-American
Development Co, having ousted the
British pretenders. as one might call
them. Admiral Colby NJ. Chester Sc
cured the "billion-dollar Chester con-
cession" (as it is optimisically termed)
from the Turkish government, the act
ual value of which would seem to be
rather problematical.
The Turks are mighty men of war.
and in diplomacy more than a match
for Europe's best, but for the humber
tasks of peace they have yet to dis
play genius. GhaZi Mustapha Kemals
peace policies are not bearin" any
golden fruit and presumably disinter-
ested criticism thereof is mostly ad.
verse. But it is quite too soon TO
judge them with confidence.
DR.. William Post, a medical mis-.
sionary with % years Of service in
the Near East, returning to this coun-
try therefrom, delivers himself most
dubiously concerning the prospects of
the American mission colleges in
Turkey. AnGora, he says in effect
grows less cordial to them day by
day. On the other hand. Prof George
H. Huntington, vice president of Rob
ert College, Constantinople, back with
us on vacation, has nice things to say
about Angora's attitude toward Rob
ert College, the most important Amer
lean foundation in Turkey. A near re.
lation of the Turkish prime minister
is to enter Robert College this Fall.
Sheik Said, who headed the recent
rebellion in Kurdistan Turkey, has
been hung along with 81 other prom
inent participants in that business
The sheik, 1t will be remembered, pro-
DOSad nd
sultanate in the person of a member
of the house of Ottoman.
China.-On July 4 a Chinese rabble.
estimated to number 500, entered the
plant of the Asiatic Petroleum
Co. at Chung Kingg, destroyed the
office and plundered the living quar-
ters of the staff. They dispersed on
the arrival of a British gunboat
Same town, same day, another mob,
led by Chinese "bo scouts stoned
workmen in the employ of a British
company. These enthusiasts were
scattered by British marines, charg-
ing with fixed bayonets, and one
Chinaman was hurt
Swatow is still a danger spot. One
hears of a student-led mob stoning
and looting Chinese shops operating
unuer BrltlSn or japanese flags Tor
perhaps only carrying British or Jap
anese goods. A Chinese military
officer opens fire on the mob and dis
perses it.
Several Japanese mobbed at Shang-
hal July 4, but rescued by Chinese
police. A Shanghai dispatch of July
8. tells of an attack by a mob of
about 200 on foreign police of the
international settlement. An Ameri-
can marine intervenes, kills a rioter
and disperses the mob Little change
apparently in the strike situation at
shanghai since a week ago.
More or less terrorism against
Chinese workmen in British or Jap
anese employ, other workmen pre-
vented from returning to such employ
by fear of the terrorists. The Shang-
hal volunteer corps and special po.
lice again modified to full strength
in fear of untoward developments.
The power plant in the international
settlement partially shut down and
within and without the foreign settle.
ments, not by way of retaliation, but
because only a limited force Of foreign
volunteers being available for opera.
ton full maintenance of the plant is
impossible.
incidentally the Chinese factory own
ers are no doubt doing some salutary
thinking in this connection.
Some see q think rightly much
significance sin a stern proclamation
just issued by Chang Tso Lins son,
who cornman4s Chang's troops in the