Evening star., 1926-11-09
TURKEY TO ENTER
| LEAGUE NEXT YEAR
Geneva Fully Expects AppIi.
/ cation Now That Ger
, many Is Member.
~ Cable 10 The Star and New York World.

By Cable 10 The Star and New York World.
GENEVA. November a.-Turkev ia
coming into the League Of Nations in
snort order. for practically the same
reason that Germany cast aside all
opposition and became member of
the Geneva orga niZation. namely, to
advance the interests of herself
We'll informed officials predict Tur.
KEYS entrance at the next assembly
and the immediate recognition of An
CORA as the legitimate leader of the
Mohammedan world.
Repeated reports from the Turkish
capital show that pro-League propa-
eanda is growing there despite the
efforts Of Moscow to counteract it.
The Russians. isolated from most OF
Europe and Asia since the entry of
centered on Turkey in the drive
against the British empire.
Germanys turning her face to the
West instead of the East, especially
after the early successes of the
fspallo and Berlin treaties, was the
greatest diplomatic defeat the boil
shevists have suffered in years. Tur-
KEYS fraternZation with the Euro
rean combination, whether it is for
better or worse. will leave the Mos
COW politicians little room for anti
british intrigue.
Lithuanian Pact Studied.
The mutual neutra lity' treaty
with Lithuania is causing some con-
Germ: il was calculated to block the
British hope for Baltic bloc against
the Soviets to cooperate with the
ljule entente in event of Russian ag
Eression against British domination.
Lituania. however. turned to Russia
fo1 purely political reasons. Her re-
rD-I-
strained and, with Warsaw represent
Cd on the Leagues council, the Lith-
uanianS have little chance for favor
able action over Memel or Wilma. With
russia al their backs, they can push
heir diplomatic bluff further-so long
$ il remains pure bluff. But that is
AL
Turkey All along has had much to
do with the League despite her non
membership. The Leagues relief or
eanization handled the exchange Of
populations between Greece and Asia
Minor. the Leagues jurisdiction over
certain clauses in the Lausanne
Treaty brought Mosul before the
council. unfortunately for Angora,
hut at the same time blocking
Rritain's alternative of an Italian
Greek British intrigue against Musta-
pha kemal.
Several questions have come before
The Hague Court--boundary disputes
between the Graeco-Turk Commission
over eastern Thrace: the legality of
the councils decision on the Mosul
question. and now the Lotus" affair
between France and Turkey. The
question in the affair is that of re.
vision of the penalty inflicted by
Turkish courts upon a. French
steamer which rammed a Turkish
freighter in the Marmora. 1t will be
arhitrated at The Hague in June and
both parties have pledged themselves
to accept the decision.
Leader of Moslem Bloc.
It is AS the leader of the Moslem
members of the League that Turkey
will he important. At the moment
there are several backward nations"
ia the League. which. because of re.
liEious ties. would bind them to
strong MOha mmedan power. Persia,
the Hediaz. Liberia. India, Abyssinia.
to say nothing OF China. Siam and
Eeypt and Irak, the latter two which
aspire To membership at the earliest
opportunity, are all classed as col
ored races" and might join forces with
any strong leadership in the East.
The imperial aspirations of Italy
also are a factor which have caused |
tnquietude in Asia Minor. Rome, the |
uIkS IeSl, Is READY TO SrdD OH any |
portion of the Smyrnan. or Adalian |,
coast that she can lay her hands upon |
At the first opening !
Turkey would bring TO her support !
All the members of the League should |
Russia attempt aggression. The fear |
Of the British empire has for cen |
turies been that Russia would get Con |
sta ntinople and thereby become dom. |
inant factor in the Balkans, where |
Slavic peoples predominant. Con-
stantinople was promised to Russia |
in secret treaties during the World |
War smyrna also was promised to |
Italy and other Turkish territory. to |
Greece. President Wilson's theories |
Of Self-determina ton upset all previ- |
Gus deals and furnished England an
excuse to get ont nf emharra ssing |
pledges.