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Show II PUT TURKS IN NATION LEAGUE TO STOP WAR Strife In Balkans Looms Unless Steps Are Taken, Briton Thinks My A. C GAIUHNKK Britain s Greatest Liberal Editor (Copyright, 1922, bj The Standard-Examiner.) Standard-Examiner.) LONDON, Dec. J The process of Straight fling out the Near East mess proceeds very slowly at Lausanne. Backed by Kussla, whoso aim Is no perfll&nent not t lc m e n t , the Turks arc sticking obstinately to their domandSi ' I ... y won their arguments lor stern' Thrace and Constantinople and now insist on dominating th- l.;i r.la til Lord Curton'a t 1 1 r that tho straits I be left in possession of the Turks subject sub-ject to freedom of usage by all nations, na-tions, constitutes a practical surrender by the Hrltlsh government Probably no other course wa possible after tne concession of Constantinople because i under modern military me&sUrcS He who holds Constantinople, holds tho key to the Dardanelles. With this proposal, however, the Turks practically re-establish their pre-war status. Back In Europe, back In Constantinople, back In the Dardanelles, Dar-danelles, could there bf any Hearer evidence of tho complete catastrophe of peace" The cause Is plain enough. The allies, disloyal io BUrope disloyal to each other, sacrificed n priceless opportunity to extinguish the Near East volcano forever by Internationalizing International-izing Constantinople and the Straits The chance will not come again in this generation Tho Turk again Is in the position to re6Uin' hi.- historic role as a mischief maker in Europe with lr- reconcilable Ilussla as alder and abct- 1 tor. Fit A NCI : I HLAMi D The main responsibility for this rests with Kruno- who armed her late enemy against the Greeks anil hoped to use the Turks as an Instrument t" assist French policy In Europe, Tho French Impression was tlx- Kemalistli movement was the beginning of a great Ismallc revival and M W8S h ped that Franco could become the head of that revival as a military Insurance against a possible German revival Now France finds the movement not Ismallc, but purely national and undi the thumb of France's greatest enemy, en-emy, soviet Russia. Now. Franco wants to have little to do with the Turk, bUt the latter has won the rubber at Lausanne It generally is agreed that Lausanni ' only an episode in the Near Last cris is contest and that the sole hope Of peace in the Balkans reft? m the in-I in-I elusion of Turkey in the league of na- I tlons and thus bringing her under co- H . operative European control. Will Bh I 'accept9 Her condition is no nearly .bankrupt that She probably will it H Russia will let her. f EYES o. LONDON j Meanuwhlle, all eyes are en London. I .where tho conference of premiers is j in progress. This conference Is most ' critical because unless the allies eun1 agree on a policy which will Insure sound program the result must be I grave. The early French proposals wero far more promising They indl- catod practically no moderation of the policy against Germany Which has re-isulted re-isulted in economic confusion The I prospect for the proposed Brussels conference. therefore. Is none too (bright. If the allies fail to agree It is expected ex-pected here in London that Polncare I will be forced from the premiership. : lUis prestige has b.-en v-ry mu. i. .weakened by recent events Louch-j Louch-j 'eur'B more reasonable attitude toward i reparation and all other European V problems has been steadily paining i ground. For the first time French statesmen of the first rank are advocating advo-cating that Germany bo allowed to live J in peace j IT'S LP TO FRANCE Whether France Is rlpf for a com-I com-I plete reversal of her foreign pulley is hard to say. It must come soon I lit at all and if anything In Europe is to be saved. The one glorious light here In Lni?-land Lni?-land Is that Ireland is now a free nation. Timothy Healy now Peigna a.8 governor general In PhOehli I'nrk. The appointment seems almost to bell be-ll lonsc lo the realm of romance. Forty years "Tiger Tim ' has been j the most formidable guerilla ehl( f-taln f-taln in British politics. Famous for his eloquence, his quarrels and his wit. 1 hlfl appointment has been received j with supreme satisfaction He is most lovable despite his bitter tongue, a humorous sad man of rare anil ver-1 ver-1 satile gifts. With Dillon and O'Brien, 1 he is the last survivor of that group of great Irishmen who under Parnell J made the cause of modern home rule -T powerful. Now. in the hour of Victor) J he wears a crown. May he wear it i long and prosperously. I oo |