Criminal War Scare

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 294, 18 October 1922, Page 5

Criminal War Scare

If ever "there-was-a criminal war Scare it was that raised by George, Churchill and Co. a month ago. The went forth allegedly to bar the Turkish re-entry of Europe. W'-hm three weeks everything' the Turks were to bu prevented from getting was quietly handed to them. The *ssue> apparently was realiy not worth fighting about. Wβ shall not allow ourselves to be duped about "our" niake-beluiva victory in connection with the freedom of the Straits. Everytb/Bg under this h/iad conceded by th-3 Turks was procurable twe.'ve or fifteen months ago, had our p.iiVicians not bee n playing for something else with then Grecian pawns 'Ihe British diploma-tists were-a y?av ton late—that is all. As Tor the yarn that the steadiness of tho Br-tish huiv-t saved the peace' —well this is a yarn, although Tommy's sten.clin.e-53 was donbtleaa ia fact, l'eace was maintained chiefly because th3,maj>r portJCii of the Turkish clams were met. Why did Briiain agree t 0 them? Not freni any virtue of char-ty. Mo, 111? military situation was ad versa, a •world conflict was feared, thera was pitssure from Italy and France who •wt-re playing thi cards for Turkey. The British politicians lost, a.nd to niantain the ? ,r prestige they are exploiting Tommy Atkins for etnoin oi or cxnfwyp vbgkq szfi&tf.7"og