Gallipoli

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 294, 18 October 1922, Page 15

Gallipoli

ABE GRAVJES SAFE!

Thus W. M. Hughes on Sunday; "Britain could not forget that the Gallipoli Peninsula contained over 20,000 British and Anzac graws. If those should fall into the- ruthless hands of the Kemalists 3ft would he aii abiding source of "grief to tlie Empire." WHAT ABOUT GREEKS! Mr, E. R. Peacock, who was -».dt correspondent at the Near Bast for several Austx-alian papers, and - has made several visits sine© the armistice to the Anzac graves at Gallipoli, said there was nothing to fear from the Turkish desecration, of the Anzac "graves, as was now being alleged by certain Australian papers, Hβ said there was far more to fear from the Greeks, who often had no sense of sanctity. On the other Land, Turks respected all graves whether pagan or Christian, reverence ol graves being part of the Turk'ah religious belief. He found every Anzac grave at Gallipoli carefully preserved, and signs erected reading Iα English, "Burial Ground." Mr. Peacock also stated that Mustaplia Kenital Pasha was a gentleman i H every sense of the word. Hβ rloiculed the idea of a holy war as suggested by jingo politicians.—Bi*ls- -.'.•—»■.- : -' •'