FROM the moment when Turkey entered the World War on the side of Germany men in all the Entente countries and in America came to one conclusion: “The Turk must be put out of Europe.” But he was not. True, his lands were lopped off both in Europe and in Asia. He was practically reduced to Asia Minor. It was hoped that his European days w... continued
Germany Benefits From Paper Marks
December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A FEW weeks ago one of the foremost publicists of France made a statement to a member of the Outlook staff that Germany had received in gold as the result of the sale of the Government’s paper marks abroad more than Germany had paid out in reparations. In other words, Germany was engaged in a very profitable transaction as a result of the wa... continued
Quiet Days in Ireland
December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
IN the six weeks following Michael Collins’s death there have been in Southern Ireland less of fighting and disturbance than in any such period since De Valera and his supporters defied the authority of the Free State. One reason is found in the wide sweep of dismay and indignation at Collins’s death; another, in the previous defeat of ... continued
A Lull in the Near East
December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
REPRESENTATIVES of Great Britain, France, and Italy are, as we write, entering into conference with Mustapha Kemal at Mudania, an unimportant port on the Sea of Marmora. This conference is nominally of a military nature and aims to frame an armistice between Greece and the Nationalist forces of Turkey. The plan is that it should bo followed by a fu... continued
Russia’s Fight With Famine and Disease
November 18, 2009 By
THE FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA of starving peasants has stopt, and they have bravely decided to stay in the country and await the next harvest, it is stated in the report of a Special Commission to Russia sent by the Health Committee of the League of Nations. All neutral observers agree that the peasants have used what was left to them of corn for sowing ... continued
Greece and Peace
November 18, 2009 By
PEACE IS ARDENTLY DESIRED by the Greeks in their war with the Turks, but not peace at any price, nor is it to be expected that Athens will oblige France and the Turkish Nationalists by consenting to the unconditional abandonment of the Greeks of Asia. This we learn from the Greek correspondent of the London Times, who points out moreover, that no G... continued