The 1920's Era» Europe

The Turk Who Didn’t Go

Flapper — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:48:00 +0000

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

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Germany Benefits From Paper Marks

Flapper — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:15:02 +0000

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

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Quiet Days in Ireland

Flapper — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:06:40 +0000

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

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A Lull in the Near East

Flapper — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:48:07 +0000

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

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Russia’s Fight With Famine and Disease

Flapper — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:23:12 +0000

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.

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Greece and Peace

Flapper — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:13:12 +0000

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.

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