The alliance between Soviet Russia and Mustapha Kemal, the Turkish Nationalist, is a most serious piece of news, not at all less serious because long expected. Mustapha was recently described by Mr. Bonar Law as merely a bandit chief. That, however, in the country in which he operates makes him considerably more formidable than if he were orthodox leader who could be "gat at" by means of pressure on Constantinople, especially if he be "e-infareed by Bolsheviks. Meanwhile he may be able to give the Soviet the very power it has hitherto lacked, of operating successfully beyond its own frontiers. The outlook for the Middle East is not pretty and redoubles the arguments advanced by, the of Nations in its plea that ited States will come to the resue of Armenia,
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