Ini spite of the anxiety the position in the Near East is causing, nothing has so far happened to call for definite action, either naval, military, or diplomatic, by this country, "H. W. H." writes in the "Daily News."
The position is what it has been for some weeks. The Greeks. are Life appears to me to be far too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrong; and I believe a word spoken in quietness by way of appeal to the free judgement and reason of man rarely fails to be in season. (Cheers.)
"What the world wants at the present moment is statesmanship founded on good will. I was thinking that maybe the League of Nations would help us, and I would say let us try the League of Na-threatening a new attack on the tions anyway."
(Cries of ' Good, Kemalist forces. This has received good," and cheers.) no encouragement from Great Britain, but rather the reverse. At Somernine ror Noruixe. the same time the Straits have Sir Harry, made some chaffing never been declared closed to ships remarks about the ancient warfare of war, and the passage of Greek between the Scots and the English, destroyers into the Black Sea to but explained that all the Scots bombard Kemalist ports involves were in London now. "The only no breach of any convention or man in London who is not Scot-prohibition. tish is Lloyd George," he said, No Greek offensive has yet been ''and he told me himself he was Jaunched, and till it has not only sorry he was not a Scotsman." been launched. but repelled, and (Laughter.) an attack by the Kemalists on the Straits or Constantinople is threa-In response to requests for a tened, there will be no ground for song, the famous comedian sang any departure by Great Britain "Tt's a fine thing, a song-to make from a, neutrality she is exceeding-you cheery." When the applause ly anxious to maintain. indicated a desire for an encore, he shook his head. "No," he At the moment there appear te said, '"'you've had enough for be signs of the adoption by the nothing!" but he consented to lead Angora Government of a more reasonable attitude towards this the assemblage in the singing of Annie Laurie." country. The promise of a return of British prisoners has been received, and if this is followed by hand, things get worse instead of actual' fulfilment it will be legiti-better the danger of armed comate to take a more hopeful view operation, between Angora and of the outlook. If, on the other Moscow might be serious.
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