'A meagre telegram from Athens, enough, however, to indicate how deeply the Greeks have been roused by the concessions to Turkey, gives a first installment of what may be expected from the Allies' shameful surrender in that quarter. They have tried to bribe Turkey partie at the expense of Greece partly w the far more important sacrifice of their own reputation for courage and adherence to their word, they have thrown Armenia to the jackals of Anatolia—and so far from peace, if anyone was really so mad as to believe that peace can be bought by paying blackmail, the war clouds are gathering thickly and, if they burst, there can be no telling where their repercussions may spread. We are in no way interested in bolstering up the Greeks against the Turks. But we have as a nation a far, far greater debt of honour than ever Greece can claim on us, namely, to the memory of the men who died like flies to turn Turkey out of Europe. One wonders what Australia and New Zealand think of this be-tradal. And here is a curious fact, that the cables have not brought us one word of comment on the conces-siaas to Turkey, except for the glee expressed by one or two French papers. Of the attempts made by a small party to prevent Germany being made to pay and the horror of the ultra-Radical press we have had more than enough. Of how the surrender to Turkey was received, not a word. Were Gladstone alive and in opposition, the Government that weakly connived at this repudiation of a hundred pledges would not have survived for twenty-four hours. And there are still many in press and Parliament of Gladstone's sincerity on this great evil if not of his power. Can they have been silent? We do not believe it. There is something dark and sinister in this story which the public have not yet been allowed to know.
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