The terms which Ibn Saudi proposes to impose on the Imam of Yemen, stiff though they undoubtedly are, are no more than that unhappy ruler called down upon himself. The Imam besides having to. surrender the territory which, in dispute for some considerable time, led to this present breach, will have to give up Tehama, a low-lying region on the western' coast of Arabia. In addition he must pay the costs of the action, grant immunity "from punishment those of his subjects who deserted him and refrain from fortification of the new border created by his surrender of territory. Qualified el servers express the opinion that within a measurable distance time the Yemen will have passed under control of Ibn Saudi and a powerful dynasty will have come to end in Arabia. The Imam appears to have no alternative but to Accept the harsh terms which his conqueror has imposed upon him. To prolong the fight as the Crown Prince apparently desires to do wotlld not alter the fact that thr Saudi is stronger than the Imam can fever now hope to be, and the former ina. position, even though would require more fighting. to ahead and impose his will upon his enemy. th the circumstances the Imam would probably be well vised to make the best of a bad business and get out of his present rs, ie It had been buoyed up by the very fact of the existence of such negotiations it is not hard to estimate. The same pertinacity Is required. in this matter of disarmament, a. far greater and more important question. Tt may very well prove to be the case that the original mistake was in attempting to deal with this enormous Question asa whole and that the British proposal' to. discuss an alt convention is after all the best. method of tackling the whole problem. 'To admit failure at this juncture would be tragic and though prospects are not particularly bright so Jong as fan, attempt is being made, so. long wit' there exist some prospect, "no matter how slight, of something substantial eventually emerging from the discussions which have and will be held.
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