Chapter XXXV: The Future—above All, a Lasting Peace (2)

Mougin, Colonel, earlier called the “French colonel”; his gallantry
(?), 112
friendship with, 114 _et seq._
gives an excellent dinner on the train, 116, 117
his role in Angora, 119
his car very welcome, 127
his hospitality in Angora, 132
his Embassy, once the Station Hotel, 134
persists in doubt, 147
praise of Kemal’s army, 183, 225
represents French interests with skill and tact, 203
his awkward questions at dinner, 232
always “informs” his Government, 232
fears of responsibility for author’s life, 232
says only Turks can really protect Christian minorities, 237, 238
high praise of Refet Pasha, 288
reference to, 121, 123, 126, 131, 133, 234, 246, 247

Mouharrem, Persian ceremonial in memory of the martyr, Hussein, 250,
251

Mudros, the Armistice, 31
treachery of, 182, 193, 194

Mufidé Hanoum (Mme. Ferid Bey) second great woman-writer of “New”
literature, 222

Mussolini, M., visits Lausanne, 308

Naim Bey, courteous hotel-keeper in Smyrna, 46
his pity for “poor Americans,” 47, 53
defies “law” for his guests, 48
guests from all countries, 49, 52, 53

Namik Kemal Bey, Turkish writer for the people, 220
died in exile for his ideals, 220, 221

Napoleon and M. Kemal, 165

Nasreddin Hodja, Turkish wit, his stories from, 33, 34, 267

National Pact discussed, 219-231
of capitulations, 230
a religion, copies in every home, 230, 231

Nationalist appeal for the first time adopted by Moslems, 93

Nationalist Literary Revival, brief history of, 218-223

Nationalist Turkey, ix., 19
result of Lloyd George’s policy, 32
misunderstood by British official, 54
a Nationalist meeting at Ouchak, 95 _et seq._
the Pact contains nothing unreasonable, 97
Nationalism, a religion, 125
fight for freedom single-handed, 154
what Nationalism means, 161
compared to Christianity, 168
National Pact, a new “decalogue,” 167
natural enthusiasm for new Turkey facing reconstruction, 172, 173
not the cat’s-paw of Bolshevism, 178
will not allow herself to be used against British influence in India,
178
the “Constitution” proclaimed, 182
founders need no advice from us, 201
does not look to France for help, 203
the pioneer worker, Halidé Hanoum, 207
much literature has been already written about, 217, 218
brief history of Nationalist Literary Revival, 218-223
“Story of Nationalism,” by Hussein Raghib, how it grew out of the
_Turc Odjagui_, a club founded to protest against “Union and
Progress,” 222
what was a “party” movement made National, 222
the army described, 224, 225
grows from 10,000 men to 400,000 men with 450 big guns, etc., 224
actual statistics and character of staff, 225
unwisely too proud to use propaganda, 226-228
discussion of the National Pact, 229-231

Nationalism, a religion, 230, 231
the “Hymn of Independence,” 238
will protect “loyal” minorities, 247
wants peace, not surrender, 247
her Constitution will _not_ “imitate” from England, 251
Turks beginning to be _themselves_, 263
still approached as we used to approach Abdul Hamid’s Turks, 304
no offence to British prestige in the National Pact, 305
their policy at Lausanne, 309-312
cannot be curbed by neutral zones, 320
must have honest peace, 320
not dead, but born again, 320
_See also_ “Turks”, “Turkey,” “Young Turks”,”

Nansen, Dr., always talking of “Greek” suffering, 212, 213

Naval man of the best type, but starched, 64
his refusal to give up the flag, 65, 66
off guard, 66

Nazoum, Dr., head of Army Medical Service; his hospitals, 216, 279, 281

Nelson, call to “Duty,” 64

Neutrality, cannot satisfy a country’s pride, 298
though in Switzerland it has “made history,” 299

New York, 18, 49
near hell, 19
and sky-scrapers, 228

Nicholson, Mr. Harold, British Delegate, 307, 309

Nightingale, Florence, part of the treasures England has for mankind,
118, 214

Nihat Réchad, Dr., talk with his sister, 279

Nonconformity, foe of the Turks, 78

Noury, Mme., who cooks the dinner, 232

Nourredine Pasha, 279
his father-in-law, the Dervish, 281
does _not_ hate England, 282

“Nouveau Touron,” by Halidé Hanoum, 222

Oeillet supplies cigarettes, 232

Officer; the Turkish officer detailed to conduct author to Angora, 71
_et seq._
his helpfulness, 80, 88
reference to, 105, 109, 119, 121

Official dignity, its dangers in dealing with Young Turkey, 64, 65

Official ignorance of Nationalist Turks, 54
care for English women, 54 _et seq._

Old maids, none in Turkey, 189

Oriental landscapes, glorious colours, 145, 223
music, its peculiar charm, 44, 45, 216, 217
by a Christian choir, 236-238

Orientals, broad-minded, 19
the most criminal respect their mothers, 180
our brothers, 59

Osman, 140, 156
his tomb, 278

Osman Noury Bey, of the “Ottoman Bank,” 137, 138

Osman Nyzami Pasha represents Constantinople in Rome, 250
horror expressed at the Persian Mouharrem, 250, 251
claim for Turkey to be judged by the gods she has created; finer than
the Olympians or the Puritan Deity, 265

Osmanli, 308

Ottoman “Christian” property freed from sequestration, 313

Ottoman Commission, 25

Ottoman Empire, large slices relinquished, 176

Ottoman Government, the old corrupt, 148

Ottoman Greeks, Greece has no room for, 36

Ottoman Society, 24

Ouchak, hospitality of the governor, 93
a public meeting at, 94 _et seq._
reference to, 88, 102

Oxford, on Greece 41
forgets the immorality of Olympus, 265
reference to, 71, 77

Palestine, 116, 224

Pan-Islam rising to be feared, 93

Papas Eftim Effendi; his proposal about the Orthodox Church, 308

Paris, 18, 157

Parliaments before the Assembly, 229

Parthenon, 63

Patriarch, the Greek; his disloyalty, 108, 160, 161, 213
discussed at Lausanne, 308, 309

Pellé, General and Madame, invited author to Christmas lunch, 293

Pera always disliked by author; always feels someone is going to stab
her in the back, 294, 295
reference to, 23

Pericles, boast for his own epitaph, 39-41

Peroxide and henna, less effective than a little hard work, 228

Persia, 25, 59, 116

Persian Ambassador, now left, 203

Persian literature, its influence on the Turkish, 219

Persians, 222

_Pierre Loti_, the steamer, 34, 60

Pirus, 36-38

Pius X., portrait of, 242
killed by strain of war, 244

Pius XI., Pope, audience with, 239 _et seq._
friendship for Anatolia, 239
a father’s heart on Peter’s throne, 240
debt to Turkey for tolerance and responsibility towards Christian
peoples, 241
interested in personality of the Pasha, 241, 243, 244
speaks many languages, 242
his robes and appearance, 243
his deep yearning for peace, 244, 247
messages to Christians, and Turks in Anatolia, 247

Plato’s Republic and Bolshevism, 41, 52

Poincaré, M., visits Lausanne, 308

Pompeii, and how its houses were warmed, 226

Pope, elected; the Khalif, hereditary, 249

Power of the Press, a farce, 301

Price, Ward, will not ask for interview, 301

Prince Said Halim, late Grand Vizier, 35

Prophet of Islam, the; his wedding-presents to his bride, 189

Prussianism in England, 284

Rauf Bey, Prime Minister without portfolio, 192
his life, character, and opinions, 193-195
admired by England, 194, 195
reforms in education, 194, 195
says Turkey wants to please Christians, 245
reference to, 29, 35, 132, 133, 197

Réchad, Dr., on evening-dress, 33

Red Cross should work with Red Crescent, 264

“Red” Sultan, the, 227

Refet Pasha, well-deserved praise from General Harrington, 286-288
also from Colonel Mougin, 288
speaks warmly of Colonel and Mrs. Samson, 288
did much pioneer work, 288
praise of English, 289
soldiers do _not_ love war, 289
praise of the Khalif, 289
commanding in the south, 224

Regent’s Park, animals in, are fed like journalists, 301

Religion, a living force in the East, 106

Reparations, only asking four milliard gold francs, 310

Revolution, the, 23

Rhadyah, woman traveller and lecturer, 190

Rhodes, 100

Rhondda Valley compared with Angora, 132

Riza Nour, not really insolent, 302
no wonder he is impatient with wasteful methods of official
diplomacy, 304
reference to, 299, 305

Rochefort and Pierre Loti, 18

Rochester, where author went to school, 190

Roget, his “Thesaurus” and a harem, 26

“Rose in the Bud,” tune to which a Turkish poem “goes perfectly,” 208,
209

Rosebery, Lord, 165

Roufy Bey, Mme., at the hospital in Broussa, 282

Roumanian poetess sent to report on harems, 314

Roumelia, 153, 164, 199

Ruchène Echref, Mme., and her husband, neighbours of M. Kemal, tell of
his future wife, 186

Russia must not be sacrificed? 24
the destitute aristocracy, 30
reference to, 67, 90, 152, 162, 169, 203, 306

Russian Christians, 245

Sakharia, extreme point reached by Greeks, 130
and Austerlitz, 166
fifteen days’ Battle of, 183, 199

Salihli, town of four houses, 77

Salonika is _not_ the gate of Christendom, 93, 195

Samsoun, 183

San Remo, 52

Sarojini Naidu, a poem by, quoted in full, 208, 209

Savoy, the, 32

Schinassi Effendi studies culture in France, 220
re-models Turkish language, 220, 221

Scotch calmness hides feeling, 54

Sea of Marmora, 176

Sefa Bey, Minister of Education, 198

Seldjoucide, 140, 308

Selim, first keeper of the Holy Relics, 219

_Senegal_, H.M.S., blown to pieces by mine, 65

Senegali, 114

Sèvres, Treaty of, and why Turkey signed, 26
French repentance, 204
reference to, 128

Seyed Hussein of the Khaliphat Delegation insolently snubbed by
quotation from Lord Bryce, 262, 263

Shakespeare, his humour, 124
quoted, 301

Silver threads for good luck, 188

Sloane Square Station, a meeting outside, 220

Smyrna, crime of sending Greeks to, x
occupied, 26, 31
impressions of, 43 _et seq._
its hotels, 46 _et seq._
no longer the alien’s paradise, 51
the quay, 54, 63
among the ruins of, 60 _et seq._
remains of Frank Street, 62
details of fire, 62 _et seq._
anecdote of the Custom House, 64, 65
last words from, 67-70
certainly _not_ burnt by Turks, 212
has charm of Sodom and Gomorrah, 226
reference to, 86, 88, 102, 115, 121, 123, 132, 139, 153, 194, 224,
274, 313

Socrates, 41

Sœur Julie, 95

Sofia, 181, 182, 195

Sophocles, 41

Sons of Palestine at Lausanne, 299

South American, the, one of guests at hotel in Smyrna, 48, 52,
final advice and effort, 68, 69

Soviet helpful to Turkey, 90
Embassy and Camerad Areloff, 202

Spaniard at Smyrna; his advice, 67

Spartelli Library in Smyrna, 53

St. Sophia, Church of, cannot be restored to any _one_ sect of
Christians, 244, 245

Stamboul, 24, 206

Stan-Harding, Mrs., on the “best people” in Russia, 35

Stars and Stripes, not the Union Jack, 34

Steeg, M. Louis, says the author “will never die,” 232
Governor-General of Ottoman Bank, 238

“Story of Nationalism,” by Hussein Raghib, 222

Suffragettes chained to grille at Westminster, 249, 250

Suliman, the Magnificent, 219

Sultan Ahmed Khan, Ambassador from Afghanistan, difficult relations,
202, 203

Sultan Mahmoud, 219

Sunset reveals God’s world in contrast to man’s, 62

Syrenaique, 182

Syria, 114, 115, 182, 211, 294, 318

Syrians at Lausanne, 299

Sykes-Picot agreement on Mesopotamia, 311

Tagore, a delight to talk with, 59

Taine, M. Henri, on the English quoted, 214

Talaat Pasha, 208, 209

_Tanine_, newspaper of Angora, 142, 208

Tchan-Kaya, home of M. Kemal, a few miles out of Angora, 163, 186, 197

Tcharhaff, Turkish head-dress, 31

Teheran, 62, 125, 130

Tewfik Rushi Bey says “easy divorce” makes happy marriages, 187
his copy of the Pact, 230, 231, 305

“Thesaurus,” by Roget, and a harem, 26

Thorndike, Sybil, in “Jane Clegg,” 28

Thrace, her boundaries, 177
tackled by Rafet Pasha, 288, 309

Timbuctoo, 18

_Times_, the, suppresses reports of Greek atrocities, 26

Timourlin, his mountain-tomb, 140

Timur, his ideas of pleasure, 33

Tokatlian’s Hotel in Constantinople, 285

Tokatlian’s Restaurant, 267

Town-planning unknown in Turkey, 62

Townshend, General, and the Armistice, 193

Tunnel, a journey through, 86

_Turc Odjagui_, a club founded to protest against “Union and Progress,”
from which sprang Nationalism, 222

Turkey, meaning of word to different peoples, 20
devotion to England, 23, 24
the “philosophy” of her people, 33, 34
few Turks now speak English, 43
the “dead” Turkey still talked of in Lausanne, 140
here beginneth the New Turkey democrat of democracies, 140
English trade unionism not wanted, 157
birth of New Turkey, 160 _et seq._
risks of friendship with, 25
crushed and humiliated at Sèvres, 26
her real crime is to have kept Constantinople, 31
gives fair exchange, 36
no idea of town-planning, 62
an “enemy” country of dear friends, 70
strike her and all Islam will rise, 93
social antipodes of England, 100
desire to join Opium Convention, 112
must have national frontiers, 176
must have her place in future of civilisation, 177
harem life and tales of weddings, 184-191
the absentee bridegroom, 188
no “old maids,” 189
the famous women of, 190
use and abuse of foreign schools, 195
great change in conditions of life, 199, 200
Europe cannot grasp meaning of Turkish civilisation, 206
notes on early literature, 219, 220
abstract character of Turkish love-poetry, 219
true head of Islam, 239
can we trust the West? 240
insulted by Christendom, 240
her many services to the Vatican, 241
learnt French culture from Jesuit fathers, 241
Allah compared with Jehovah, 265
justice does _not_ depend on cash, 269, 270
the “Commandments” have no mystery, 270
real democracy, because Head of State is elected by, and responsible
to, the people, 270
non-progressive centuries due to influence of Hodjas, 271
the Islamic atmosphere of Broussa, 276 _et seq._
Mosques always open for prayer, in contrast to cathedral at Geneva,
278, 279
her heart and spirit is now in Angora, 295, 296
her first appearance in “big” diplomacy, 299
charged with arrogance at Lausanne, 300
complains that her point of view is ignored, 302
still treated at Lausanne like old Turkey, 304
tolerance may be weakness, 308, 309
has given three years proof of power to organise, 310
and the League of Nations, 313 _et seq._
never interfered with British property during the war, but we have
confiscated her property, 313
hope for the future, 318-320
badly beaten but secured victory over Greeks, 319

Turkish courtesy has its inconvenience, 88
religion contrary to Bolshevism, 90
food simple, but too fattening, 95, 113
Anglo-Turkish alliance means peace for the world, 312
sister, _see_ “Kiamil Pasha”

“Turkish Woman’s Impressions in Europe,” 124

Turks can only be dealt with by complete trust, 56, 66, 69, 72
always respect women, 57
anecdote of their tenderness to all animals, 60, 61
anecdote of rather inconvenient faith in Allah, 61
anecdote of their proverbial carelessness about official details, 65
moderation in revenge, 74, 75
daily prayer, 83
kindness to enemy people, 84
their soldiers, 84
will not take money, 84
need very little food, 86
their high code of honour, 86
further example of their philosophy, 86
fearless riders, 88
every man equal before the law, 91
tolerance of all religions, 92, 175, 176
danger of our calling them “niggers” or “natives” in Egypt, 92, 93
no longer trust the West, 92
tale of a woman patriot, 99
bought arms from England and other countries, 102
their almost embarrassing courtesy, 138, 142, 143
want an Asiatic capital, 149
their democracy not Socialism, 149, 150
all desire peace, but cannot accept humiliation, 175
if they appear arrogant _are_ moderate, 184
illustrations of democracy at weddings, 188, 189
important to teach Nationalism to children, 194, 195
an extreme example of fine hospitality, 103
fit because they don’t drink, 113
beginning to lose faith in British honour, 116
their new sense of confidence as citizens of a Free State, 118, 119
dislike Germans, 125
their almost embarrassing courtesy, 138, 139
always merciful to their beasts, 139, 171
a brilliant woman medical student, 211
friendly rivalry with Christians in schools, 217
system of education too exact a copy of the French, 218
let us blazon their hospitality, 228
their energy produces more blonde women, 228
the only race who can really protect Christian minorities, 237, 238
always tolerant alike to Catholics and Jews, 241, 245
honour the Christian prophets and hold Jerusalem a sacred city, 250
claim that they would guard Jerusalem and the Holy Tomb more
reverently than the Jews, 252, 253
their friendship depends on the personal element, 260
not stubborn or unreasonable, 262
anecdote of offensive arrogance from a judge towards a Turk, 262, 263
spoilt by flattery in Europe and a taste of Western luxury, 264
should keep their religion and their civilisation, 264, 265
deep respect for maternity, 266
resignation tends to stagnate, 266
clean bodies, if dirty clothes and houses, 269
the Koran will not permit us to drown kittens, 269
Asia will not deny justice to Turks, 294, 295
asked to exempt Christians from military service, 310
offered back “one room in their own house” as a great “concession,”
310
a proud race who cannot forget even what they forgive, 314
sympathy from Press Department of the League, 315
foolishly too proud to use propaganda or answer their detractors, 316
refuse to support their claims by statistics, 316
will never become European, 316
hope they will trust the imperfect League, 317
must have Constantinople, 320
_See_ “Young Turks”

Turner and Pierre Loti, 20
could not paint Eastern sunset, 297

Trécroupis, General; his captivity at Eski-Chéir, 108
surrendered to Turkish lieutenant, 129
his revolver as a wedding-present, 180

Tripolitain War, 182

Trotsky, theories and ideas opposed to the Turkish, 150

Tyrell, Sir Wm., “Chief of the Underlings,” Irish Head of British Foreign Office, 307

Union Jack sought in vain, 34 _et seq._, 39, 65, 66
last sight of, 69

Vakit, newspaper of Angora, 142

Valetta, in Malta, 31

“Vanity Fair,” 30

Vatican ceremonials and library, 240-242

Vely Nedjdat Bey, author’s guide in Angora, 35, 215

Venizelos, his magic name, 27
his responsibility, 77
his character, 107, 108
bird of ill-omen, 307
reference to, 39, 40, 42, 95

Versailles, a lesson for Lausanne, 319
which of the Big Four faced _real_ problems, 319
their pestilent neutrality and government by committees, 319

Von Bieberstein, Baron Marshall, rebuked by Joseph Choate, 301, 302

War means—“and he never returned,” 20
has not yet come, 55

Waterloo, 30

Wells, H. G., on our love for those we have wronged, 35

Westminster, 21

Whahid Eddin, called the Khalif, 219

Wilson, General, a fine officer, 286

Wilson, President; his ideals derided, 91, 162, 262

Wintringham, Mrs.; effect on other women of her presence in Parliament,
291

Women may be protected away from their duty, 29 _et seq._
and cows, 29
a great nuisance when they are brave, 54 _et seq._
at a grave disadvantage as journalists, 58
their seclusion comes from Byzantium, not from the Koran, 92
they “count” in the East;
their progress compared with the same in England, 92, 205
leave much housework to men, 100
work in the war, 102
must remain anonymous, 111
Turkish women on English ballrooms, 111
never recognised by Government or by the Press, 115, 116
not now confined to harem by advanced Turks, 138
their freedom imperfect in England, 147
their real freedom desired by the enlightened, 157
the author and M. Kemal discuss the harem, 184-186
lectures and friendships and weddings, 187-191
women’s progress in Turkey started on right lines, 185
should not compete, but co-operate, with men, 185
their ways in Turkey, 189
harem in a Byzantine heresy, 190
famous Turkish women who spoke or sang in public, 190
gained much from American colleges, 204
their freedom a burning question in Turkey, 209
their legal status, 209, 210
excellent women’s papers, 209
carried forward one hundred years by work for the Red Crescent in the
Balkan Wars, 210
may probably retain the veil for its Nationalist significance, 210
brilliant students, 211
only a few feminine “stars” at present, 211
visit to a Lycée for Girls, 216, 217
their schools and the University in Constantinople, 217
Soubhi, an eloquent opponent of the harem, 233, 234
manifold injustice at the hands of the Puritans, who dare to scorn
the unmarried mother, 265, 266
all Turks respect maternity, 266
their “unskilled” labour expensive, 275
never listened to by statesmen, 290
no place in Embassies, 291
more respected by French statesmen than English, 291
their unpaid and unrecognised service is gratefully received, 292
men more “natural” with Frenchwomen than English, 292, 293

Yahia Kemal, a poet who might do even finer work, 222

Yaili, or native carriage, dangerous driving, 254 _et seq._

Yemen, exiles to, 23

_Yeni Gun_, newspaper in Angora 143

Younous Nadi Bey, who “ought to be shot,” editor of _Yeni Gun_, 143
a visit to his office and printing works, 144
his varying news of Lausanne, 147

Young Turks not to blame for joining Germany, 25
do not understand official diplomacy, 64, 65
tremendous energy of the young nation-makers, 147
universal admiration for Halidé Hanoum, 208
hard work in “deposing” Sultans, 227

Youssouf Kemal Bey, Ambassador from Angora, 27

Youssouff Zeddine, Prince, listens to stories of England, 249, 250
his courage and his suicide, 250

Zakaroff, his gold, 42

Zeyneb, (i), beautiful lady-professor at Bagdad, 190

Zeyneb (ii), heroine of Pierre Loti, 19, 22 _et seq._

Zeyneb (iii), says no fear of theft at weddings in Turkey, 188
views on England and Russia, 220, 221
modest about using her own language, 233
on Moslem Commandments, 270

Zia Bey, chief of Police in Smyrna, 46
his novels and his business methods, 46, 47

Zia Guenk Alp, Professor of Sociology, immense influence on “New”
literature, 221, 222

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