This is the spirit of a letter from Lord Grey
of Fallodon published in the Times of Thursday. We heartily agree with everything he says, and we congratulate him on his letter and thank him for it. He points out that unity with France was the essential thing and the first thing to make sure of. Every sensible person admits it, and yet in the semi-official statement, or manifesto, published with the authority of the Government and written in almost delirious language, a whole policy was set forth without reference to France or Italy, and without consultation with them ! France had already expressed the coincidence of her views with ours as regards the neutrality of the Straits and she had joined in the warnings to Kemal not to trespass upon the neutral zones. In her surprise and alarm at our single-handed action, however, she withdrew her troops from Chanak on the Asiatic side of the Straits. That was her retort. The Italians followed suit. We shall now give a brief summary of the principal events in their proper sequence.
