Few Englishmen have had a wider experience of Turkey than
Sir Telford Waugh, for when he retired last year from the position of Consul-General at Constantinople he had had forty-four years service in that country. Eski dost dushman ohnuz is Turkish for " an old friend does not become an enemy," and that is the theme of Sir Telford's wise and encouraging book. The whole of Ghazi Mustapha Kemal. s five day speech is summarized ; he gives a vivid picture of the stupid re-establishment of the capitulations after the Turkish Armistice, and a brilliant account of post-War Turkey ; ending with a guarded forecast ; the great National Assembly met this year with two parties instead of one : the future of Turkey is difficult to foresee, and Sir Telford makes no claim to he a prophet ; in this volume, however, is the material for forming such judgment as is possible.
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