22 DECEMBER 1923, Page 3

The position of the Caliph, who by the act of

Mustapha Kemal and the Grand National Assembly at Angora has been stripped of nearly all his powers spiritual and tem- poral is causing trouble in Turkey. The Times has pub- lished letters from the Aga Khan and Mr. Ameer Ali giving the text of the earnest warning which they sent to Turkey about the danger of tampering with the prestige of the Caliph. They pointed out that the Caliphate is the very hub of Islam, and they suggested that if the Caliph in the altered circumstances of Turkey was not given at least an authority equal to that of the Pope the moral influence of Mohammedanism will be injured all over the world. * *