Even though Turkey refuse to join Lord Curzon in submitting
the problem to the League of Nations it will in any case be decided by the League. Lord Curzon has appealed under Article XI. of the Covenant ; it is a reasonable appeal and the League will have no alternative but to take action. Turkey has been invited to submit the case to its jurisdiction and to become, for this occasion, a member of the League : so far she has refused. The only difference that this refusal will make is that the decision will then be made without a Turkish repre- sentative. On the other hand, if she agrees, she will have a representative on a Council whose decisions, to be effective, must be unanimous. M. Bompard, the Marchese Garroni, and Baron Hayashi have given full support to Lord Curzon's appeal. There is no single supporter of Turkey in her profitless obstinacy. Her bluff has failed ; she has realized to her surprise that the British representative at Lausanne is too well informed to be persuaded or frightened from our just demands by false assertions. It is to be hoped that Turkey will now take the most rational and helpful course and submit her case to a fair test.
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