We deal elsewhere with the problems of the Lausanne Conference,
but may here give the audacious comment of an irresponsible literary correspondent :— " Ismet Bey appears to be a fair and reasonable man with no
desire to trick his fellow diplomats, but rather to keep faith with them and be courteous and truthful. But how will that go down with the Angora Government ? Is it not more than likely that his sound and reasonable attitude will get him into trouble with his violent masters ? They are much more likely to desire an attitude at once arrogant and subtle. If the Angora Government had ever read the works of Pracd, I could imagine them heading a dispatch to him with the quotation that follows—a quotation which would explain to him how an Angora patriot should treat the representatives of the Western Powers :— No doubt to be kind and veracious May do very well at Lausanne ; But it never would answer, good gracious I
Chez nous, in a talented man.
Certainly I should be very much surprised to find that gentleness and good faith would be appreciated chez eux at Angora. Poor Ismet has my fullest sympathy. Re is like an amiable and dis- tracted honey-bear sent out by a pit full of angry grizzlies to negotiate with the Committee of the Royal Zoological Society. It is a pathetic spectacle."
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