Word: turk
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...warm friend of the Poles, many of whom settled in European Turkey and fought at different times for the Star and Crescent. All these manifestations of friendship to the contrary, perpetual treaties of peace are unadulterated diplomatic chicanery; on Sept. 12, 1683, Vienna was saved from the Turk by John Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-1696); the future may hold an analogous situation...
Married. Reinhold Warlick, 44 concert and opera singer, to Miss Bertha Turk-Rohn, 27, prima donna of the present season of the Voiles Opera, Vienna, daughter of Baroness Olga von Turk-Rohn, in Manhattan. Son of the late Hugo Warlick (business manager of the late Tsar's private orchestra), he was divorced: 1917 from the former Mrs. Edward Judson Ovington, widow of the late owner of the Ovington Gift Shop. Manhattan...
...much the strength of the Turks as the weakness of the Allies that influenced the course of events. The United States did send two observers, but observers do not influence the Turks. It takes force or a show of force to do so. ... Lord Curzon had to assent to Ismet's statement that the Armenian question was ended by the destruction of the Armenians, and the greatest crime of history was condoned. . . . But as long as the United States persists in its course of isolation ... it ill becomes us to criticize the other Powers. . . . Why had our help...
While the Allies were perfecting their paper plans a new leader made himself evident in Turkey in Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turk Nationalists. In the War between Greece and the Nationalist Army Mustapha Kemal showed himself to be an astute and capable soldier. The tide of this War was at first against the Turks, and the Allies were pleased. Early in 1922, however, it became clear that the Turks were winning, and when on Sept. 9, 1922, the Greek Army had been chased ignominiously from Anatolia, the Allied house of cards collapsed...
...world has once again been treated to a diplomatic stalemate. The Turks and Greeks are still at loggerheads over the question of indemnities. The Turks insist upon being paid. The Greeks refuse to pay. That is not all. Greece threatens a resumption of hostilities with Turkey unless the claim for indemnification is dropped. In view of the fact that Greece would completely estrange the friendship of Europe if she declared war, her threat cannot be regarded as more than a diplomatic bluff. The Turk, however, is the hardest man in the world to bluff...