The Turkish Peace — Page 8
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 8 land owners gave over their properties as they were all united by a single cause. Everything else became irrelevant to them and only then were they able to emerge victorious. Even after victory, they did not pause for breath, rather today, hundreds of those who were involved in the war effort spend their nights and days helping to negotiate a peace settlement. They know well that those who do not act with wisdom, may well win the war but face defeat in peace. All these nations have their objectives clearly set out before them and show no negligence towards their goals. Indeed, after all the sacrifices they have made, it would be intolerable for them to see those bounties which are their right or which they consider themselves to have a legitimate claim to, slip away from their grasp. So before you set yourself on this course, know well that this is no ordinary undertaking. The Turks have been defeated in the theatre of war and now find themselves a conquered nation under the control of external powers. The victors believe they have rights over them and their territories and see it as absolutely just for them to reshape their government and divide their territory. No nation or movement can persuade them to relinquish this right. To convince the victorious parties to leave the Turkish Sultanate as it is, or to only partially