The Turkish Peace — Page 6
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 6 accepts that His Royal Highness King George V is the ruler of the British Empire and that I, a humble individual, am the khalifa of the Promised Messiah as. But despite this, at the current time, and for as long as there is no conflict with the interests and dignity of the British government, our full sympathies are with the Turkish Sultanate. Although there are differences in our beliefs, their prosperity brings honour to the name of Islam which is of common interest to us both. With this sincere proposal, I wish to say to all the respectable members of this conference that if you are prepared to unite over this point and are ready to take action, then I believe this will be fruitful not only for the sake of the cause for which this gathering has been convened, but also in bringing about blessed results in the future. All of you should understand that the greater the cause, the greater effort and sacrifice it demands. Such conferences never resolve important matters of state and governance, nor are they a true ref lection of the ideas of the participants. It is common for people to be overtaken by emotion over petty issues and convene such gatherings where speakers discourse in high-pitched tones, without their speeches bearing an imprimatur of their true beliefs. Within a few days, the issues at hand are forgotten, and there is silence because the actions of