The Turkish Peace — Page 13
13 are agreements and treaties in place which hinder the British government, it ought to be made clear to the British intelligentsia that an unjust treaty which has no ethical or moral grounding, cannot be thought of as any sort of settlement. Yes people make mistakes but it is not correct for them to persist in their errors. If a person commits to give something to a second party, but then realises that what they had offered was not theirs to give, they cannot be forced to adhere to this commitment, nor should they seek to fulfil it out of courtesy. While it is true Britain has committed itself to hand over control of certain regions of Turkey to various Allied nations, the fact remains that the people of the country do not approve of this, and they have been given reassurances that their opinion, as long as it does not lead to civil unrest, will be honoured. Therefore, there is no justification to hand over Turkey to the control of such nations whom they do not wish to be ruled by and are anxious about how this will affect their religious sentiments. Although Europe is advanced in secular education, not all Europeans exercise religious tolerance like the British do. There are [various] examples of European nations interfering in religious matters and forcing people to change their beliefs. British correspondents have reported