The Turkish Peace — Page 14
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 14 on such incidents during both the Balkan war and the Trablus 8 conf lict. This sufficiently demonstrates that the British government should not assume that all European nations are as forward-thinking as they are in such matters. Accordingly, an effort should be made through well-reasoned arguments to convince them that Muslims have legitimate concerns. The British public should also be made aware of the actual state of affairs. Thus keeping in mind the traditional norms of British justice, we should rest assured that Britain, as far as it is possible, will not upset the sentiments of the Muslims. The Muslims should also abstain from taking steps that may create misunderstandings among the general public or cause passions to run high as this would result in the focus of the government being diverted to question of internal administration. If such a situation were to arise, the British would not be able to properly present the opinions of the Muslims to those who are set to decide the future of Turkey, and the Muslims alone would bear responsibility for this. I further propose that while Britain should be urged to favour the position of the Muslims to a greater degree, the general public should also be made aware that Britain has been striving for their cause and continues to do so as is evident from 8 Tripoli, Lebanon [Publishers]