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Turkey and the war, by Vladimir Jabotinsky.
Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940. London : T. F. Unwin, Ltd. , [1917]
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? " The present War undoubtedly
was largely a war for the control
of Asia Minor. " -- Nineteenth
Century, June, 1916.
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? TURKEY AND
THE WAR BY
VLADIMIR JABOTINSKY
(War Correspondent of the " Russkia Vedomosti " of Moscow).
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD
ADELPHI TERRACE
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? D
It is my pleasant duty gratefully to ac-
knowledge that -- so far as the linguistic
form of this essay is concerned -- the follow-
ing pages were written with the friendly
and constant collaboration of Miss Violet
Ross- Johnson.
v. J.
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? CONTENTS
PART I : THE AIM OF THIS WAR
PAGE
I. AIMS AND CAUSES 13
II. THE ALLEGED AIMS OF THE
WAR :
(a) FREEDOM OF SMALL
NATIONALITIES . . 25
(b) ALSACE-LORRAINE . . 28
(c) MILITARISM 35
III. ASIATIC TURKEY . . -49
IV. PARTITION AND WAR . . 65
PART II: THE INNER STATE OF
TURKEY
V. AFTER SIX YEARS OF CON-
STITUTION . . . 77
vii
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PAGE
VI. THE YOUNG TURKS . . . 85
VII. THE TURKISH MINORITY IN
TURKEY . . ' . . 105
VIII. ILLUSIONS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 121
ix. "est delenda" . . . 135
PART III : CONTROVERSIAL POINTS
OF THE PARTITION SCHEME
X. A LIST OF CLAIMS . . . 149
XI. THE STRAITS . . . . 165
XII. SYRIA AND PALESTINE . . 187
XIII. THE ARABS . . . . 213
XIV. THE GERMAN CLAIM . . 233
PART IV : SOME MILITARY ASPECTS
XV. THE MAIN FRONT . ? n 249
viii
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? I
Aims and Causes
This little book is an attempt to define
the real aims of the present war. That
is to say, we presume that there may be a
difference between what people, even people
in leading positions, suppose to be the aim
of the war, and what it really is. The
current formulas on this subject circulated
in this country may prove, on more atten-
tive analysis, to reflect popular feelings
rather than immanent realities of the
universal situation. Mr. Asquith's well-
known statement, twice repeated in 1914
and 1916, is perhaps one instance. Noble
13
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? " The present War undoubtedly
was largely a war for the control
of Asia Minor. " -- Nineteenth
Century, June, 1916.
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? TURKEY AND
THE WAR BY
VLADIMIR JABOTINSKY
(War Correspondent of the " Russkia Vedomosti " of Moscow).
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD
ADELPHI TERRACE
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? First published in igiy
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? D
It is my pleasant duty gratefully to ac-
knowledge that -- so far as the linguistic
form of this essay is concerned -- the follow-
ing pages were written with the friendly
and constant collaboration of Miss Violet
Ross- Johnson.
v. J.
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? CONTENTS
PART I : THE AIM OF THIS WAR
PAGE
I. AIMS AND CAUSES 13
II. THE ALLEGED AIMS OF THE
WAR :
(a) FREEDOM OF SMALL
NATIONALITIES . . 25
(b) ALSACE-LORRAINE . . 28
(c) MILITARISM 35
III. ASIATIC TURKEY . . -49
IV. PARTITION AND WAR . . 65
PART II: THE INNER STATE OF
TURKEY
V. AFTER SIX YEARS OF CON-
STITUTION . . . 77
vii
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PAGE
VI. THE YOUNG TURKS . . . 85
VII. THE TURKISH MINORITY IN
TURKEY . . ' . . 105
VIII. ILLUSIONS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 121
ix. "est delenda" . . . 135
PART III : CONTROVERSIAL POINTS
OF THE PARTITION SCHEME
X. A LIST OF CLAIMS . . . 149
XI. THE STRAITS . . . . 165
XII. SYRIA AND PALESTINE . . 187
XIII. THE ARABS . . . . 213
XIV. THE GERMAN CLAIM . . 233
PART IV : SOME MILITARY ASPECTS
XV. THE MAIN FRONT . ? n 249
viii
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? I
Aims and Causes
This little book is an attempt to define
the real aims of the present war. That
is to say, we presume that there may be a
difference between what people, even people
in leading positions, suppose to be the aim
of the war, and what it really is. The
current formulas on this subject circulated
in this country may prove, on more atten-
tive analysis, to reflect popular feelings
rather than immanent realities of the
universal situation. Mr. Asquith's well-
known statement, twice repeated in 1914
and 1916, is perhaps one instance. Noble
13
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in spirit and energetic in form though it
be, it cannot pretend to give a full enumera-
tion of all the problems involved in the
actual conflict. Even more : some points
upon which it dwelt are, perhaps, not so
important as other points which it did
not mention.
To be sure, popular feeling plays a great
role in every war. The masses of a belli-
gerent country must have before them a
clear goal for which they think it worth
while to fight ; and this constitutes, as
a German would say, the " subjective "
aim of the war. But besides this, perhaps
above this, there is the " objective " aim.
It is, in some way, independent of the
people's mood or inclination. It is in-
herent in the situation, produced and
imposed by the force of things.
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What is the way to find out these
" objective " aims in the intricacies of the
present conflict ? First of all, by defining
its causes.
Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940. London : T. F. Unwin, Ltd. , [1917]
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? " The present War undoubtedly
was largely a war for the control
of Asia Minor. " -- Nineteenth
Century, June, 1916.
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? TURKEY AND
THE WAR BY
VLADIMIR JABOTINSKY
(War Correspondent of the " Russkia Vedomosti " of Moscow).
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD
ADELPHI TERRACE
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[All rights reserved']
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? D
It is my pleasant duty gratefully to ac-
knowledge that -- so far as the linguistic
form of this essay is concerned -- the follow-
ing pages were written with the friendly
and constant collaboration of Miss Violet
Ross- Johnson.
v. J.
? ? Generated for (University of Chicago) on 2014-06-10 07:16 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/uc2. ark:/13960/t9f503c3n Public Domain / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd
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? CONTENTS
PART I : THE AIM OF THIS WAR
PAGE
I. AIMS AND CAUSES 13
II. THE ALLEGED AIMS OF THE
WAR :
(a) FREEDOM OF SMALL
NATIONALITIES . . 25
(b) ALSACE-LORRAINE . . 28
(c) MILITARISM 35
III. ASIATIC TURKEY . . -49
IV. PARTITION AND WAR . . 65
PART II: THE INNER STATE OF
TURKEY
V. AFTER SIX YEARS OF CON-
STITUTION . . . 77
vii
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PAGE
VI. THE YOUNG TURKS . . . 85
VII. THE TURKISH MINORITY IN
TURKEY . . ' . . 105
VIII. ILLUSIONS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 121
ix. "est delenda" . . . 135
PART III : CONTROVERSIAL POINTS
OF THE PARTITION SCHEME
X. A LIST OF CLAIMS . . . 149
XI. THE STRAITS . . . . 165
XII. SYRIA AND PALESTINE . . 187
XIII. THE ARABS . . . . 213
XIV. THE GERMAN CLAIM . . 233
PART IV : SOME MILITARY ASPECTS
XV. THE MAIN FRONT . ? n 249
viii
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? I
Aims and Causes
This little book is an attempt to define
the real aims of the present war. That
is to say, we presume that there may be a
difference between what people, even people
in leading positions, suppose to be the aim
of the war, and what it really is. The
current formulas on this subject circulated
in this country may prove, on more atten-
tive analysis, to reflect popular feelings
rather than immanent realities of the
universal situation. Mr. Asquith's well-
known statement, twice repeated in 1914
and 1916, is perhaps one instance. Noble
13
?
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? " The present War undoubtedly
was largely a war for the control
of Asia Minor. " -- Nineteenth
Century, June, 1916.
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? TURKEY AND
THE WAR BY
VLADIMIR JABOTINSKY
(War Correspondent of the " Russkia Vedomosti " of Moscow).
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD
ADELPHI TERRACE
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[All rights reserved']
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? D
It is my pleasant duty gratefully to ac-
knowledge that -- so far as the linguistic
form of this essay is concerned -- the follow-
ing pages were written with the friendly
and constant collaboration of Miss Violet
Ross- Johnson.
v. J.
? ? Generated for (University of Chicago) on 2014-06-10 07:16 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/uc2. ark:/13960/t9f503c3n Public Domain / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd
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? CONTENTS
PART I : THE AIM OF THIS WAR
PAGE
I. AIMS AND CAUSES 13
II. THE ALLEGED AIMS OF THE
WAR :
(a) FREEDOM OF SMALL
NATIONALITIES . . 25
(b) ALSACE-LORRAINE . . 28
(c) MILITARISM 35
III. ASIATIC TURKEY . . -49
IV. PARTITION AND WAR . . 65
PART II: THE INNER STATE OF
TURKEY
V. AFTER SIX YEARS OF CON-
STITUTION . . . 77
vii
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PAGE
VI. THE YOUNG TURKS . . . 85
VII. THE TURKISH MINORITY IN
TURKEY . . ' . . 105
VIII. ILLUSIONS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 121
ix. "est delenda" . . . 135
PART III : CONTROVERSIAL POINTS
OF THE PARTITION SCHEME
X. A LIST OF CLAIMS . . . 149
XI. THE STRAITS . . . . 165
XII. SYRIA AND PALESTINE . . 187
XIII. THE ARABS . . . . 213
XIV. THE GERMAN CLAIM . . 233
PART IV : SOME MILITARY ASPECTS
XV. THE MAIN FRONT . ? n 249
viii
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? I
Aims and Causes
This little book is an attempt to define
the real aims of the present war. That
is to say, we presume that there may be a
difference between what people, even people
in leading positions, suppose to be the aim
of the war, and what it really is. The
current formulas on this subject circulated
in this country may prove, on more atten-
tive analysis, to reflect popular feelings
rather than immanent realities of the
universal situation. Mr. Asquith's well-
known statement, twice repeated in 1914
and 1916, is perhaps one instance. Noble
13
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in spirit and energetic in form though it
be, it cannot pretend to give a full enumera-
tion of all the problems involved in the
actual conflict. Even more : some points
upon which it dwelt are, perhaps, not so
important as other points which it did
not mention.
To be sure, popular feeling plays a great
role in every war. The masses of a belli-
gerent country must have before them a
clear goal for which they think it worth
while to fight ; and this constitutes, as
a German would say, the " subjective "
aim of the war. But besides this, perhaps
above this, there is the " objective " aim.
It is, in some way, independent of the
people's mood or inclination. It is in-
herent in the situation, produced and
imposed by the force of things.
14
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? AIMS AND CAUSES
What is the way to find out these
" objective " aims in the intricacies of the
present conflict ? First of all, by defining
its causes.
