Excerpt from Aftermath a Geographical Study of the Peace Terms Again, so long as the new lands seemed illimitable, and their production far surpassed home consumption, it scarcely seemed worth while to oust the Turk or the Arab from the great stretch of arid or semi-arid lands over which they had spread. It required indeed the experience Obtained in the United States to Show that the climatic disabilities from which these lands suffer are less serious than they seem, and that they can be made, by modern methods, to produce valuable raw material. Before the war France and Italy had already established themselves in North Africa, but Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, and the adjacent lands remained to the Turk. It was another part Of Germany's scheme that the war should bring her con trol of the possibilities Of these lands. Here, again the Allies have taken, or are about to take, the place she proposed for herself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.