She enters into a campaign which she will not terminate till right is done.” This was a hardly veiled threat to Russia, it was encouragement to Turkey, it was incitement to a war party in Great Britain.
Morley interprets a statement as a veiled threat to Russia and encouragement to Turkey, reflecting the political climate.
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