Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-21
DR.. Nazim Bey Says Turney
Possesses Ample Supplies
for Her Ally.
HAS ABUNDANCE OF FOOD
AND "OTHER MATERIAL"
Representative Young Turk Dis
cusses Phases of War Situation
With Press Correspondent.

BERLIN, December 81. via London,
1885 p.m.-"Turkey has an abundance
of foods and other material of all
kinds which she can supply to Ger
many if Germany needs then," DR..
Nazim Bey, secretary of the Young
Turks committee, and one of Turkeys
most prominent men, said in settlement
to the Associated Press on his arrival in
Berlin today. 1T is only a question
of transportation, which seems to be in
4 fair way of solution.
There is no lack of anything in Tur-
key. For example, we have 30,00000O
Kilograms of cotton which Germany
can have the moment she solves the
transportation problem. not to speak OF
5000, 900 Kilograms of reserve supply
in the shape of mattresses and other
articles in Turkish homes.
1.-The same is true of copper OF this
We have at least 100000 Kilograms,
which Germany can have at any time.
Sees Victory for Central Powers.
Because of this abundance of necessa-
ries and of the progress of military af-
fairs to this time. DR.. Nazim Bey pre-
diets eventual victory for the central
powers. He is certain Germany will
find a way to effect transportation
communication with Turkey in short
time.
Such a success will mean independ-
ence for Turkey for the first time, he
continued.
There is immeasurabl less of peace
propaganda in Turkey today than any
where else. You must remember that
for decades there has hardly been peace
for ten consecutive years with us, and
accordingly we are accustomed to con-
fiicts. We reckon that the present con-
loo fyyo
but we are really Indifferent as to the
duration of the war.
in any event Turkey will be the last
to call halt.
Turkey is enthusiastic FOR number
of reasons. First, she had never
fought previously under such favorable
conditions. Second, the thought of
eventual independence stimulates the
troops tremendously. Third, the SOL
diers are spurred on by hatred of their
enemies This hatred Is engendered by
illegal acts.
The Turks regard tn eallies as real
barbarians and whe ncaptured in
wounded condition frequently refuse
food or drink from their captors,
though fhen conditions are reversed
the Turks give their prisoners freely
of their food
Speaks of "False Impressions"
DR.. Nazim Bey spoke calmly except
when the subject of the worlds i'm
preston of Turkish Armenian rela-
tions was brought up. OF this he talk
ed in bitter words. America in particu-
lar, he said, had gained a false impress
sion in two ways.
First, Investigators of conditions had
not been neutral or unbiased. Second,
sources fer. their information-to
creeks, Jews and Arnenians. who are
Turkish subjects and have grudges to
air.
Every time Turk does something
praiseworthy in this world he is hailed
as an Armenian" he continued; but
every time he commits a crime or acts
basely he is Turk-or something
else"
Expressing himself as an ardent ad-
American and declaring Turkey needed
the trade of the United States more
even than of Germany, DR.. Nazim Bey
nevertheless asserted the delivery OF
ammunition by Americans to the allies
had served greatly to estrange the two
peoples. He thought it would be some
time after the war before this feeling
would die down sufficiently to make
Turkey a field for American business
He said the breach had been widened
by the injustice OF the American press
toward Turkey"
Gives Thanks to Germany.
Thanks to Germany, DR.. Nazim Bey
continued. Turkey had gradually been
lifting herself from a sort of financial
slough of despond, SO that for the last
three months the government had been
able to pay for all it's purchases out of
money loaned. He summed up the
financial position of the Turkish en-
pire as follows:
"One cannot say the situation is good,
for our export trade has been stopped
and consequently our income is reduc-
ed But it is not serious.
DIR. Nazim Bey takes issue with those
who have said the British could have
broken through the Dardanelles in
March if they had been willing to make
a little greater sacrifice. He insists the
principal forts were not damaged and
that they had plenty of ammunition to