Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-29
Hall Bey in Interview With
Associated Press RepreSen-
tative, Seems Pleased With
Developments,
ESTABLISHED GERMAN
PLAN FOOD COMMISSION
Financially tie Minister II
Foreign Affairs Claims, the
Ottoman Empire Is One Of
Strongest,
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tsT MORNING IouRHEL SPECIAL tUSsEp wsEl
Vienna, oct. % (via Berlin to Lon
don, oct 28).-The economical, finan-
cial and military status of Turkey is
highly satisfactory and her relations
with the central powers are Of the
greatest friendship, said HALL Bey
Turkish minister Of foreign affairs
in an interview with the Associated
Press representative here today.
The establishment in the ottoman
empire Of a food commission after
the German plan on which several
German experts served, the foreign
minister explained, had solved the
problem Of feeding the large centers
Of population, especially CONSTANT
nople, where the work Of alienation
had also been furthercd by the fact
that many troops, which formerly
had to be fed on the Gallipoli pen
iusula and In the vicinity of the city
now were distributed among other
war theatcrs, where they We're closer
to the food supply. II was possible,
therefore, that the food problem had
been solved as, in addition, the pres
ent years crop was very good. ri
nanCially, the minister said, the
country was one of the strongest
among the European bellgercnts.
Troops Fighting Wen.
"Our troops are fighting well ey-
crywhere,' said Hahn Bey in speak
ing of thee military situation ''and
have just distinguished themselves in
Dobrudja, which is the best answer
to the statements made now and then
that Turkey is about to make a sep
arate peace with the entente. We
stand or fall with the central powers.
The Germans can not be beaten in
this war, because, with the spirit to
win, they combine an unusually high
ability as organizers.
ION a recent trip 10 Germany I
was able TO convince myself Of this.
Although the effect Of the war is
felt, its consequences are met i'm
such an organized, systematic man
ner, that one is awe-stricken by the
organization which, bahind the front
heals as many wounds in the body
polite as Il inflicts in its character
of terrible war machine on the
front itself
Backed by People
zone is almost impressed with a
certain unCanniness in this organiza-
ton, which moves noiselessly along
the shortest line TO its objective with
a certainty that holds one spellbound. /
Such an organization must have more
than mere brains behind it; it must
have the win Of the people as its
base it must have the deepest pa /
riotism ats motive power"
Speaking Of organization in Turkey, !
IIalil Bey said 1t was constantly i'm
proving with the aid Of the Germans .
wherever that was feasible.
WE have quite an organization
ourselves he continued. 81 refer
o Enver Pusha, Turkish minister of
war, who in addition to being as in
as he ever was, has
shown during the war that he not
only appreciates systematic effort,
lut is able to inaugurate and pro-
note it, SO that Envcr Pasha today
s. Turkeys biggest mana distinction
re well deserves
I'm discussing International relations
1alil Bey touched upon the questions
If capitalization
one Good Result.
THE elimination of these handi-
APPS TO the ottoman government
he said, has been for Turkey. one Of
he best results OF this war. Al
hough these guarantees for foreign
MS and their interests have been
hollshcd. no one has suffered
hrough It, Turkey needed chance
Il demonstrating that these special
privileges to foreigners in the empire
we're both unnecessary and unjust to
he Turks Though the capitaliza-
ion had gone, nobody has been hUrt
OF even the English, French Italian,
russian and other belligerent sub
'cts, whom we permit to carry out
fairs in the empire and whose per-
onal freedom We have respected to
greater degree than any nation at ,
'ar anywhere has done. We are not +
nation OF saNaEes, as the popular I
elef has been.' s
Armenian Question Settled. a
The Armenian question has been \
lspused of, said HALL 3ey. g
The position of our government in a
lis respect has never been fully UNI Il
erstood,' he went on. i wish to y
~ that the young Turks have al d
avs looked upon the Armcnians as T
valuable asset to thu Turkish em-
ire. The fact is. We needed them. \
he country's commerce was largely q
their hands and as farmers, the y
rmenians have a great value We