The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
Peace May Be Brought About By United States, Former Ambassador To Turkey Says Provided Wilson is Re Elected.

Turkey Says Provided
 Wilson is Re Elected.
 Democracy is being tested by the war now raging fp Europe,'' declared Henry Morganthau, former ambassa- dor to Turkey in a stirring and inter esting address made yesterday after noon at meeting in Odd Fellows hall. 1OS7 Broad street. In simple but affecting language the former am- bassadlor described the effect of the war on Turkey and the sufferings of her people, Christians, Jews and Mo hammedans. While he used none of the tricks of the orator, his story was thrilling and dramatic in the extreme and more than once his hearers were moved to tears
 "The United States is the power, that can bring about peace provided we continue in office President Wilson, that heroic figure who has kept this country safe from the crisis to per- form its God-given mission of peace maker among the warning nations.
 "A1l Europe is looking to America to see if se,f-governmLnt is a suc- cess War parties, by continuous nagging and making propaganda have thrown 17 nations into the' vortex of strife. In the United States the same Manager exists. People who want more power are trying to/force this nation into war.
 President Wilson is trying to see that justice is done to all, and the great question today is whether Of not we shall perform such office so that later we can help the nations readtust themselves. for it will be our duty after this war to work out a scheme whereby these nations can re- habffitate themselves, a plan formed on Humanitarian and unselfish lines.
 Knowing full well that the United States had a great work before it is strong outsider to lift helping hand to the nations noF obsessed with war. returned from my post as ambassa- dor to Turkey to enlist the attention of the people of the United States to the absolute necessity of re-electing Woodrow Wilson, and of supporting him also by the election of Senate and Congress which can work with him in his great mission to stricken world"
 T ga wthis WAT made. I sat be- hind the scenes, and watched repre- ,ser,tattves of various powers trying to win Turkey to their side. I was the confidant of those representatives. They showed me their plans and told me their argume ents. watched the play of tho scheming forces trying to force a country into war. When I compafe with the same designing en- Ideavors to bring the United States into Gwar, want to tell you how. foolish. how futile, it all is- When I parted with the Sultan of Turkey on my re- turn to this country, se said tos me, I want you to tell the President of the United States that went most reluct- antly into the war and have regretted 1t ever since.'"
 MT. Morgenthau then went into some of the terrible results of the war. He told of the Jewish colonies of Palestine which from happy, con- tented groups of people had been brought to the verge of starvation by the world conflict from which crisis they had been suatched by the help ing hand of the B'nai B'rith and the American Relief Commission. Per eonal quarrels and oppression, he said /. were responsible for Serbia and Bel gium being devastated and overrur for the thousands of widowse and orphans in those countries.t
 He told of visit of Mohammedan officials, Christians and Jews to the cave of Hebron, where were buried the bodies of Abraham, Isaac and Ja- cob. of the silent prayers offered ur by all to the one God, and held this Incident up as lesson of common Brotherhood. He told of the man. ner in which he had had many Jews transported to safety out of the coun- try when they were given the alter |, native of becoming Ottoman citizens; how he had prevented 75 nuns at 6 Catholic school from being subjected to hardships at the hands of the Turk / ish soldiers.
 MT. Morgenthau arrived in Bridge port on a forenoon train. The re- ception committee named to receive him expected to~fnd him in the parlor car but was greatly surprised when he appeared among them having alighted unnoticed from day coach The scommittee consisted of Attorney Jacob B. Klein, Postmaster Charles F Greene, Democratic Town Chair4haf Hugh J, Lavery, Lynn W. Wilson. Dr. David Levy. sigmund Loewith. Isaac Moss, Attorney Joshua Meltzer, Maa Cohen, Attorney Irving Bison, Attor- ney Harry A. Goldstein. Samuel Mel ntz, Collector of the Port James L. McGovern and David Feuer.
 At one period MT. Morganthau wal the representative in Turkey of 1( powers, and millions of dollars fol the relief of persons of other nations i brought to distress in Turkey through f the war passed through his hands Ir an interview before his speech at Odd Fellows hall he denied the stories tha, Turkish soldiers has mistreated Amer. ican citizens.
 MT. Morgenthau lunched with the committee at The Stratfie1d before the meeting.
 Regarding the situation in Turkey and the need for supporting the Presi- dent in his dealings with other coun. tries now at war with each other, MT Morganthau said:
 There have been many false i'm. pressions concerning Turkey and the Turks. They have treated the Ameri cans with the utmost consideration The only blot on Turkeys escutcheor is their treatment of the Armenfans.
 That was in reality an act OI