The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-12
TURKEY IS BIC
 AID TO TEUTON;
 FOOD PLENTIFUL

BERLIN (via London) Jan. 2. - Turkey has an abundance of foods and other materials of all kinds which she can supply to Germany if Ger many needs them," said Dr. Nazim Bey. Secretary of the Young Turks Committee. and one of Turkeys most prominent men. on his arrival at Berlin.
 Tt is only a question of transpor. tation, which seems to be In Q fair way of solution.
 "There is no lack of anything in Turkey. For example we have SO.0OO,. 900 kilograms of cotton which Ger. many can have the moment she solves the transportation problem. not to speak of 1O.OOO,O0O Kilograms of re- serve supply in the shape of mattress. es and other articles in Turkish homes.
 "The same is true of copper. Of this we have at least 4O,0OO,0O0 kIlo- grams which Germany can have at any time."
 Because of this abundance of nee. essaries and of the progress of mill tary affairs to this time pr. Naz.m Bey predicts eventual victory for the Central Powers. He Is certein Ger many will find way to effect trans- portation communication with Tur- key in a short time.
 Such a success will mean .ndepend- ence for Turkey for the first time.' he continued There Is immeasur- ably less of peace propaganda in Tur- key today than anywhere else. You must remember that for decades there has hardly been peace with us, and accordingly we are accustomed to con- flicts. We reckon that the present conflict will last one to two years more. 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 num- Der of reasons. First she has never fought previously under such favor able circumstances. Second. tho thought of eventual independence stI- mulates the troops tremendously. and, Third the soldiers are spurred on by hatred of their enemies. This hatred is engendered by Illegal acts. The Turks regard the Allies as real bar barlans. and when captured In a wounded condition frequently refuse food or drink from their captors, al- though when conditions are reversed the Turks give their prisoners freely of their food"
 Dr. Nazim Bey spoke calmly. except when the subject of the worlds im- pression of Turklsh-Armenian rela- tions was brought up. Of this he talk cd .n bitter words. America, In par ticular, he said. had gained Q false impression in two ways. First. ln- vestlgators of conditions had not been neutral or unbiased. Second, these investigators went to the wrong sourc- es for their informat.on-to Greeks, Jews. and Armenians, who are Turk ish subjects and who have grudges to air.
 Every time Turk does some thing praiseworthy in this world he is hailed as an Armenian" he contin. ued. "but every time he commits a crime or acts baseiy he Is a Turk or something else"
 Thanks to Germany. Dr. Nazim Bey continued, Turkey had been gradual ly lifting herself from a sort of finan' cay slough of despond, 30 that for the last three months the government had been able to pay for all of It's purchases ont of money loaned.
 He summed up the financial posi- ton of the Turkish Empire as fol lows:
 "one cannot say the situation is good. for our export trade has beer stopped. and consequently our in come is reduced. But 1t ia not ser lous."