Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-27

III " NN Ws lay at lut titt't ~ utIhH NHtt
tA1IAGM cbeying. the mandate Of Germany,
the imperial Ottoman government
broke OIL diplomatic relations with the United
States. Mr.. E'k,is' personality had SO impressed
the Turks that the suitan's government insisted
upon his remaining in Coiistnntinople until his
health was thoroughly restored and he could
without danger of Il relapse, undertake. IN" long
and ~artuo,Is Journey to America. Mr.. Elkus con-
tinued the excellent Impression created by his
predecessor. the Hon, Henry hoigenthan, and by
siis efficiency and Kindness had done more than
nrnke himself popular in Turkey; he has made
che United States popular, Without any dtplo-
matte training. the plain American lawyer who
until then had been distinguished only by his
philanthropy made IN excellent record in an eX-
tremesy difficult diplomatic post, mud while en-
gagged upon IN crrund Of mercy, visiting a Red
Gross soup Kitchen. contracted The infection which
so nearly cost him his life.
Armenia was uppermoS' III my thoughts as l
salkei with Ambassador Eikus. Peaceful, in
slustrtouS, Intelligent Armenia, m intellectual
people, clever In practical All LARS and of lofty
steaiism. When Turkey entered the war there
were two million Arnenians, but the atrocities
of 1916 and iDlG very greatly reduced their num-
Der. Systematic butchery aud wholesale slaughter
Of these people by the Turks makes this one Of
Tho s,ost terrible crimes In the history of man.
Kind.
WHY has Germany allowed these things to be
done The atrocities committed by the Turks In
Armenia are perhaps no worse than those or
which the Gcrmans themselves have been guilty
in Belgium and France, hut there Is something
peculiarly isorIibIe In The cold-hlooded extermina-
sion Of a brave and cultured people. What in
tercSt had Germany In allowing this thing to be
donef The only explanation that can he offered
Is that Irrmasy wanted the ArJnrnians eXtermi-
satei he,uiisa it suited the purposes of her coln-
,snrrc,al greed.
The Arlueuiurs nrn the ta,ncrs, the molders.
the hlacksmit,S, the taliors, the carpenters. the
SHAY workers, the Weovcrs, the shoemakers, the
Jewellers. the Pharmacists, the doctors. the law
Sers Of Asia Minor and of the Turkish empire.
They are at heart II conservative people and for
Hundreds Of years their trade has been done with
France aud England. They do not take kindly
To German goods, Therefore Germany closed her
eyes while Turkey was exterminating them, The
prosnncr Of the Armenian was II menace, or at
feast threatened to rctard the Panternan de-
&ciopncnt %! Mittci Europa.
Sympathy for the United States.
There is throughout the Leyant and the Bal
hans u real atl decprooted sympathy for the
United States. The leading Bulgarian states
men are graduates Of American schools and col
ssges. The Turkish government has tnken n
graduate OF the American College for Girls In
Tonstantiuopic and placed her In charge OF the
organization OF TURKISH SCHOOLS IN syria, IL ~
especially Among the middle and the lower
classes that the United States IL genuinely pop
u,ar. lmigrants who have returned, tourists
who have travelled. nil agree that America. stands
for democratic principles--that is, for liberty and
equality Of opportunity for all, rich and poor
alike. without ctass distinctions. The present
grand yizier Of Turkey started In life "a a tele.
jyrapl, messenger boy In Adrianople.
Turkey broke or Diplomatic relations with the
United States two weeks after the declaration
of war with Germany. The exact date was April
n. Ambassador Elkus was informed by a prom
anent member Of the Turkish government that the
pressure exerted by Germany upon the Sublime
Porte to break OF relations with America was
daily growing stronger. 1t Is significant that the
note announcing the rupture Of relations was
dated Friday. which IL the Turkish Sabbath. Yet
Apn the day when all public Offices are closed. the
Turkish cabinet held a meeting and the note was
drafted, signed and dispatched. To everyone In
[onstantinopie this denoted that the utmost pres
cure had been brought to bcnr upon the sultan's
government by HIS Teutonlc ally.
When the war broke out there was only &4.0OO,
90 worth Of paper money In Turkey. Every
thInx was paid for Ia hard cash. and gold an,
ialyer were the currency almost exclusively use'
IA tho daily transactions Of the people. Every
tbing was on 4 cash basis. There ID In Turkc
fnday after b months Of war-mor than 1850
100000 Of paper money. the authorized emission
having reached a total Of nearly 100000
Tounis.
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