The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-30

the Turkish nation in the past !, has
been hoped by many that when peace
terms were made In Europe some way
would be found whereby the Turks
could be shorn Of their power and. IN
fact. completely crushed 30 that never
again would they be able 20 carry on
their hish handed methods OF MUIR
der aud persecution. Therefore. the
%followine interview given out by Lord
s1-sse. former British ambassador "a
the United States. az 20 the fate OF
Turkey In case the allies win. Is Timely
NO one who has studied the hi1-
tory Of the near EAST for the last five
centuries" said Lord Bryce. will he
surprised that the allied powers have
declared their purpose 20 nut an end
TO the rule OF the TURK in Europe and
stiff less will he dissent from tho deter
mination 70 deliver the Christian pcr-
ulsiion Of what IL called the Turkish
empire, whether In Asia OF in Europe.
from the government. which during
those five centuries. has done nothing
hut oppose them.
These changes are indeed long
overdue. They ought 10 have come
more than a century ago.. because II
had then already become manifest thHt
the Turk was hopeiessly unfit TO gov
ern. with any approach 10 Justice, sub
Jsots Of races Of different religion.
The Turk has eve been Of any
use Tor n purpose except for fight
ing. He cannot administer. though in
his earlier days he a the sense TO
employ Intelligent Christian adminis-
traitors. He cannot secure justice. AZ
a governing power. he has always
shown himself incapable. corrupt and
'cruei. He has always destroyed. he
has never created.
Those whom we call Turks are not
a nation at all. in the proper sense OF
the word. The Ottoman Turks were a
small conquering tribe from central
Asia. who we're ruled during the frs;
two centuries OF their conquests NY a
succession Of sinsularly able and un-
scrupulous Suitans. who s~ub5ugated
the Christian population OF Asia
Minor and southeastern Europe. com
polling part 81 these populations to
embrace Mohammedanism and sup
porting their own power by ssizing the
children Of the rest. forciblv convert
ing them to Islam and making OUT cf
them an efficient standing army Of
Janizaries. by whose valor and disci-I
pline the Turkish vars n conquest
were carried on from the early If
teenth century down into the nine
,eenth century.
AS a famous English historian
wrote. The Turks are nothing but al
robber band encamped in the coun-
tries they have desolated' As Edmund
Burke wrote. the Turks are sIvsge-
with whom no civilized Christian ma
lion ought to form any alliance.
Turkish rule ought to be ended
in Europe because. ever in that small
part 81 IL. which the Sultan stll holds.
Il is an alien power which has In that
region been and now is oppressing or
massacring. Strengthening or driving
from their homes. the Christian popu-
%lations Of Greek or Bulgarian stool.
IL oush, to be turned out OF the west
ern coast region Of Asia Minor for a
like reason. The people ,here are
largely. perhaps mostly. Greek-speak
ing Christians. So ought It to be
turned nut Of ConstantInoplc, a city of
Incompatible commercial and political
importance. with the guardianship %.
which II is unfit q he trusted. SO
ought IL 10 be turned nut OF Armenian
and Clioia and Syria. where within
the last two years u has been destroy
ing its Christian subjects. the most
peaceful and industrious and intclli-
gent part OF the population.
III the Turkish S~pltanate IL 10 be
left in being az all IL may with ;he
ieas, injury 10 the world be suffered
40 exist in central and northern Asia
Minor. There. the population In mainly
Mussulman. and there are compare
lively few Christians. and those only
In the cities, 10 suffer from its mis-
government. even there one would
be sorry for its subject. Mussuiman az
well as Christian. but the weak Turk
ish state such as IL would hen oe
could not venture on the crimes Of
which IL had been guilty when It was
comparatively strong.
That the faults Of Turkish govern
ment are incurable has been most
clearly shown by the fact tina tho
young Turkish gang which gained
power when they had deposed Abdul
fIamid, a surpassed ever that mon
ster % cruelty In their slaughter ~
"noffending Armenians. The commit
tee Of union and progress began by
promising equal rights 20 all racer and
faiths.
This v Is It's union II proceeded
forthwith not only 10 expel h Greek
speaking inhabitants Of western Asa