Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-25
TURK SHALL EXP|ATE
CENTURIES OF CRIME
Former Envoy of u. S. Insists He
Shall be Deprived of Power
and Driven From Europe.

Turkey. her hands stained with the
most atrOclous crimes ot the ages. Is
incomprtcnt 10 govern herself. and only
by strong military gov! !rnmcrt, InSdtut-
ed and maintained 10y the Allies. can
order and justice be restored - the
millions of people under her power,
according to Henry Morgcnthau former
Tritcd states Ambassador to Turkey
Mr. Norgent hau j. convinced that
lust peace must include among IFS etlru-
latiollS the nusting from Europe oi III"
nation which has dominated Christians.
Jews and Arabs without ever bringing
to them any benefit whatever. but
rather inficting upon them a long list
Of crimes Tor which at last the Turks are
about TO pay, and pay % the full
KEEP rURK GRIMES ~ SPor LIGHT.
All of Mr.. Morgent haU~ present
writings illustrate his convi,e ON that
about the guilt OF the Turks and the
necessity for atonement for II there
can be no particle Of doubt During
the interview he made il clear that the
atonement, which the Turks owe tho
world and the necessity for insIStence upon
il, must be kept out in tho light, plainly
before the worlds notice, rs = vital
factor in the reconstruction and re-
generation Ol Inc WoTiV-
after $50 wears Of misrule Mr.
Morgenthau said the Turks at last
aregong 10 be deprived Of their domination
over the Christian Jewish and Arabian
population OF Turkey. There must be
no maudlin sentiment or emotional
sympathy apout their treatment.
GUILTY or WHOLESALE MURnrR.
"They stand convicted # wholesale
j
the most atrocious crimes and oeastly
tor;urcs OF the ages: :of maintaining an nm
It's Al d incompetent government
They have demor :, rated their ar-
soIutc inability 70 govern either them
selves or the nations that l1cy have
conquered
'rfhey have never assmpls'ad the
peones whose territory they nave ovcrrun
They have lived all these years as
parasites. maintaining tl,clr power y
brute strength.
They have really given nothing to
these countries no architecture. no litera-
ture 10 art, no progress Of any kind.
They have sapped the life blood and
the energy out OF the occupants of these
lands
They have deprived the people Of
security OF life and property, thereby
usual energy or keeping IN line with the
progr; s. of the time
In tact, they have cowed the people
into "a condition Of rebe!lious though
subducd submission. They have ruled III
might and fear, and not by right and love
VICTIM fAtTH NEVER FALrERED
The patience with which these people
hayl submitted to all this can only be e&-
br-+ loiv Oh 1-rt.. f.f -
from wear to wear from decade to decade
that relief would some day CONE They
felt that. although their Imprisonment
was hard TO bear and was ior an untiXed
period II would not last forever
Now II viii require q thorough survey
Of the country and its people to enable
the world 10 get correct opinion of the
present economic and human condition
Of the population Of Turkey They are
absolutely bankrupt in every way, eco
nomically. morally and governnentally
no nation. no people can have abetted
In the willful, atrocious destruction of
more than 100000 people and not feel
the moral turpitude that permitted such
outrages. The Turks have deprived them
selves of the best part Of their population
They have robbed, plllagcd and murdered,
As only the most conscienceless brood Of
barbarlans could do.
mo sultan, or other ruler from within
Turkey, can create a government there
at present, for it would be impossible
for him to maintain it without an army
and they do not possess the means to
maintain an army.
ALLIES MUST OCCUPY THEIR COUNTRY.
"There is but one safe, sane solution
OF the problem To avoid anarchy, the
Allies must resort 10 military occupation
of the country and establish a govern
ment that will be respected and that
can evolve plan by which order and
justice can be restored and these mil
lions of people on the brink of starvation
can be saved
THEIR DRIVE OCT OF EUROPE.
Mr.. Morgenthau said it was fore
gone conclusion that the Turks must
be driven out of Europe, and he made
1t clear that they were not worthy OF
a place in any league Of civilized nations.
On this point he said
IF their conduct as portrayed in the
reports Of the Greek and Armenian
atrocities does not convince the world
of their total un6tness to be members
OF a league of civilized nations, then
no murderer who wilfully slays dozen