The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
MOVES FOR WAR
AGAINST TURKEY
PENNSYLVANIA Congressman
Includes Bulgaria Also i'm
Joint Resolution
NOW
is INTOLERABLE
MIR. Kelley Says Roberts College in
Constantinople Has Been Used as
Shield by Pro-Germans to Prevent
Declaration of War.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Seeking
to force action on the subject Repre-
sentative NJ. Clyde Kelly of Pennsyl-
vania yesterday introduced a joint res
olution in the house declaring a state of
war to exist between the United States
and Turkey and Bulgaria A~Hc said be
was impelled to offer his NresolIion
by the news that Turkish troops/lad at
tackled the American eonsulaN at Ia
briz.
After declaring that the military
governments of Bulgaria and Turkey
have committed repeated acts of war
against the government and people of
the United States OF America. = the res
olution follows the same wording as the
declaration of war against Germany
and Austro Hungary. Mr.. Kelly said
he had not consulted Secretary Lansing,
but would do so soon in the hope that
he could obtain his support for the pas
sage of the resolution
= feel that it is absolutely essential
that congress declare war upon Turkey
and Bulgaria, said Mr.. Kelly. - was
led TO introduce this resolution by the
recent attack by Turkish soldiers upon
an American hospital in Persia and bv
acts which preceded it. ! have con
ferred with a number of people who
are fully Informed of conditions in Bull
gaTia and Turkey aud they believe the
present situation is intolerable and that
there should be IN Immediate break
with those two countries Yesterday a
gentleman who had lived i'm Bulgaria
for p years was in my office and he
agreed that a formal declaration of war
should be had
There is no doubt that Roberts col
| lege in Constantinople has been used by
| the pro-GermanS as a shield to prevent
| a formal declaration of war; Turks and
| men of other nationalities who are Ger
| man svmpathizers are graduates of that
coilegey AID they have urged that The
United States delay taking action. The
present representative of Turkey in this
country is a Roberts college graduate
| and yet his residence is veritable nest
of pro-German spies and svmpathzers.
| | feel certain that the administration is
| contemplating declaration of war
1 dSUlilSt DuI tf5tt - no ftstNpU
why Bulgaria should be eft out There
is no chance whatever of winning her
away from Germany.
BY declaring war upon Bulgaria we
would win over to our side the Greeks
the Czeeho-Slavs and the Jugo Slavs. all
of whom look upon Bulgaria as a
traitor. nation. There are 100000 OF
| 100000 men in this country of those
nationalities who could be organized
into fighting force if we were at wal
/ with Bulgaria.
q feel sure that majority of the
members of the house, and probably a
majority of the senate, are in favor Of
formally aligning Turkey and Bulgaria
with our enemies. OF course, | don I
know what attitude the state depart
ment will assume toward my resolu-
ton, but | propose to urge action upon
it unless the administration should
state it was not compatible with the
| public interest In that event we would
feel obliged to defer to the judgment of
the executive. The sentiment of con.
gress, however, is emphatic.