New-York tribune., 1919-06-27
Allies Reject
Turks Plea to
Retain Empire
Damad Pacha Apologies
for Advancing Claims, but
insists Germans Are to
Blame for East's Turmoil

PARIS, June 2e (By The Associated
Press).-The Allied Council has re-
piled to the Turkish memorandum,
saying that it could not accept the
Turkish calm that it's territories be
restored undiminished. The Allied
note was in reply to the note of Da-
mad Ferid (Sheriff) Pacha delivered to
the Council OF Ten on June II. re-
specting the Turkish position. The
Turkish note follows:
"Gent,emen: I should not be bold
enough to come before this high as
sembly if l thought that the Ottoman
people had Incurred any share of re-
sponsibllity in the war which has raw
aged Europe and Asia with fire and
sword.
Apologies in Advance
II apologize in advance for the de-
velopment' which l must give to NV
statement, for I am in point Of fact
defending to-day before the public
opinion of the whole world and before
history most complicated and ill-un-
derstood case.
In the course of the war nearly the
whole civilized world was shocked bv
the recital of the crimes ALLEGED to
have been committed by the Turks.
1t is far from my thought to cast veil
over these lnisdeeds, which are such as
to make the conscience of mankind
shudder with horror forever Still less
will endeavor to minimize the degree
of guilt of the actors in the great
drama. The aim which l have set for
myself is that CT showing to the world,
with proofs in my hand, who are the
truly RESPONSIBLE authors of thesa tor
rible crimes.
I'VE are under no illusions in re-
gard to the extent of the dissatisfac-
tlon which surrounds US; we are abso-
lutely convinced that a mass of un-
fortunate events has made Turkey ap-
pear in an unfavorable light. How
ever, when the truth has once been
brought to light it will warn civilized
nations and posterity against passing
an unjust judgment upon US.
Lays Blame on Germans
"The responsibility for the war in
the East-assumed, without the knowl-
edge of the sovereign or Of the people,
IN the Black Sea, by a German ship
commanded by German admiral
rests entirely with the signatories of
the secret treaties, which were un-
known alike to the Ottoman people
and to the European chanccllcries.
The agreements were concluded be-
tween the government of the Kaiser
and the heads of the revolutionary
committee, who, at the beginning of
1914, had placed themselves in power
by means of coup d'etat l call to
witness the official dispatches ex-
changed between the representatives of
France and Great Britain and their re-
spectlve governments during the three
months which preceded the outbreak of
hostilities between Turkey and the en-
pire of the Gear.
Offers Secret Archives
when war had once been declared
the eternal covetousness of Russia as
regards Constantinople was skilfully
represented to the people as ar immi.
nent danger, and anxiety for the pres
ervation of national existence there.
upon rendered the struggle q desnar.
ate one. Our archives are. moreover
thrown entirely open to an inquir,
which would enable the statements
winch have the honor to make to this
nigh assembly to be amply confirmed
In regard to the other tragic events
beg leave to repeat here the declara.
tions which / have repeatedly made t.
the Ottoman Senate. Turkey deplorcs
the murder of great number of he,
CHRISTIAN co-nationals as mach as che
does that of Moslems. Properly sncak.
ing, in point of fact, the committee oi
union and progress, not content witt
the crimes perpetrated against Chris