El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

lARlSs france June fzS.-Ihe state
l ment OF Damad Ferid Pasha, de-
1vered to the council OF 10 June II.
respecting the Turkish position. and
also the reply Of the allies and asso-
ciated governments. dated June %.
has been made public.
The allied council informed the
Turks that it could not accept the
Turkish claim that its territories be
restored undiminished.
The text Of the Turkish note in part
follows:
Text OF Turkish Letter
Gentlemen: I should not be bold
enough 10 come before the high as
sembly If I thought that the Ottoman
people had incurred any share OF the
responsibility in the war which has
ravaged Europe and Asia with fire
and sword
4 apologize in advance for the de-
Nelopment which I must give to my
statement for I am in point Of fact
defending today before the public
opinion Of the whole world and be-
lore history most complicated and
III understood case
In the course Of the war nearly
the whole civilized world was shocked
BY the recital Of the crimes alleged
70 nave been committed by the Turks.
Il is Tar from my thought 10 cast a
veil over the misdeeds which are such
as to make the conscience Of man
kind snaoder with horror forever.
Stil less VIII I endeavor 20 minimize
the degree Of guilt OF the actors in
the great drama The aim which
have set for myself is that OF showing
TO the world. with proofs IN my hand.
Mno are the truly responsible az
th0rs OF those terrible crimes
Appear in Bad Light.
we are under no Illusions IN re-
gard 20 the extent Of the dissatisfac-
ton which surrounds US; we are alb
solutely convinced that a mass of IN
fortunate events has made Turkey
appear in an unfavorable light How
ever, when the truth has once been
brought 10 light It viii warn civilized I
nations and posterity against passing !
an unjust Judgment upon US.
The responsibilities for war in the I
e1st-assumed. without the lnowl- I
edge Of the sovereign or OF the people, !
in the Black sea, BY a German ship
commanded by g German admiral
the secret treaties which were IN 7
known alike TO the Ottoman people 4
and TO the European chancelories.
These agreements were concluded
between 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
open Archives 10
when war had once been declared
the eternal coTetousness Of Russia as
regards Constantinople was sl1ilfully
represented to the people as an immi-
uent danger and anxiety for the pres
erration OF national existence there
upon rendered fthe struggle a des-
perate one. 0 archives are. more
over. thrown entirely open to an in
quirv which would enable the state
ments which ! have the honor TO
make TO this high assembly to be
amply confirmed +
Turkey depleres the murder Of
great number Of her Christian CO.
nationals as much as she does that
Of Moslems, properly speaking. In
point of fact. the Committee Of Union
and Progress. not content with the
perpetrated against Christians,
condemned to death by every means
!. 100000 Noslems.
several hundreds OF thousands Of
-hese unfortunate beings. hunted from
heir homes. are still wandering about
today in the middle of Asia-AIinor
without shelter and without any re-
ief for their very existence. And
e-en n they returned to their PROV {
nces rhev would find themselves just