The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
FAYORS NEAR EAST
MANDATES FOR U. s.
Morgenthau Approves 30 Year
Term in Constantinople, Ar
menia and Anatolia. .
BACK FROM LONG SURVEY
Former Envoy Suggests Big
Loan for Development and
Regeneration. ..

Henry Morgenthau, formerly Amer
lean Ambassador to Turkey and who
seven months ago was sent abroad by
tons in Poland and other of the coun-
tries which used TO be part Of Germany
and Austria-Hungary. returned to this
city yesterday with q proposal that the
United States assume a mandate over
part Of the Near East for the next thirty
years.
Mr.. Morgenthaus notion Is his own,
and In outlining II yesterday he made
clear that he did not speak either with
the authority of any one In Washington
senting nations allied with this one in
the war. He said that he had reached
his conclusions only while on his way
back to this country.
His idea is that the Near East, despite
It's natural resources, will never develop
unless 1t can have a guarantee of peace
for term of years and an opportunity
to establish itself industrially and eco
nomically. 1t would be impossible. he
believes. for any country suspected in
the past OF having pretensions toward
the East to offer It's guardianship now |:
therefore the United States should do Il.
Would Meet General Favor.
THE United States" he said, Should
accept a mandate for Constantinople
Armenia and Anatolia. Great Britain.
France, the Russians In Paris and many
or the foremost Turks are anxious to
have US do so. Some of the leading
British statesmen are urging our ac-
ceptance of such a mandate on our own
terms and conditions, with a splendid
confidence In the expected reasonable
ness of our demands,
From my personal contact I am con-
WINGED of their sincerity In wishing M
to share with them the largely Increased
duties and responsibilities thrown upon
the more powerful nations by the recent
war. All the nations are particularly
interested In having Constantinople SO
governed that its problem shall be re-
moved permanently from further con-
flicts. No solution that will rouse the
opposition Of regenerated Russia will
suffice. Only the acceptance OF a man
date by the United States would satisfy
all.
Bur America cannot accent a man.
date that will not meet with general
approval at home or whicn compels the
United States to assume charge of
district detached and isolated, to which
she does not possess free and continuous
access by land or sea Only II we are
given a chance to establish an active
energetic replica of our own democracy
that will spread its benehcent influence
r. every direction will the imag nation
and real interest OF the Americans be
aroused.
Our people will expect Great Britain
to welcome us in the Meditst ranean and
the Near East not as a rival or COM
petitor, but as full partner. with all
rights, privileges and responsibilities I
have thought deeply as to how Great
Britain can demonstrate her willingness,
and think the best way would be by
giving us an equal control Of the Straits
Of Gibraltar"
Favors Big Development Loan.
Mr.. Morgenthau thinks that $780,
000 900 or $500, 900, 900 should be loaned
by the United States for the develop
ment he proposes, the money to be raised
by selling bonds here. He said he
thought that with proper assistance Con-
stantinople could be made the fourth
metropolis of the world and that the
commercial and Industrial opportunities
offered by a revived Turkey would at
tract thousands Of enterprising young
Americans.
I'm any event" he said. at is our
duty and Great Britain's to help recon
struct Europe and II seems to me that
the. regeneration of Turkey can best be
started by engendering wave of public
enthusiasm In this country. l am try
Ing to set that wave In motion now"
In closing his talk Mr.. Morgenthau
insisted again that there was no official
sanction behind anything he said. and
that his idea of a renascent Turkey was
not included ans where III the report of
his visit abroad which he will make
presently to Secretary Lansing