The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-17

sNANA -Ns'f t'i'tAt -N .hi' llatlhI lN' t'AA' 1 ,c lP, The prime minister of the i republic NJ. Khatitian. today received the correspondent of the Associated i Press and talked freely concerning the proposal of a United States man date for Armenia.
 If We manage to live thru th.' winter and receive the recognition of the allies. together with tho help ul Amrrica.' said the prime minister, then other Armenians scattered the world over will come to us and we shall make our republic a prosperous one.
 IL is now being proposed I hear 10 uI. H. togotHrr with the Turks A, prefer dcatL ,o rule under the Turks. In fhe past wa lived together a. master and s!ay. Now We want r., peace conJarr,.,v 'u so' aside al .cction of territory for u~ aqG then the Turks will leave us. It is q matter of life and death for Us right along The only solution pos -.ble is to define our frontiers and if tho United States with whom We place our case and in whom alone we trust will help us morally and ma rnria)ly for twenty years We will pay back moneys expended with tue wealth or our land II such help
 is moi given then We must wander over the earth like slaves. without a home"
 Premier Khatitan who appears to la Inc ruling force in Armenia. was formerly mayor or THie for a period oG rrn years serving as d Russian official He is d physician by pro lc~~ion Short. bald bIack-eycd with close-rrimmed beard, he looks a~ much Russian as Armenian. and differs in appearance from the ramu- tw Turkish Armenian type. He in spires confidence in his statements by a reserved. firm manner. While mol commanding figure either physf- caIIy or intellectually, he seems to do inc best he can for his country, m1 realizing the fragile thread by which il hangs 10 life.
 Boeardtnl the question if Armenia submit to ho ruled under a blanket mandate, a- part of Asia Minor, he
 aid. Whatever America decides fs best for us We will follow out We are satisfied America has only our interests at heart However. We be lieye our frontiers should be deter mined now. no matte. when We are -at free to walk alone as an indepen- dent state Ii Americans will con sent 10 rule us, to establish order in our country, to take over rhe admin atration of our affairs. We shall be sat isfed. We love in this world but three things; freedom, education and work When We are given the chance to earn these we will show America what We are capable of doing We are now tottertng little government: We realize that we are weak, that the fire we have gone thru has crippled us nightly, that the citizens here are worn out or are not our best material but with time we shall improve.
 Tt must be recognized that both in Turkey and Russia, Armenians have always furnished a large class of in teIligent public officials, bankers, trad CTS and farmers, and those of us who are left, from massacres, together with our educated people now in Egypt, France, England, Bulgaria. will form a good nucleus for a prosperous state. have here d long list of names of those Armenians in America representing half billion dollars capital, who have declared their in tention of returning to live here when circumstances will permit
 Asked whether if the United States took mandate to Armenia. meaning