The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-22
MAY DRIVE TURKS
OUT Of EUROPE
UItimatum Sent to Constantine
Pile by the Allies.
GIVEN TEN DAYS TO YIELD
Blunt Language Is Used and the Muir
der of 100000 Persons Is Cited
Time Has Come to End
Empire.

Versailles July ia threat TO
drive the Turks from Europe "once
and for all" was contained in the al
lied reply to the Turkish objections
To the peace treaty delivered to the
Turkish peace delegation here. Such
action might follow Turkeys refusal
to sign the treaty or its failure to give
it effect, the reply states. The Turks
must reply within ten days,
If by midnight July 27, they were
told, they had not signified their will
inguesI to sign the peace treaty, "the
allied powers will take such action as
they may consider necessary in the
circumstances"
Treaty Is Modified
The allies made some minor mOdti-
cations in the treaty after the Turks
had presented their protests. but it Is
understood that these notifications do
not materially affect the original draft.
The allied reply Is couched in the
Oluntest language and says; IF the
Turkish government refuses to sign
self unable to re-establish its author
ity in Anatolla or give effect to the
treaty, the allies, in accordance with
the terms of the treaty, may be driven
to reconsider this arrangement by
ejectng the Turks from Europe once
and for ALL
Time to Act.
THE allies are clear that the time
has come when it is necessary to put
an end to the empire Of the Turks over
other nations
The reply says Che Turkish gov
eminent would appear to think its
responsibility IL war is less than that
of its allies and that Turkey there
fore. is entitled to lenient treatment,
but the allies cannot accept that plea.
Continuing, the note says:
"The history of the relations be-
tween the porte and the great pow
ers for a long period before the war
was one long story of repeated, I'M
availing attempt to put an end to
atrocities in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Ar
menia and elsewhere-atroc les which
startled and shocked the conscience of
mankind.
Blamed for Massacres.
During the ,,st twenty years the
Armenians have been massaCred under
conditions of uneXamUIed barbarity,
and during the wal me record of the
Turkish government in massacres, in
deportatons and in the maltreatment
of prisoners Of war UNNECESSARILY eX-
ceeded even its own previous record.
II is estimated that since 1914 the
Turkish government has massacred
on the mendaCiouS preteXt Of alleged
revolt 100000 ArmenianS, including
women and children, and expelled or
deported more than 100000 Greeks and
100000 Armenians from their homes
The allies state they are resolved
to emancipate all areas inhabited by
II non-Turkish majority from Turkish
;.ule." The allies decline to make any
modification in the clauses of the
treaty which detach ThraCe and Smyr-
M from the Turkish rule Since in both
areas the Turks are in the minority.
The same considerations apply to the
frontiers between Syria and Turkey.
Insist on Free Armenia.
The allies also decline to change the
provisions which provide for the
creation of free Armenia within
boundaries which the president of the
United States will determine as fair
and just" The general terms Of the
treaty with regard 10 administration
Of the straits must stand as set forth
IN the treaty, but the allies will per-
nit the Turks, the same as Bulgaria.
20 have n representative on the com
mission for the straits.
Among the notifications of the
treaty is the withdrawal of the condl-
ton by which Turkey was to cede to
the allies all Turkish steamships of
1000 tons gross and upward. The
amended clause says the Turk must
surrender to the allied reparation com
mission all German ships transferred