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would be one Of Mt least twice the magIi-
tuds OF similar effort 10 the smaller
TERRITORY. Moreover, while the oecupa-
finn Of the smaller state would BRING tne
mandatory nation into conflict WIN W
Turk and the Boisheyist, any ehort -
take over the larger, would m additivp ~
/ volye il in disputes with the brthH{
/ French and Italians, who nave sphcfe7 ~
| interest in the south.
! SO far - Europe Is concerned, y ~.
| already indicated tnat y DsnsFes
/ Armenian territory should be limited 20
| the districts comprising Armenia Nal"''
not merely or mainly because other AT
nenian claims conflict with the arnbitlors
| az European nations, bat because %
Fslropean nation cares 70 undertake tDe
,ask ~ winning and holding Armenia
Minor for the ArTnenians and u is OBVIOUS
that only d ~Iccessful war against tne
Turks. could establish such 0n AFiner'iah
state.
President Wilson has always shown
himself very sympathetic with tne istsesD
. aspirations % the Armenians' aho y = w
, from impossible that ne may DECIDE ma
, Armenia should extend from the Back
= aea ~ tho Gulf Of Alexandretta and from
sivas 70 the shores of the Caspian put
! unless his country is willing 70 back slfh 2
e decisiou ty arms, by the sending ~ con
! siderable army 70 TreDizend ana anotnsr
/ 10 kiexandretta, his decision viii have 70
. zeal value 10 the Arrnenl&ns. And mere ~
\ aending two armies viii not settle the
. question the armies viii have 70 hight and
> 6ght for some time, before the RrrlVFf
d can be taken and pacihed.
Il II the United states declines me ulaA'
n date il far from impossible that we ln,,e ARG
4 fraction Of the Armenian race VIII - eN
% tsrroinafed Az least H. is difficult ~ 20
e anv other direction from which ard can Y
= enacted Certainly neither Franco
Creat Britain nor Italy, with the YER
" large demands which are now beirR fhao'
70 ,,rGn them f3r disqualification on the oI.
re- hand and for the defense of Old and ne'
ne territories on the other can spare m
a. mon or meet the rosts ~ a rescue carr
&c paign in Armenia j
70 Sot inprobablv the future vii ~
o. close mineral wealth in the ARMENIA
1n regions Once the cgIntry has Deen cieai
X. ed of the Turkish and kurdish forces an
er communications have bern cre2tea' mi
w il little reason ~ question the Arrheh z
assertion that prosperity viii follow ar
.ov ,,crv, considerable prosperity. II is eve
he r,oaaibIa that within few years tne n
,re roenians u1ll be able 70 defend thenseiY'
~ ,gainst Turkish attack with minimum
IL Of outside assistance.
AZ Rut facing the situation whlch eTis
~ a. tho moment. no one can blink the "a
oy tba4 ~ American mandate for ArTnen
an means an American war ~ ASIA Mmo
ia c.-tainI1 more considerable than our n
or a the philippines and calling for In
AZ aznar,dit,Ires IN men and IN money aiik
~ Nar y a less clear shat the costs Will
tad ,c,4inrinv for Eve or ten years a.
nc leas. n i equally manifest tnat TAXI
e. 40 Armenian mandate viii carry win
an Inevitable enhancement n that M
ing Eastern mess. winch has been RESPONSE
III. for - MANY wars IN the past century
The course of the President ~ II
IN ,,laced souarely before the country
ian rbcire retween declining the proierT
,tic mandate which may sign the death n
Itv rqnf ~ the Armenian race and accepting
an lew war. and foreign responsiDli
rea. nraver than any Z our past hlstory.