The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
TURKEY PROVING C RICH FIELD FOR
 MANY FOREIGNERS
Officials Easily Corrupted Interruptions Business
 Men Thriving.

CON STANTINOPLE, Sept 25. - Foreigners, or so-called foreigners, are enjoying great commercial pros perity in Turkish cities, especially in Constantinople Turkish officials have been easly corrupted. Busi- ness men who were net too scrupu- lcus in their methods have found Turkey a profitable field.
 In spite of all the propaganda which has been circulated about the approiation of Christain property by Mohammedans, the stubborn fact remains that Greeks and Armenians own disproportionate part of the best business property on the prom inent streets in Constantinople and many of them have been more sue ccssful at war profiteering than Turks
 The leading hotels of Contsantin- ople is owned by a Greek who made great fortune selling supplies to the German army. He has invested his money in hotels in verious parts of Europe The Constantinople hotel cost him $350, GOO a year ago. In single year the hotel has paid for itself. He charges $S a day for a small single room without bath and the cost Of meal is in proportion. The only other hotel run on Europ- 3an lines is owned by an Armen- ian, and his prices are equally high.
 frl, off VI if r. eG to regulate prices. The Germans did it when they were in control of Constantinople.. But the entente high commission make little at tempt to check profiteering because such efforts only intensity the fric- tion which exist between the var ious missions
 Constantinople is really group of religious principalities, which are more political than religious, and acknowledge the authority of no government The Greeks are un- der their potriarch, the various re- ligious faiths of the Armenians have their patriarchs, and the Jews have a grand rabbi. All these races hate Sach other nearly as much, ap- percnQy, as they do the Turks. Westerners are unable to compre hend the hatred in which the rival of the Levant have stewed for centuries Entente nigh commissioners now have some ap- recitation of the task Turkish off cials had in trying to administer such mixed populations.
 Every nationality has to have it. own schools, orphanages and hospi- tals. Even small children of differ ant naticnalitios cannot be put to- gether without serious friction. relief workers have beer trying to assist refugees of al races, regardless of religion. lind the task almost impossible. Armen- iane complain if Turks are fed Greeks allege favorism to Armen- ians and the relief committee ef the various races and religions heads take up the walls of individuals and waste the time of relief admin istrators in considering petty quar- rels.
 Broadly speaking. foreign relief workers have little to say for the adults of any race in Turkey, but Din their fai.h to the children and urge childwelfare work and educa- tion as the most hopeful fields in this laGd Of hate. Foreign relief workers who came to Turkey ex- pecting to find gental Christain had a rude awakening. The Greek and Armenian bardits and outlaws have learned that Christian" means man who is not a Moslem It is q political term, md does not necessarily imply that he man SO designated practices the ton commandments