South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-22
FOREIGNERS ENJOY
MUCH PROSPERITY
IN TURKISH CITY
Business Men Have Found
Turkey a Profitable Field,
Report Says.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept 81. -
Foreigners. or so-caled foreigners.
are enjoying great commercial pros
peuty in Turkish cities. especially
ia Constautinoplc. Turkish officials
have been easily corrupted. Bust
ness men who were not too scrupu-
Ious in their methods have found
Turkey profitable field
In spite OF au the propaganda
which has been circulated about the
appropriation Of Christian property
hy Mohammesl1ns. The tubborn fact
remains that Greeks and Armcnians
own n dlsproportionate part Of the
bcs- business property ON the prom
iueut streets in C0DslaluuOple and
many OF them have been more sue
cessful at war prohtccring than
Turks.
Hotel owned by Greek
The leading hotel Of CONSTANT
nOp.e i3 owned by Greek who made
"a great fortune selling supplies 20
the German army. He has invested
his money ln hotels I'M various parts
OF Europe. The CoustantinOplc
hotel cost him $3.50, coo year ago
in single year the hotel has paid
for itself. Hc charges IS q dag for
"a small single room without bath
and The cost OF meals is in proper
ton. The only other hotel run on
European Zines is owned by an Ar
meniau. and his prices are equally
high.
Turkish officials are not permitted
20 regulate prices. The Germans did
II when they we're in control of Con-
stantinople Bat the entente high
comm ssions make little attempt
90 check prohtcering because
such efforts only intensity the fric-
tIOn which exists between the various
missions.
Religious Towns.
Constantnople is really a group
OF religious principalities, which are
more political than religious. and
acknowledge the authority of no
government. The Greeks are under
their patriarch. the various re-
ligious faiths Of the Armeniaus have
their patriarchs, and the Jews have
q grand rabbi. All these races hate
each other nearly as much, appar-
emily. as they do the Turks. West
CruCrs are unable 10 comprehend
the hatred in which tho rival ma
tionalitics OF the Lcvaut have stewcd
for centuries Entente high COM
missioners now have some aPpreCia-
tion Of the task Turkish officials had
in trying 20 administer such mixed
populations.
Have Own Churches.
Every nationality has TO have its
own churches. its own schools or
phauagcs and hospitals. Even small
children of different nationalities
cannot be put together without seri-
oUs friction American relief work
crs who have been trying to assist
refugees Of all races. regardless of
religion find the task almost i'm
possible. Armenians complain If
Turks are fed. Greeks alIeCe IA
Voritism 10 Armeuilns and the re-
lief committees OF the various races
and religious heads take up the walls
of individuals and waste the time of
relief administrators in considering
petty quarrels
Broadly speaking, foreign relief
workers have little to say for the
adults Of any race I'm Turkey but
pin their faith to the children and
urCe child welfare work and educa-
tiou as the most hopeful fields in
this land of hate. Foreign relief
workers who came Ca Turkey eN-
UeCting 70 find gentle Christian mi
uoritics had "a rude awakening. The
Greek and Armenian bandits and
outlaws are just as wild as the NO
haa1ucdan bands Relief workers
have learned that Christian" means
n man who is not "a Noslem 1t is
a political term. and does not neces-
s7riIy imply that the man so deSig-
mated practices the 10 command
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