The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-22
LAW OF EAST IS
HARSH TO WOMEN
Armenian Studying at the
University Talks of
the Hamon Case
TURKS HATE THE ALLIES
Charklian Hopes to Help
Amend Laws That Now
Hurt Christians

clara Smith Hamon would be
languishng behind prison bars to-.
day II she had been tried before u
court Of the eastern world, is the
surmiso Of \. J. Clarkllan young Ar.
monian lawyer and graduate ot the
law school Of Constantinoplc uni
vcrsity who recently arrived here To
study American law and customs
while visiting his sister. Mrs. q. r.
Thomha OF Sand Springs iio ~ a
student In English at the University
Of Tulsa.
Law Is hard upon tho women ~
the cast. especially ~ they offer vio-
leuce to their lords and masters.
mon, Charklian says. In Turkey.
Christian girl. for any reason
brought into court, IL likely 20 Huf-
fer Rt the hands Of MuRsulman
jurors, and in court the testimony
of two women is equal 10 the tcHti
mony Of only ono man In effect.
Turkish women are slaves who dare
not resent wrong.
England TO Rule Turkey.
Ia French ana halting English,
Charklian described the chaotic
conditions in Turkey TO World rc-
porter and Miss Achsah Gamble. In
struotor In English at tho University
Of Tulsa with whom he Is studying
the English language. Turkey viii
be under the control OF England IN
tho years 10 como. aud within Few
wears. comparatively too, he pre-
dicted
Under the shadow" England II
trying TO gain dominion over TJr-
key, he declared. adding that Eng
land was seeking TO establish n man
date over the whole Of Turkey ly
secret treaty. when he loft Turkey.
England was occupying part II Tur-
key and had a mandate over Meso-
poiamia and It's oil fields. he said.
That America IN not making any
effort TO exert influence In tho TurlS-
ish situation and does not seem To
desire 10 play what he donominatcd
"polltlk" as do the other nations
was bcwhiicd by the Armenian
MistrcAiing Armcninns Again.
THE unspoakRble Turk" ls nj his
o'd game OF mistreating the Arme-
mans. he said. The ammunition
which In furnished with little effort
at concealmont by Italy To Turkey II
used against the Armenians aud the
Greeks. III Il were not for Ameri-
can roiief many hundreds OF Arme-
mans would die daily" were his
words. ''Armcnia's one hope and
trust II In America"
IIo pictured tho city OF Constantl-
noplc az occupied by English
French, Italian and Turkish forcos.
which rather tend to ueutralize
others IN their policing duties and
said that ono could travel only 10
miles from Constantinople without
procuring all kinds OF permits.
Charklian has boen IN this coun-
try four months. lie ~ studying
English intcnsiveiy Mt the Universi-
~ OF Tulsa, being taught by Miss
Gamble In three classes and four
hours week private instruction,
His education enables him to grasp
training quickly and Miss Gpmblc
believes that he VIII master cur
tongue In record time. humorous
point IN connection with his study
is that several of the college boys
with an ovcrdeveloped sense of
humor have threatened to teach him
slang, causing Miss Gamble 10 So
ducster the foreign studcnt az much
as possible and To declare fine ~
10 demcrits upon the student found
guilty or such a proceeding.
Youth Speaks Three Tongues.
Charklian studied law for nine
years. received his doctor OF laws de-
gree from Constantipoplc university
I'm 1915 and has law office in the
city. Though an Armenian by birth.
he IL q naturaliged French and has