Evening star., 1922-11-13
Allies Hun'il;ated By Turks
!, In Advance of Peace Parley

aoon - the, news was known the
Turks cut the emergency wire con.
Meeting Constantinople with chanak.
thus dtprivinE tho allies OF their
their governments. Workmen sent
70 repair the wire were turned back
by Turkish kendarmeris. In spite OF
this provocation the allies oontented
themselves with protesting to Angora.
and as usual Angora did not even
expect a reply when the cable has
been repaired and an emergency line
is unnecessary.
1t is no wonder that under such cir
eumstencss the native Christians are
solllnt out all they possess and seek :
sible. fearing that their lives are en-
dangsred. Shops worth thousands Of
dollars have been sold to Mussulnlans
and Jews for little more than the
steAnasr fare to France OF Egypt. The
tearS OF the Christians are not unbound .
ca. A secret association has been
formed In constantinopls the mem-
bers Of which have taken the oath
on the Koran never to allow Greeks
or ArncniAns to remain In Turkey
and should foreigners interfere with
the sacred decisions Of the nationalist
assembly the members will shed their
cause" The membership Of the assoc
citation. which began activity on No
vember Z. has reached 10000, and 1t 10
still increasing rapidly.
Don't Want Greeks.
with regard to Christians we are
making clear distinction" said Z
nationalist leader to the writer today.
~ you mean people like you or other
foreigners with nationality and
country OF their own we welcome
rloA "a a
among US. While they bsneft from
being here we also gain BY learning
much from them. II. however. you
mean native Greeks and Armenians
must tell you frankly that We do not
want them. They have lived with US
and have enjoyed complete freedom.
Our reward has been treachery on all
occasions. In the world war when we
were flEhting to protect our own
homes against the Russians Ottoman
Armsnians attacked us in the rear.
cutting communications and killing
weak detashments eseortink supply
them. and strict orders have been
given that all shall be expelled"
the statement in many respects IL
correct. especially the last sentence.
Ksl,abis !nnna.n, r.psrt: ,ps. reached the CORE
news with respect to the deportation
Of Armenians. KAHN Pasha. com:
missioner OF war. has ordered all
Greeks ana Afmenians from nineteen
to hfty.two years Of age to be in.
termed and their families ordered out
OF Turkey. The nationalist govern.
ment provides free transportation
from rrsbizond. samsun and Ineboli
to Bulgarian and Rumanian ports
and also food from the interior to
the Black sea ports. Should the In.
habitants tail to obey the orders,
which are never written. but always
transmitted verbally through police
ofacers. they are dsportsd At once to
the interior, where they face certain
starvation. II they comply at once
with the orders they are allowed to
sell their property TO Mussulmans and
keep the proceeds.
Leaders OF the Greeks ana Ar.
nlans are indignant against the allies.
THE Turkish charges" the say.
"th.t We .!..eked them during the
war are perfectly true. Allied agents
travelling through Anatolia assured
US Of freedom and independence
should We help to win the war. We
did our best and frequently helped
eens!dArably. Now the stiles are
abandoning us TO our own fate and
allow the Turks to do as they please.
We have been the tools OF the allies
and now that we have become un.
Necessary we are discarded"