New-York tribune., 1922-05-05
Turks S Deport
-Four. American
Relief Agents
Director Of Works at khar-
put and Three Assistants
Forced to Leave Armenia
After Being Threatened
Tell Of Fresh Outrages
Leader Says Final Chapter
for Asia Minor Christians
Is Near Unless Help Comes

CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY BY The
Associated Press), Four American re-
lief workers have arrived here after
having been dcported from kharput,
Turkish Armenia. fifty miles north
west Of Diarbekr. They are +. b..
Yowcll. Of Washington, director Of the
kharput unit DR.. Mark l.. Ward, of
Newton Center, Mass. chief surgeon;
DR.. Ruth Parmalcc, of Boston. medi-
cal director, and Miss Isabel Harley,
Of Pawtuckct, r. |.
Mr. Yowell in statement issued
to day charges the Turks with unjust
and unfriendly treatment of Ameri-
cans and cruelties and outrages against
christians in Asia Minor. His state
met follows:
"The American deportations were the
elimination Of a long series of un~
friendly acts, They are the prelude to
fresh Turkish outrages against Christ
ianss in Aslo Minor. The Turks, on
couraged by the vnccilations of the
Allies during the post -Armistice per
iod, arc getting bolder in their ntol-
crance against the minoritics. Unless
outside interference is forthcoming,
the final chapter in the history Of
Christmas will shortly be completed.
No Reason Given for Arrest
81 had been director at Kharrut
since October. was arrested March
for reasons unknown and deported
from the country. | was preceded by
three assistants, who were notified thIE
unless they left the country voluntarily
they would be forcibly deportcd
"All the twenty Americans in Khar-
put have been treated by the Turkish
officials with the utmost discoutesy and
injustice, notwithstanding their work
has been extended to the Noslcms Pa
TESTS were admitted to the hospitals s
If the Turks wanted them admitted.
Many Christian refugees. terribly i'll,
were turned away to lie outside the
gates. The base hospital was closed
by the military without explanation.
"The Armenians in this district are
in state Of virtual slavery. They
are not permitted to travel within the
country, and have had to return S75,-
600 to people in America who for
warded it to pay the travelling cx-
penses of relatives desiring to leave
the country. All the property Of Ar
menians. victims of deportations, is
confiscated by the Turks.
Denied Use of Courts
| ne HfmcnlanS are Denied the use
Of the courts. A recent law prevents
Christians from inheritng property,
except from father or brother. Other
properties go to the government.
"Chyistians are thrown into jail
with the purpose Of extortinR ransom
from relatives. Christian women are
forced into harems without the right
of appeal to any tribunal
"The Turkish officials for six months
have had no salaries They say that
the only way to obtain money consists
of blackmailing Christians.
"The conditions of the Greeks is
worse than that of the Armenans The
sufferngs of the Greeks deported from
the districts behind the battle front
continues. OF 10000 who left Sivas
5000 died before reaching kharput
One American worker saw 500 dead
on the road to khsrput. Two thousand
died in kharput during the winter and
5000 died on the roads east of Khar-
put"