The New York herald., 1922-12-31
AMERICA SUGGESTS
LOAN TO ARMENIANS
Tells Lausanne Council It
Might Finance Homeland
With $4,000, 900.
LAND SHOULD BE GIVEN
Suggests Tract Of 10000
Square Miles in Cilicia; Bill
to Go to Congress.
LAND SHOULD BE GIVEN

LAUSANNE. Dec. 80 (Associatet
Press) .-Piars for an Armenian ma
tional home, financed by possible s2o.
100000 appropriation by the Unitet
States Congress or a popular loan II
America, in addition TO funds from
other countries. were presented to th'
Near East conference to-day by this
American delegation.
The American plan suggests that the
Armenian home be IN Cilicia, north Of
the Gulf OF Alexandrctta, in territory
containing about $4,000 square miles.
The plan is the work of DIR. George
II. Montgomery, director of tho Ar.
menia- American Society, who announced
he had just received message from
the United states saying resolution
was being introduced in the House OF
Representatives authorizing. President
Harding to lend s20.Uuo.oo0 for this
project If the Lausanne conference made
adequate territorial provision.
Tho American delegation presented
the plan to the 1ninorities commission Of
tho conference. with an Endorsement
from DR.. James L. Barton and W. w.
Peet, representipk the Federal Council
OF Prote-ant Churc,- in America. The
American spokesman lid:
THE proposal for an autonomous
area for tho Arnenians mas engaged
the deep and sympathetic interest of
A. Tv,.tk k~I tatn mn "a "a n
ten that the allied Powers ON several
occa sions have taken the position that
a national Armenian home was a wise
provision to give justice and security.
"Thc American delegation alreadv
has made declarations upon the hu-
manitarian questions which are our
legitimate interest. We now place be-
fore the commission evidence bearing
ON one subject which has engaged
much attention in America.
1--WE have asked the Representatives
Of American societies and organizations
for a definition as to the territorial area
of the proposed Armenian home, as tt
guarantees of financing and methods o'
equitable distribution of financing among
the Interested countries, as to the pro
lection necessary and how It is proposed
this be given, as to the number ol
Armenians available for settlement II
the proposed area and as to other evi
dence tending toward a concrete pro
gram.
1--WE place this in the, hands of thu
chairman and ask that 1t be given ful
consideration"
The Montgomery plan suggests tha
the proposed home be autonomous undeI
the Leage oftvations, with It's neutralit.
recognized by all the slgnatories of TIN
Lausanne treaty so that maintenance o
an army would be unnecessary.
Dr. Montgomery says there are 1900
refugees in Constantinople, 10000 VIII
recently left Smyrna, $4,000 in Syria
soc. 900 In Russia and $4,000 orphans II
various orphanages.
OF this number he believes betweei
100000 and 100000 would be available
for settlement OF the national home a.
rapidly as they could be transported
Eventually he believed the home woul,
be self-sistainlng.
The Allies to-day heard an appea
from a priest of the Assyro- -Chaldeai
country. who told them his land wante,
complete independence from Turkey
which he declared would never live vi
60 any promises OF fair treatment mad
In treaty. He somewhat embarrasse
ali the delegates by insisting that tn
only solution was "a holy crusad
against Turkey"
The jurists connected with the con
ference will again attempt to frame
clause concerning the family rights o
Christians in Turkey, especially thel
marriage rights, with a view to over
coming the Turkish objections to tn
previous wording.