The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28


 would have been justified in exc cutting him. but we did not do so; we did ask him to leave Turkey, in- stanter."
 ''Dr. White" continued the Pasha, "had lived in Turkey for something like 30 years and he was. 1 believe foremost among American mission aries, and it is obvious the sinister influence he exercised on the other American missionaries and in their teachings of the Greek and Armenian students"
 "The Turks will never forget the part played by Roberts college in the secession of Bulgaria." said the Pa- sha. We are not unmindful of the fact that every member of the Bull garian cabinet and most all the high ly placed officials of the newly formed Bulgarian government were graduates of Roberts college, and that same holds true today. Among all the American educational institu- tions, we have yet to find any that teach loyalty and patriotism, but on the contrary, almost without excep- ton, the students of American edu- cational institutions are the leaders of every revolt and are most bitter in their hatred of the Ottomans and their government. Do you wonder that we have decided that we will have no more of them? And know ing these facts, do you blame us?''
 Kazim Pasha, in discussing this same question with me one day in Smyrna, in speaking of the Iuterna- tional college located there. said:
 When the Greek army was re- treating through Asia Minor and en- tering Smyrna, large part of their forces passed through the village of Paradise. where the college is sit uated, about 10 kilometers from the city of smyrna. It has been reported to me that as these Creek soldiers hurried by, the faculty and practi- cally the entire student body of the International college appeared and waved American and Greek flags, eheered the Greek troups and in every way showed their sympathy for the Creeks
 I was told. also. of eight students at the International college who left the college and joined the retreating Greeks on their way into Smyrna, and there took an active part in the burning of the city. The Pasha told me that these young men were we'll known to the authorities and because of their education, they assumed position of leadership among the civ iltdu ,rfttkSs Tie loiu me that they had been apprehended and would be dealt with by urtmartial. adding such traitors as these deserve the severest penalty"
 On the morning of October 2. just, as I was leaving smyrna for Con- stantinople, l was advised that dur ing the preceding night the Turks had executed eight prisoners, whose bodies were still hanging in the pub, lie plaza at the Knoak. I was ad vised that these were the eight stu dents of the International college. re- ferred to by the Pasha. I have no positive information on this point however. as I had no time to secure an official statement before sailing.
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 With the possible exception of the greed O. .-.ss-A-lu, no subject was discussed so extensively by the Turks as the American educational institu- tions. l. like most Americans, knew that we had some institutions over there. but 1 had genuine surprise when l learned to what extent it was carried on. or course everyone has heard of Roberts college in Constan- tinople and most of us have heard of the Womens college These two and the International college of smyrna. are, l believe, the only three that have continued uninterrupted during the Great war.
 Before the outbreak of the war in 1914, we had, in addition to the two great colleges in Constantinople, 10 colleges with preparatory depart ments, located in the following towns: Marsovan, two in Smyrna, Aintab, Tarsus, Mardin, Van, Siyas, Marash and Harpeet, with an en- rollment of approximately 3.500 students: There were also F high schools, known as American schools, in Bardizag, Adabazar, Brouse, Ami tab, Adana. Mardin, Talas, HadUn, Erzroon, Bitlis. s>i Marsovan with total enrolment of something like 4,000 students.
 During the first few days of Sep tember, Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bris- tol, U. $. N, sent two destroyers to Smyrna to protect American life and American property. The International college there was the cause of more anxiety to the naval officers and the American vice consul than any other American interests. On ac- count of its isolated position and the character of it's occupancy, we all felt most anxious about the safety of the American teachers, and Captain Hepbur1. chief of staff to Admiral Bristol and his personal representa- tive there, immediately sent detach- ment of about a score of sailors to protect these Americans and their prnnartv