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ish made possible the securing of these
official documents from the archives.
Here is one, dated February Is, 1916,
published in Berlin during the trial for
the murder of Talaat Pacha:
" TO the prefecture Of Aleppo:
eft has been previously communi-
Gated to you that the government, by
order of the yenriet 1.-THE young Turk
committed has decided to destroy COM
pletely all the minorities living in Tur-
key. Those who opposed this order and
decision cannot remain on the official
satff of the empire. An end must be
put to their existence, however tragic
the measure taken may be, and no re-
gard must be paid to either age or sex,
or to conscientious scruples.'
'HThe heartlessness of the Turks in re-
gard to the doomed children is shown
in such documents as the following:
eve hear that certain orphanages
have been opened in order to receive
also the children of the Armenians.
Whether this is done through ignor-
ance of our real purpose or through
contempt of them, the government will
regard the feeding Of such children or
an act entirely opposed to its purposes
since it considers the survival Of these
children as detrimental. recommend
that such children shall not be received
into the orphanages and no attempts
are to be made to establish special or
phanages for them
Bloody Methods Used
''The above document also was signed
by the minister of the interior,
'"The Turk did not hesitate to resort,
to very bloody and abominable meth
DDS. Turkish physicians who had sworn
to use their knowledge and ability only
for the benefaction Of humanity did not
hesitate to inocculate thousands Of Ar
menian school boys with poison and
microbes of disease. Gladstone used to
say am ashamed of being a man be-
cause the Turks also belong to the hui
man race
'But the events which have taken
place during the World war in Turkey
and of which have given you a slight
glimpse, prove the Turk is far away
from belonging to the human race.
"You ask me how we Greeks and Ar
menians Of Constantinople have man
aged to escape death.
"WeIl this is due largely to the most
valuable presence in Constantinople of
Mr.. Morgenthau, the American ambas-
sador, who exerted himself in our be-
half. This is shown by the following
official order from the minister Of the
interior suggesting caution. 1t is dated
November Is, 1915, and reads:~(
g TO the Prefecture Of Aleppo:
From interventions which have re-
Gently been made by the American am
bassador at Constantinople in behalf of
the government, it appears that the
American consuIs are obtaining infor-
nation by secret means. In spite of
our assurance that the 'deportahons'
will be accomplished in safety and COM
fort, they remain inconvinced. Be
careful that events attracting attention
shall not take place in connection with
those who are near the large cities and
other centers. From the point Of view
of the present policy it is most impor-
tant that foreigners who are in, that
part shall be persuaded that the expuI-
sion Of the Armenians and Greeks is
in truth only deportation. For this
reason it is important that, to save
appearances, a show of gentle dealing
shall be made for time and the usual
measures be taken in suitable places.
1t is recommended as important that
the people who have given such infor-
nation shall be arrested and handed
over to the military authorities for
trial by court-martial.
Liberty Bell Rings
Furthermore we learn that foreign
officers are encountering along the roads
the corpses of the intended persons and
are photographing them. / recommend
to you the Importance of having these
corpses buried at once and not allow
ing them to remain near the roads,
"As you see, we Of the large cities
or centers were left to be exterminated
later and especially after that Turkey
and her allies would have won the
World war. In reality the Greeks and
Armenians Of Constantinople have not
been the objects Of any actual blood
shed, but they lived in a state Of per-
petual terror, suffering from the sense
of espionage and the petty tyranny Of
"Then the bell of liberty rang for
us too. The Turks had lost the war,
as well as their allies, and CONSTANT
nOple was occupied by the victorious
armies of the allies. For two years we
have known what freedom means
freedom guaranteed under the flags Of
the allies. We have moved and talked
freely. For the first time we have ex-
perienced the sensations Of free men.
We have been able to hold up our heads
and to breathe our native air without
hindrance. We were free men--nOt
slaves of a hated despotism.
"But our freedom lasted only two
years, because as everybody knows,
with the shameless cooperation of Eu-
rope, and especially Of France and
Italy, Turkey has been restored at
Constantinople and eastern Thrace.
say the shameless cooperation of Eu-
rope. / think should say the gross
dishonesty Of Europe, who, being driven
by low material interests, did not hesi-
tate to sell the sacred liberty of the
Christian populations to that blood
thirsty wolf Of the Near East. But let
us not speak of that-let us leave it
to the history of the twentieth century.
PrepOsterous Reforms
'FYou ask me about the reforms In
Turkey. The Turks, in their haste
TO show the civilized world that they in
tend to get moderniEed, lately have
made many tragically prepOsterouB re-
forms. These reforms, like the right
of vote given to the women, the abol-
ishment of the Caliphate, etc, at first
sight look to be progressive and benefit
cial to the Turks. But those who have
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