Evening star., 1926-04-20

a more desirable treaty, this is the
best treaty We can secure at this
time, and we shall sooner secure Il
better treaty by making this one and
thereafter seeking TO improve It
than by refusing ratification and
breaking off all treaty relations.
Whatever there is in this treaty is
wholly to our advantage, and in no
respect to our disadvantage as
against no treaty. In my opinion.
we neither condone the past nor
compromise the future.
ITO refuse friendly relations with all
peoples who reject Christianity is not
only unthinkable as a practical course
for the Government to pursue, but /
had always supposed that the great
object of Christianity in international
affairs was to establish friendly rela.
tons not only with other Christian
! nations, but with the anti-ChriStian
nations, that they might be brought
into touch with the teachings of
Christianity and thereby be induced
to accept its benign precepts. Can we
be of any possible service to our own
people in Turkey or can we hope to
have any influence in shaping policies
along humanitarian or religious lines
in that particular region of the world
if we break off all relationship"
+
In a second letter to Senator Borah
from Bishop Manning, replying to the
Senator's answer, as quoted, the
bishop says, in part:
I'VE oppose the ratification of the
| treaty. not because the Turks are non
| Christian, but because of the brutal.
| inhuman and anti-Christian conduct
| toward those to whom we have given
solemn pledges and whom if the treaty
| is ratified we shall basely betray. -
| have before me a letter which has
apparently the approval of the State
Department, by a missionary advo-
| eating the treaty. This Christian
missionary intimates that if we should
reject this treaty, the gentlemanly
Turks will massacre the remaining
! 100, 900 Armenians in Turkey. That ar
gument reveals in it's horrible naked
ness the true character of the Turk
1.-THE interests of Robert College
and Constantinople College are no
doubt important, but the causes Of
right and justice are infinitely more
l important. Better a thousand times
that these colleges should disappear
than that the United States should
enter into a shameful and unrighteous
treaty"
| The United States was never at war
with Turkey, nor did we sever diplo-
matte relations, but Turkey severed
such relations with the United States
| within two weeks after we had de
clared war against Germany. Turkey
not only severed relations with us, but
| contended that by that severance all
our treaties with her We're abrogated.
To that contention the United States
has consistently refused recognition.
At the Lausanne conference between
| Turkey and the. allies the United
States was not concerned in the settle
ment of war damages claimed by the
allies, for we had not been at war with
Turkey. At the conference we were
represented by Ambassador Richard
Washburn Child from Rome. High
Commissioner Admiral Mark l.. Bris-
| tol from ConStantinople and Minister
\ Joseph c. Grew of Switzerland.
Two treaties were there signed, Au-
gust 6. 1923, subject. of course. to SEN
ate ratification, according to our Con
stitution.
They are the treaties still awaiting
settlement in the Senate.
| The treaties provide for a mixed
claims commission to adjust all claims.
They provide for 1.-The most favored
! nation treatment OF diplomatic Of
| fcers of the two nations, but all ex-
traterritorial rights of Americans in
! Turkey, to be tried before American
consuls, In case they are charged
with any offenses against Turkish
laws, are abrogated; the accused must
face Turkish courts. even without at
tendance by our consul. Americans
may possess property, such as is per
mitted to other foreigners, and may
engage in any occupation. not for
hidden foreigners by Turkish laws.
''They shall be entitled to the same
protection as that accorded to the ma
| tionals'-which incites Ambassador
Straus to remark:
| 1.-The treaty proposes that Amerl-
cans shall have the same rights in
Turkey as the natives. The irony of
this is that the natives have no rights.
| / congratulate the Turks on having
written the best One-sided bargain
In international treaty-making.
| The Living Church editorially adds:
| Possibly it is true that the Ameri-
can Government could not negotiate
better treaty with Turkey. Durkey Is
the one national left that is perfectly
willing to engage again in war and
she knows that the rest of the world
| is not. The obvious alternative. then,
/ is ito negotiate no treaty with Turkey
at all"
| vaStardav's cables hro,Irht the news