 Complete the following phrase:  Schmidt was a supporter of the new Republic of Turkey during the 1920s, when public skepticism of Turkish human rights practices was high see Armenian genocide. In a speech sponsored by the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society, he advocated self-rule by the Turks and free international trade through the Dardanelles. a hrefGenocides20in20history23Ottoman20EmpireTurkeyOttomanTurkish abuses of ethnic and religious minoritiesa were thought to be correctable through greater education of its peoples and elites. In October 1935, Schmidt spoke out against the 