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MONDAY APRIL. 14th. 1919
THE FATE OF THE T U K
The question of wliat is to be done with Turkey, provides an intenjst
ia-j subject for speculation. At present, judging from meager reports of recent
da y.:, the defeated nation is practically under the control of America,
at least in the degree that the I'nlted States is in some sort exercising super
vision over Turkish affairs. This, however, is apparently nothing more than a
t- mporary arrangement and in no way indicates the ultimate disposal of the
Turkish question.
That Turkey will permitted to continue existence as a world power in
me future, either in Europe or Akin Mim>.\ is unthinkable. Without regard
^."’iKe nameless debaucheries of which the empire of the Sultan’s has been
guilty in the past, the shameless inhumanities and barbarities committed by
Turkey during the recent world conflict are amply sufficient t" warrant her
extirpation from the society of world states.
Not in all the long ages covered by human history has there appeared
a race which was entitled to less consideration at the hands of humanity.
No human icon.’ reveals a race or nation guilty of greater crimes; of
u.ore wanton disregard of right and justice or a more utter non-possession of
humane kindness and compassion. No barbarous race of any age or clime has
achieved a record for unprovoked destruction of human life comparable to that
established by the Turks in the few centuries since the overthrow of the P.yzant
ine empire and the development of Turkey .is a world power. From its histor
ic;.1 appearance as a war mad tribe in the dawn of the Christian era down to
the last year of the recent war. the history ..f the race reeks with the blood of
murdered neighbors and across each lurid page are cast sinister shadows of the
most shameless and indefensible crimes of which human beings have ever been
Ily acts so revolting to human sensildlties as to win the scornful appel
ation: "The Unspeakable Turk." Turkey .us a race and nStion has forfeited
all right to humane consideration at the hands of those to whom she now looks
for mercy. Without regard to her crime stained record of previous decades,
the barbarous massacre's of the defenseless Armenians during the world war
are alone sufficient to place her beyond the pale of human compassion. No one
with the faintest touch of humane feeling in their being can read the tale
of the Armenian persecutions during the past four years without the thought
that the barbarous atrocities committed by the Germans in France and Belg
ium and Siberia are trifling compared to the horrors perpetrated by Turkey
on that wholly innocent and defenseless race whom an unkind fate has bound
to Turkish vassalage.
That the Allies will banish Turkey from Europe appears a certain de
\clopinent of the peace conference negotiations: but one can heardly forbear
the question, is this all that Turkey will 1-e compelled to suffer for her crimes
against humanity and decency? Will the Allies content themselves with mere
•:V depriving Turkey of a portion of her territorial domain without inflicting
soma additional punishment? It the kaiser to be called to account for the
murder of innocents and Turkey, to whom outehery of the defenseless has
been a pastime since before the foundation of Constantinople, to bo left un
punished for her blood crimes against justice and humanity? The least the
Allies can do is to force the Turks, who represent only a small portion of the
populace of the Turkish empire, to relenquish their control of the government,
thereby ridding the race *>f its power to debauch humanity by autocratic op
pression.
Up to the' present time the Turkish empire has been run along lines
entirely out of keeping with modern conceptions of popular rights. The Turk
conquered the Byzantine empire and thereby became the master of a number
of races, which, tho they regarded their masters as invaders and enemies, were
compelled to submit to their domination, despite the fact that they knew that
the Turkish element in the empire formed a minority of the population, for
five hundred years solely because no one came to their assistance against the
conqueror. At the present time the Turkish empire has a population of be
tween 22 and 23 millions, of which, according to compete'ht authority, scarcely
more than five millions are genuine Turks. It is unthinkable that this small
element of blood stained and blood thirsty barbarians should be permitted to
more than have a share in the management of the country in future. To our
personal view, the Turks should not only be stripped of their control of the
nation and placed on a plane of equality with the remainder of the population
in matters pretaining to administrative control but we fell also that even the
name of Turkey should be blotted out of human annals. With the Turks out
of control the retention of the name of Turkey would become a misnoner. As
! !u» Turks form, roughly speaking, only about one fifth of the population of the
I empire, they should be allowed no more than one fifth of the authority hitherto
exorcised in the control of government. In no case should they be permitted
to exorcise a scope of authority which would place them in a position to exer
cise their murderous inclinations on the persons of their ex-subjorts. A nat
j ion so steeped in the blood of humanity should be exterminated root and branch
iu the sarffe manner as human laws demands the extirpation of the willful
i murderer. Unfortunately this cannot be done, but tiie world can at least place
the Turks in a position where they can no longer murder and debauch at. will.
The Allies should open the way for a truely democratic government which will
1 e guided and controlled by a democratic parliament, which In the natural
process of events could hardly be controlled by the Turks owing to their
numerical inferiority in the empire. The Allies have liberated the oppressed
populations of the empire from the yoke of Turkish dominion and have the
means to police the country until such time as a popular government is firmly
established.
Tf the Turks are not to be otherwise punished, the least the Allies can
do is to make it impossible for them to ever again exercise brutal dominion
over alien peoples. Should they fail to do so, the failure will remain a lwr
sinister of shame until a new generation shall wipe it away in disgust.
Justice demands tiiat the\Turkish race shall be punished for its crimes
and lusts by being obliterated as a racial entity from control of human affairs,
b’ tiie duty is neglected now that the Turks are beaten and supine, we cannot
but feel that the Allies have denied tiie demand of humanity for recompense
for the lives of those dauntless millions who fought that humanity might bo
free and human rights respected throughout the world.
PEN POINTS
How would you like to be the first President of Germany?
It is often necessary for Congress to take a vacation to get something
It must lie admitted that Herr Solf started something when lie wrote
that letter.
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