possible for either
to agree
that the other
shall take complete eharge of Turkey
Rev.
C.
F.
Gates,
president
of
Robert
College, Constantinople,
who
has
lived
in Turkey for forty years,
is
among
the
American
writers
best
qualified
so dis-
cuss
the
Turkish
question,
and
he
has
contributed
a
valuable
article
upon
the
subject
to
the
New
York
Times.
He
believes that the United
States
betrayed
the
Christians
1n
the
Turkish
Empire
when
it failed
to
accept
a
mandate
for
Turkey
as it was
urged
to
do.
Had
the
United
States
been
a
member
of
the
League
of Nations
the Allies
would have
becn perfecily
satisfied
that
the
United
States
should
bandle
the Turkish
prob-
lem.
This
it
is
hetter
qualified
to
do
than
ary
other
nation.
' The
United
States
was
not at
war
with Turkey;
the
United
States
is
not
burdened
with
a
great empire;
the
Unite
States
has
the
neccssary
money
and
rhe
necessary
foree
to do what development
is necessary
and
to compel
the
Turks
to treat such
races
as
the Armenians
fairly.
But
the
Uni-
ted
St
tes
stands
aloof,
and
the
re-
sult
is that its Government’s
remarks
to
Europe
on
the
subject
of Turkey
are
}fnere
scoldings,
which
have
no good ef-
ect.
So the Allies have
fallen back
upon
old
treaties
and
have proceeded
to divide the
Turkish Empire,
Mesopotamia
and Pales-
tine
going to Britain with a
protectorate
over Arabia, Syria, Cilicia and the
territo-
ry north of Cilicia as far
as Sivas
gces
to
France;
Italy
was
tc
have
ldalis,
and
Greece
Smyrna
and
the adjacent
islands.
The trouble is not
so much that the Allies
purpose
dividing up the
Turkish
Empire
among
them-selves,
which
might
not
be
agreeable
to
some
of
the
‘‘fourteen
points’’.
The
trouble
is that
the
Allies
have
not employed sufficient
force
to car-
ry out their plans.
Until
a few
days
a-
go Britain had hardly any troops in Turk-
ey, and
the French
forces
in Asia
Minor
are small.
In the faceof any determined
Turkish
advance
they would have
to fall
back.
The writer points
out
that
there
are only two ways of
dealing
with
Tur-
key:
force and conciliation.
It would
be
extremely
difficult to reconcile
the
Turks
to a dismemberment
of their empire,
and
sufficient force has
not
been employed
to
do without conciliation.
Dr.
Gates
condemns
the
suggestion
that the United
States
should
recognize
the
independenze
of
the
Armenian
re-
public and permit it to
secuie
arms
and
recruite in the
United
States.
He
says
that if this 'were done
the
Turks
would
probably fall upon the Armenians and
ex-
terminate
them before
help could
come,
knowing that
in
any
event
they
would
not be
themselves
massacred
later
on.
The only way to secure
the independence
of the Armenians
is to go immediately
to
their
aid.
As regards
Constantinople,
he does not consider it i 3 a matter of vital
importance
where
the
Government
of
Turkey
lis.
The
important
thing
is
L.
LTI s
2W
1R
what it
is.
Nor does
he
have
much
respect
for
the
oFicial
British
view
that
tu
_put
the
Turk
out
of
Con-
stantinople,
would result
in
Indian
dis-
turbances.
He
points
out
that,
as
such,
the Sultan
of Turkey
has
no
hold
upon
the
Moslems
of
the
world.
1t
is
by
virtue
of
his
position
as
Caliphate
of Mohammedanism.
This
1s
purely
a
religious
question,
and
the
Allies
ought
to Tnake it clear
that they do
not %ntend
to interfere with
the
Caliphate.
If
rthe
‘)riental.glind iss
subtle
gs
it
is
sup-
posed
to
be it will have
no
difficulty
in
grasping
the
distinction
between
the
two functions
of the
same
human
being.
What shall
be the form of the
Turkish
Government
if it
is transferred
to
Asia?
This
he believes
to
be
the
most
impor-
tant of all the questions
involved
in
the
Turkish
treaty.
llf the
Turks
are
left
to
govern
themselves
as
they
please
they will resent
the
loss
of
the
capital
their chauvinism
will be
intensified
they
will easily
unite with the Boishevists,
and
will prove
bad
neighbours
to
the
small
principalities
which have
been
separat-
ed
from
the
Turkish
Empire.
The
Turks
will have
to
be
controlied.
Who
will eontro!
them?
1f the United
States
does
not
help,
the
responsibility
will
have
to be shared by Britain and
France
otherwise
the
Armenians
will
be
exter-
minated.
T'he
Nea=
Eastern
situation
is more
that
grave; it is
alarming;
itis
far worse
today than it has
been
at
any
time
since
Turkey
isked
for
terms
of
peace.
—Barbados
Globe May 17th.
RED CROSS
NOW HELPING
ARECIBO FIRE SUFFERERS
Ten
Portable
Houses
to
be
Erected
at
Arecibo
on Land Purchased
for
Those
who Lost Homes
At a recent
meeting
of the
executive
committee
of the
Porto
Rico chapter
of
the American
Red Cross,
a sub-commit-
tee
was
appointed,
consisting
of
Dr.
W. F. Lippitt and Emilio del Toro to look
into the
needs
of
the
fire
sufferers
in
Arecibo.
They
were
at
the
same
time
authorities
to
get
in
t-uch
with
local
chapter of the Red Cross
at Arecibo with
a view to bettering the condition of these
people
as
soon
as possible.
As
a result
of the work
of this
com-
mittee
it
was
decided
that
ten of the
small
portable houses,
which
were
ori-
ginally sent here for
the earthquake
suf-
ferers
should
be
sent
to
Arecibo.
The
dimension
of these houses
is 21 x 48, and
will help out considerably
in the housing
of families.
It:-was jalso
decided
that
S6OO be used from
the
Red Cross
funds
to
buy
two
acres
of land
on
which
to
erect
the
houses,
and that $3006
be used
for the laying out of streets
‘and
sewer-
age
in the new
village.
* This
work has
already
been
started,
and
many of those
who
have been living
in tents for so long will be
housed,
with-
in a short
time.
—Porto Rico Progress.
MANY CHILDREN
READ
AND
WRITE.
According
to
the Literary
/‘ensus
ta.
ken
under
the
Department
of
Education
to ascertain
the exact
number
of children
there
are
in Porto
Rico under
ten
years
of age
who are
able
to read
and
write
ac.
cep-ably,
it was
that
the
figure
reaches
45,797.
This
would make
a considerable
differ-
ence
in the
general
literacy
census
of
the island.
A striking feature
of this
census
is the
fact
that Ponce
has
2645 children
under
ten
years
of age
can
read
and
write
while San Juan
has only 1964.
loeC
-~ i.mDmssgag3P.-
-Ibid.
CENTRAL AGUIRRE SUGAR.
Central
Aguirre
Sugar
Co.,
with
the
output of the
Central
Machete
propercy
included,
should
this
year
made
well up
towards 60,000 tons of sugar.
Last year’s
production
of Aguirre
alone
was
44,682
tons,
admittedly
a small
crop.
The
com-
pany normally grinds into June.
In January
Central
Aguirre bought
3
7249 interest
in the Central
Machete
to-
gether
with the
standing
cane
and
some
surrounding
acreage.
Owing to
the
un-
precedented
flight
of raw
sugar
quota-
tions it is entirely possible
that
this
pro-
perty
will pay its entire
cost this season.
The Central Aguirre
management
nev-
er speculates
with
its sugar,
but
sells it
only
as
shipped.
Such
a
policy
works
admirably
in a rising
market.
The
re-
sult
is that
the company
has
obtained
an
average
selling ;rice
so
far
this
season
which
is
probably
exceeded
by
no
other
producer,
with
Porto
Rico
raws
selling
last
week
up
to
20
cents
a
pound.
There
are
150,000
shares
of
stock
outstanding.
On
a
production
on
60,000
tons
every
cent
a
pound
profit would be equal
to $8 a
share
on
the
stock,
and
unless
the raw sugar
market
breaks
down
badly
a profi: of five cents
a pound after all charges
is entrely with
in the
bound
of
possibility.
In
other
words,
Central Aguirre
may do even
bet-
ter thans4o
a share
on
the present
capi-
tal, which it may
be
emembered
repre-
sents
five shares
for one
outstanding
a
year ago. —lbid.
WANTED.
One Upright Piano
in good condition
is wanted.
Apply to
K. KNUDSEN.
Castle
Coakley.