Show p EW TURKISH SECRET ORDER r. r MADE PUBLIC I r r F Forceful Conversion of Remaining Re Re- Armenians to Islam Is Plan v. v Washington Jan A 3 A A copy of ot a n. se secret secret secret se- se cret Turkish circular dated November 2 8 28 addressed to the provincial authorities authorities author author- and bearing the seal of ot the minister minister min min- ister ster of or tho Interior reached Washington Washing Washing- ton today ordering tho the forcible conversion conver conver- sion slon to Islam of ot the few tew Armenians and those who have havo es escaped escaped es- es massacres and death by privations privations priva priva- and sickness Tho Armenians and those whoso whose deportation has been stopped and who vho have havo returned to their homes are arc to bo be mado converts con to Islam Is- Is Is lam tho the circular says 8 and such Armenians Armenians Ar Ar- who have o thus been converted may get back tho the property which has b been cn confiscated from them Orders Dc Detailed All houses of which the Armenians ns Slave been dispossessed should be bo conveyed con con- v cd to those Armenian women and girls who during the tho deportation period pe- pe pe period noli have havo b been cn married to All Armenians who have o thus been converted con en masso should be bo nIl allowed owed to settle In Mohammedan villages and cities clUes where they should not constitute constitute tute more than 5 per cent of or tho the Mohammedan Mo- Mo population Miriam S. S I asley representative representative- In Inthe tho the United States of or the tho Armenian national na na- delegation to whom horn the authentic authentic authentic au au- au- au copy of ot this circular was circular Was sent Paid ald In b tho the circular on b u Policy Unchanged Tho The present government of at Con- Con has not modified In tho the least its policy toward tho the surviving Armenians It Is following In the tho footsteps of or Sultan who was In the tho habit of ot decorating distinguished distinguished distin distin- for foreigners l and md their wives In Constantinople while whilo he was organizing organizing ing massacres In the interior of Asia MInor Alinor m and alid d Armenia and the Young Youns Turks who gave the finishing touch to t the tho policy polley of or Armenian extermination tion It would be a delusion to accept ah any of tho the pompous statements which have been issued from Constantinople b by bythe bytho tho the sultan and his acolytes Those who are arc encouraging statements of ot the kind t to bo be published In tho the American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean and press arc are not serving Berv- Berv log ing tho the best Interests of at humanity land and civilization Tho The sooner the tho al- al pied and associated powers impose their conditions upon the tho Turks the better it will be bo for the peace of or the world orld |