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Show ARMENIAN QUESTION. Trobably a majority of. the people of tlie United States would vote against this country accepting a mandatory in any part of the world, thie opinion being be-ing more or less general that control could not bo exercised without an armed force of large proportions. Nevertheless, Nev-ertheless, there are quito a number of Americans who insist that Armenia will lose her national existence unless this country accepts a mandate under the league of nations. A recent issue of 'Asia" contains an article on "The Near Kast in Liquidation," written by Dr. K. G. Tabct, which says: There is a moral clement of obligation upon tiie "United States to act for Armenia. Ar-menia. Uecause the massacres have reduced re-duced the Armenian population to a minority mi-nority in their own country, Armenia cannot can-not stand aione. Her national development develop-ment will be opposed, possibly prevented, by her enemies, or be subject to international interna-tional exploitation. This does not mean that she will need an American army of protection. She already has a not in-signi in-signi I'icant nucleus for a national army, which may either remain suci or be trans formed into a gendarme i ic. The ; need is that this force be under American Ameri-can command, with a few American gunboats gun-boats to police the Black Sea coast. The fact the new Armenia was under American Amer-ican protection would of itself be sufficient suffi-cient lo remove all fear of encroachment by Turks and Kurds, especially if a firm hand were shown at tlie beginning. Turkey Tur-key is now wise enough to know that the I old days of plaguing the world with massacres mas-sacres and disorders in the security that interna lional jealousy gave her are gone by. If the Knifed States declines to act in Armenia, the international possibilities arc significant. "While France in all probability prob-ability will be willing, if the L'nited States accepts a mandatory for Armenia, to forego fore-go her claims to territory allotted to her bv the Anglo-Frt nch-Uussian treaty of 101 0, not included within the geographical geographi-cal boundaries of Northern Syria, she will naturally want to act herself in that area win-re she has predominant economic interests in-terests if the T'uil'-d States refuses. In the latter event, Britain and Italy will in all probability ask. in order to safeguard i their interests against a prennude-ance of 1 power in Asia Minor by their aily. that they, too, should siia re in a mandatory capacity over the rest of the Armenian torriiory that part assigned to Kussia bv tho Kntente arrangement of laid. Thus Arm-mia will stand to lose her separate I national existence through the ennficting I Interests of the Vowors. A l'nited States mandatory for Armenia would solve this I d i fficuliy of interna lional jealousy. j The Armenians l.?lieve that the moral i influence of America would be sufficient suffi-cient to protect them from all harm at ; t-he st;irt, and this is also the opinion jot. Pr. Tabet. If the league of nations j covenant is rati I'iil, the Armenian ; question will come up for settlement. |