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Show DEATH THREATS FOR THOSE WHO AID IN TURKEY'S PARTITION NI-'W YORK. Dec. 29. Death to any person whether a Moslem or of any other religious belief, if he assists in the partition par-tition of the Turkish domains was vowed in a proclamat ion recently issued by Kemai Pasha, leader of the Turkish nationalists, na-tionalists, according to Dr. George L. Richards of Fall River. Mass., who arrived ar-rived here with his wife today from Constantinople. Con-stantinople. Dr. and Mrs. Richards have been abroad in the interest of the near east relief and spent the last three months traveling through Armenia in a I box- car. I The proclamation. Dr. Richards declared, de-clared, said Turkey was one and insep-j insep-j arable; that the will of the nation muc-t , i be absolute and that it is the "right and ; purpose of the nationalists to resist and i forbid unanimously any attempt to occupy i or to interfere with any parts" of Turkey, Tur-key, particularly with reference to any attempt to form a national and independent indepen-dent Armenia. Further, the proclamation added that no people should be allowed to "disturb the social equilibrium" of Turkey and force Turkey to cede any portion por-tion whatever of hor empire. "Necessary measures and decision have been taken to check such pressure and maintain her integrity." |