The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ^ offered any plausible reason whythe Turks did not awake to the enormity of the conspiracy betweentheir leaders and the Germans until Allenby had annihilated theirarmies, and Germany was plainly falling to ruin. That Turkeysentry into the war was due to a conspiracy between Enver and hisgroup and the Germans was true enough, but the conscience of theTurk did not seem to have been affronted by the plot. Instead itgave him a chance to indulge in his nati
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ^ offered any plausible reason whythe Turks did not awake to the enormity of the conspiracy betweentheir leaders and the Germans until Allenby had annihilated theirarmies, and Germany was plainly falling to ruin. That Turkeysentry into the war was due to a conspiracy between Enver and hisgroup and the Germans was true enough, but the conscience of theTurk did not seem to have been affronted by the plot. Instead itgave him a chance to indulge in his national sport of killing Chris-tians. In reply to the Turkish petition, Premier Clemenceau, in anote to the Sultans chief representative, said: 356. AUSTRIAN PEACE DELEGATES LEAVING THE ST. GERMAIN CHATEAU The head of the delegation, Chancellor Karl Renner. Is walking in the center, with two other delegates, each wearing a silk hat X, THE CONFERENCE AND SIGNING OF THE TREATY The Council is anxious not to enter into unnecessary controversy,or to inflict needless pain on your Excellency and the delegates whoaccompany you. It wishes well to the Turkish people and admires theirexcellent qualities. But it can not admit that among those qualitiesare to be counted capacity to rule over alien races. The experiment hasbeen tried too long and too often for there to be the least doubt asto its result. * There is no case to be found, either in Europe or Asia or Africa,in which the establishment of Turkish rule in any country has not beenfollowed by a diminution of material prosperity and a fall in the levelof culture. Nor is there any case to be found where the withdrawalof Turkish rule has not been followed by a growth in material pros-perit
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