THE TURKISH CONQUEST OF TURKEY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 25

THE TURKISH CONQUEST OF TURKEY

£;/■•'■""". ■— •■•-;• ■ Neatly 10,000 foreigners are .being There is considerable resentment among thrown Ont 6t work-under a flew; Turk- diplomatic representatives in Angora, ish law reserving small trades and, many of -whom were ..assmed by the professions to Turkish; nationals. Al- Turkish Government at different times ready Jftiare' than 2000 have left the that all*" foreign nationals who had country (says an overseas paper). , been born in, x or established in Turkey Foreign tailors, waiters/hairdressers; a certain number* of years, would be shoemakers, hatmakors, musicians, and protected by Turkish law and would music-hall artists, interpreters, stock- enjoy the usual privilege of "acquired brokers and their clerks, motor drivers, rights." • • pattern-makers, painters, carpenters, But this promise has not been kept and mechanics have been prohibited and thousands of Greeks who have from working. Eventually dock hands, never before seen Greece, Italians who photographers, correspondence clerks, have never set foot in Italy, people door porters, many branches of com- whoso home has been Turkey since mission agents, and,public utility em- birth, many of them advanced in years, ployees, not o£ Turkish nationality, are now forced to leave because there will be stopped. is no possibility of their gaining theii The majority of the^e foreigners have livelihood in Turkey. ' . already had to cease work while tho The scenes at the quayside are heartremainder will be forced to give1 ,up rending. Unable to pay porterage, many their jobs during the next ten months, of these unhappy creatures have to Together with their dependants, 34,000 get all their belongings on board thempeople will be rendered destitute un- selves. Wardrobes and chests of drawless the various Governments interested ers, full,.of, clothes, and .other pieces come to their aid. of furniture they have been unable ; to Thre are about 7000 Greeks, 1000 sell, they take with theni.. Tot worse Italians 700 Bulgarians, 150 British scenes are anticipated, for many who Maltese and 800 of other nationalities , are still staying on in Turkey, waiting affected. Of those who; have already for news from their husbands or :broleft Turkey most have departed under thors who have already left' will flnrnsrettable conditions. .The Greek Gov- ally have-to1 leave; Meanwhile, they ernment is housing-its refugees, on their are spending .their hard-earned (Savings nrrival at the > Piraeus, in schools and on food and lodging, nublio buildings, but they" are-paid'to , Turkish-.policy also aims-at acquirhfl at a complete loss to know what to ing all foreign-held concessions, especi1n with them or where to install them ally public utility companies. Only t r the future. two foreign-owned railways now exist Almost every boat which-leaves for in' Turkey;- the Smyrna-Aidin Hallway frppce and Italy carries groups of these and the Chemins de Fer Orientaux—the victims of this policy of the Turkish line which links Turkey with Bulgaria 'Government "Turkey for the Turks." on the Simplpn route. , ,