LEVANT WANTS GUIDANCE We want peace of justice," says Tartar chief. "We are not Bolviki, but neither Armenians nor ourselves know how to govern." The condition of the people in the middle east was discussed retly near Ervan by Shammyl Bey, the Tartar chief who saved the rbord mission from robbery and imprisonment by his fellow dits. The talk took place at night around a camp fire, where the sociated Press correspondent and others were prisoners. "What we nt above all," said the Tartar chief, "is a peace of justice, which ʼn be brought about only by a strong outside power that will punish è guilty. We are not Bolsheviki. All we know is that once we had operty and now we are reduced to beggary and robbery by race arrels. Neither the Armenians nor ourselves know how to govern." (Constantinople, October 26, 1919, By the Associated Press). "Run your eye down the six centuries which separate us from Othan and you will find that no group has so easily amalgamated all mers, except the Armenians, as the Turk."-Page 304. "The Turk despises the poise, the suavity, the philosophic dignity, e proud fervour of the Arab whom good fortune cannot heat or illte depress. The Arab abhors the precise routine, the endless pains, ms and papers in details, the vigorous authority of the Turk passing y the indifference or dislike of the ineffective many and relentlessly ushing the few who may give trouble."-Page 319.-(Turkey, Probm of Today.) "Major Carroll created a small sensation at the luncheon when, in nswering a question about the Turkish situation, he said the Turk is e best citizen.in that part of the world. 'He is a good worker and ou can rely on what he says. I would rather deal with a Turk than ny other nationality in that part of Europe,' said the speaker. Asked is to the wanton massacre of other peoples by the Turks, Major Carroll said that was not an exhibition of personal hatred but a fanatical outburst worked up by leaders and was not really the fault of the individual Turk. He said such lamentable occurrences were not a real part of the Turk's life, but were more like a rabbit shooting jaunt after the day's work was done."-(The Oregonian of October 15, 1922.) ZECH. XI:1-14-B. C. 487 1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir trees; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. 3¶There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock. of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. 7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. 8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. 9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. 10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. |