Word: support
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Ever since "Poor Richard," first commissioner from the thirteen Colonies to the Court at Versailles, attained notoriety because of his threadbare clothes and shabby overcoat, the position of American Ambassador has been most difficult to hold. Utterly inadequate financial support and political dabbling at home have made our diplomatic corps the laughing stock of Europe. Affairs have reached such a pass that only a man with a private fortune can undertake to represent worthily the Government of the United States...
Turks Would Support U. S. Mandate...
...this reason that an American mandate in Turkey would have little difficulty in winning the support of a great part of the Turkish population. They are sick of the endless bickerings and disputes that have been carried on among the rulers, sick of endless revolutions and counter revolutions. If America can bring peace, as she can, then the Turkish people will gladly accept any rule that we impose upon them...
Then we can say, "Now you have the facts: you see what you support when you advocate the spread of what you term 'evolution...
...Moslem empire and Christianity. Our sufferings have been to save the ideals of civilization, and the world cannot fail to aid us now that we stand helpless and alone. As to Turkey, if the United States wishes to help that criminal government, then we must look elsewhere for support. Of all the countries in the world, Turkey is most barbarous, most inhuman...