Word: turkeys
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Angora has no decent hotels and there is a dearth of houses; so when 35 representatives of European business interests in Turkey announced their intention of going to Angora to settle directly the economic clauses of the peace treaty, the Turkish Government was worried. The Imbrie scheme gave them an idea. They are fitting up a train of passenger cars as living quarters for the busy business delegates...
Jules Jusserand, French Ambassador to Washington: "At a dinner of the Authors' Club in my honor, Oscar S. Straus, former U. S. Ambassador to Turkey, told an anecdote about the late President Roosevelt and me. According to him, I called at the White House one day in cutaway coat, high hat and lavender gloves. The President was about to go for a swim and I accompanied him. On the banks of Rock Creek we undressed, but I kept on the lavender gloves. 'Aren't you going to take them off ? ' asked Mr. Roosevelt. ' No, Monsieur...
...Lausanne believe that wisps of silver can be seen without great straining of the eyes. With both parties to the argument immovable in their convictions, the obstacle at first appeared difficult. Then the other members of the conference joined the argument. Greece acknowledged the validity of the claim, Turkey accepted the gift of Karaghatch and a piece of railroad and the obstacle was removed...
...this can be taken as an indication that Turkey is at last of a mind to gentle the high tone which she has hitherto assumed, the present Lausanne Conference may be able to complete its business satisfactorily within two or three weeks. It is possible that she has discovered that continual swinging of her war club does not bring foreign money for the development of her resources. Turks are notoriously poor farmers, manufacturers and tradesmen. They much prefer to have others perform such drab necessities of life and in view of this, their policy of refusing guarantees to foreign investors...
...this policy and because of the war-weariness of other nations, the Turks have extracted concession after concession until national goats have about reached the end of their tethers. If Turkey has recognized this fact, the conference may be able to sail quickly and safely through the reefs which still lie before it in the Ottoman debt and the status of foreigners in Turkey...