Greeks. and other Christian peoples therefore greatly outnumbered the Turks. so that it can not be said that Constantinople is a Turkish city. More than 230 schools were conducted in Constantinople by the Greeks. with more than 30.000 pupils. moreover. as Senators know. this famous and important city was and is the seat of the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate. If Senators will examine the map of Greece and the AEgean Sea and Asia Minor. they will discover numerous islands separating Greece from the Asiatic shore. These islands are inhabited by Greeks and in every way are a part of Greece. Geographically and ethnically they constitute a part of the Greek State. and the same may be said of a section of the western part of Asia Minor.