Frequently. the women thempuhtis . ct1ld save their honor by Jumping into .he ri er. their children in their arms. The Ambassador tells of a womans account. "she shuddered to recall how hundreds of children were bayoneted by the Turks and thrown into the Euphrates � * *. In a loop of the river near Erzinghan. she said. the thousands of dead bodies created such a barrage that the Euphrates changes its course for about a hundred yards." And finally. the Ambassador tells us. "The real purpose of the deportations was robbery and destruction. it really represented a new method of massacre." When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations. they were merely giving the death warrant to a whole race. they understood this well. and in their conversations with me. they made no particular attempt to conceal the fact. I submit to this Congress that no Armenian of good conscience seeks revenge or condones the actions of those who perpetrate acts of terror. What is required of the Turkish nation now is simply an admission of guilt. the first step in a civilized reconciliation of a conflict left too long unresolved.
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