The Turkish Peace — Page 46
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 46 valid reason for it to be placed under a French mandate. Similarly, there is no justification for the formation of an independent Armenian state, particularly as it is surrounded by countries with majority Turkish populations. An independent Armenia means that the various Turkish peoples will not be able to unite again as one nation and the Turks of Russian Turkestan will forever be cut off from their brethren in Asia Minor. Moreover, vast swathes of territory granted to Armenia are inhabited by majority Muslim populations. There are also proposals to give Armenia even further territory where Muslims make up almost the entire population. This is happening despite the fact that Armenian Christians have committed such grave excesses against Muslims that even the British Prime Minister cannot deny the truth of this charge. If the Turks are being deprived of these territories for having failed to restrain the Kurds from committing atrocities against the Armenians, then why are Armenian Christians who are guilty of killing Muslims being given governance over them. And if safeguards are being put in place to prevent the Armenian Christians from inflicting such cruelty again, why not impose similar safeguards on the Turks so that they can retain rule over Armenia while curtailing Muslims from committing excesses