22 NOVEMBER 1919, Page 13

THE DESERTED ALLY.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

Sia,—What is happening to the Armenians ? After the Russian evacuation of Transcaucasia the Armenians were the only people who did not throw in their lot with our enemies. As a result their country was completely devastated by the Turks. Tartars, Kurds, Georgians, and Germans. Even during the British occupation the Tartars and Georgians exhausted ingenuity in obstructing supplies from reaching this starving people. The Americans are now trying to ration Armenia without military support. The Mohammedans have again reinvaded the country, and the Georgian and Tartar Press have openly discussed the partition of the pro-Ally Armenian Republic. Tartar, Turk, and Georgian are demanding autonomy and have their sympathizers. What steps have been taken for preserving the existence of our friends ?—I am, Sir, &c., Muroran.