The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-12

consul, sent n military force to the protec-
ton of the consulate, saved it from de-
struction, and dispersed the rioters. In the
meanwhile, the German and French con-
sus, who were relatives, by marriage, of
nj. Lazzaro, hearing Of the disturbance aud
that one of their own nationality was being
forcibly taken 10 the mosque, repaired
thither to afford her assistance, where they
were beset by the mob and beaten TO deatiun
The ofllcisl account of the affaiG(
given by the Turkish govcrnml1
minister in Great Britain, DIR lhiSsr, X W.
ly from the account l'the American, bn-
sui. Accordieg.o this dispatch. tie girl
was an ee'dat convert to Moham,- dedanism'
und, having arrived in salon;S:a. was, ac-
oording to custom, being cchducted to the
mouse OF the governor general. The Ameri-
can consul hsetiIsy assembled about one
hundrS1>6d fifty persons. and with them
6De6shed at the convert" while en- route to
the governors resldencc, ''toro off her
veil and mantle, and carried her by force
10 thc house of christian The Mus
eulmans appealed 10 ,he governor, and de-
manded that the convert should be brought
to his residence. The governor general,
learning that the French and German con-
suls had entered the mosque, ard that o
crowd had invaded it, repaired thlther and,
in vain, endeavored to induce the con-
suls TO retire SO that the people might be
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were bsaten TO death. The troops ultimate
ly dispersed the mob, order was restored,
and the guilty parties arrested.
Germany, France and Italy have already
dispatched war vessels 10 Salonica to pro
tect their respective citizens, but, it is also
stated, that Turkey has made offers Of sat-
isfaction aud reparstion to the two former
governments, which have been accepted.
In the meanwhile, it is predicted that the
affair will prove fatal to Turkey, because
the European powers will be compelled to
interfere for the protection of christians,
this outbreak being taken as proof that the
Porte is poweriess to afford them adequate
protection.
The whole lamentable affair seems to
have been caused by the ofllciousness Of
the American consul. Whether the CIR
was being forced, against her will, 10 the
mosque, or whether she was being con.
Quoted to the governor generals residence
willingly as a convert to Mohammedansm
she was not an American, was rot under
his protection, and he was not called upor
to interfere. But even if it had been
proper case for interference, the manner
of it-accepting either his version or tha
of the Porle--was Illegal and unwarrsnted
The reason Of bis cumberland it seem
to have been one of these blunders which
are worse than crimes is obvious enough
The American consul is not an American
citizen, but is Greek, and the antagonist
between the Greeks and Turks is well de
| fined and breaks out into open conflict OF
the slightest pretext. There should be
lesson in this ealonica outbreak. No ont
but citizen of the United States SHOULD
represent the nation, or have the keeping
of ite honor entrusted TO him. This, ur
, fortunately, has not always bee'' me case
, heretofore. and if the democracy Of the
house c-n sucooed in enforcing their So
called retrenchment measures, it will be
| impossible in the future.