The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-09
WALLACE AND THE TURK.
The OHiciaIs Rejoicing Over the Departure
for Home of the Minister.

The OHiciaIs Rejoicing Over the Departure
for Home of the Minister.
Constantnople Letter.
General Wallace is on his way to America, and
the officials at the Porte are chuckling over the
thought that Constaptinople will see him no
more. Such, at least, is the idea of the Grand
Vizier and the Minister on Foreign Affairs, with
whom, no doubt the wish is father to the thoughts
but the General himself does not
appear to think so, for he has been assuring every
one including the Sultan. that he will be
hack again at his post within four months. Any
how, there is jubilee at the Porte, for with the
departure of the Minister will come respite
from the incessant commandment to which it has
been subjected for months past by the American
legation. Not that the Turks attach any import
anee to the Generals voluminous dispatches. No
one is better able than the trained Turkish official
TO measure mans calibre or to estimate the
strength of the powder that lies behind the dipo-
matte shot, and Minister Wallace took the
wrong road to attain success when he tried to
bully where he should have cajoled. There is
tremendous amount of obstinacy in the Turkish
character The Turk will do much to oblige a
friend but he strongly objects to being driven
into any action. as the world should have
learned by this time. He will yield tic force, as
all must. but it is not of the slightest trying
to catch him by the throat unless there is the
llil lntenIlon 10 SUrlke.
.sGeneral Wallace. it must be said, has not
made the most of his great advantage of being
the personal friend Of the Sultan. 1t is not his
fault however, for diplomatist is not made in
"A day, but that of the system which sends out as
the representatives of the government persons
who have had no special training for the work
they may have to perform. A very nice, anna
be kindly -intentioned persona clever one, too,
in his waS-the General outside, his official re-
lationship with the Turks is right
enough He has been quite as successful,
TOO. any of his predecessors within the
last twenty years, with the exception, perhaps,
of the late Mr.. Maynard, who according to the
general verdict. was born a diplomatist. Mr.,
Maynard would never have made the same mis-
take as Minister Wallace appears to have in al
lowing these indemnity claims and the petrole-
UNI affairs to assume the formidable dimensions
of diplomatic questions, but would have settled
themoff hand by friendly compromise. The Sui
tan. in spite of the strained relations between
General Wallace and the Porte, has
remained faithful to the friendship
lac conceived for him upon his
first appearance in Constantinople. His Majesty
woald have loaded him with presents but for
expected to have seen Mrs Wallace at Yadiz
before her departure, as an intimation had been
sent to the General that His Majesty desired to
wish his wife good-bye-no doubt with the inten-
ton of presenting her with a valuable souvenir.
As she did not CO. Raschid Bey, of the
private secretaries, was sent on board of the
Narna steamer to present to Mrs. Wallace His
Naiestys compliments and good wishes