Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
5EOlsEKN TURKEY
How Uncle sam Courts the
Friendship of the Mossem.

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9 deal of new light on Turkey as it i
today. After the lecture he tolt
the writer many more things o
great interest. and among others b,
showed now the United State!
Government was standing in witt
the Turkish Government whenever
. an opportunity presented itself
when | was in Constantinople
last year, said Major Dane, ''the
Turkish authorities suddenly con
Guided that thev would handle
their own mails. Up to that time
each nation had distinct postof
fee in Constantinople. The Sui
tan made proclamation that on a
certain date the Government would
attend to that matter itself. This
reused the ire of England, Russia,
France, and some ether countries
and the matter was submitted to
arbitration, each nation having a
representative at the Congress.
The day before the case was
voted upon, the American Minis
ter received a cablegram from
Washington, instructing him to
side with the Turk which he did,
and the Sultan won his point. The
day the change was made the mails
were little slow, and the Sultan
sent three private yachts to carry
them to Barna, on the Black Sea to
connect with the express, and these
being too slow to make connec-
tions he sent to CLYDE, Scotland,
and ordered three fast steamers
which are now on the Bosphorus
doing excellent service. Ameri-
cas- vote in this matter was very
gratifying to the Turkish authori- |
ties, and soon after the Sultan de-
clared twenty-one days quaran-
tine to keep out the cholera Here.
again the powers protested, as they
had ships on the Bosphorus laden
with Russian wheat, and insisted
on FIVE days limit. The Sultan
was again obdurate, and when the
matter was again arbitrated on,
the United States Government
again voted with the Turk.
About TINS time | was there
and made request to visit the
Treasury and other points Of in
terest, which outsiders seldom see.
All | asked for vas granted at once
because | was an American and a
mem Der OF the Grand Army of the
Republic. \ tribute not to me.
out my country and nay military
title. An officer of the American ,
lrmy is treated almost with rever-
,nce in Turkey, and they regard /
Is as the one invincible nation of L
he world. A high military officer :
old me that to have been mem
ger Of that army which fought the
,attles. and won the victories Which T
aved the Union Of the Western t
Continent, was honor enough for b
ne life, and that he did not be :
ieve the combined powers of Eu
ope could whip US. One has to 0
ravel in Turkey and be known as C
soldier Of the Vnion Army be- !.
ore be can realize how they re- =
ard us. They regarded my title l
f Major so high that they invited "
ae to appear with the staff at re- a
lew, q
Il felt almost ike getting atten- :.
ions under false pretenses, as | re- =,
ected how small my rank was at q
one, but then, l felt again, that a 4
t. A. K man was entitled to al b
1ost anything, abroad or at home, .
nd allowed the dance to go on. =.
he attitude OF the United States II
i tIiC tAClttu SUIIb | ~
omment, and Lord Duferin said
hat he was at a loss TO understand. Il
t would seem, however. that we
'ould think it rather odd if Turk h
hould squat down in New Jersey {,
nd start a postoffice. =
The Turk of today has made A
reat progress. He is not cruel, s,
usual or revengeful as we picture q,
i'm, and he does not wear a turban. /,
you hand him the Bible, he says U
lat he already has the old tesla IN
tent; remarks that Christ was 81
great and inspired prophet, kisses B
he book with reverence and re 4.
rms it o'
In his lecture, the Major said it W
as all nonsense to call Turkey the NJ
Sick man Of Europe Any one in
no grappled with him would find -
IS health good. A fleet Of ships "'
take Constantinople, would have al
60 up a crooked water way fifteen fir
lies long, amid a shower Of shot te
ID shell that nothing which ever -
,ated could withstand. England "a
mid not sail \ fleet m there IT. at