New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-10
PRAISE FOR MINISTER HIRSCH
HIS EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF BIBLE MISSIONARY
soc1ErrFS ~ Tr-RKFy COMMENDED.

SOCIETIES ~ TURKEY COMMENDED.
Iondon March 9.-"The Daily News" to-day prints
An article prasing the energetic action OF Mr. liirsc
the American Minister to Turkey, in protesting |" the
Porte against the decre ordering all schools 10 pro
cure a license from tie Government. or else close ther
doors The News says that the English ana hmefl
can pb,e missionary societies In ConstantinOple an
no,lnce that OF late years the friendly attitude Of the
Government has changed. Vexatlous restrictions are
NOW psc,d upon them and obstacles placed In their
any I'm defiance Of even the Turkish law. one tLon-
sand Ibles and other books the circulation ~ wmch
was officially authorized by the Porte have been con
Gsca6d By loCal officials.
The News closes It's article BY saving hat for the
last two years Mr. Hirschs time has been occupied
with attempts obta.n the cOpcning OF the schools
these laws AFFECT others beside Americans and II j.
probable tnat iSnt h @a6c aSS y the Fnrh
American and German Minister at Ceh'taidhop'e'
T.s policy Of tic Porto toward ths different
Christian ,ec:s In the Empire has slways teen eA-
c~cdin ely liberal ut least during this century Inc
UcbrcWs als1 have been kindly treated 10y the TURKISH
Govcrrm.ucs and IL IS rather difficult {" uiHertahn
O,o reasons which havo induced tho Porte 10 'hhS' III
friendly attitude toward the English aud American
s,tl. m. .lousry societies whose complaints are re
lated in the above cable dispatch. IL may be- mat
those complaints are due u the fnnatical zeal as
MAYED by soue officials, who Will rcon he recalled
20 a better und,rstapding OF their rutcs III cohse
ou.ncc o, the protest. addressed t' The Poic oy INC
American aud british Minister'S But Is To be ic'lea
sl.o that the Sultan wants To AXE q display OF Ms
religious sentiments answer To the ACCUSATIONS
directed AGAINST HIM by the Uleuas or priests
a Cairo Mecca and Morocco concerning MS
alleged submission to the dictates OF the "idoufs the
foreigner enemies OF Islam. Abdul lIam'd Is ihtor-
e.,ed In preventing tho M0slems from believing mat
he Is not good Mussnlman. belief current IN many
zsI,rds or converts In Egypt. Tnpoh ana MoN'o"'
But these excuses Of religious zeal In Turkey VIII not
,and long against the united protests of English ana
American diplomacy, which promptly suedu"d Inc
ruh,es OF similar character which recently occurred
ia Greece.
Il must be said that the destroying Of the Protestant
church al tho Piraeus not due directly 70 ortho
dox fanatlcisn and that IL Was severely condemned Oy
the pr.s. OF Athens Tho Rev. Mr. 'alapothAH,
C,,ek who had been converted 10 ProicSiantsn, had
been ANNOYED and insulted BY ZONE young pupis NJ
I'm, Prneus Lyceum. ON his complaint, tho ohehdcs
,ere ,oteuced TO few months OF imprisonment. Ihls
nu,ishmcut seemed TOO severe, ana Inc ptNh'S ana
frends Of the bows took revenge by pulling do"n W"
Protestant church and burning portion 81 lts luri
tnrc and lihrary. The Grrck Government naN promptly
taken stems 10 discover and punish the onendcrs ~
conetautlnople the task Of the Sultan VIII be sun
easier he will have only 10 order his officials 10 return
To the practice Of the former liberal policy 81 the foo
toward the Christian residents In the Empire