The Portland daily press., 1894-12-20
T'ERRELL'S REPORT.
Shows Charges Of Indifference
We're UnfOunded.
HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN DEFENCE
OF NATURALIZED ARMENIANS.

But is II ampered by the Lack of Treaty
Relations With Turkey-Official
Has Taken.
Washington, December 19.-In official
circles, little reliance is placed on the re-
ports without date from Constantinople,
via Boston, imputing to Minister Ter
rell the absence of solicitude Tor Ameri-
can citizens, especially as all his cores
pondence with the State Department. in
dicates marked activity in behalf of the
Americans who have brought complaints
to him. Mr.. Terrell in many instances,
that American passports be respected By
Turkish OH icials. September 80, 1898,
Minister Terrell wrote Secretary Gresham
as follows: "The unsatisfactory condi-
tion OF the treaty relations between the
United States. and Turkey on the sub
ject of naturalization is daily becoming
more en- Embarrassing. Recent correspon-
dence between the Turkish minister and
yourself on the subject of the Turkish
policy in refusing naturalized Armenian
subjects the right to return here. had
it's origin in their belief that they re-
turned only for seditious work. l am
applied to almost daily to relieve return
Ing Armenians from annoyance and ar
rest. Thus far, while the Turks will
not concede to those naturalized after
1869, the status of American citizenship,
| have succeeded IN securing in each
case the relief needed.
"In the nature of things this good for
tune in eyading.trouble cannot last long.
I said to the Grand Vizier last week that
when my country naturallzed man 1t
followed him with it's flag as long as he
was honest, and while l regretted the
disagreement as TO the status OF Armen-
ians naturaliZed since the law OF 1869,
it could oniyaabe regulated as to the fu-
ture By treaty. As Turkey wasR the
power most interested, 1 awaited her
propositions, for had no instructions,
hence no propositionssto make"
The very case brought into question
in the Boston complaint was referred to
in the official correspondence. Mr.. Ter
rell sent full account to the State De-
partment OF the arrest of Paul @.
Redighian, in October of last year. He
said Redighian, a naturalized citizen of
the United States. was arrested and de-
prived of passports, but was released on
bail, no offense being alleged. His re-
lease was secured on. the demand of the
consul general of the United States. Mr..
Terrell dc not learn of the case until
the day before he wrote, October 2l. He
reported to the State Department that
Redighian was permittedsto go into the
interior, as he desired. Mr.. Terrell ad-
ded: "He will, of his own voiition, re-
turn here in 80 days, en- route for the
United States"
October 9th, Secretary Gresham sent
Minister Terrell a cablegram recognizing
the right of Turkey to exclude aliens
and stating the absence OF a treaty
made it impossible to insist the na tural-
.iation of Armenans in the United States
should be respected by the Turkish gov
ernment. On the following day, Minis
ter Terrell replied that he had demand
ed the release and surrender ofRedlghian
under the authority of instructions OF
Mr.. Bayard to his predecessor. This re-
port continues" The contention with the
Porte has been it's claim of the right to
treat as Turkish subjects those Turks
naturalized i'll the United States since
1869, without the. consent of the Otto
man government. Under authority of
Instructions to this legation above re-
ferred to, could not do otherwise than
regard Redlghian as the equal of any ma
tive born American citizen. l could not
do otherwise under the fourth article
of the treaty with the Ottoman Porte OF
1880, and claim for myself and consul
here exclusive right to imprison him il
ne COmIQlCb6u all OlleuCS. WllUoub TcCOS-
nizing the right of.the Porte to exclude
the returning Turks, I deemedfit in the
interest of humanity to secure if possi-
BILE the issuance of an order by the
Grand Vizier to his subordinates exemp-
ting our naturalized citizens from arrest
unlessstheY refuse to depart, and re-
quiring them i'll all cases to report the
presence of undesirable citizens of the
United States to the nearest consul or
consular agent" The published volume
of diplomatic correspondence last year
contains numerous other instances of Mr..
Terrell's energetic interference in behalf
OF American naturalized citizens