The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-14
President Cleveland's Scheme of Playing
Into the Hands of Foreigners Car
ried Out i'm Turkey.
AMERICANS AT A DISCOUNT
Passports Signed by Gresham
Don't Guarantee Protection.
The New Democratic Minister Gives the
Porte "Tip'-Talk with Ex-COnsul-
General Hess, of Indiana.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-PreSident Cleve-
lands policy in regard to citizens in Tur-
key is severely criticised by Armenlans and
missionaries in this city, who charge the
present administration with pursuing a
course that will soon bring the United States
into contempt in the eyes of other nations.
The Armenian question has lately come to
the front through the outrages perpetrated
on the Christians of that country by the
Turks and by the recent address to the peo-
pie of the United States
pie of the United States. To-day dispatch
was received from Constantinople stating
that some Of the most notable Armenians
of Zotia. Asiatic Turkey, have earnestly
requested the American consul there to in
form President Cleveland of the sad condi-
ton of the Armenians. They claim that the
government of Seevas arbitrarily detains
a number of innocent prisoners, and that
included among their number is a DOCTOR
educated in the United States, who Is false
ly accused of Sedition. 1t will be remem-
bered that in recent message to Congress
President Cleveland intimated that the Ar
menians came here for the purpose of Sc
curing citizenship and then going back to
make trouble. This is vigorously denied by
Armenians AS an instance Of the atrocities
of the Turks it is announced on good au-
thority that 125 Armenians were killed and
$40 wounded during the recent riots at
Yusgat.
Mr.. W. B. Hess, of Indiana, >ex-consul-
general of the United States at Constanti-
nople. who has just returned to this coun-
try, was seen by a Sun reporter, who asked
him:
"Mr. Hess, have you brought over any
good stories with you?'
Good stories?' he replied. eyes, I've got
an excellent story A magnificent story in
make your blood boil"
Mr.. Hess is a lawyer, bristling with facts
style
Let me tell you first about the Sum-" he
said, slapping his knee with delight. AZ was
in the domain of the Sultan when / first
heard of the Hawaiian policy, and 1 was
SO thunderstruck that for long time 1
thought there must have been some mis-
take. When, however, the truth was i'm
pressed upon me waa furious. Then 1 read
the SUMS denuneiatiosi of the policy Of in
fanny, and 1t just warmed my heart. Yes,
sir. That just reached the right spot / felt
then that the United States were not going
10 the dogs altogether. You will understand
better how / felt about the Suns attitude
when L tell you that the American policy in
Turkey, since Mr.. Terrell came over as min
lister last year, has been practically the
same.
TERRELL. GIVES THE PORTE A "TIP."
"Up to that time there never was an oc-
casion when the Turks dared to interfere
| with naturalized American citizens A Turk,
| an Armenian or a Syrian who had become
naturalized in this country was received
IN turkey exactly as though he were a born
American citizen. Imagine, therefore, the
delight OF the sublime Porte when Mr. Ter
rell received instructions from the State De-
partment that 1T was an attribute of SOW
erelgnty on the part of the Turkish empire
citizens You see how broad that principle
| is. They could deport from the empire any
American citizen-native born or naturalized
-Wnom they found undesirable. Why, Mr.
| Terrell himself told me that old Said Pasha
| the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
| was SO happy, when he heard this that he
| Under our treaty with Turkey, which
dates back to 1880, all American citizens are
| that the citizens of the most favored ma,
| ton receive. And yet the American minis
ter IT,, went o out of his way to give the Sultan
pedk without danger TO himself
| -. read IN the newspapers this morning
the story that Mr.. Terrell had threatened
! to send war ship to Iskanderun. If two
| Armenians, who We're naturalized Ameri-
can citizens and who were imprisoned
| there, We're not released. All / have to saw
| about that is that if it is true, Mr. Terrell
has changed wonderfully since 1 left Con-
stantlnople Such a policy is not at all in
| rlght-about-faced If that is true / had
| several interviews with him, and what he
said to me is Numerically opposed to the
| spirit that would prompt threat of that
kind l will tell you Of one interview 1
| had with him.
Last fall an Armenian who had been
| Turkey to get married. His betrothed lived
in the interior OF the country and was
dropped anchor he lowered % his BAGGAGE ae:e;a.ge
| into rowboat, got in himself and started
| for the shore. He was stopped before he
| had covered half the distance by q police
patrol boat They asked him who he was
and where he was going. He showed them
| his passport. The officer in command
looked at it, and then handed it back, say
ing: That may be very good to light your
| pipe with but it won't do here. You will
have to get back to the steamer. The
| boatman being a Turk and fearing the
police promptly rowed him back to the YES
IA friend of the Armenian reported the
| case to me early the next day, adding that
| the ship would leave that forenoon. He
brought me the mans naturalization pa
Has Ia; he he fgn5 got P3asSPortg & t5sa asked
| answered, bring ii to me, and if it is made
out in proper form I'll protect the man
signe9 Ip9 9h15PotGS bv Gresham and UPON nv " s"ni
the ink looked as though it had just dried.
HESS ACTS LIKE AN AMERICAN.
"I went TO Mr.. Terrell and 1 said to him:
Mr. Terrell, we've got to be spry in this
matter because the ship sails this after
noon I'll tell you what 1 think the best
course is. If you'll back me UP I'll get my
cavass'-thats the consular guard-'and
my dragoman and go out and demand
that they allow that fellow to land The
conversation that followed ran like this:
I'm glad you spoke to me about this
matter Terrell said. You must not do it,
1t will never do.
why? L asked.
".Wen get into trouble if we do any
| thing of that kind.
| "sWhat are we here for anyway. except
| 70 protect American citiZenS?' / asked
| Hasn't this American citizen the right &c
| land here? Here is his passport
| WELL said Terrell, Il wouldn't so dowr
and do that if l were you. We don't want
| to get into any trouble with the Turks In
| this matter. we must act like men,
Il am acting like man. L answered
y am acting as an American protecting an
| other American.
YES. but If you attempt to interfert
they may dump you into the Bosporus, and
that'H be the end Of you
mot by a long shot / said. 'There'l
be six or seven Turks at the bottom before
they dump me in
''Well went away and thought the mat
ter over, and the longer thought th'
more / boiled. Finally / decided what 4
do. in direct opposition to the minister