The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-20
TERRELL COMMENDED
Secretary Olney's Report on the
Turkish Troubles.
AMERICAN PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The Number of Armenians Killed
Estimated at Thirty Thousand.
AMERICANS ALL PROTECTED.
The Venezuelan AFFAIR Discussed In tho
Senate-None Think There
win be War.
AMERICANS ALL PROTECTED

ticn of December 4. calling for information
received by the state department respect
ing affairs In Turkey. The response is In
the shape of report by Secretary olney.
summarizing but not incluaing the official
cori espondence. and beginning with the
massacres at Mosh In August, 1874.
In substance, the secre'ary's report re-
counts all that has been done to protect
American citizens against the rioters and
shows that while their property has SUI
f,i ed In two instances they have not been
II iurci in person; quotes Minister Terrell
as estimating the number OF Arneniaus
killed al 81 Oo0, and after citing several
cases wherein naturalzcd Americans have
been oppressively treated. states that prop
err steps have been taken to secure indem-
nifty In all casca and TO protect naturalizcd
Americans in their treaty rights
Secretary olncy says that the number of
American subjects In Turkey is not NO
curately known, but probably the whole
number is between 500 and 600 The bulk
of this American element is found In the
interior OF Asia Minor and in Syria In quar-
tiers remote from our consuhies, isolated
and inaccessible except by difficult noun
tain journeys
The secretary details the measures taken
for the protection OF American citizens.
paying high compliment TO the zeal and
efficiency Of Minister Terrell
Continuing, the secretary SAYS that while
the physical safety of our citizens, up to
tho present time, has been secured. their
property has been destroyed on nj least
two occasions.
The mcager accounts OF the Harpool
massacre in November last show that
American property WINS destroyed to the
estimated value of 100000 and the portc
-, .tn ~, 4, IN 4, 80, -.
nus pce' h|Vt'Nu thh' u W." nc nv" w.
sEonsihle for fun eltlsrQction, The value
of the property destroyed at Marash No.
NJ, 90 ,, - ~ ,,,,,,.
Nt''nor ~ ny ourHHls w Wv H"'' iN'"'
Missionary School or Science has not bcon
ascertained, but after Investigation In
''''f WIS We 'S'"'
Apart from these general instances, Sec
rei9rV Olncy reports upon several cases Of
tr,i,.i3,,,I citf.on. ,,.I,o ,uffcrod Ia ,s,,go,,
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beginning with l.enz, the bcyclisti whose
murder was unearthed with the efficient
aid of the British consul at ErZro,ln
In an these cases Justice has either
been done the guilty or is promised and
the government Is fully resolved to exact
fun rcpalation for all loss or damage 10
Dropertv of Americans
Secretary Oluey next treats of arrests
of American cltiyons in violntion az treotv
rights of which there have been N number
He saws This subject touches the long
standing contention between the United
States and Turkey over the treaty of 1880
American - ira territorial tu-
risdictjon in Turkey. on this point the
secretary says:
Although The treaty In terms gives to
the miuisters aud consuls authority TO
punish American offenders and absolutely
excludes their imprisonment by the Turk !
ish authorities the ottoman government,
\, hlle adfnittinl, to this extent the English |
l cndcring of the treaty has ON frequent
occasions assumed to imprison citizens of |
the United states on criminal charges and
denied the right of the agents OF this |
TO effect their punishment.
The right to try and punish our citizens |
oncnscs IN Turkey has been |
SO uniformly and ably upheld by the Huc- |
cessiVr secretaries OF state since conten- |
ton oil tn, subject was first broached, In |
1852. that no diminution Of our claim can |
Consequently the United States minister |
nj Constantlnope has been instructed 10 |
claim all rights under the fourth article |
Of the treaty of 1880 and to offer to punish |
any American citizen charged with insur-
rection, rebellion, sedition or like ofense. |
or in the event of such offer being re- |
fused. 10 demand the release of the &C |
FUSED lnnsmuch, however, as tho govern |
lncnt does not consent TO the paramount |
lipnt Of a sovereign state to exclude or
dcDurt. for adequate cause, ana IN u |
proper manner, aliens whose resort to iis .
territory may he pcrnicious 20 the salt'y, !
the rcloasc Of surh pcistns upon condltlon
Secretary Olney cites three Instances pt |
recent date to Illustrate tilr ircaImcrt |
OF this class Of cases and the results,
showing that in each instance Minister
Terrell had acted with the greateat pigor.
IN ono instance securing tho removal OF
the vail of Aleppo, who had resisted ms
efforts to obtain justice.
Messrs. chiffon and Hunter selected as
ronsuls at Er2roum aud Harpool, respect
.vcly. were unable owing to the Turkish l
obstacles. to reach their posts
Referring 20 this part Of The senate res
plution referring TO the oppression for !
-rueltios praciiCcd upon Armenian sub |
Iccts. Secrc' airy Olncy says that owsng
10 our failure TO secure an independent
Inquiry into the Sassoun occurrences Of
August last and being without power or /
light to INQUIRE into tho informal admin
stration OF affairs IN Turkey or else
Where. except where American citizens
are concerned. our government IS not IN