Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-20
ARMENIA
President Makes Report
to Congress.
ANswEn Is MADE TO THE SENATE
RESOLUTION.
EVERY EFFORT USED
TO PROTECT AMERICAN MISSION
ARIES IN rnotnlrp pIsrnicrs
OF TURKEY.
believed DANGER Is Not over and
That Women and Chiiar.n
should be R.moved
EVERY EFFORT USED

Washington. Dec, le.--rhc president
today made response to the senate rcao.
luton OF December calling for infor-
nation received by the state departN
ment speoting analrs in Turkey,
The Z, Ase Il In the shape OF n re-
port by Secretary olnoy summarizing,
but not including, the official cor
rospondencc, and beginning with the
massacre at Mosh In August, 1884. In
substance the socrctary's report re-
counts all that has been done TO pro-
tect American citizens against tho
rioters, aud shows that while their
property has suffered IN two instances,
they have not been Injured IN person;
quotes Minister Terrell ms estimating
the number OF Armonlnns Killed ut
10000. and. after citing several cases
wherein naturnlizcd Americans have
been oppressivcly treated. states that
proper steps have been taken To secure
indemnity In all cases ana to protcvt
natlirnllzcd Americans In their treaty
rights.
Secretary olncy shya the number Of
American citizens In Turkey IL not re-
curately known, but probably the num-
Der Is between 500 and 600. The bulk
OF this American element Is IN he In
terlor Of Asia Minor and Syria in
quarters remote from our conaulntoa.
Isolated and Inaccessible. and reached
only by difficult mountain journeys.
The secretary details the measures
taken for the protection of American
| citizens, paying n high compliment to
| the zeal ana efficiency OF Minister Ter
| rell, Continuing. the secretary says
| while tho physical eAfcty OF our rlti.
zona up to the present time has been
secured, their property has been 10, DO
| Rtroyod on nj least two OCCASIONS. The
| moagre accounts OF the Hnrpool mas
Ancre In November last show that
American properly was destroyed "a
the estimated value Of 100000, but the
porte has been notified that u was
held responsible for fun ehtihfaction
The value OF property destroyed az
Mnrash November n by the burning
~ the American missionary school OF
| pricnt has not hccn Naccrtnlned. bul
nftor investigation indemnity VIII be
| demanded In that case. Apart IRON
these general incidents Secretary Olncy
reports upon several cases OF inhi
| yldual citizens who suffered with lit'
and person In Turkey beginning VIII
Lonz, the blcyriiHt. whose murder wal
unearthcd with the efficient aid OF thu
British consul at Er2roum." In al
these casea justice has either beer
meted out to the guilty or u promised
and the government In fully resolved
|
damage TO property OF Americans.
Secretary Olney next treats OF arresti
| OF American citizens In violation o
treaty rights, OF which there have beer
a number. He says this subject TOUGHER
the long standing contention betwcei
the United States and Turkey regard
ing the treaty OF 1891. recognizing
Americas extra territorial jurisdiction
In Turkey. On this subject secretar,
Olney says:
although the terms OF treaties give
power to punish Offenders nnd abso
iutely excludes their imprisonment b.
the Turkish authorities, the Ottoman
government, while admitting to thi
extent the English rendering or Tn
treaty, has, on frequent occasion. nh
sumed to impriaon citizens OF IN
United States on criminal charges an
denied the right of the agents OF TN
government to effect their punish
ment.
"The right TO Try ana punish on
citizens for committing offenses u
Turkey has been 80 uniformly an
ably upheld by the successive secrt
, tnries or state since contention o.
the subjeo. was FIRST broached In lSt
, that no diminution OF our claim ca
, he considered at this Important juno
/ turc. Consequently. the United State
! minister at consthntinopls has bee
/ Instructed 10 claim all rights undo
the fourth article Of the treaty OF 1s;
and TO Offer 10 try nny American ell
izen charged with insurrection. robe
I lion. sedltion or like offense. or In III
/ event OF such being refused to deman
: the relense OF the accused
, Secretary OIney cites three Incident
! Of recent date 10 Illustrate the treat
Z ,,,~r, ~ these rl-sri-a OF cases. shown
! that in each instance Minister Tcrre
: had acted with the greatest vigor:
one Instance securing the removal {
\ the vail OF Aieppo. who had resisted hl
: efforts 10 obtain Justice.
Messrs, Chiffon and Hunter. Unite
]. states consuls mt Erzoum and Hal
q pool. respectively. were unable. OWN
. 10 The Turkish obstacles, to reach the
posts.