The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-11-29
Mr.. TERRELL PRAISED
Our Minister to Turkey
Saved Many Lives.

Grave-Sultan Refuses To Permit
Additions to the Foreign Fleet
In the Bosphorus-Americ Mis-
sionaries at Aintab Safe.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Constantinople say
that, although the situation in Ana
tolia is much more tranquil than for
some time, all danger is not passed by
any means and that an outbreak may
yet occur among the inha bitants, whose
passions are only slumbering, not ex-
tinguished. The governor of Hadjin,
who threatened to burn the convent
there and set fire to the barley fields
in that vicinity, owing to the strong
representations made to the porte by
Mr.. Terrell, has been recalled, and his
conduct will be looked into. The mem
bers of the American colony there and
praising the energetic and effective
action of Mr.. Terrell under very try
ing circumstances. He has undoubt-
eddy been the means of saving Ameri-
en- lives and property. The main
question now unde- discussion between
tie porte and the representatives of
the powers is that of adding four extra
guardships to the little foreign fleet in
the Bosphorus.
Turkish Governments View.
Although these just demands were
made more than week ago, on the
ground that the foreign population of
Constantinople needed this additional
protection, and although on Saturday
report was circulated that the firman
had been issued. the sultan still holds
out in his refusal to grant the required
permission. From high authority the
, view taken by the Turkish government
can be given as follows: While admit
ting that the powers possess the treaty
right to have two guardships each in
the Bosphorus. the porte considers that
the proposed increase in the number
of foreign war vessels there, under the
present condition of things there and
elsewhere in the Turkish empire,
might excite the Mussuimans and pro-
duce an effect far from the one desired
by the powers. The reply points out
also that, in view of the measures taken
to preserve order there. any increase
in the number of guardships attached
to the embassies is not required. This
is the substance of note which the
port has sent to the representatives of
the powers.
\ Blow to the Sultan's Dignity
A conference of the ambassadors will
be called to consider the note, and a
joint reply may be sent to the porte.
The substance of the note will also be
telegraphed to the different Ottoman
embassies and ministries abroad, with
instructions to inform the governments
they are accredited to of the stand as
sumed by the sultan in this matter.
The Turkish representatives at Lon
don, st. Petersburg, Rome and Vienna
will also be instructed earnestly to re-
quest the four powers not to insist upon
summary of the reply, the repugnance
of the porte to granting the firman
applied for is attributed, in political
circles, to the belief existing among the
Turkish ministers and the sultan's
palace officials that to do SO would be
a blow to the sultan's dignity and di-
rect proof of lack of confidence upon
the part of the powers in his ability to
govern and maintain order.
Another Outbreak Feared,
Behind this, it is said, turks the sui
tan's fear that the demand is really
only cloak for the intention of the
powers to make a naval demonstration
in Turkish waters in case of renewed
disturbances in Asiatic Turkey. No
foreigner in Constantinople doubts
that an increase in the number of
guard ships is necessary for the better
protection OF the foreign population.
An apparently well founded report is
in circulation thAt the Armenians of
the capital, undismayed by the recent
bloodshed there, have projected fresh
demonstrations at the instigation of
the central revolutionary committee,
and are in hopes of being Joined by the
Young Turks party. The austrian am
bassador. Baron Won Calise. has made a
direct appeal to the Armcnil patri-
arch to dol his utmost t. prevent lnother
outbreak, warning him that sd III an
occurrence would do tie greatest harm
to the Armenian cause and would tend
to defeat the 9bte the Armenians and
their friends s..' 80