Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-08
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GENERAL EXPULSION.
guuOrs That al Foreign Missionaries
husl Lave Turkey,
10 GIVE ROOM FOR RUSSIANS.
No sorlou, trouble Feared On That
Account, but Our Government
Will Resist.

wAmiINuToN, Apfil7-rhe officials
Al the state department ara fully
aware Of the condition Of the mission.
aries In Turkey, and the developments
In the oase Of Missionary Knapp, who
4, ropoited by cattle TO be In conint.
ment At Dlarbekir, but they refuse 10
diions, the matter. However, II Is a..
parent that they do not feel under any
great degree Of apprehension az to
serious trouble In Turkey, and up, 10
addition TO their private cable advlcos
from Mt Riddle. they have the benefit
OF the presence and advice Of United
States Minister Terrell, who was at the
slate department again thla morning,
their state OF mind would appear 10 he
iusiifiab.c.
Nv lar ne the case Of Mie1ionnfy
Knapp is concerned, II presents no
fua uto Of novelty, anu the only point
Involved on IT. lace N the old question
Of eKtra.lsrtitorial jurisdiction by our
legation In Turkey. The state depart
meat has insisted upon tue exercise OF
this right steadiastly, aud the cor.
Rfuss relative TO the Armenian tr0u.
blss shows that although the Turkish
government always has intofpOsei ob.
staoits TO the exercise Of this right, II
he's generally conceded the point. Its
presumed that thus Will bu tue outcome
IN the case OF Mt. Knapp.
Tho more t0f,Uus asI oct Of tho mat.
ter is brought to light by the renewal
Of toe report that rmRnatel from Con.
ttautin pie some weeks age, 10 the 81.
feet that thtre ~ to be q general ex-
pulsion OF Hli foreign mitsionatits fr1m
Turkish ARMENIA. and n .twlgustAnding
tho relic o. SHOW n At tue slate de.
pat,ment la reference to this sull sci,
II 10 believed there N some foundation
for this report.
Probably the Ts6atye shown by the
department. ia the treatment OF this
matter 10 to be accounted tor by n de-
sife on iIs part 10 avoid giving oiensu
10 another great poweL by making
public It. belief that this power IL real.
ly responsible tot the attempt to exprl
the missionaries, tut that IL tue fact,
Aud the story has come 10 Washington
With every npt eniAuco OF verify that
tbs American aud other foreign mis.
hl0uhtlVs hrc 10 BIO driven out from Ar
menia only to make toom or church
that they DO not represent. However,
this N not TO TO brought about without
the most earnest Resistance On tho part
Of our Eoyernmeni,and II happens that
Ia the present ca-B the u uited States
has much better opportunity 10 oou.
Hstentiy make the issue ,ainst tn
expulsion VI it, oitiEens than N would
have 10 the case OF other nations thAu
Turkey. Asa general principle, we
have oJucedCd tue right OF nptiol TO
Uxprl Objectionable fofrig ers rom its
territory, tuI II happens that H. the
case Of rutkoy treaty uiipulaIiona come
- the Teseuo Of the missionaries Ia
.undA bout fashion. Tue FfJncn gov.
oTumaut has treaty with Turkey OK.
picitly cDuibffiug the hight Of their
mIssiounrts TO rvcluu aud work 10
Turkey, and ~ tue United States has
trrsty with Turkey iuclu1ing the
usual favored nation clause, tue con-
tUntion OF our government II thnt We
have as KOOu right as the Frouoh 10
maintain Iur missionaries In that
county, anu uIOn that point the issue
viii be- made, u ~ should hualy come
10 tie pfymulgation VI the trade Of OK.
Uulhiou.