Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-10-23
SUBMISSION OF THE SULTAN
Accedes to Important Point Con-
tended for by United States
To Negotiate a Treaty-Et is Believed
the Obstinacy Of the Sultan Has
Been Due Almost Entirely 10 the
influence Exerted by gussia-InfOr-
nation Reached Washington a Few
Days Ago.
Days Ago.

Days Ago.
New York, Oct. 2o.-A Sun special
from Washington says; Possibly from
apprehension that this government will
not sanction further delay in the settle
ment of the large indemnities due for
the outrages during the Armenian out
breaks, and the fear that it will be
forced to invite the presence of the Ban
croft as guardship, rather than risk the
humiliating spectacle of witnessing the
Dardanelles entered without frman,
the sublime porte has acceded to an inn
pcrtant point contended for by the ad-
ministratiou, and regarded as one of the
most vital questions pending between
the two governments. Whether it is
due to the presence of the little Bancroft
and Admiral Selfridge's fleet in the
Mediterranean, or the stern policy pur-
sued by Secretary Olney in dealing with
Turkish affairs, the porte has hacked
completely down from an attitude main
tanned for years, in which it has the
earnest support of Russia. Secretary
Olney, through the active intercession
of Minister Terrell, has brought the
sultan to agree to negotiate a treaty,
whereby naturalized citizens of the
United States of Armenian origin shall
have the full protection accorded all
other persons visiting the Turkish EN-
pire with passports from the state de-
partment Turkey has heretofore main
tanned that our passports, when present
ed by Armenians or Turks. did not
guarantee their protection, or the eXer
else of rights of Americans in the sui
tan's empire, and in this he has been en-
couraged by Russia, now the only other
European power refusing to pay proper
Difference and respect to American pass
ports. The question between the United
States and Turkey has been open for
years, and frequent and repeated efforts
have been made to negotiate treaty
such as the United States has with the
leading European powers.
Secretary Olney has been in COM
munication with the porte several
months, and represented last winter the
necessity of recognizing American pass
ports unless the relations between the
two governments were to become greatly
strained. The sultan has, however, un-
til very recently pointedly refused to
treat Minister TerrelPs communication
Oh the subject with courtesy I has
been known in Washington for some
time that this attitude of the porte was
due almost entirely to the influence ex-
erted by Russia, which recognized that
if the time -honored practice of Turkey
was upset by the operations of such
treaty as proposed, the United States
and European powers would have excel !
lent grounds upon which to base re- /
quests for similar treaty with her. !
The sultan has now completely reversed |
his policy and voluntarily asked the
United States to enter upon the nego- |
tiations of a treaty under the terms of
which the porte will give full recogni-
ton to citizens of the empire who have
become American citizens and are trav-
cling in Turkey, with state department
passports Her action in thus receding
so suddenly from her stubborn position
has greatly surprised the war Office Off
Gals who had little expectation that such
agreement could be reached while the
between the two governments
we're strained as a result of the Armen-
an troubles and the Bancroft's mis-
ion.
The notification came few days ago,
when the secretary of the Turkish le-
cation here called at the state depart
nent and informed Mr. Oluey that the
ultan has instructed him to notify this
country of its pleasure in resuming ne
rotations begun some years ago and
cast aside later by the sui
ans demands