The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-22
TERRELL on HIS MET7LE.
Nc Is Anxious to Unearth Ke-
sponsibIc Assailant.
MAKES INVITATIONS OF AN EXPOSURE
says Hc Stanas Ready to Answer any ""'
All Charges Before an Authorize"
acknowledgements

Washington, May N.-Mr. Ierreii' our
minister to Turkey, In reply to questions
regarding an article In which 1t was stated
that Wm. +. Dodge and other gentlemen
with tho Rev. IA. O. Dwight, had asked Tor
his removal from the past of minister 10
Turkey, said.
81 am ayerse to newspaper interviews
but necessity knows no law. am re-
ilably informed that the Rev. II. y.
dwight recently aA4iesseu eei'a." 6 ~,
men REPRESENTING various euucaloi.di d!iu
mission enterprises N turkey, a'i'p"s
mnicn they organized wAH' lnes ea at,T.
u,iense commute. composer Oh '"!H"e'''
ana when snowCu there hai petl ~
,luin vi o1mmuacaiioh between lh'se ~,
elgn missions ana our soNtrhiiic"', ~ -
composed ot III. T.. Jodst paiWi N.
J..iu-s Everett l.. W hee.ea anu peihaPs
liner. am also informed that MIR.
iJylsut met the committee ana presence
MS views oi the Iurkisn anA.ts' ma,
NOT present, do moi hAnW ""nt ~ sn''
no! 40 know petsona!!! an! VI tha cum
'Did that committee ask for yonr re-
m0Val1' MAS asked ..o,
'rGey came 10 Washington. but tne't
h,rn .nnrarter lori ids The iueh that tieS
.uel.d ave made such Il request on any
INN-tarte ihiorna on against gentleman
Whom ahcy 30 lot kno".
"P,ihaps Mr.. l'"lsnt desired your re-
III ie ms .ncred bic, for MIR Dwight has
! more than once oppressed, tniousH VII,
| pres aAd IN letters 10 me. me II. shes'
/ al IRE iation of my d.plumauc efforts. NO
/ c.s,iEes rave heen Lied against me; i
am her. absent itoin my niilic'ed FANNY
ltut would not need IN minutes prepara-
/ ton to answer Dcfoie any authorized tri-
tuual any charges uifeetins my personal
| OF official action.
THE charges AGAINST me VIII lie attend
cd 10 when can un' arth a rcspousible as
.ail.lnt nave wrltt.n to Mr.. William Il.
Dc.sc to know II he rs responsible FOR
them. and await Ills answer
M ssiouari.s a every point IN Asia Nj
unr tsaNc oue) have expressed to me their
.intitide for lie and rights protected.
Ttai post is occupied by missionary
i.uH hCr no refuses 80 swear 70 support
iic constitution 81 his country because
ie can not find God IN II. had him elsc
liioteeted by guard. one" | was re-
tqlested hy the Ottoman government to cN
rel tunt ul'u. J answered THAI cain'
10 protect my coAnirymeh. not 10 eNpe
Had yon Ii ard Of any oppo -i'on to YOU
ION yes But ant wos Two years ngo
Certain iewspuYers then assaulted me- Tor
iriyug 800 often with The sul'nn "nG 10
no, pot ting Nnericans The Inst chars
. hNa~D td sr titrfiy false ana IN" inst -
!dloue inat ail NOT regard it. ~a1' L
. pr. serve t7r peaC, fiIl ties between npi!cn
( and 10 prsfc-l our people. Whatever me-
imav .hink ~ the sultan of Turkey nc I
nn intellectual and courteous sovereign
L I whose rputtcs,as accented ana nay
1 never fe.i ca.lti on 10 destroy my nfiueuc
los accusing HIM IS the author or alror'
ties. liz. has protected American mission
arics whenever requested during perio
S OF arful rial as promptly as any chris
r tan monarch in Europe could.
= 1t should he known thai In Constant
e nop.e The eniire American colony cons
of only about fiffy-fonr persons al ,
whom, tNcont four, are lni siouaiN ''l
Ma, Interior OF Asm Minor, away iron
thu sea c1Hsf, many American lh'sSiol