The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-17
AMERICAN HEARTS SLOwf
q. p. WHEELER sAYs LAssTTUDB
HAS COME OVEN US SINCE '6f.

Il. Jen-r.e.'s Days we Were Patriotic,
Turks Outrsxes hut Protect A-erie..s
Abroad s,a the uoner OF the Cou.try.
The Quill Club held its nfty-sevcnth regular
meeting last night at the Windsor Hotel. with
President Robert Graham in the chair. and
discussed Tho Protection Of American Citi-
zens Abroad" The speakers were Everett p.
Wheeler and the Rev. DIR. Edwin M. Bliss. who
has spent several years In the Turkish empire.
The speaking began after dinner.
The subject 10 an important and difloult
o,e." Mr.. Wheeler said. 1--WE have not. In
many respects. got back to the condition We
were In prior to 1851. The war seems to me TO
have produced n reaction. and there is now .
certain lsssitude and lack Of patriotism among
the people. We seem to have got . little tired
OF war, Party feeling certainly has run high
In our Own day. but not as high as II did pre-
vious to the war. American activity ana zeal
have been directed into other channels. In
former times the great men of the country were
In Workmanship.
The American heart, II seems IN me. 10 slow
TO respond and 10 somewhat Indifferent to the
treatment Of the American citizen abroad.
When ! was a boy our people were proud to say
our country was . place of refuge for the op-
pressed OF tho world. Now. We demand that
u Atioh " y 10 EuCus
bill before Congress.
at is . fact that there have been ~ many
Christians put to death In the Turkish empire
as were put to death by the pagan Empcrors Of
Rome In the early years OF Christianity. We
md that there are q good many good people
who are Indifferent a. to tho spread Of Chris
tiaEity In Turkey. II seems To me that we
should agitate this subject and cndeavor TO
stem the tide and bring about . change.
'Hnt- than tha NnhtRCl nf nrnterttnR nnE Tifi-
zens abroad Is purely . patriotic duty and not a
religious matter. The people seem 70 be too
about their wandering brethren. Our national
honor Is really At stake when an Ameri.
the danger poin, In : foreign land, ". Showed
more pluck than any nation Of Europe when
preside mt Jefferson sent = fleet to the Barbary
American citizens. We were patriotic In those
days
citizens is not. TO be arrogant, hut when We are
right to go ahead and not submit. OF course
OF civilized aud uncivilizsd countries. In the
case of civilized countries we have the right TO
demand that our citizens be treated imparti-
ally aud given the protection OF the police and
laws.
1T seems to mo that this Government
man empire having Jurisdiction over Ameri-
ans In that country who are charged with
rnpt, and that u rich country like this
should not too much press for pay for
property destroyed by people OF that coun-
try. Well. that may be true. but we should
at least demand that the Turkish Government
SHOULD afford protection TO our citizens there.
Mr.. Bliss said that the neck Of the Turkey
would be wrung A. soon as tho Russian Gar
was ready. and not before" file continued:
How IL the American citizen to be protected
in such countries as Turkey and Gilman The
proper thing is to protect his person and prop
erty. When American citizens have been
subjected to wrong and there has been
no red .ess, who has been Injured mosti
The bullet that killed tho American in
Turkey without redress went through tho
American fsg. and tho idea of the land OF lib
erty and protection was lowered. There Ia no
Government more easily influenced in many
respects than the Turkish Government. All
depends uton the way In " hich the influence 10
brought To bear; hence the Importance OF hav-
ing A. n representative from this country q man
who understands the peculiar difficulties and
surround!r Is Of the Turkish court A ship Of
war from this country In Turkish waters has
a good eject. for II shows that there 10 a power
behind cur representative which will DO recog-
nized.
Men come over to this country and take out
citizenship papers. with no idea OF lora.ty to
this country. bot simply to use the papers to
gain immunities in Turkey. such men cause
much trouble to our representative there, aud
II Is thus good Judgment Ia requisite"