The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
TO DEMAND JUSTICE.
An Ambassador Will Be Sent
To Turkey.
MUST RECOGNIZE OUR RIGHTS.
Ex-secretary John w. Foster Goes as
Ambassador aud WIN Push Our Claims
For Damages and to Have United
States Consuls Recognized.

WASHINGTON, April THE adoption
of vigorous policy to secure from the
Turkish government q settlement of
the claims preferred by the United
States on account of the destruction of
American missionary property and out
RACES TO American missionaries COM
mitted during the uprising against the
Armenians in the fall of 1895 is being
considered by the new administration
and probably will be put into operation
soon. President McKinley's program
contemplates the sending TO Constanti-
nople of Hon. John W. Foster, former
secretary of state, as a special envoy
with the rank of ambassador to secure
from the sultan the payment of the
claims which have been filed and the
speedy trial Of those American citizens
against whom charges have been made
by Turkish officials.
The president probably will send to
congress a message recommending that
authority be given him to commission
a special ambassador to Turkey for this
purpose, and, while no name will be
proposed by the message, Mr.. Foster
will be entrusted with the mission in
the event that congress gives the presi-
dent the power which he desires. Mr..
Foster has already been asked to under.
take the mission, and, although he was
at first reluctant to accept it, he finally
consented to do so on certain condi-
tiohs.
Under the proposed arrangement Mr.
Foster may be sent to Turkey when the
resignation of Minister Terrell is ac-
cepted to serve there as envoy eXtraOr.
dinary with the rank of ambassador
until his work has been performed and
then give place to the minister who
will be appointed as Mr.. Terrel's sue
cessor. No reflection upon the abilities
of Minister Terrell will be involved in
this plan for any representative with
the rank of minister works under
heavy handicap at capital where all
the larger powers and several of the
smaller ones are represented by an ann
bassador.
Several questions are atissue between
the United States and Turkey as a re-
suit of the Armenian troubles, the salts.
factory adjustment of which the sultan
has refused or postponed from time to
time and which the administration de-
sires to settle. Claims amounting to
$3.50, 600 have been presented by Minis
I6I 1tIltll Oll dNNONub VI Jllb hiuluEtn
done to the Euphrates college at Har-
poot, which is the property of the Amer
ican board of foreign missions, to the
Marash Theological seminary and the
residence of an American missionary at
Hasquey, a suburb of ConstantinOple.
The sultan has refused to recognize
Messrs. BerghOlZ and Hunter, who two
years ago We're sent by the United
States as Consuls to Erzeroum and Har-
poot. No apology or explanation has
been offered nor any redress given for
these acts.
The new administration desires to Sc.
cure the payment of the claims for
damages preferred by Mr.. Terrell, to Sc
cure trials for Mr.. KnQppa and otherAmer-
leans against whom charges have been
made, TO gain permission for Mr.. Knapp
to return to his post and to have the
consuls who have been accredited to
Turkish cities recognized. The churches
of the country have made strong re-
quests that these things be done.
Since the Turkish question has been
under consideration Mr. Fosters has
been the only name suggested as the
one best qualified to secure for the
United States the same rights accorded
to other powers for their citizens in
Turkey. His abilities as diplomat and
a lawyer, which were displayed in the
state department and more recently in
the conduct of the negotiations for
peace between Japan and China, have
been mentioned, and Secretary Sher-
man, ex-Secretary Olney and several
senators, among them Morgan and
Mills, who are Democrats, have advo-
Gated his appointment. Mr.. Foster does
not desire the mission, but has indi-
Gated that he will take it as q matter of
duty If called to it.
kkMembers of the senate committe on
foreign relations and the Republican
leaders IN the house who have been
consulted are of the opinion that bill
to authorize the president to send
special representative to Turkey would
not be opposed in congress.