The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-06-11
WILL ACCEPT ANGELL
THE SULTAN FINDS HE WAS
MiSINFORMED.
HIS Membersi - to tho Congregations
Church Satisfactorily Explained to
Turkish Government by the State
Department-What the Sui
tan Feared.
Objections Arc Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The sultan Of
Turkey is said to nave withdrawn his
objection to the appointment of James
Il. Angel as minister of the United
States at Constantinople. Official
word to this effect was received by
cable by Secretary Sherman from Min
lister Terrell.
Since the receipt of the first news
that the sultan did not look favorably
upon DIR. Angeles selection by the
state department, he has been in COM
munication with Mustapha Bey, the
Turkish minister at Washington, and
with Minister Terrell. AS President
Mckinley appointed DR.. Angel only
after much deliberation and on ac-
count of his signal fitness for the post
at Constantinople. he was particularly
DESTROYS that the cancellation of the
nomination should not be made neces-
sary.
While every country has the I'M
questioned right to refuse to receive a
minister acc redited by another coun-
try, and while it is unusual for the
country appointing the minister to
protest against any objection which is
raised, DR.. Angeles Ease is an excep-
tional one. 1t is one in which objec-
ton was offered not upon facts, but
upon information, and Sec
rotary Sherman felt warranted, under
the circumstances, in opening a cor
respondence with the Turkish govern
ment.
AS stated, he communicated with
Mustapha Bey and Minister Terrell.
The correspondence between Secre-
tary Sherman and M1stapha Bey and
Minister Terrill has developed the
fact that the sultan objected to DR..
Angeles coming to Constantine ple,
chiefly on the ground that he was a
member of the Congregational church.
Minister Terrell has informed Secre-
tary Sherman that the sultan had
been advised that this denomination
was Jesuitical in character and hat
DIR. Angel would be over-zealous in
spreading the doctrine of his church
among Mahommedans.
Secretary Sherman did not delay in
having the truth presented to the
Turkish government. The fact that
DR.. Angel was a member of the Con-
gregational church was not important.
1t was important, however, that the
sultan should learn that the church
was not a secret order; one whose OBJ
iects differed essentially from those OF
other Christian denominations in this
country.
Minister Terrell was instructed by
Secretary Sherman to put the facts
before the sultan and to assure him in
a polite way that the United States
would not accrcdit Turkey with a dip
lomatic representative who would be
Objectionable for any such reasons.
Mr.. Terrell carefully carried out his
instructions and conveyed the intelli-
gence that the Congregational church
was merely one of many worthy relig-
ious denominations of this country,
and hat while DR.. Angel had been
prominent in educational matters for
a number of years, there was no good
reason why he should not be accepted
as minister to Turkey.
From this and other information i'm.
parted by Mr.. Terrell it became ap-
parent TO the sultan that he had beer
m~isinformed. He accordingly with
drew his objections and cabled the fact
to Secretary Sherman. DIR. Angel had
arranged to start for Constantinople
last Saturday, but the correspondence
with the Turkish government made a
change in his plans necessary. There
is no further reason for delay and the
doctor will probably sail next Satur-
day.