The sun., 1900-11-24
rNFRIENDII iST M TURKEY.
Refuses Eseaustur to tn. American Consul at
Usrpoot Armenia.

WAsurSGToN. Nov. ?2. Late this afternoon
the state Department received telegram
from Lloyd e. Griscom. United States barge
d'Afraires at Ionstan,inople, confirming the
news that the Porte had rejected the appl'ca-
tion OF this Government for an eNequa'ur Tor
Thomas H. Norton, recently appointed United
states Consul at Ifarpoot Armenia. The ob-
lection to granting consular recognition IL
based on the claim that when the Porte granted
an exeQ uatur to Leo Berghoz Of New ! ork'
the United States Consul at Erzerum. IL was
with ths understanding that no consular ofioer
would be sent TO Harpoot. This Governments
denies that there was any such understanding
and Will insist on rehearing. IL cannot
how ever, seek TO compel Turkey 10 recoghihe
DR.. Norton ~ a matter OF right. as the e-'ap-
lishment Of Consulates is dependent on tho
grace Of nations In whose territory they are
But there are some features Ia the case OF the
Harp rpoot Consulate which give this Govern
ment justification for insisting on recon-
sideraton by the Porte Of its refusal. lhe
right OF the United states TO send Consuls TO
Turkey Ia found in this provision tarticle y
OF the treaty of 1880 with the ottoman Porte;
The Sublime Porte may establish shah
benders Consuls) in the United States OF
America, and the United states may appoint
their CltlZens To be cfHuls OF NPe-' 'hsus
at the commercial places in the dominlons II
the sublime Porte where Il Is found ntediu
to superntend the afialrs OF commerce. These
Consuls or Nice-Consllls shall be iurnished
with herats or nImans teNequaturs); they shan
enjoy suitable distinction and shall nave heces-
sary aid and protection.
Under t.e privilege conveyed ~ the lrtaty
Of $40 Congress In 1905 provided for the estap-
lishmept vi Consulates at Erzerum and haIloot.
In the heart Of that section OF Armenia where
man. Christians had been lnassaCred ana
where American schools had been destroyed
by religious % fsnatss robert RR96eT Sa wilt"m hllfon
nT p,oH SH HTneT Sl 1ne IvnfS ia Clerk IN The Consular
Service. we're sfnt ont % establish the Con,
-ulates. The Turkish ,ioyernment Withheld
and Hunter left Constaut!aonle for their posts.
in the hope that With the Consulates once es-
taollshed rerogniinn w9uln ht iCtoW "r accnnt mey
Of the anarchistic conditions prevailing In
In the following year Turkey, consented to
but would not permit the tsthbisimeht ol an
Armenian Consulate at Harpoot. Rec. my
Consulate had ben os,ahlishcd at Hnrroot
on on the subject. The Pcrtc commended that
tie inet ling Of the Treaty 4 ls30 and that the
United States wer' not entitled to renresents-
ton there This contention was rffuted by
the state Department, and now the Porte
bases It's refusal To recognize rr. Norton on
the ground that tlere Wa an under, tanding
when the American COnsul ate al E.rzcrun
was established no COrsul1;e could be sent
20 Harpoot, The understanding here is that
Turkeys objection to having an American
Consul AZ HarpDot really comes from the fear
that tha CO.. sal would obtain too much in-
formation In regard 70 the treatment OF Chris
tans in Armenia
The in ri,l,ut serves To make still greater
the irritation 81 ttis Government over the way
In which the sultan and his Ministers have
acted with regard to the claim Of $4,000 for
the destruction Of American school property
in Armenia during the rer iod of disturbance.
promises 10 pav having been made person-
ally by No sultan on many ocCas ms. NJ par
enty without the intention OF fulfilling them