New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
PROTECTION DEMANDED.
PRESIDENT ANGELL'S SPEECH ABOUT
THE MISSIONARIES IN TURKEY.

! James b. Angel of the University Of Michigan
strongly and emphatically contended that the Gov
ernment of the United States should TO it that
American missionaries in Turkey properly pro-
tected. As President Angel time Min
lister to Turkey his words carried much weight
His audience In thorough accord with him, and
frequently appiauded. President Angel declared in
, carefully chosen words that unless the American
missionaries protected the time might
when the American citizen and merchant would
be treated with contumely IN the Ottoman En-
! plre.
DIR. MABIE PRESIDED.
The Rev. DR.. HenK C. Mabe presided and after
prayer had been offered he introduced President
Angel to the meeting. without himself making
opening address. President AngeIl's address in
part was follows:
How far should our Government go in securing
to our missionaries the enjoyment Of their rights
This dcu it hesGR tue of their work.
ers G." it IS Say than aaH this to r6.si R @
6o a e it & al other n ions in amy
discTminaton against them them be made? they ask
1 for 6 only " czens @ and only
s- " entitled under treaties the recognized prin-
no selfr respecting government can 'ii refuse Them
without forfeting the esteem OF its citizens and the
Il is, in my opinion. not, wise for. our Gov
for the protection of native converts against per-
Again | suppose we shall all agree that we
81 should not make war upon any nation for the sake
to argue on that point: ''' ''eO "O' pause
missionaries
9nGer under treaty stpulations and all the resources of
diplomacy have proved unayailing to secure them
tect them? ''''''S u i'''' 'e l'''Oe u pro-
Many hesitate refuse to give an affirmative
Incompatible with the, spirit Of chrstianity to use
and. secondly, that the display of force is of
ready to follow It with greater force, and to
Tes1red ' T M if te cannot otherwise be
IS Be no s Used FIR ha @ a os
propagatng the Gospel. but protecting the
fights as Rs are q ng bs
rights rights are not respected if their own Government
makes no effort to see that the treaty stipuat tons
her h or for for their heirs @ what viii
country? The Goyernment which breaks treaties
own OWL Government takes no steps to protect them
VII MT raS easi y yield to the temptation to infringe
because our Government has allowed outrages
Sruia ia asssa shfe ss In
yond ana pant a ha fbs Pe 9e
man mans Government is now proceeding in high
the impGrtation Sdt Of our -four and pork?
Of h prs n esSs OF nr ARE
f0reen 70 9e nsnfed s and outraged With mpunty in
land WHEREVER se interests m 9q are pToed
against them.
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
We are now rejoicing over the prospect of an
p open door into China, not only in the sense OF
of state, but also in the larger sense of freer ac-
to build and equip rswags Sl for that empire
therefore need absolute protection for
Of China Have our business men reflected on
ofe Rr0pa Die consequence to their agents in China
n1S mSbs? foreigner is to those mobs foreigner.
nate between the foreign merchant and the foreign
teacher. If we allow teachers to be mobbed with
impunity expect railway builders and mer-
chants to share the same fate.
so simple as the critics Of missions think Care
1
TO insist on the rights which citizens of any hon
efnafiona law secondly % display 5fSS Of force or does
phatic mode of making demand 1t may at the
worst issue only in reprisals 1t often insures the
to drag on and accumulate would end in war.
Therefore wisely and opportunely made. a proper
obyiate the ultimate necessity of war,
we could not & desire & war to be waged syowedy
tanity, but it might destroy all prospect of subse
With wh6m W at onF nf @
ha %e o o he 1m on OF
that country permission for them to remain by
they alone are concerned then, we might better
hostile cities and move on
cries are ofteMest mute In on our dav are the Ghnese
ani Ottoman empires In neither has the Govern
ment undeEtakeR to exPe, P, The missionaries In the
tacks on them and their property. In the latter,
cais have often interfered With the iabors of the
missionaries. and the Government has failed to pay
of popular tumult There is reason to believe thai
In both countries on certain occasions the govern
named should be committed In China; wherever
animosty has been shown to the missionaries, it
foreigners rather than Christians. In Turkey
the animosy so far as it exists, has been largely
that largely the missionary work is carried on
among the Armenians. with whom the Turks have
of late been so at variance
NOT SIMPLE PROBLEM
The problem then actually is not how to prevent
the expulsion of missionaries. but in empires
where they have unquestonable right to la bor, how
from the destruction of their property.
Ine problem MS is not simple m one for the Govern
Justice injustice may be done. not only to mission
put &s1 TS Gher These be- datop
difficult problems of internal administration, do
pressure which is not war and Which viii nrobabIV
not lead to war, can be brought to bear by .plo-
our Government was never in good a condi-
tion to pursue such policy Ii has ii prestige
among Oriental nations before unknown. Its voice
when il speaks with imperative tone Will now
be heard The question for it is far larger than a
citizen, not a missionary has lately written me
from Oriental country where requests have
received little attention, saying: IF our Govern
ment proposes to do nothing for American citizens
they should say so and turn us over to the of
Such language that makes ones blood tingle 1
and stirs us to ask afresh. not alone OF
missionaries. but as American citizens What policy
will Nation adopt to secure the right all our
countrymen of whatever pursuit who dwelling
The friends of missions ask no exceptional favors
from the Government They simply seek for such
Ii is. of course. for our Government a
what time and by what methods it shall act. l. is
sometimes wise ana even necessary For govern |
ment to postpone seeking settlement of Difficult |
that a settlement is highly desirable Great ear
igencies may require delay We must allow our !