The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-04

NEW YORK. Jan 4--Besides its trou-
bIes over the payment Of American
German. and Russian claims. the Turkish
Government has 10 face q conflict which
has Just occurred between il and the In
ternationaI Sanitary Council. OF Constan-
tinople The latter has adjuorned sine
die after its European members had ad-
dressed 10 tkair embassies and legations
specJiyely 9 protest stating that the ser
wee would be Interrupted 50 long as sat
isfaction should not be given TO them.
That decision. according 10 the Coastan-
tfnopIe correspondent Of the Soma
phore Of Marseiiles. greatly disJurbs
the Turkish Government The sanitary
service may be disorganized through want
Of money. for the foreign delegates hold
the KEYS OF the safe" Most OF the lesser
employees VIII demand their salaries and
the Turks VIII hardly dare 10 break the
safe ana appropriate the funds contained
therein, which are not SC large as they
might expect
Fortunately there is in sight 10 danger
OF plague or cholera Just now, and the
conflict may be over before the opening
Of the annual pilgrimage TO Mecca. That
pilgrimage IS a perpetual menace 70 Eu-
rope, for il IS always feared that II may
occasion a general epidemic. This is why
the European Powers insisted, IN the time
Of the late Sultan Abdul-Aziz, on the or
ganization Of q serious sanitary service
capable Of opposing a barrier to plague
and cholera and preventing them from
spreading in the Mediterranean basin.
The result Of these efforts was the for
nation al Const antinople OF an inJerna-
tion Bureau Of Health, composed Of Otto
man members and Of foreign members.
The latter being appointed by the Euro
pean Powers ia order 10 provide for the
bureaus expenses. medical inspection.
the building and maintaining OF quaran-
tine hospitals. etc. the Powers con-
scented 70 the establishment Of certain
taxes upon their vessels navigating IN
o --oraan waters But. naturally, the
handling Of the funds OF the sanitary ad-
minlsJraJion was reserved exclusively 20
the sanitary council, leaving only 10 the
Turks q right 10 control
The Turkish Government has ALWAYS
endeavored 10 deprive the sanitary ad-
ministratlon Of its international charac-
ter, in order TO get rid Of the European
element and TO use as il pleased the
fupds Of the bureau There were many
qulb5liags, -froIsseIneuts." between the
bureau and he Porte. and they have
come recently 10 climax and q rupture
over the appointment OF general in
spec-or Of sanitary establishments IN The
place % Dr. OJhon Vitalis. lately de
ceased
According 10 the rules. the interna-
tionaI council alone is empowered 10 ap-
point officials or employees Of the sani-
tary administration and the Turkish Gov
eminent is only entitled 10 q veto. Tie
council chose II. Duca TO occupy the post
left vacant by the death OF Dr. Yitalis.
The Porte refused 10 approve this ap-
point NEST. on the ground that n Ducs
vas a Greek and not an Ottoman subject.
ana that he was net q physician, though
be mad been the delegate a Alexandria Of
the Ottoman sanitary administration No
fault WAS found. since The Imperial Gov
eminent was merely using IT'S veto pro-
rogatlye- Bur il wen, further, and ap-
pointed Mehmed Namyck Bey member Of
the council and general inspector Of the
sanitary Offices.
This was resisted BY the foreign mem
beTs Of the council. and as the Turkish
Government insisted on the acceptance
Of Eamyck Bey. the European members
refused TO hold any more sittngs for the
present