The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-22
DENNIS FLYNN
WILL TACKLE
THE SULTAN
Two of His Constituents Taxed
by That POtentate.
LETTER FROM JOHN HAY
Says That This Government
Can Not Stop 1t.

Guthrie, 0. T, June 2.-Au Oklahoma
subscribes to the belief that nothing is
beyond its immitable delegate, Dennis T.
Flynn. Oklahomans to him in all kinds
of trouble, and while ordinarily the Unit
ed States is his scope. he can on occasion
reach out across the ocean and mix in in
ternational affairs. Just now Flynn is
after Abdul Hamed, sultan Of Turkey
Two Turks at Perry, constituents of the
Little Giant complained OF Turkish taxa
ton through lawyer TO Flynn, and the
man who never forgets or neglects any
thing at once swooped down on the state
department, which sent him a long reply,
saying that al appeal 10 the sultan is the
only way out of the difficulty. There is
no question but what the territorial dele
gate VIII find a way to reach the sick
man Of Europe" IN giving the details
of the case the Perry Republican says:
Messrs. Abraham George and Dahard
Oudie. alien citizens Of Perry, recently en-
tered protest to Mr.. w. S. Lamb,
against the paymen of $500 a year head
tax which has been levied and collected
from them by the government of the
country OF their birth. Turkey. They state
led against the property of relatives stiu
in the mother country and collected from
them. This state of affairs looks like a
shame and imposition, but there is no
help for it. Mr.. Lamb referred the mat
ter to Delegate Flynn who in turn asked
the state department for information and
the following litter TO him from the sec
rotary Of state is not only OF peculiar in
terest but gives clear explanation OF
the matter:
Department Of State,
Washington, June IA, 1902.
The Honorable D. T. Flynn, House of
Representatives:
Sir: 1 have the honor to acknowledge,
the receipt of your letter of the 18th in
slant, enclosing letter dated the eth in
slant to you from Mr.. w. s. Lamb of
Perry, Oklahoma, in relation TO the desire
OF Abraham George and Dahard Oudie
TO obtain exemption from assessment in
Turkey for personal taxes.
In reply have the honor to inform you
that, under the Turkish law of January
49, 1862 Ottoman subjects leaving Turkey
subsequent to that time without the con-
sent of the sultan are regarded and treat
ed by the Turkish government as Otto |
man subjects. even though they may have |
acquired a foreign allegiance. 1t will |
thus be seen that Turkey does hold to the |
doctrine Of voluntary expatriation, and |
hence having entered into no treaty of /
with the United States, |
does not recognize the citizenship in this |
country of former subjects who were nat |
uralized after 1869 without the consent of |
the sultan. That consent and release from /
personal taxation can be obtained by I
petition to his majesty, through Chekib /
Bey the minister of Turkey to the United |
States, whose address is No. 1918 New |
Hampshire avenue, this city. The petit |
ton, duly sworn to. shauld be mailed di- /
rectly TO the minister and not through /
this department. It should set forth the /
facts of the case, and the circumstances
under which the petitioners left their ma
tive land, and should be accompanied by
evidence of their intention to become
American citizens.
As Messrs. George and Oudie are not
American citizens. having only declared
their intention to become such. this gov
eminent can do nothing in support of
their petition.
I have the honor to be. sir. your obed-
lent servant, JOHN HAY.