New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
FREE HAND FOR l. S.
Orders to Warships Rouse No OPP
position in Europe.

London Aug 2S-The Foreign Office states
that Great Britain certainly will not raise. and
that IL is not likely that any other power VIII
raise, an objection to summary action on the
part Of the United States in connection with the
attempted murder OF yice-Consul Magelssen. no
matter what procedure the State Department at
Washington may consider most advisable It
was pointed out that when the Russian Consul
at Monastfr was murdered Russia sent squad
ron more powerful than that Of the United
States without consulting the other powers, with
which she Is otherwise acting in common, ana IL
further pointed out that the United states
is independent OF European agreements respect
ing Turkey, and that matter what policy she
may adopt in regard to the attempted assas-
sination of Mr.. Magelssen or the unrest at
Kharpoot, it will not be intervention in the in
ternaI affairs of TURKEY.
The officials of the Turkish Embassy say the
Sultan will undoubtedly institute iu1me-
diate investigation If he has not already done So
The embassy deprecates the dispatch of an
American squadron to Turkish waters. as tend
ing to encourage the revolutonists, who, the en-
bassy declares have been eagerly seeking for
some time to ernbroil the Turkish and American
governments.
The Rev George Patterson. secretary OF the
Foreign Missions Club. said this afternoon that
the society had missions at Beirut and Smyrna.
were in need of protection. I'm fact he added.
"the reports we have received make no refer
ence whatever to unrest or any change of atti-
tude on the part of the Turks toward the mis-
sions. Certainly would have been advised
had it occurred"
Paris Aug. est is officially stated that If
an American squadron goes to Turkish waters
the action of the United States will not be re-
garded by France or the other European powers
as having any political significance in connection
with the revolutionary situation. 1t is pointed
out that the United States has always refratned
from taking part in Turkish complications the
European powers assuming the burdens Of those
questions.
leading official lkened the presence OF an
American squadron in Turkish waters to the
demonstration made by the British and Ger
man warships in Venezuelan waters, the pur-
pose in each csc being TO command respect and
enforce the collection Of demands not having
any connection with the general political con-
ditions.
The Turkish Ambassador here, Munir Bey, is
at Bern. and his private secretary, NJ. Chesnel,
said he was fully satisfied that the attempted
had no connection with the trouble
in Macedonia. owing to the distance OF Beirut
from the seat Of the disorder The city OF
Beirut was comparatively progressive and no
luminosity existed there against foreigners as
was shown by the fact that it was favorite re-
sort of foreign travellers.
The attack on the American vice-Consul, NJ.
ChesneI said, had political significance but
was the act of some irresponsible person. There
had been no agitation in Syria thus far. The
Arabs, who form the majority Of the population.
did not share in the Bulgarian aspirations for
independence and the Maronite element had an
antipathy for other races and dreaded the
Druses, who had massacred thousands Of Ma
ronites. Recently all these elements had been
quiet.
The newspapers here take the view that the
Turkish situation has reached the worst stage 1T
has yet attained. The greatest prominence Is
given to the reported assassination of the Amer
lean Vice Consul and to the blowing up Of the
train at Kuleli- Burgas. The Journal des
Debats" and the Temps" the most serious Jour
mails, say that Beirut is outside the theatre of
the instruction and that the assault on Mr..
Magelssen was an isolated incident not connect
ed with the Balkan trouble.
Some of the newspapers take the view that
the departure Of the United States squadron
for Turkish waters is serious step. as the
United States is freer to act than any of the
European powers, owing to their mutual COM
plications over the Orient.
1t is also alleged by some OF the papers that
the United States is seeking position near the
suez Canal "as Of guarding communi-
cation with the Philippines
Berlin. Aug. 2S-A semi-ofticial statement
published here says:
Should Turkey ask the advice Of the imperial
government in this matter the imperial govern
ment would not fail to impress on the former
the necessity for giving the American Govern
ment the fullest satisfaction
The action of Washington is considered here
TO be entirely correct and according to the tradt-
tons Of the American republic. International
complications in consequence of the American
demonstration are not expected, for neither
France nor Russia, which has always considered
Asia Minor to be under the special protection Of
France, which takes similar cognizance of Syria,
will interfere
The Foreign Office officials say that while they
are not in possession of the details OF the at
tempted assassination of the consul, the action
OF the United States is doubtless based on ade-
Quate reasons.