New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-14
PRESIDENTS ACTION JUSTIFIED.
Writer Declares Ridiculing Of Sending Fleet
to Beirut Will Get No Support

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The attempt to belittIe and ridcule President
Roosevelt for his prompt action IN sending Admiral
Cotton orders TO proceed with his ships 70 Beirut
has not nor will Il gain any support by any
quainted with the situation and the Turkish maad-
ninistratiOu. Subsequent Developments have fully
justified the administration IN its action. for IL 10
evident that the sick Man IS IN dangerous
dition-liable to pass away any day-and our squad
ron will have thoroughly good effect in being
the scene.
Civilization universally revolts at the massacres
and nameess atrocities for which the sultan and
his government responsible. and TO which our
government cannot remain Indifferent As a Chris
tan natiOn-aIways the champions OF oppressed
and struggling peOpe-our moral force f. against
Turkey. and every American would wish 20 see the
followers OF Allah permanently kicked out OF
Europe
Macedonia cannot endure the Turkish rule any
longer. no more than Cuba could the Spanish and
all talk and promises OF reform by the Sultan
rot. No Turkish official would dare to treat thu
Christians with fairness and Justice and thu
Padshah's talk 20 the foreign ministers hts
/ birthday at COnstantinOple. assuring them and the
world OF his desire for genuine reforms IN every
part cf the ottoman Empire. is a speech OF an
irslncere palaverer. DIT Jekyl and Mr.. HYDE are.
20 American slang. not IN H. Those who
have read the book published two years ago, The
Private Life Of the sultan" have obtained very
fair and correct idea Of the character of Abdul
Hamid To the terrible Indictment presented by
/ the Bulgarian government reciting the most
voting crimes against humanity. the Porte.
through its ministers foreign capitals. enters
/ sweeping dental. and It's minister at Washington
in interview fntimated that missionaries
are responsible partly for the exaggerated 90 ac-
counts finally putting the blame the MacedO-
MAN Committee. Not a sctntilla Of evidence could
the Sultans government bring forth denying IN
any part the terrible accusations by the Bulgarian
government. and the Indictment stands. for behind
it is guarantee that every charge Is true and
/ every detail authentic.
Since Mahomet NJ made himself master 81 East
Europe and Western Asia. in the fifteenth CEN
/ fury. the Turks have been regarded In
truders. and their civilization and religion havs
Christian subjects. and this twentieth century
/ Of enlightenment and progress finds the same
\ Turk under Abdul Hamid inhiCtiug Crueltes
horrible MahOmet III did in the early nfteeuth
make progress as long as Il Is tied. like the
/ Turks are. fanatiCal and barbarOus religion
/ out Turkey is enough TO condemn them before the
/ world came across IL in Russian periodical.
and. translated from the Arabic. it Is follows:
4 Il seek refuge with Allah from Satan. In tbs
| name Of Allah the Compassionate the MercifuL o
Lord Of all Creaturesi o Allah. destroy the indels
and pOIytheiSts. thine enemies. the enemies OF the
| religion Allah, Make their children orphans and
/ dehe their abOdes and cause their feet 10 slip
and give them and their families and their house
| holds. and their women. and their children. and
their relatives by marriage. and their brothers and
/ and their wealth.. and their lands booty to the
/ M0sems. oh Ailah, Lord OF all creatures.
/ With such national prayer, who can hope for re-
\ forms where the MahOmetans rule the Christians
II IS doubtful il in the unCvilized nations oc
| the globe can be found cruel appeal as tina :
| OF Islam to the spirit OF inhumanity, which has
New-York. Sept H. 1905