New-York tribune., 1904-09-04
THE AMERIcAN-TuRkIsH QUESTION.

An account Of the dIpIomatio dispute between
the United States and Turkey was published re-
Gently IN the "SemaDhore,' OF MarselIles. recog-
nizet as the Oldest ard OF the authorities
n regard 70 Msditefranean affairs. notably those
relating 70 the Sultan's empire and MS Armenian
subjects. the ''protegzs'' OF the United States
Writing from ConstanttnoDle. az the date OF August
.. the French correspondent OF the "Semaphors''
says:
Relations between the United States and the
Porte which were recently half sweet and half
sO1r. have become again cordial, al least anpsr-
sDtly. tne Qttcman government having promised
to give all the satisfaction -snarGed rom IT. The
americans had presented series OF claims TO
principal points were prominent IN the American
Spasic i L1oIe' Inc rlshl tor me American mis-
rent OF damages to laturalizsd ana native Anlert-
thirsty KlIrds and raising TO an embassy the Turk
lsh legation at washington, sEee the United States
an ambassador instead OF Minister At ConstanIt-
This latter demand cid not seem capable. likely.
O meeting any opposition from t6e Turkish side
BY an A1hassaGor Mi e19s rH go -is- 81 ~ S
- -Co.sIanLaoPle P ,wo naval vessels as the European
the Porte declines 10 grant this right % mere egG
stantino2ie 20 the rank OF embassy. it viii be
more difficult for the Turks protest against thar
washington only BY a Minister PleniD0tertiary.
cate and i've wsrs St TS7 T POINTS y 5 t1ey We're or DELI
q general proposition tie Turks 90 nor M. ~
people IN the world. they are especially so V5e1
- - IS qoesuon or paving t1dsulnities account
GGI G t tne ATLnenans and they are always entanglsd
icaT s-b1ris az - sS'.@,11, S1ore9veE Amer
OF the Turks. for they pretend thar the American
In Armenia. and that they are behind ire -evoIu-
4y tl4nsry conEittees But L IS not sufficient %
addressed 20 the Sultan against the alleged Amer
Is Nhv +S- PC~Ta fSot E,,,5 - y - az a. 4Als
these reports II the light of day
Article " ot the treaty OF 100 refers Z, the
Jurisdiction on which American citizens OF Amer
lean prOteges are dependent In case OF dfzpurss
and lawsuits with Ottoman subjects T5s Trrks
pretend that their tribunals are competent in thoss
cases. while the United States maintains that con-
sqlar tribunals only entitled 20 jud e the cases
ms PTetsnsion or the Turks comes from the facr
tAGt q certain number Of Ar-len!aLs. having
e,nisTatsq from ne empire 70 the Un1ted states.
5h4 Aavlhs cecorI1e american citizeLs return 70
Cc1sta2CnOple and the provinces where the gov
naican or revoIutionary parCy IN sr~erfs r
would Ike 20 be aSls to get rid OF them 1udic:aliy
~ is s1f4centIv ,jssr rot =, sS 49, 20 o. arI-c-s
i,.a-,-s-i,- = - ~. . aLotG lWo Esys or
or lawsuit SHOULD sprirs up between OttoEnaa
subjects and American citizens. it shan not Be-
tried without TIRE presence OF the Trosrt.der ~
the american cisizens are found guilty. they shall
but they shall be punished according 10 instrlsc-
ions sven oy tEsir ministers and eonsuls it
-. - t@cssSC lss IN resarq to The oths- Franks
term Wtlea means in Eastern diplomatic parazce.
Las, Friday. after the ceremony Of the salanliE.
NJ. i+eishTSan was received by the SCI5an Ne in
above mentioned. aa1 aEacurced ths, qs-r,achirg
Welt OF the Ar sricsl squadron 70 several Tu-ksh
ports The Sultan gave 70 the Minister CF ira
United states the assurance thar his g0verr-na1re
would study the whole question. with the grsarest
desire 10 reach entente. and that q ftvcra i.
solution would not De long delayed IN corse-
JueEce. the American squadron VIII a0near n
turkish waters II Il eVea red that II VIII sail
oack 20 the rc-ts ~ the Union II il should roe
wait n the Medires ralaan un1il eli Is daH1ffelv
settled u wCuit Tun a great chance. after having
reached the American coa5t % being compelled TO
retrdce its course tor the Turks not Weld save
at the last extremity. AID they pasr masters
-rf f~rr
places again everything IN question last no.
ulerr when IL is eXrected gAat ali e1desI- The
American wzr~htnS the great argument
sessed BY Nr I-eishrrun to triumph over the ter.
gtveTSar.c and beStTsttCus or the Ottoman gov-
ernmelt- II these disappear from ne NIedf-cr-
rsrsa1, the -C2so0s of rha Unitzd States LegatioTs
which thsy corrrib1Je 70 make excellent unfEh-
core very bad reasons = the eyes OF sha Porte,
and the sette-1e1r or the oresfiO1 world have
every CHARGE OF bet-E for TIE ecoch % rhe
Greek c1Ie1i8-''-that f. never