The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13
MADE SULTAN
CHANGE. MIND 1. \ |:
american Induces tic Porte to
Have ali Exhibit at the ST.
Lofts Exposition. .
SULTAN WAS OPPOSED TO 70: Il
such Striking Figures Arc Ad-
duccd Of OR Commerce With
Turkey as to Produce Change.
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+ WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan THO T. Inc
Etate pepa rtmcnt has Just been informed
that Turkey will have an exhibit Mt TIC
n 1ouis Exposition. The announcements
~ mo az a great surprise, as the Forte
ha i rcpeutedly expressed opposition 10
moneys being spent tor anything OF ING
klnd, Details of the way in which gen
u,no American enterprise and hustle got
thu government OF Turkey to reverse us
M sltion are contained In report 70 inc
Danartment from United States Consul.
General Dickinson. at constansln opi 0'' Z
Incidentally the report, which is mace
,jutl,c to-day gives Some figures show
Ing tho value OF Turkish exports to TINS
country, which are very surprising.
The report says that tho American
minister and the consul-general assured
Thonas w. Cridler, the agent OF the g! expo
sition company when no arrived IN /. ~.
stnntinople some weeks ago tnat y S'ss
useless to attempt to have the govern
rnetlt proyide funds for an exhibit at -.
Louis Az the Sultan was unaitcraoiS
opposcd to the propositions ana hao
errresset himself several times. Blu
Cridler. who appears TO be man o.
characteristic American push ana enter
nrise. went TO work on the oifclals, anu
through the Influence OF the American
minister was able to 80 directly 20 me
ministers Of the Porte AT first they
did not want to listen to his propos'tioIl'
TIL, position OF their royal master on tne
subject of spending money In ST. LOUIS
1,po rr I3ut they COulUn
shake Cridlcr.
Before he set out to see them he had
spent SOM, days preparing figures DE-
signed to show the growth OF the trace
OF Turkey with America, and ne persiste'l
IN reading these to the minister OF IL
nance. At first there was silence. and
,scowl instead OF applause or even IN
forest But pretty soon, rs Crinier
warmed up to his subject. che minister
abkcd question or two. Several times
he interrupted Crdler after that, and It
may be fairly imagined that me ieaaep
cLuh scarce proceed for watching inc
look of interest ovcrsprcading the face
OF his listener.
&. WONDERFUL INCREASE.
a& Cridlcr showed tina since the establish
mont OF direct steamship service from
tC,ol,stantinople, SalonIca, Smyrna and
New York, In 1909, the freight rate on
American goods had been reduced from
s1T3 per ton to Si.21 per ton; that the
commerce between the two countries mad
immensely increased; that while the m
creased exports from the United states
can only be estimated, the Turkish ship
.r,cnts to America invoiccd through tho
CO i sular offices at the ports named above
show an increase from $3.035, 32302 i've
years ago. to IS. 3s1 ,562. u; TINT tn. Turk
ish products invcacd and shipped through
Cons tantinople during the past year
amounted in value to S4,113,OOl23, an
INK rcase Of fully 40, per cent. IN fivc
years; that, according to the htest In
Voice returns, the United States Is now
buying Turkish products by direct ship
ments, wholly apart from large sales to
England and other countries. and intended
fn- the American market. to the amount
o. sI03iO,Sl as against s3,33s, Isl NJ
five years ago.
..And, finally" said Cridlcr in trium-
plant tones by way Of clinchtng the ar
guncnt, 'the figures OF the officials OF
His Majesty's government show that
the increase in the past five years OF
Turkish products 10 the United states
has h.en greater than the combined IN
crease OF such exports to all Of the rest
Of the world combined. And In Turkeys
commerce with the United States the
balance Of trade In favor of Turkey
shows n higher percentage than that of
any other country In the wor'1.
MUCH IMPRESSED.
The official was deeply impressed. al
though, with the true Oriental desire TO
cGncea! his emotions, lie did not say how
surprised and impressed he was. But
no asked Crieller that he have the figures
and the entire statement translated into
Turkish, which was immedia tely done.
I<,f{ l,n 1flt nt al
few days after Cridler saw him, and 1t
was only a short time afterwards that
1t was announced that the Porte had
directed that the empire Of the Sultan
he represented by suitable exhibit at
thu st. Louis Worlds Fair.
Tho point is not that Turkey Is TO he
represented at the fair, but that the
growth OF the trade Of Turkey Is 50
rapid and that sharp American was
able to make stubborn Oriental govern
.mcnt change its policy when SO doing
meant money out OF the treasury.