The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
SULTAN GRANTS
SCHOOL DEMANDS
Minister Leishman Instructs the
Squadron to Leave Case
Briefly Reviewed.

! Constantinople, Aug. 15.-A salts
factory solution of the American
& school question in Turkey has been
s reached. The American schools will
> receive the same treatment as that
= given schools under the protection Of
p other powers.
2 A settlement of other matters affect
ing American interests in Turkey, of
Is secondary Importance. has also been
3 effected and Minister Leishman has
Gin command OF the United States
9 squadron sent to Smyrna, instructing
& him to salute the batteries on land
sand depart.
5 Washington, Aug. 15.-Rear Ad-
. niral Jewell, commanding the Ameri-
8can European squadron, today cabled
to the navy department announcing
the departure of his command, COM
prising the Olympian, Baltimore and
Cleveland from Smyrna for Gibraltar.
washington, Aug. 15.-The Assoc
ciated Press has received from a
lprominent official Of the department
Sof state statement of the pending
. questions with Turkey and the steps
%taken toward their adjustment. He
Essays:
x For many years the treatment of edu-
8cational establishments in the Ottoman
4 empire founded and conducted by Ameri-
&can citizens has been very unsatisfactory
&while similar schools under the direction
@of other foreigners have been accorded
S,the regular license or imperial firmar
upon application therefor, applications on
behalf of the schools under American con-
stroll has passed unnoticed.
q This discrimination was especially no.
q ticeable with regard to the Protestant
medical college at Beirut in the matter OF
examinations and the right of graduates
..to exercise their profession. The United
Estates government claimed for the Ameri'
Gcan school the same privileges accorded
1the French medical school at Beirut.
- The earnest efforts Of the American
minister at Constantinople met with eva
Asive and dilatory treatment by the SUI
.blime Porte and no progress having beer
ssrnade toward a better understanding, the
&president took the matter In hand on Feb
q 1903 cabled to Minister Leishman di
Erecting him to ask an audience Of the sui
%fan, in order to deliver to him a persona
cmessage from the president.
q Mr.. LeiShmans request for an audience
F,was met with much evasion and delay. 1
twas not until April g., 1908, that Mr.. Leish
Sman was enabled to deliver the presf
Sdent's message in personal audience O.
&the sultan. His majesty was pleased tt
GSpromse immediate consideration to the re
Equests therein conveyed.
Again and again Minister Leishmal
oppressed for more favorable answer to thu
ssby evasive and vague responses. In
Ssmatter like this concerning the friendly in
&tercourse of two friendly nations thru
%their executive heads the presidents for
clearance was sorely tried.
AS the interests involved were not per
,$sonal, but national, the procrastination o
@the ottoman government wore an aspec
little short of an intentional indignity t
the American nation. 1t became an i'm
perative duty to bring this phase of tn
gGnatter to speedy close, and peremptor
Yorder were given to Minister Leishman t
demand an audience Of the sultan and as
him for response to the presidents mes
usage of Feb. 2, 1908. The audience wa
Cat last granted on July 80, 1904.
Out of this audience has come thu
Spresent settlement, which includes al
soffer of $4,000 (Turkish) indemnit.
sto an American citizen, Mr.. Lane.
Damage claims Of the American
missionary societies, which were pre-
asented to Mr.. Hay by former Secretar.
aJohn w. Foster, will now be taken vi
Wand adjudicated, and Mr. Leishmal
gwill negotiate with the sultan for tn
Sraising Of the Turkish diplomatic pos
gin Washington to an embassy, so tina
sthe American representative at Con
astantinople may be made an ambassa
Edor, which will give him access to tn
aSultan at all times.