The Montgomery tribune., 1904-08-19

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Washlng,on. Aug. i5.--Tho following
"a statement uf the pending quee-
tlous with Turkey. and ,hc steps taken
towards their adjustment.
For many years tho treatment OF
educational establishments in the OF
toman empire. founded ard conducted
by American citizens. has been very
unsatisfactory. While similar schools
under the direction of other foreigners
aave been recognized as existing. aud
have been accorded the regular license
or imperial hrman upon application
therefor applications on behalf Of the
schools under American control have
passed unnoticod. Temporary permits
obtained from tho local authorities
have been hodgod In with restrictions.
and have no, infrcqucn'ly been ig-
norcd by the Turkish government
rlniculiies and obstruciions have
constantly been put In thu way II the
American teachers In marked contras,
10 Tho favor shown the schools of other
na'lonalitics and In c9n'flvcn,lon of
the rights ~ American citizens IN Tur.
'.as i.. 800 ilost favored trssimsn; 49,.
corded To tho cluzeus or subjects Of
othc~ fiaies
This discrimination wat especially
Noticeable with regard to tho Proics-
tan' medical collcr" NJ ltlrui IN the
mater ~ examinations and the rlrhi
Of graduates to exercise their proiss-
sicn The United States government
claimed for the American school the
famo privileges accorded the French
medic n school nj Beirut. No such ma
teflnl difference was toen In the
schools ~ 10 warrant mo dlscrlmina-
tion rrgctisod. tho dlnrrcrce being
chiefly IN tho system NJ government
OF france and the United States. The
Prutos'ani medical college. holding
Official authorization from. aud having
ihe supervision of the state OF New
YORK from which r. derives Ia char
ter. vas entitled 10 le icsnried A. n
national Institution a. inrch as the
French schoool
The earnest Efforts ~ 10 American
minil,o az Consiantlnuple To secure
Tor our school and teacheir the simple
quality ~ treatment 10 which they are
cniitlel. having met win oyasivc and
dllatugv treatment by The sublime
l-nrie. and no progrcss having been
made toward n better understanding.
tho president took the mater In hand.
end un February .. 1902 cablcd 10
Minister L"ishman. directing him 10
iook an audience OF the ul,an. In or
der To deliver to him a personal mes-
sag" from the president Of good win
and assurances of his hearty desire 10
I cultivate and maintain the most cor
/ dial relations of friendship. and to
/ bring 10 the personal and direct ntien-
ton II his majesty tho ombarraSs-
mcnts and grievances under which this
government aud It's cltIsrns labor. with
oNprcs,lon Of the pre- dents desire
and 'xpccintion that d.. treatment ot
the most favored nation would hc 70,
ooly,d. and the claim ~ our colleges
4 aud schools 10 equal rights would be
promptly recognized.
MIR Leishman's rcqucst for an audi
cnce was met with much evasion and
delay Two months passed. IN tho
course of which one oi ihn Fruunds %
l complaint. was removed by the issu,
auce Of an trade for the examination
of tho students NJ the medical school
NJ Beirut II was not until April !
thar Mr Lc'shman was enabled 10 de.
liver she presidents message In per.
sonal audience Of the sultan. His
majesty was pleased to promise immc
dll'o eon,iioration to the request
therein conveyed
No proYref5 whatever was made dur,
Ing the next four months toward The
settlement OF the questions AT issue
and the presidents message still re-
malned unanswered. Notwithstanding
MIR, i.eishman's repeated and urgent
representations.
In he summer OF 1903, the report OF
the attempted assassination of The
American vlce-consul at Beirut led d
the visit OF the American Medllerrane.
IN squadron to that port % Investigate