Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
ALI DEY NOT MISSING
Mundii Bey Saw Ex.Minister
at Home Last Night.
ABLE TO GO TO GLEN ECHO
Present Envoy Of Turkey Didn't Ex.
pect to De Ambassador.
NOT NEW RECRUIT 10 lErolx

Cop40e0ce In HIS Fidelity to New
Scheme Of Things shown BY Ap-
peintment ~ Charge.
Dispatches from Consta ntincple to Q
prominent Turk in Washington state pos
itively that Ixsst PaSha. father Of Meh-
med Ali Bey. 10 ia London.
Two Turkish papers. the Ikdam and
the Sabah will today publish a detailed
account Of Isset fasha's travels since he
escaped from Constantinople. aays the
teeigrams. He was In Genoa on August
4. and stepped aboard . train which bore
him northvard just in time to escape .
detective who was hot-foot after him.
ISset Pasha arrived In London August q
according to the telegram
The Turk who has received this infor-
nation wishes to be concealed from pub
licity. He IL we'll known throughout the
Turkish empire. and Is one Of the secret
agents OF the Young Turks. His infor-
nation 10 exclusive to himself, 20 far ~
he knows.
He told a reporter for The Star this
morning that the Turkish government
was preparing cases against Ixxet Pasha
|
nople. and that they had or would ac-
cuse him of crimes for which he would
be liable to extrsdItion.
Other Turkish ohicials against whom
are Tansin Pasha. Melhaine Pssha. RA..
hib Pasha, Yeky Pasha and Pafk Bey, all
well known of1ciAls and all connected
with the course OF procedure which the
Turks in America have learned to Cali
The indictments are understood to cover
certain secret murders which occurred IN
the palace as veil ~ charges Of robbery
Of the people. extortion. customs traeo'
and similar misdemeandors.
Ex-kinister safe In Home.
MundH hey laughed long and loud when
he was asked whether Mehmed All Bey
had disappeared from the legation. he
said he had not seen him up to II O'Clock
today, but that last night he was safely
eneconced within his bedroom ana thAt
two secret service men were on guard
within and without the house. -.
Interpreters. secretariet fron the former
Iteration, and friends. sat In the WHARF
Hotel yesterday morning ana Dusty ex:
amined the morning papers TO the casoat
observer the little group had the appear
ance Of . busy press clipping bureau.
Each man had q stack OF papers ana .
penknife or . pair OF small scissors.
when a new item attracted attention ne
would peunee upon it With the 9uiek
movement OF the head which distinguishes
the Oriental, and In second the particular
story would be cut out. In an hours
hunt they found about forty clippings OF
interest to Turks In America.
An through the ciipping-fest MunCi
Bey kept up conversations in Turkish.
Preach and English. having . pleasant
word to say to every one who epproecnso
him. and evidently ENJOYING NE 49,.
One Of the legation attaches said that
Mehmed Ali Bey was much better ana
| had rome for q ride to Glen Echo. taxing
q detective with him and leaving another
behiAd In the house 1T 1910 Calvert
street.
Did Want to Be Ambassador.
Mundji Bey talked frosty today about
the appointment Of Hussien Kasim Bey
- AMBASSADOR to the United States. He
has been annoyed by statements In news
papees that he IL disappointGd In not re-
ceiving the appointment, and especially 10
he angered because Armenians and eyr-
ians say publicly that II ID on account OF
the brevity OF his afnliations with the
Young Turk party that the TURKISH gov
eminent refused to make him ambassa-
dor.
According to Mundjl Boy. he has been
one of the most active men in the reform
movement In the entire world. speaking
mo one can tell of another man what
| 10 in his heart. In my oficial position, up
until now. I have been hampered by ties
| which will shortly be broken when leave
ths service to 90 into Newspaper WORK.
| In all the years and months have been
| in America there has not been q day In
which ! have not been working for the
| great reform which now seems 70 nave
been accomplished.
what man 10 there who can tell what
have been thinking. even while have
been Silent: ! have been writing TO news
Ing with the leaders OF the movement In
all lands.
my name has not been In evidence.
- II would have defeated the very ends
striving. lighting and working every
minute.
Those in power now in Constantinopis
know what have done The charge that
one Of the Ottomsns in Washington brings
against me, 10 ridiculous.
Confidence Already shown.
why. just think. There are over three
hundred and nifty consuls. vice consuls
and consul generals from Turkey In the
world, and Of that whole number I am
the very first one to be appointed charge
d affaires In an important foreign post
like this In Washington.
when the cabinet in Constantinople no
longer had any faith In Mehmed All Bey
they were not two hours In informing me
by cable Of the decision. II wos almost
instant aneous. That shows the faith In
me.
Further than that II IL not the custom
of the government to make an aunoassa.
dor out Of q consul general. Haosaen ka-
Sim Bey has been mtniStsP ct Bucharest
for Afteen or sixteen years. The promo
ton 10 naturally his.
NY post % consul general In New York.
II far more important. believe. for New
York is the most important foreign city
to the Turks In the world"
Mupdji Bey said that his dream OF con-
Quoting q Newspaper In Constantinople 10
rapidly assuming solid proportions. He
10 buSliy engaged In buying machinery.
presses and type. and says that he vfi1
expend 900 on the plant.
GIBBONS LEAVES ROME