Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14
LEGATION ATTACHE TALKS
Declares Enemies Have Been Stirred
Up by Terrible Turk Stories.
GUARD NEVER ASKED FOR
Daughter Of Ex-Minister Says Fa-
theirs Illness Is Located in Shoul-
der Blade-Police at Hand.


ing letters which Mehmid All Bey is re-
ceiving.
The sensational statements which Mund-
il Bey has been making have aroused the
passions Of ignorant and hot headed
Turks. Syrians and Armenians. The let
ters the ex-minister is receiving are
directly chargeable to Mundji Bey.'
This statement came without reserve
direct from the lips of an attache of the
ex-legation at 1910 Calvert street this
morning in response to a question as to
whether or not Mehmid Ali Bey is still
receiving threats of death by mail.
Ever since Mundj Bey told the news
papers few days ago that the Syrians i'm
New York we're outraged because of the
reported hiding of Izzes Pasha in this
| country, there has been an air of sup
pressed mystery about the house.
This morning a reporter for The Star
found an American I'm plain clothes sft-
ting at the doorway. When asked whether
he was secret service man he made no
reply.
Consul Is Upstairs.
The employe who answered the door
bell said there was no one at home, but
| little Suat Mehmed AL the tiny and pretty
little daughter of the deposed minister.
said in good English that the consul is
upstairs"
Thereupon the baffled doorkeeper mount
ed the stairs, half way, all the time keep
Ing one eye upon the reporter. and con-
versed through the top bannisters with
| some one In room on the second floor.
Afte. long wait legation attache de-
sceEded and prefaced his remarks with
the statement that he was tired of news
paper interviews.
He admitted that the ex-minister was
receiving letters from Turks who threat
ened him with death.
When asked whether the police depart
| ment had been asked to watch the house
he said that there was no truth In the
| story. Later he said the United States
government had furnished protection
from whatever enemy there is shadowing
1 the house
He also said that Mehmed Ali Bey was
| still sick but that he was recovering rap
idly: and that TO plans had been made
| for the future.
The little daughter. Suat Mehmed Ali.
was asked how her father was and she
said he was extremely Ill.
| Ill in the Shoulder Blade.
| What is the matter with him?" she was
asked.
He is sick here" she said, reaching
| over her shoulder and touching her shou-
| der blade.
That is the first explicit anatomic in
| concerning the malady which overlook
the ex-minister shortly after the news
papers began TO pay him attention. and
which is diagnosed by Mundii Bey as
The police department officials state
| that no officers have been detailed to
watch the house. A Star reporter spotted
police sergeant standing behind tree
| opposite the front door this morning.
Noting the sleuth-like appearance of the
guardian of the peace, he approached him
with this query:
| Have you received any special instruc-
| tions concerning the Turkish legation
which you seem to be watching"
| NO. said the policeman, II have rot
Why don't you ask headquarters
Headquarters say they know nothing
| about it,"
| Whether or not the police are keeping
| an eye on the Mehmed All establishment,
| the sergeant on the beat this morning had
| a very clear insight into the actions of
| the people of the ex-legation last night
and recounted just where he had seen sew
| eral of them.
Secret Service on Guard.
Secret service officials today admitted
that two of their best men have been
put on duty at 1910 Calvert street the
home of Mehmed Ali Bey.
| This action has been taken at the re-
quest of the State Department. which is
paying the salaries of the secret service
agents from confidential funds II is
not believed by officials of the service
that any harm will come to the former
| minister, whose home will be guarded
until the State Department considers
him safe from molestation.
| The threats received by Ali Bey are be-
lieved to have come from some overen-
| thusiastic Turk in New York. who felt
that reform in the empire included the
slaughter of every man who had not been
In agreement with the reformers. This
fiery Turk. 1t is thought. will confide mis-
pent-up emotions to New York and not
| come to Washington.
| This assignment of secret service men
| is one of the first outside the regular linn
| its of the service since the fight in Con-
| gress to limit the work of the service
strictly to counterfeiting and its branches.
AS finally passed by Congress, however,
the inhibition related to, the use of APP
propriations in the sundry civil bill for
payment of secret service men and did not
impose other limitations.
| The object of Congress appears to have
been to prevent the use of secret service
officers In land fraud cases, When used
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