The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Turkish Charge d'Affaires
Denies That He Instigated
Threatening Letter.
CONFIRMS NAMING
OF AMBASSADOR
Plans TO Establish Radical News.
paper in Turkey-Continue
Search for Izzet Pasha.

Furious at the charge that he was re-
sponsible for the threatening letter re-
ceived by Mehmed Ali Bey, the discred-
tied envoy OF Abdul Hamid. and declar-
ing his intention of putting himself
right before the people Of his race by
asking the State Department 10 take up
the matter. Munji Bey. the Turkish
consul general at New York. recently
appointed charge d'anaires OF the lega-
tion in this city. came to Washington
last night. declaring that he would con-
front the deposed minister with me
story and ask MIN If Il were attribut-
able 70 any one in his household.
The consul general made no effort TO
conceal his feelings. He declared his in
tention Of probing TO the bottom the
statement quoting an attache Of the old
legation on Calvert street to the bottom.
and issued the following statement 10
The Times over his signature:
II wish TO deny most emphatically the
statement alleged 10 have been made by
an attache at the former Turkish lega-
ton on Calvert street, that I was re-
spOnsibIe. Indirectly, for the threaten
ing letter sent TO Mehmed An Bey-
Turks Aroused.
This alleged quotation was made by
Washington paper. not The Times.
and has created much comment among
the Turkish people The threatening
letter was shown me by the former
minister when / was in Washington
few dave ago, and IL was written seven
or eight days prior II his dismissal.
"Mehmed Ali Bey and 1 discussed the
letter with other members Of the legation.
and we all knew its source. It was from
an inoTensive man in New York who was
excited Oy the important events in
Turkey and who expressed regret that
the minister did not rejoice in the grant
ing of the constitution There is no
personal bitterness between Mehmed Ali
Bey and J. -
The announcement OF Jne appointment
OF Huss.en Kiazim Bey, who now rep
Tesents Turkey at Bucharest, Roumsn MIA.
as ambassador TO the United States was
confirmed BY Mundji Bey. who has re-
ceIYed a cable 10 that effect.
Veteran Diplomat.
"Eiazim Bey," said the consul gen
eral, 'is a veteran il the diplomats
service of his country and has served
as minister TO Roumania for sixteen
years. The porte desires TO promote
him and wishes TO make his representa-
tive in the United States an ambassa-
dor instead OF a minister Therefore he
has done the two things at once by send
ing KAHN Bey 10 this country.
1T Is said that / have been expecting
the post, but that is not true. 1 am
only a consul general. and never but
once in the history Of Turkish diplomacy
has a consul general been proraoted di-
rectly TO a minister, and that was in
the case of the minister at Budapest,
who had been acting as minister for
long time.
II knew that the porte intended To
make the legation here an embassy
1t was common knowledge in Turkish
diplomatic circles, and 1 would never
dream OF being selected TO make such
an extraordinary precedent. to be pro-
NOTED from consul general 10 ambassa-
dor The diplomatic service IS like the
army; you 90 net jump five or six
ranks at one time. One must progress.
"As I have said. 1 intend TO return
10 COnstantinople and start a great
newspaper. a newspaper that will be
the organ Of the people, that viii fight
for them. That newspaper will carry
some of the American journalistic ideas
into the Ottoman newspaper field.
To Start Paper.
'It Will be a Turkish paper with
American methodist Mundji Bey was
asked.
"Oh. no." he answered quickly. "Some
American ideas of journalism, but not
all. That would be too sudden for Tur-
key" and he laughed long at the
thought of publishing a typical Ameri-
can paper in Constantinople.
No more has been heard of the where
about of Izzet Pasha, the father of
Mehmed Ali Bey, the deposed minister,
although it is practically certain that
he is in England. but the story of his
sensational escape from Turkey by buy
ing outright a large steamer flying the
British flag is contained in Turkish
newspapers that were received by one
Of the secretaries at the legation yes
terday afternoon. He converted all Of
his wealth possible into cash. What he
left behind. amounting to a million DOL
lars, has been confiscated by the gov
eminent.
Having quietly sold his property.
amounting to hundreds of thousands
of dollars, ne bought an English steam
ship named the Maria.
Are After Izzet.
When last reported. that steamship
was at Genoa, and if It can be located
the Turkish foreign ministry is sure it
will hnd IzZet Pasha the fleeing ad-
wiser of the Sultan and accused CRATER.
not far away.
Turkish agents in all parts of Europe
have been instructed to be on the look
cut for the Maria If Izzet Pasha
came 70 New York he took awful
chances. it is said, and it is far more
probable that he remained in England,
where he is safe, because there is no
eXtraditiOn treaty between Turkey and
England
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