The Washington times., 1908-09-05
MEHNED ALI FEARS
HUNCHAKIST CLAN
Friend of Deposed Turkish
Minister Explains His
Hurried Flight.

AS he fed from this country via
Montreal, Mehmed Ali Bey, deposed
Turkish minister indited rather caus-
tic letter TO a close personal friend in
this city, in which he explains that it
was absolutely necessary that he flee
under an assumed name, and also drops
the hint that after he is safe in Lon
don he will issue "a statement 10 the
American press that will throw some
inside history on the feud between him
self ana Mundu Bey consul az New
York
The contents of the minister's letter,
made public in part by his friend in
conversation with a Times represen-
talive today. charges that the Huncha-
kist society OF New York had become
so ncensed with Mehmed All. on aC-
count of the alleged charges preferred
against him by AIundji hey, who as
sumed charge of the legation, that the
Minister dared not go through New
York for fear of assassination. Flight
under an assumed name and from an
unsupported city like Montreal, The min
lister contends, was an absolute neces-
slty if he desired TO save his life.
Lays Trouble to Mundje.
The minister lays his troubles to the
we'll understood eumjty of MUndU Bey,
his ancient enemy, whose representa-
tons, the minister AYERS, had so inflam-
ed the minds of some of Jle Armenian
society members against him that they
would mete out a terrible vengeance
upon him and possibly his Iamily. There
for the minister fled ou but few hours
notice. not even his mos. intimate
friends and couulrymen here being
aware OF his going.
II also develops today that the min
lister threatened to sue Mundji Bcy be-
fore he left America, uu the charge
that the consul opened certain tGlgBrdlnS
that belonged personally 20 the minister
and not the leEaL..s- This ImproprleJy,
which it is said, occurred during the
squally times in which the legation was
transferred from AehmeI All 10 MUuujl
Bey, as charge d'affairs, greatly IN
censed the lepOsed diplomat and he
registered a strong complaint with the
telegraph company, giving directions
that his personal JeieETamS suuGid In
future be sent 10 a different address
The telegraph company confirms the
statement that the minister protested
that his kilograms had been opened
by Mundji BeFs orders. but informed
the diplomat that delivery had been
affected in the usual way to an attache
of the legation, IN the absence OF orders
10 the contrary.
Thinks of Bringing Suit.
.'Mehmed Ali Bey considered the ad-
visibility Of bringing suit against
NundU Be- b6fore he left ATerica,
said the formers friend, who interested
himself In the minister's behalf with the
telegraph company. Had he not been
more anxious to leave America than TO
engage iu a battle for legal redress, suit
would have assuTedIy been brought. and
some of his friends here urged 1t any
way.
The minister viii send back from
London a statement of his side of the
whole affair. which viii SET him right
before the American people and show
some startling things about the legation
and its administration.
His friends here know that the re-
ports emenaung from New York that
the legation was short in its funds 10
rhe extent of 5000 are absolutely false.
We also know whence these reports
came and the motive behind them The
legation never mad $500 during its eN-
istence. The minister had 10 paw house
rent out of his own pocket, reiinQulsH-
ing the house because he was without
funds on August H. He had received
no sa.7ry for four months. nor had the
government sent money Tor the clerks
and secretaries. The reported shortage
is absurd TO one who knows the meth
DDS of the Turkish government