Evening star., 1909-03-09
LEGATION NOT DISTURBED.
Officials Apparently Little Concerned
About Mundji Bey Charges.

Ofncials at the Turkish legation are NOT
concerning themselves to any great ey
tent over the reports that Mundji Bey.
Turkish consul general at New York has
been doing things that he should not do
with the money that has come his way
In the course of the business of his office
according TO statement made by Reout
Bey. counselor of the legation. Reouf
Bey said that as for inve stigat.ons. the
legation intended to look into the stand
ing OF the persons who signed the peti-
ton. alleging that Mundji Bey had prac-
ticed malfeasance in office. as the matter
seemed to bear some personal spite
against the consul general.
As II appears to ths officials here II
there Is any discrepancy in the accounts
at New York ii is a matter of cents and
not OF dollars, and might very well result
from inaccurate bookkeeping Tire rate
OF exchange between the United States
and Turkey, which might have been
averaged by the consul generals clerks
instead OF being made accurate 10 the
penny, may have caused a wrong balance
one way or the other.
Attributed to Poor Bookkeeping.
AS for MIundji Rey being a CRATER Of
such wholesale proportions as some Of
the reports have alleged. Reouf Bey
laughed heartily this morning when a
Star reporter spoke TO him about the
matter He said that the legation would
naturally look into the matter. and would
make Il more or less perfunctory service
matter. He seemed to be of the opinion
that as long a Turkish official was a
gentleman In his dealings wrong COM
putation here or there would result in
nothing more serious than a change of
bookkeeping
When asked about the statement that
Mundji Bey is living apparently far be-
yond the salary paid him. he said that tie
legation did not intend 10 look into any
ones private affairs. and that a Turkish
official should live we'll anyhow lie
also said that he did not believe the mat
ter would ever reach the State Depart
ment because petition from Turkish
subjects would be recognized only by
the Turkish legation. Also the number
of petitioners, reported :n06an. was
disputed. Reouf Bey said that there was
but few petitioners
Allied to Young Turks.
Mundji Bey is one of the most promi
nent Ottomans in America. Last summer
when the young Turk uprising became
one of the chief items of international
news and Mehmed Ali Bey. former TURK
ish minister, disappeared leaving behind
him all kinds of stories about his con-
nection with the sultans secret service
and his fear of assassination. Mundji
Bey came to Washington TO take charge
of affairs here He talked very freeiy
about the state of affairs in CONSTANT
nople and publicly allied himself to the
young Turk party in America. He said
then that for many years he had been
one of the secret forces in strengthening
the power of the young Turks. and ad
dressed a monster meeting Of Turks. Ar
menians and Syrians in New York city
one Saturday night. the accounts of
which were cabled all over Eui ope.
Mundj Bey said at that time he wanted
eventually to go back to Turkey and es-
tablish young Turk newspaper and keep
alive the success of his allies in politics.