The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-29
BOYCOTT DECLARED
 AGAINST STEAMERS
Trouble Begins With Mutiny
 on American Vessel
QUARREL WITH TURKS
The American Consul Is Not Properly Treated in the Matter and Pro- test Is Made By the Amer
 ican Ambassador

Saloniki. Turkey January 2s.-The Saloniki boycott committee today de- clared a boycott against the steamers of the Mail Packet Archipelago line and the boatmen and lightermen at tempted to prevent the landing of the company's steamer Olympia. The au- thorities acted promptly and placed Ke- rim Agha. the dictator of the boycott organization. under arrest
 The trouble started in a mix-up be- tween the crew of the New Jersey and a detachment of Turkish soldiers, which the vessel was carrying from Beirut. Syria, to Mergina. Asia Minor.
 The New Jersey flew the flag of the United States and so involved the Amer fcan consul at Smyrna, E. L. Harris and American Consular Agent Perist- tany al Alexandretta in the row. The owners of the New Jersey and Olympia are described as an American com pany.
 If the New Jersey and Olympia sail under the Stars and Stripes no war rant for se doing is found in the ship ping registers. There is no record of a New Jersey in Turkish waters The Olympia is little craft of 4S0 tons, gross, owned by Haji Daoud Farouuh, 6Paquebotis Poste. Archipelago) at Smyrna. It is of Turkish register.
 J. Ridgely Carter, who has been placed at the head of the American embassy with the rank of minister, pending the appointment of success sor to Ambassador Strauss, lodged a protest with the Porte today against the assault and indignities to which the American consular representa- lives at Beirut and AleXandretta were re- gently subjected
 - It appears that a sergeant instigated a mutiny among 50 Turkish soldiers being transported on the coasting steamer New Jersey. When that vessel reached Alex andretta she was flying the American flag and the American consular agent, John T. Peristiany. went on board to in- vestigate. There he was set upon by the soldiers and driven from the ship. Dur Ing the attack his hand was cut and his coat was torn off. The local police ar rested some of the soldiers, but the car tain Of the New Jersey refused to sur render the sergeant. the rineleader
 The vessel proceeded subsequently, to Smyrna, where there was a second row over the question of whether the sol- diers or the sailors of the New Jersey were primarily at fault. When the vessel cocked, it's second mate was arrested.
 At this stage of the quarrel the Amer iNniA SohSui 6eheidl, iAIlesl IL. hdTI1S, took hand, with the result that he was roundly abused by the warning factions. However. he brought about the arrest Of the sergeant
 When news of the trouble reached Sa- lonika the boycott committee of the ship ping men declared a boycott against the owners of the New Jersey.
 Acting upon advices, the American em- bassy here promptly took the matter up with the Turkish goVernrnen and in ad- dition to protesting against the ill treat ment of Mir. Peristiany, MT, Harris made representations regarding the boycott at salonika. Later the ambassador received assurance that adequate measures to stamp out the boycott had been taken.