Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17

Icession asked by the Ottoman-Amer1can
Development Company is an option TOT
Itself to build until after due investi-
CATION, surveys, prospecting. etc, 1t con-
cludes that the enterprise would De
paying one. The government would re
ceive the benefits OF sucn explora'i as
Inmates, examinations of mines. etc.)
should the company fail to take advan-
tage of the concession.
Some members of the parliament APP
pear to think that there is Niger
in the wood pile, and that the company,
receiving no kilometric guarantee. musi
have secretly discovered vast mineral
wealth in the mountains of eastern ASA
Minor, compared to which neitheI
Rothschild nor Rockefeller would amount
to a hill of beans. as otherwise tney
tthe company would be fools lot II
vesting s75O0O.0eo in such propiem-
atical railroad. Other members seem 10
find il difficult to take the company
seriously, and as acting in good ial.ii
1t does not look to them as bona noe
business proposition. 'Timeo Danaos
ct dona ferenteS.
Never Admitted by Turkey.
'As regards the capitulations. ! do not
think any one need worry. Our gov
eminent may be disposed to abandon,
under the circumstances. the American
version OF dTtlSIc ~ VI thC - @0Ns
1880 (see Moore's International Law
Digest), but that Is all. and it simply
to our abandoning preferred
position never agreed to by the Turks,
and always source of irrlgatlon' anu
placing ourselves on a level VIII tne
natives Of Europe in the matter or con-
sular jurisdiction. one of the hlgnest
authorities on such subjects told me
couple of days ago that our clalm on
this score did more good than harm:
and for years he had been IN ld.oi ~
Welding it even without any qua pro
quo ,i, snecial
LAS you know. we make similar speoiai
claims in the matter of NATURALIZATION
which the Turks will not admit An At
menian naturalized in Great Britain loses
british protection whenever he returns
to his native land. a clause 10 'na.
effect appears in his passport As III
us We want the Turks to recognize .ne
right of expatriation ana me w
NATURALIZATION of Turkish subjects we
have tried for forty years to conciuue
a treaty Of naturalization along these
lines tsee Moore's lnternauohai q"
pest Ambassador Straus tried II quite
recently under orders OF Nj. MIN. ~
membering, however, that there are nun
dreds of thousands of Greeks ~ urhes,
nominally Ottoman subjects, VINO "ouiu
at once emigrate to America 70 peso
citizens and then return mere, tne VI ns
declined although they would IKE 10 sel
into line with civilized nations IN the
matter OF established principles OF inter
national law Underneath It all there are
perhaps also religious considerations anu
questions of military service.
wv have organized out here the Con-
stantinople Chapter of the American Ma
tional Red Cross, and nave passeu
resolution which may act as stimulus
on the board of trustees IN America VI
the American College for GIFTS In CON
stantinople and cause them to consider
idea OF training
school for nurses. and a school or meol-
cine for women in connection vain lnal
institution. Also because it seemed 10
us fitting that some lasting monument
should be erected out here IA commeino-
ration OF the work of Florence Nightin-
gale during the Crimean war. Which
more or less was the beginning OF the
Red Cross movement. We nave taken
no further steps in the matter. as ~ was
thought best to first collect some sta1is'
tics az TO the existing hospitals IN con-
stantinople.
Arousing American Interest.
..Our American Chamber of Commerce
is prospecting We are addressing our
selves to business men in the United
States interested in Turkish trade. with
the view of securing additional mem
hers. About August l We hope 10 pub
Review which is to be our organ for
CARRYING on propaganda to convey to
readers in the United States knowledge
of movements and opportunities 70 their
advantage in this part of the world
Conditions here are decidedly inter
esting. The government is making prog
ress and is deserving of the encourage
ment and support OF civilized natiohs.
am sending YOU a copy of the annual
report of Sir Adam Black, president of
the Ottoman public debt commission,
with whom | agree in his exposition as
to the endeavors made by the Young
Turks to set their house in order. IT is
the weightiest document ever published
on this subject by foreigner. and should
be read by all who are prone to hnd
fault with anything Turkish.
THE situation in Albania is the source
of much anxiety, because the revolu-
tionary movement seems to be gaining
ground and there is grave danger that
Montenegro and other Balkan states may
he involved