New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
MADE TO PORTE
Turkish Government to Stamp
Out Boycott Aimed at Americans.
CONSULAR AGENT WOUNDED
Sergeant Who Instigated Mutiny
on the New Jersey
Arrested.

Constantinople, Jan. 2S.--J. Ridgely
Carter. who has been placed at the heao
Of the American Embassy with the rank
Of Minister Plenipotentiary. pending the
appointment CT a successor TO Amoas-
sador straus, resigned, to-day lodged
protest with the Porte against the as
sault and indignities to which the Amer
lean consular representatives at Beirut
and Alexandretta were recently SUD-
jected.
1t appears that a sergeant instigateo
a mutiny among fifty Turkish soldiers
who were being transported on the
steamer New Jersey. When that Vessel
reached Alexandretta she was flying the
American flag, and the American Con-
sular Agent, John T. Peristlany. went on
board TO investigate. There he was at
tackled by the soldiers and driven from
the ship. During the attack his hama
was cut and his coat was torn off.
The local police arrested some OF the
soldiers. but the captain Of the New
Jersey refused TO surrender the SER
geant, the ringleader The vessel pro-
ceeded subsequently to Smyrna, where
there was second fight over the oues-
ton OF whether the soldiers or the SAIL
ors OF the New Jersey were primarily
al fault. When the vessel docked. It's
second mate was arrested. At this stage
of the quarrel the American Consul Cen
eral, Ernest l. Harris. took hand. WIN
the result that ne was roundly abused
by the warring factions. However, he
brought about the arrest Of the sergeant
When news OF the trouble reached
salonlca the boycott committee among
the shipping men declared a boycott
against the owners Of the New Jersey.
Acting on advices, the American En-
bassy here promptly took the matter up
with the Turkish government and In
addition TO protesting against the III
treatment Of Mr.. Peristiany and Mr..
Harris made representations regarding
the boycott at Salonica- Later the enl-
bassy received assurances that adequate
measures to stamp out the boycott had
been taken
Salonica, Turkey, Jan. 2S.--The Salon
lea boycott committee to-day declared
boycott against the steamers Of the Mail
Packet-Archipelago Line, and the boat
men and lightermen attempted to pre-
vent the loading Of the companys steam
er Olympia The authorities acted
promptly and placed Kerirn Agha, the
dictator OF the boycott organization.
under arrest. The trouble started IN a
fight between the crew of the New Jer-
sey and a detachment Of Turkish SOL
diers which the vessel was carrying
from Beirut Syria, to Mersina, Asia
Minor. The New Jersey few the flag
Of the United States and so involved the
American Consul General at Smyrna,
L. l. Harris, and the American consular
agent az Alexandretta, ]. 7. Peristiany,
in tho trouble. The owners Of the New
Jersey and the Olympia are also de-
scribed as an American company.
Wasilington, Jan. 2S.-The New Jersey
is one Of the vessels plying Turkish
waters TO which American register. and
the right to fly the Ameri-
can flag. have been granted by the
United States Consul General at Con-
stantinople, because IL Is controlled
largely by American interests.
Agent Peristiany is citizen Of France,
and was appointed American consular
agent at Alexandrett2 on July 16, 1905