The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-08
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MIXED IN EUROPEAN FRAY
Turkish Ambassador Issues State
ment Concerning Intimations Of
Danger to Christians.
DISPATCH OF U. S. wARsHIPs
Gruesome Picture OF Near Future
Drawn With Absolute Disregard to
Truth-England and France in
New Campaign of Provocation.

WASHINGTON. September 7.-Charg-
ing that the intlmation by Great
Britain to the United States that she
would welcome the presence OF Amer
lean war vessels in Turkish waters to
protect Christians was merely "a vul-
gar trap" to get the United States
mixed up In the European fray on
the allies side" y Rustem Bey. Turkish
ambassador here. issued tonight the
following statement:
According to to-day's papers. Great
Britain. following in the footsteps OF
France, has agitated before the eyes
OF the United States the spectre of n
massacre OF Christians In Turkey, and
has made this Eruesome picture of tn 9
Immediate future, drawn with absolute
disregard to truth. preteXt for re-
questing the United States to dispatch
warships to Turkish ports. That there
have been massacrcs IN Turkey. 1 can
not, unfortunately deny, but the Arme
mans and Maronites, who were the vic
Tins. suffered at the hands of Moslens,
not as Christians, but as political agi-
tators, engaged in undermining the OF
toman state. the while haunting in the
face OF the government and dominant
race, the support of Russia, France and
England.
Under the same provoca ton. what
would Russia have done, who has given
the world the spectacle OF not one. but
twenty pogroms against an innocent
race; what France. who smoked to
death in cavcrns tho Algerians fighting
for the independence OF their land. who
later on rejoiced in that grand produce
tion. the Commune what England.
whose punishment of the rebels in the
Indian mutlny' was to blow them off
guns?
REFERS TO LYNCHINGS
THAT OCCUR DAILY HERE
And, since a large number or Amer
lean papers are siding with Great Brit
ain and France in this affair, | shall
permit myself TO say that the thought
of the lynchinGs which occur daily I'm
tho United States. and In the memory
of the water cures In the Philippines,
should make them chary of attacking
Turkey in connection with acts of saw
agery committed by her under provo
cation. compared with which the
economic competition OF an Italian. or
the sniping of Filipino. or even tho
outrage of negro arc as nothing
"SupposinE, for the sake OF argu-
Rent. what in reality never could hap
pen, that the negroes were discovered
TO be engaged In a conspiracy with the
Japanese TO facilitate the invasion OF
the United States by the latter, how
many OF them would be left alive to
tell the tale?
Great Britain and France have en-
barked upon "A new campaign of provo
cation against Turkey, secretly hoping
that. as Il result OF II. something unto
ward may happen In that country to
confirm their sinister predictions, so
that the United states finally would
be prevailed upon to dispatch warships
TO the Lcvant, and thus get mixed In
the European fray on the allies side.
hut l believe the administration too
sagacious TO fall into such vulgar
trap
Resides why should the United
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