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genthz1s ~ Co1stzntinpoIe, Ess given
CIT a. the White House:
Dispatches concerning The Smyrna
incident have !gEt been received from
AnbssEscoT Xorgenthzu, which we're
sent befoFe he had received any con-
municztion from Tire State Department.
He informs the Government that Or
the evening 81 the day On which the
incident occurred the Ottoman Minis
t.. Of the Interior informed him that
the commander Of the Tennessee had
attempted % Witt Smyrna in Ids steam
launch, passing through the mine zone,
contrary 70 the Turkish Governments
regulations. and that the boat had
been stopped By warning shots fred
toward her.
He added that the Governor-Gen-
ersl after the incident had offered To
take the officer overland in his auto
mobile. The Minister Of War later
communicated with the Ambassador,
fully informing him Of the incident
and requesting that the Tennessee,
which wag then at yourla, some dis
lance from the harbor Of Smyrna.
should be Withdrawn.
The embassy had some time ago
been officially informed that the port
Of Smyrna was closed alike to war
ships and merchant vessels. The Am
basssdor therefore requested Captain
Decker TO withdraw, and he, Of course,
did so, proceeding to the Isle of chios.
Owing TO the extreme difficulty OF
communicating with Constantinople
no further advices have yet been re-
eeiyed. Instructions had already been
sent to the Ambassador. We are still
awaiting the Ambassadors reply to
those instructions"
The fact that the Governor-General
Of Smyrna had offered to take Captain
Decker Of the Tennessee by automo-
bile TO the American consulate at
Smyrna, officials here declared, indi-
Gated clearly the friendliness Of the
Turkish officials. The right of
belligerent to mine its ports and ex-
clude neutral merchantmen, as well as
warships, is recognized in interna.
tional law, and the only ground on
which the subject probably will be fur
ther discussed will be to elicit from
the Ottoman Government some
definite guarantees respecting the
safety Of Americans and their inter
ests 80 that It will not be necessary for
American warships to visit Turkish
ports.