Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
ENVOY OF TURKEY
TO ESCAPE RECALL
Belief Expressed That Matter
Of indiscretion Now win
Be Dropped.
EXPECTED TO BE WARNED
AGAINST FURTHER OFFENSE
Interview, It Is Said, Would Result
in Recall Of Ambassador by
ANY Great Power.

OmcialS or the government did not De-
lieve today that the State Department
would ask Turkey to recall A. Rusteni
Bey. the Turkish ambassador. whose pub
lie utterances lately have been both vol
luminous and indiscreet, in the view Of
high oficiais OF the administration.
The purpose Of Secretary Bryan in ask
Ing the ambassador for a statement as
to the authenticity Of remarks attributed
to him b believed to be merely strong
hint that II he continues to disregard the
conventions Of the diplomatic world he
will unauestionably be informed. through
his own government. that he is not want
Cd here and must retire.
The chief precedent for handling a case
like that of Rustem Bey was when the
first Cleveland administrat on handed
passports to Lord Sackville-West. the
British minister to this country. Sack
letter to former Briton. at that time 4
naturaiised citizen. advis ng the English
man to vote the republican ticket in tho
approaching elect ons. He admitted writ
Ing the letter. but declared 1t to be con-
hdential and as outside the province OF
the United States to take action. mas
much as the communication was not Of
fetal. The Cleveland administration held
that no foreign minister should interfere
In the pol. tics of this country. told Sack
ville-West that his usefulness here was
ended and gave him his passports.
Admits Giving Interview.
The Turkish ambassador. according to
his own admission. gave an interview. in
which he pointed out that while Ameri-
cans. newspapers esp ecially. pretended to
regard with great horror alleged massa-
ores Of Christians in Turkey. they seemed
to care little about lynchings and mob
violence in this country. Although he has
not meddled in the political affairs OF
the country. he appears to regard his
statement as a truth that mas gone nome
here.
The object of the State Department. in
virtually notifying the ambassador
that he has put himself in bad in this
country, Is to try to stop the hood OF
In progress and are still In Progress
in this country, which Is sure. accord
ing to Official view, II not stopped.
finally to end in somebody being given
passports.
While unlikely to receive his pass
ports from this government, the TUX
ish government, realising that the Bey
has made himself offensive. may con-
clude to recall him without waiting
for further events. II any of the large
the same position they would recall
the representative without delay. 1t
10 said In circles that are posted on
such matters.
Ambassadors Original Statement
The ambassadors statement which un--
derwent the scrutiny Of officials and
| caused the inquiry charged. first that
Great Britain was attempting to draw
the United States into the European war
by asking that American warships go
to Turkey. a6ttatfng before the eyes OF
the United States the spectre Of .
massacre Of Christians" He explained
that while there had been some mas.
sacres in Turkey, the vict ms suffered
not as Christians. but as political ag Ia
tors engaged in undermining the Otto.
man state" He spoke Of the acts of
other foreign peoples under propagation.
And since large number Of Amert-
can papers are siding with Great Brit.
ain and France in this affair will per-
lynchings which occur daily in the
United States and the memory Of the
water cures In the Philippines should
make them chary OF attack ng Turkey
committed by her under provocation
compared with which the economic COM
petition OF an italian or the sniping of
Filipino or even the outrage of a negro
Of argument. what In reality never
could happen, that the negroes were
discovered to be engaged in conspiracy
with the japanese Jap I; to s facilitate the in
ter. how many Of them would be left
alive to tell the tale?"
Critical Situation Considered.
The foregoing paragraph caused con.
siderable discussion in diplomatic and
ofiicial circles, but the delicacy of the
present European situation. 1t is known.
led the President and Secretary Bryan
to the conclusion that what might be
regarded as an indiscreet statement in
time of pea"e could be ignored at pres
ent on account Of the critical situa-
ton produced by the European war
The text of the ambassadors au-
thorized explanation follows:
In the prc5tn,e Of the Importance
given to the statement made by me a
few days back and arising out of the
rumors sedulously disseminated in the
OF Christians was in preparation in
Turkey, 1t may serve a good purpose
to explain that. according to me, a
great responsibility rests at the pres
ent moment on the press of the United
States especially IN regard to Turkey.
where the situation is naturally a very
stra ined one.
For years past the newspapers Of this
country have INDUCED in blind hostility
toward Turkey This was comparatively
fairness Of this attitude may cause serious
mischief.
His Purpose Disclosed.
'In the absence of all restrictive clauses
In the press laws Of the United States In
regard to the treatment of foreign coun- q.
tries. adopted the only course available
to induce the United States press to take
q more serious view of Its re ationship
to Turkey, that of a straightforward APP
peal to Il, in which pointedly mentioned
some Of the things that happened in the
United States which should not happen.
in view Of inducing it to deal more cnari-
tably with Turkey.
II am firmly convinced that was NOR
ally right in adopting this course. II not
There are times. and TINS
n one of them. when conventions can
and must be set aside. The interests OF
should not be sacrnced 10
Them"
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