The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-11
SEEKS FREEDOM
FROM DOMINATION
OF GREAT POWERS
Turkey Abrogates Conven-
tons Giving Rights to
Foreigners.
MAY FORESHADOW WAR
AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN
Upon Privileges Revoked Rests
Legal Status of American
Missionaries.
BEGAN IN ELEVENTH CENTURY
Allies Not Expected TO Make Any
Representation Until Peace
Is RESTORED.

" ASHIEGTON, September Io--Tur-
key formally notified tho United states
and other nations TO-DAY that she had
abrogatcd the series Of conventions.
treaties and privileges. originating as
L. a" tho eleventh century. whereby
foreigners in tho Ottoman empire lave
bs"u exempt from local Jurisdiction in
civil 1nI criminal cases. Foreign sub
Jccts no longer will enjoy what is
knoYn rs territorial rights
through winch they have been tried
b, their own Judges, diplomatic repre-
acltat,yes or consuls.
ltis practice, abolished by Japan
several years aso through new treaties.
turkey has removed los q stroke OF the
p.u. lior purpose. IL is declared. is TO
assert hor Independence. and free her
scii from "a, domination ct tho great
pur ors.
upou the rights revoked has rested
~. legal status OF American mission. =.
aries IN rurkcy. permitting thom TO
maintain churches. hospitals ana
schools 10 religious freedom.
"ihc removal OF every Kind OF priv :
les. enjoych ~ tho powers ~ excess
"t "lla, ,ho general principles OF in
tcrnational LAW allows, is tho meaning
..,,I., .,,,...i va -"
,!,r,d to-t,i,,i,t "rhis vy.,r !. r.,
opportunity
nhN EuHI;AiAEoW WAR
AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN
Tho a!"hassador did not intimate
whether ,h. action :or,shn,o,rcd 49,
against Great Britain without whose
consent III tho past no such radical
acton would nave been attempted.
diplomats oi Tie allied powers nov
over. believe Turkey IL .un,aliur to
th. nationalist scntiin, MT %, her moo
pie. ana l. ready to seize on any dif
i,vgltic., that may arise with Great Eri,-
uui - :, prctcAt to declare war.
lhv Turkish Ambassador made known
lis governments action in "A public
.1invuurcmcut. uttci. il had been com
mUnicAtcd 10 Secretary BRYAN to-du,.
- iorina. mote from the ottoman en-
P'r"- Thc Announcement reads
y cab!csram 70 til. Turkish .inbas-
sAd0r from The Ottoman Minister OF
Foreign Affairs states that by imucrial |
iradc, the ottoman 1vernncni has
abIoSatcd AS from the first OF October
hcAt, the conventions known as the
'!p.tu!ahons iestrictin6 the aover
''E"tS OF Iufhc! IN her relations with
'ertaln po"cTt
MI privileges and immunities ac-
'SSsoIS To these conventions OF issu-
.uE 'heTciroin are equally repealed.
'@N'"s thus 'Teco itseit from AN in
'"ic'ap Die obstacle 10 all progress i'll the
c''F'it' t"c i"pe'lai government has
"uop'tu "a the oasis OF rs relations
WIN 'h' "tntr powers the general
rilhc'pics "f htcinational law.
- cav! - 'o'o me soNereisns Of
o'S'%i,,"oPis s'"hteu charters OF eA-
priNlieses' called capt
'"i'''o''s' iho Nehetians hrst were
- -l,'.,." 'i'o M VI 'r'al pS Judges hp-
'%i,',- |.,., ,;u PEI h"mehtiy re-
1 -, ''''oPle. Wheh the
o""s "i AS Edih"" control the pow
Nere souhucu as 10 possible abro-
t",.o', ", W. "p''"'m'ions. me reply
~ .o-""e deciar"-
oi' ih' as nhoWh. was no:
-, w. '"! S"oh "'scussioh with
.u,.S..,, -
80,
St, ,r,,, i"'-"Eo nhHo"ATED