Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-12
POWERS PROTEST
TURKEYS RIGHT
TO BREAK PACTS
United States May Join Euro
pean Nations in Note to
Grand Vizier.
AMERICAN INTERESTS
URGED TO COOPERATE
Ambassador Rustem Bey Ex-
plains Purpose of Comments,
Following Wilson Rebuke.
by the Associated Press.


CONSTANTINOPLE (via Iondon).
sept. 12.-The ambassadors of some
OF the great powers have presented
an identical note to the Turkish
grand vizer, protesting against the
decree issued by the porte recently,
under the terms of which the treaty
rights accorded foreigners in the past
arc abolished.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. - The
United States probably will join the
protest of the powers against Tur-
Keys abrogation of the capitulations,
which granted foreigners extra ter
ritorial rights and otherwise restrict
ed the sovereignty of the Ottoman
empire. This was predicted today by
administration officials, although
definite course of action has not
finally been decided upon by Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
The disposition of the Washington
government was to await the inita-
tive of the European powers following
the traditional policy of the United
states in that regard. The report that
states in that regard.
Ambassador Morgenthau cabled the
state department today that the Eu-
ropean powers had protested against
the abrogation, but that as he was
without instructions he did not join
n the action. Officials here intimated
that the protest was a mild one and
some observers in Constantinople
look upon it as hardly strong enough
10 make any impression on the Porte
The view that the American gov
ernment would protest against the
abTogation of extra territorial rights
was advanced by officials who said
the reasons would be two-fold: First,
Americans had invested considerable
sums in Turkey because of the spe-
cial privileges and protection afford
cd them under the capitula tons;
and, second, because the removal of
the extra territorial rights might les
sen the personal security of Amerl
can missionaries.
a. Rustem Bey, the Turkish am
bassador, who, al the direction
of President Wilson. was asked
to discontinue his comments in
newspapers ON subjects of do
mestic concern to the United
states, late last night issued a state
ment explaining the purpose of his
American press to realize the serious
relationship that existed g. between
Turkey and this country.
The ambassador apparently was un-
moved by the storm of criticism that
has been leveled at him recently.
The President and other officers of
the administration are understood to
have been greatly displeased with
statements made by the ambassador
in a prepared interview which he
furnished to the Associated Press on
Monday night, and which was print
cd in newspapers on Tuesday. In
hot infnrNiPVT he gn1D1 GgD1nr in
commenting on reports that Great
Britain and France were trying to get
this government to send warships to
Turkey to protect Christians said
that 1.-The thought of daily lynchings
In the South and the memory of the
water cures in the Philippines should
make American newspapers ehary of
attacking Turkey in connection with
acts of sayagery committed by her.
IT, other things in the inter
ere distasteful to the prin-
= -a of the administration.
Kustem Bey Explains.
Late tonight the Ambassador au-
horized the following:
I'm the presence of the Importance
given to the statement made by me
few days back and arising out of the
.rllrpors sedulohsly disseminated in the
United States that general massacre
of Christians was in preparation in
Turkey, it may serve a good purpose
to explain that according to me,
great responsibility rests at the pres
ent moment on the press of the
United States, especially in regard to
Turkey. where the situation is natur-
ally very strained one.
For years past the newspapers OF
this country have INDUCED in blind
hostility toward Turkey. This was
comparatively unimportant so far.
But today the unfairness of this atti-
tude may cause serious mischief. In
the absence of all restrictive clauses
in the press laws of the United States
in regard to the treatment Of foreign
countries, | adopted the only course
available to induce the United States
press to take a more serious view of
its relationship to Turkey-that of q
straightforward appeal to it, in which
] pointedly mentioned some things
that have happened in the United
States which should not happen, in
view of inducing 1t to deal more
charitably with Turkey"