The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-12
TURKISH ENVOY
CALLED TO TASK
FOR HIS CRITICISM
Explains He Did Not Intend
to Reflect OH United
States.
INQUIRY ORDERED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
Published Report That His Re
call Would be Asked Is With
out Authority.
ISSUES ANOTHER STATEMENT
Understood That Incident Will BE
Considered Closed With
Explanation.
INQUIRY ORDERED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
ISSUES ANOTHER STATEMENT
Understood That Incident VIII BE
Considered Closed With
Explanation.

iicut wilson early to-day wrote Socre
tary BRYAN to inquire OF \ Rustem
Fey, the Tuskish ambassadors IL a
recent published statement attributed
to hlni was authentic The ambassador
conferred with MIR. Bryan at tho state
Department. and aftcrward the secrc-
tar" conferred with tie President.
The ambassador. Il IS understood.
rTplained that tho statement as pub
lishcd was accurate, but was intcndcd
In no way to reject Oh the United
States rcycrnmcnt, /, was understood
tho incident will be closed w!,h thls
explanations
During thc day thcrc hsd hcen pub
lishcd reports that tho recall OF the
amhassador might be asked. but Sec
ictary Bryan said The reports were
without authoritv
%MntsSaDnR AUTHORIZES
tNBItiER STATEMENT
Late tonight tho ambassador author
iz'd the following statement;
In the presence Of the Importance
given 10 tho statement made by NO
fcv' davs hIcL. aud arising out Of
Tho rumors scduiOusiy disseminated g.!
il" United states that general mas
Focre of Christians was In PREPARATION
IN TURKEY Z mas serve a good T,irpoS.
10 explain that according 70 me, q
great rcsponsibillty rests at the present
moment ou the press OF the United
states, especially ii regard 10 Turkey
where tho situation is natursIly
strained.
"l'ur Sc.rs American newspapers
have indwlrcd iu blind hostility to-
wards Turkcy To-day tn. mfaiIucss
0f tlns attitude may cause serious ms
chicf. adopted the only coursc avail
ablc 20 induce the Cnited States press
10 take II more perious view of It's re
la,ionship TO Turkey, that or strirlt-
forward appeal to IL u which point
cdl. mentioned some OF thc things
that happened IL The United states
which should no, Happen. In view of
inducing i, to deal more charitanly
with Turkcy
Il AN convinced wsS morally right
u adopting this course
Tn" an,bas sadoi's statement cauSiuc-
nc iuuuir:- charged that Great Rri;ain
WIS attempting u draw tho United
states INTO thc European war by ask
IN. t'T,, .\Uericsu warShips 20 10
Vurkcy 3aitatiu= before IN. eve. Of
th" United states the spectre Of a
WassScrc Of Christians lie explained
that While there had been some mas
sn"rc IN Turkey, the victims "sufcrcd
not as Christians. but as political "ri-
tators engaged m undermining tho
ottoman State"
ACTS ,.F YIHER PEOPLES
UNDER rU0VOCATION
the ambassador spoke OF the acts
cation. mentioning Russia. and then
a9ij:
And since large number OF An,cri-
'au rapcrS arc siding with Great Brit
ain aud France ia this affair will
pcruit myself to say that the thoucht
"t lynch,nGs. which occur daily ~ tho
United states. ana the memory of the
water cures in The Philippines should
make them chary Of attacking Turkey
sn connection w''! acts Of savagcry
committed by her utcer proVocntiou
'onrared with which the economic
'on'pctition OF an lta lian or tn. snipinc
"s Filipino. 81 even The outrage OF
a negro arc as nothing. Supposina. for
Inc sake OF arg uIncnt. what in reality
ncver could happen. that The negroes
were discovered to he engaged In a
conspiracy with the japanese 10 facilj-
tate the invasion OF :he United states
by the latter. how many OF them would
h- Ieftfalive To tell the tale
The foregoing paragraph caused con-
SIDERABLE discussion in diplomatic and
rhicial circles. but tho dclicacv OF the
present European situation, il is
Fnown, led the President snd Secretary
trNau 10 The conclusion that what
might he regarded as an lndiscrcc;
statement in time of peace. could II.
Ignored at present on account OF tho
critical situation produced by the Euro.
psan war.