The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-12
TURKS WILL BE
WITHIN RIGHTS
AMBASSADOR ASSURES ABB.
SOLUTE SAFETY TO AMERI-
CANS IN EMPIRE
NATIONAL RIGHTS
Ottoman Empire Is Justified in
Abrcgating Treaties, clairns
1sul1ish Ambassador
NATIONAL RIGHTS
CBy Associated press.)

Washington, Sept. 11.--A. Rusteni
Bey, the Turkish ambassador, ax-
planned to Secretary Bryan today that
turkeys abrogation of conventions
ana capitulations granting special
privileges to powers was step taken
merely to recover her national rights.
The ambassador pointed out thar
the effect Of the action was not To
terminate the treaties OF 1880 and 1852
betSecn the United States and Tur-
Key, but to remove extra territorial
rights the American government had
enjoyed uDder most favored nation
clause.
Governments View Unknown.
h State department officials today bat7
not determine what the attitude of the,
United States would be. It Var,
thought the American eoyernment
would walt the initiative OF Other
powers. ~ :
discussing informally the uuestions
arising out OF the abrogation az tiies
conventions, the Turkish ambassafiar
later suggested that an interesting sit.
uation might arise with reference "a
Egypt. Here, he thought, Great Bri-
tain probably would welcorre the re-
mevai of, capitulations, ae eyittiafk Bri.
tfsh control OF Egypt unenoitriheff5i
by special privileges TO other far-
eigpers. He declined to gdiscisa tho
effect OF Turkeys actio.I on gtha Euro-
pean war but emphRhcaIly denied dc
fTss intended aa . pFutcxI 5 = st,,F e ~,
Americans Are Safe. &
The aInbsssadpr declaYed tiiat An. {
erican missions would BEL tir0facfad
as formely Under, Ottoman ieW Ths
principal atsac.s 5s the =,
explained, would be TO- give Turkev
the right to impose Wi,ateyer cussor,n
duties she desired. to levy profession-
al taxes on foreigners and to substi.
tute the Jurisdiction OF Turkish courts
Tor extra.territorial rights.
The following statement was an
thorfzed by the ambassador: Il ~ -
In abrogating the captulations
Turkey simply, Is recovering national
rights belonging 20 issssss1Sni, SUM, i,s
which were granted by Eer In the mid
ole ages In unwlse moods OF liheraIi.
ty; others wrested from her: others
again came to be abandoned as q CO.
rolla OF the abandonments OF the form-
er. The situation can be stated hy
saying that Turkey mas daGi9sd 20 ne i
mistress In her own house.
Like any contract which IN its
tenor disregards the general princi-
pies of right, as for instance. q COM
tract stipulating the sa.s on oGe hu-
man being to another. the capitniaa
tions have no sanction In ethi9s, ana
Turkey was free TO dissolve them. She
had tried to. attain that end by neeo-
ttadoDs. but the powers OF Europe
subordfnated their consent to such
onerous conditions that taking advnu-
tage OF the present situation Tnrkes
decided to do away with the capitula-
tious by an uniloterais decision OF her
own. x $50
."TheUnikd States enjoys some az
the privikSes OF the eaDltllaf atoms By
yirtue o. the most favored naEInG
clause, inserted IN the treaty con.
cluded with Turkey II. 1850, that 10.
tho United States became the bene.
tletasy of she csssssssSsz..ess csssssSss.ess assg sssEssss
deetsily. :, & = :,
.aT'he statement thas she American \
missionary institutions Iii Turkey nre
affected by the capitalatlon ls inae.
curate.. Those institutions exist fra
Turkes hs -!s.:.1i :. es ez.s;1= 1es;e=s - Nv
erhiEg the empira.1 -
New York, Sept. .iI.Furkey's an s
rogation OF the agreements .9iyiEg
speeial privileges to the .DOwers
means taat Americans win De fally ss
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