The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
US. TELLS TURKEY
TREATY MUST STAND
Refuses to Accept Proposal to
Set Aside Rights of
Americans.
JOINS POWERS IN PROTEST
Conditions i'm Ottoman Empire
Cause CncaSincss i'm state
Department.
JOINS POWERS IN PROTEST

WAsHtNGToS. Sept. &c -rhe United
states Government has refused TO &C.
cept Turkeys announcement that after
october the capltulations upon which
rest all the rights and privileges OF
Americans and other foreigners In
Turkey will 10 longer be I'm effect
Secretry Bryan cabled Ambassador
Morgenthau nj Constantlnople !nstruc-
tons to register with the Ottoman Gov
crnmcnt the vigorous objections OF the
United states Government to the plan OF
Turkey. The United states with th.s
action now Is aligned with Great Britain,
France and Italy and Russia, which have
already protested to Turkey. The instruc-
lions sent to Ambassador Norge nthau were
broad and emphatic. They read
You will bring to the attention OF
the Ottoman Government that the
Government OF the United States does
not acqu csce In the .ndeavor OF the
imperial Government TO set aside the
capitulatiors.
Furthermore. this Government does
not recognize that the ottoman Gov
eminent has n right TO abroga;e the
POPULATIONS or that It's action to
this end being unilateral can have
any effect upon the rights and privi-
leges enjoyed under the capitulatory
conventions.
You Will further state that tho
United States reserves for the pres
ent the discussion OF the grounds
upon which its refusal to acquiesce
in the action OF the Ottoman Govern
ment is based. and also reserves the
right to make further representa-
tons in this matter 1T a later date.
same Protest ms Others.
II Is understood that this instruction
to Ambassador Morgenthau Is subsian-
TALLY the same as the protest made By the
/ representatives Of the other Powers Con
sequertly Turkey is now confronted win
the officially announced objections OF
practically all the Powers but Germany
and Austria 20 her plan OF taking ad-
vantage of the present war.
Whether or not Turkey will consider
Il safe and wise to proceed with her
plan OF considering the capitulations nc
longer in force In the face OF this de-
termined and powerful opposition Is a
development awaited here with much In
terest II Is practically certain that ever
II the European Powers do not feel In q
position to compel Turkey TO abandon he'
I plan at once the Sultan will b. con
fronted with representations backed W
probably by force as soon s the wars
are over.
When the Turkish plan was announcet
last week IL was generally predicted tina
Turkey would use the issue thus raised
as a pretext for getting into the wa,
on the side OF Germany and Austria. Th'
m!sfortunes of the Austrians. however
| combined with the announcement tina
! Rumanla Bulgaria and Greece hat
| agreed to Join force against Turkey IL
case the latter entered the war and tn
belief that Italy would do likewise hav'
since led to the opinion that Turkey woulC
not care to risk the venture and woul,
remain neutral for the present at least
II has been thought that II Turkey en-
tered the war the Sultan would find hi
ATTEMPT to throw on the capitulatlons wit
the Powers an excellent means Of unitin
Moslems to night under his banner in de
fence of the right OF the Ottoman En-
pile to regulate it's own affars.