New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-03
praise American Ambas.
sador for Aiding Them
TO Leave Turkey.
OFFICIALS MOVED
BY HIS THREATS
o.,, m His Flat Demand Were
Foreigners Allowed to Leave
Constantinople.


l., nee 1.-The Daily Chron-
-. received from Charles Tuck
NV IA was for many years in busi-
e. |, Constantinople and now is a
-, in Athens, an account OF ms
,.s,ees. IN which ne lays special
.. on the debt Of gratitude which
go refugees owe to the American
bnAs. AZ Constantinople. De
AMPS AMPS the plight Of the British COZ
sell'. 5t-ire the period preceding the
o.. s,;on Of war between Great
aes.s n;~ and Turkey, Mr.. Tucker says;
BID, .,so-'.isb merchants say their goods
so;zed without a chance OF REM
seIe weren't officials and police oecom-
w. Ssily more insolent. Even the resi-
ns s sa 81 British subjects were forci-
a. ssntered by the military, who insult
D; .Le women of the house. The BTU,
60 "a a. bad been torn and trampled
Nh "%S Galata while the authorities
1pOn, Looked on and the Mahometan
eAlnH s+ion was being excited by violent
p pOiE;cjes against England and the Eng
lish. 49,, .-b.sssdor,s protests.
Ia VIII those Of his French and
SSP.;.n colleagues. met with seant re-
hus' .s I. was more or less with a
ssYPsE,s ~ relief that, when matters
- -s,cbed a climax, the British Am
sss.ssor demanded his passports.
Dangerous TO Remain.
~. worl5 have been most dangerous
~ Britisher 70 remain IN Con-
...a ~ after this, and preparations
s s... bnrriedlv made by the colony TO
anti Turkish soil. c...
SI ", Norgenthau, the United states
I-hssssdor. who had been requested
- ale charge Of British interests,
syreed most willingly TO do so. ne at
oTes set about 10 arrange for a SpecIai
srsin 20 leave with refugees: lie oo-
tsined the consent Of Talaat bey' MIN
;ster Of the Interior, that the tram
should leave on Sunday evening NO
vsmber /. The British Ambassador was
N leave the same night by another
train. !.
sTbs station was crowded hours be-
sors the time for departure, but Ialaat
Rev. promise was not kept. The police
-sknsed 10 give passports, saying they
t.5 mot vet received instructions 10
A. "a Ugly rumors began TO circulate
thst the British would be sent 20 con-
esntration camps in the interior and
me men between the ages OF seventeen
,nd sftv would be incarcerated IN
Turkish fortresses.
aTbe scene al the station beggared
Ssseription-hungry children and IN
fsnts in arms crying, terrified and anx-
;ous mothers clinging 70 their children
.nS belongings. while the men folk
vsre eagerly surrounding the Amerl-
ran Ambassador and his stan, VINO
came 70 the station. The ambassador
vas busy telephoning TO leading gov
eminent officials about this scandalous
Behavior toward refugees, but to no
sail
Held Up by Enver Paoha.
~This state OF things lasted until
nearly midnight. when word finally
cane that y was Enver Pacha, Minister
otWar and tyrannical dictator Of Iur-
KEY. who would not allow the train 70
depart. Every one was utterly oe-
spondent, but the American Amoas-
ssdor assured the refugees that, al
though il was impossible to leave tnat
night, he would leave no stone I'M
turned 70 get the train away on the
following day.
"The station gradually emptied, and
the weary refugees set out 20 walk
from Stamboul station across the
bridge over the Golden Horn 70 the
European quarter Of Pers in a cold,
drilling rain. and endeavored TO find
lodgings and shelter for the night.
1T was a night not easily 70 be for
gotten. The police were harsh ana
brutal, and even cleared the station
once as II turning cattle out. No re-
speet was paid 20 women and children,
many Of whom got separated, and only
found one another again through some
lucky chance.
Ambassador Morgenthau was deter
mined 70 have his own way. The treat
neni he witnessed provoked his anger
ard stimulated his determination 70
make the Turks respect his wishes. The
next morning 70 was learned that ne
had formally advised the Turkish gov
trnnent that unless the British colony
Sss allowed 70 leave that very day ne
would demand his passports and take
Tsry one away on his own special
TAN as his private guests.
Made the Turks Weaken.
-This action the Turks did not bar
Fzin for They certainly did not desire
. 20 70 war with America as well.
hey Immediately caved in and the am
eassador won the day. Mr.. Morgenthau
iseeived every assurance that every
tts would be allowed 70 leave that
hgst The authorities, however, by
n7 ef revenge. mulcted every adult an
r1rsry and Illegal tax Of from 81
40 head
That Monday night the colony re-
esenbled a. the station. Mr.. Morgen-
uan was among the first 20 be there,
personally supervising the smallest de-
Al Tor the welfare and comfort OF
ne usyellerr. There was no more
roEoeslion shown by the authorities,
.ho aifsw minutes after 7 p. m. the
van moved out on the way 70 the Bull
n'lsn frontier and the port Of Dedea-
Words can hardly express the great
.siei felt b. all those refugees and
.as gratitude due 20 Ambassador Nor
slasa and bis very able staff. He
o no. even overlook the children, 70
ION ne distribUted packages Of sweet
,s Just before the moment Of de-
IA me American Ambsssadcr's efforts
~. y. 10y end with dispatching the spe-
- van. Re has since assisted in
lIung away several Britishers who
80 beer left behind. and who all speak
s's' highly Of bis work"