Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-03
WHITE SLAVERY
IN TURKEY SOON
To Be ABOLISHED
Measures by BedriI
Bey, Assisted by Ambas-
SadOr Morgenthau, Bid Fair
to Prove Successful,
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Constantlnople. Feb To- The mo-
toriety which has attached to Com
stantinople as center of white slave
traffic bids fair TO disappear under
the vigorous administration of Bedri
Bey, the present chief of police, who,
as recently reported hy cable. has
undertaken the raid of number Of
places where the traffic fluurshed.
In this work of suppression Henry
Morgcnthau, the American ambas-
sador has ngured prominently Up
Ia the time President Wilson sent
him to Cuustantinoplc no personality
sufficiently Interested In stopping the
evil practices had appeared to grasp
/ the situation. Under the capitulattuns
with the powers whereby foreigners
were not subject to the laws of the
country, the suppression of the white
slave traffic was practically impussi-
! bic. Foreigners were responsible only
! Ia their eonsuls, ana the consular rep
/ rcscntutiVcs would not work together
4 with the Turkish authorities, The per
sons engaged In the traffic secured
! passports of four or five different
countries aud would swear as many
allcgiances as their varying fortune
! demanded. The Black sea ports OF
! Russia and Rumana, only few
/ hours sail from Constantinoplc, were
made the basis for the export OF hui
man material. which the Turkish
capital consumed.
Morgcnthau Il Active.
one notable Russian consul gener-
lal. Peter ponafidine, made every el-
( fort to suppress the trade In so fni
as russian subjects were concerned
and the Turkish officials made re-
! peatcd attempts nj a cleanup. hui
without cooperation of all the for.
eign cousuls, no real impression wa'
made.
when Mr.. Morgcnthau arrived il
Constantinople near the end of l9l3
he quickly grasped the diticultie'
and was the first to succeed In bring
ing the foreign consuls and the high
est Turkish police authorities to-
lgether Al parties profcssed willing
ness 10 do their share in suppression
of the traffic. and the American am.
bassador fortunately had the grip {,
hold hem TO their purpose. At Z
meeting held last March at the Amer
lean embassy, the Constantinople AS
sociation for the suppression of th'
Traffic IN Women was organized. q
Cornell Tarler secretary of embassy
! was appointed secretary. The EFFORT
of this association were about To beal
fruit, when the outbreak of the Eu
ropenn war upset all cooperation II
the European diplomatic and consu
lar corps
Last October. however. the otto
man authorities ahrogated the capt.
ulations under which fOrcigners hat
enjoyed their privileged position II
the empire, ana although the foreigl
powers have not accepted this ahro
. CATION, the entrance OF Turkey int
/ the war has caused general acquies
cence The time for the Turkish an
thoritics to attack white slavery ii
the capital had therefore come IN
control of the police is in the hand
of Bedri Bey, who for the past yea
has been in active accord with Am
bassadOr Morgenthau in his efforts L
purge COnstantnople of the wnrs
phases Of white slavery Bedrl BE.
has for some months been gathering
evidence against the cadets in tn
city. over "A score OF them had thei
foyer In quasi synagogue In tn
most notorious quarter of Galata oil
the Golden Horn. The synagogue wa
Independent of the Grand Rabbinat'
of Turkey and thus was able To as
cape religious Investigation, In Janu
AIRY Bedrl Boys officers descended
upon the synagogue, and closed III
doors. They likewise raided thu
places of the cadets and arrested l3l
Of them.