Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-23
MORCENTHAU RETURNS
FROM CONsTANT|NOPLE
American Ambassador to Turkey at
Home Again After Twenty
Eight Months Absence.
Declines to Talk Freely, After Letter
From Secretary Lansing Warming
Him to BE Carcful-Denics That
He Is to BE Secretary OF War.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

lSpcSlai 10 he INES tlSpatCn.l
NEW YORK, February 22.-Henry
Morgcnthau. ambassador to Turkey.
returned home to-day for the first va
cation he has taken since his appoint
ment twenty eight months ago In the
interim he has faced the trying duties
OF representing all the entente allies
at the Porte. rs well as his own gov
crnmcnt. \ committee Of forty repre-
sentative citizens. named by Mayor
Mitchell. met the liner Frederik VIII.
at quarantine and formally welcomed
Mr.. Morgenthau.
y special letter from Secretary OF
State Lansing also met the returning
diplomat Il; tho steamers side. and
whatever lengthy discussion Of con-
tlitions in Turkey might have been in
duccd by the cnthusasmS of home
coming, was tempered down to dry
formula by warning from the state
Department head.
BE;1"rER TO B: BRIEF
AND MAKE No MISTAKES
There is much | would like to say
said MIR. Morgenthau. but Secretary
Lansing perhaps is little fearful that
| might talk too much. as had Il let
ter handed me right here at the dock
telling me to be very guarded in my
remarks. 1; is better 10 he brief and
make no mistakes.
important facts to report TO the Secrc-
tary OF State and he left for Washing
ton on the midnight train.
\ public reception in honor of Mr..
Morgenthau is to bc arranged for some
day next week following his return
from the Cepital.
Chatting informally on the cutter
Manhattan. which took him off the
liner. and later at Pier |. where he
was received by the full reception com
mittee. Mr.. Morgen;hau told of some
of his experiences in Constantinople in
wartime. He said:
II have had the unusual privilege
and opportunity OF rendering some
service to my country and ] have en-
ioyed it. I have been waiting several
years to pay the debt which every sue
ccssful man owes his country. in which
that success has been achieved.
He denied fatty that he had returned
to become Secretary Of War.
work CIT 0Jr FOR lIIM
IN CONSTANTINOPI.E
my work is cut out for me in Con-
stantinople.' he said Il am return
ing on May l."
when | first went I" Constantine
ple" he continued. Il had nothing but
the interests Of the United states to
look after Then came the war. Pref
ty soon ! found tho demand upon me
increasing. I was at length compelled
10 spread out inc american llfS iiN'
an umbrella over the international
situation. Gradually. practically every
nation sought protection under its
folds. and IL became my business -
see that no country got too much of the
flag to Tho exclusion of any other.
Recurring to his intention to return
~ the end Of sixty days, Mr.. Morgen-
than said:
III succeeded IN the task thrust
upon me so suddenly ii was largely
due TO the respect FOR the United
States which found and TO heart CO.
operation from President Wilson. and
tho Secretary OF state. | feel that
must add. too, that my wife was my
chief support not only in the social
duties. hut in the work of charity"
This is the first time that things
have looked ~ all quiet in Turkey
thought 1t wise. after having been
away for twenty-eight months. to get
in touch again with my country and IL
confer with the heads of the American
institutions which: are doing such good
work in Turkey"
TELLS BROTuER DIPLOMATS
! WHERE: HE WAS TRAINED
! Tho amha ssador said nc had been
/ n Skcd upon his arrival in Constants
noplc by brother diplomats there al
: what other posts he had served. and