The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

repeated the crowds ei-di, Hei-di,' and added a question, in pure Ameri- caa, as to how she got that way" She pushed her piece of cardboard under his nose-it appeared to be very old and very dirty photograph and explained in what appeared to be one word of English:
 Boy, boy.'
 was standing just behind the gob, and, as he had had his hands full keeping the crowd back, he handed the photograph to the nearest petty officer, the officer called for an in terpreter, and m short order the old woman was assuring everyone. pious- iy and with much emotion, that the picture represented her son. an American. She insisted that he had served with the American navy some years before, and was now in America Several of the gobs gave their professional attention to the picture in question. As nearly as could be made out, considering it's grimy and delapidated state, it rep resented proper young eob, and the gobs on guard recognized a brother.
 Hes got the uniform, anyway" decided one of those ex officio guar q ans of international law. And the uniform - blank blank, blankety blank--s'nuff for us Come on, old girl, this way for yours"
 They gave her a guard of honor down to the pier. saw her aboard a boat made sure that she would have all she needed of food and left her. while she poured forth blessings on all the sailors in the American navy, and repeated with various intona- tions of joy and thanksgiving, her one English word, Boy, boy, boy.s
 How do you know she didn't just find that picture somewhere?" I asked one of the chaps, who had been looking after her as if she were his own mother.
 "Aw. Heidi" returned the gob. s'1he kid in that picture had on uniform just like mine, get that? What else would we do9'
 It may have been quite unofficial, it probably was. but the fact remains that that picture was the most eff fectve passport 1 ever saw visaed.
 Condemn American Teachers.
 "rhe American missionaries the American educational institutions and the American teachers must leave Turkey. so said Nour- ed-din Pasha, next to Mustapha Kennel, the most powerful man i'll Turkey.
 It was not the first time that l had heard this sentiment expressed by Turks in various walks of life: 1 had heard it during the early summer in Constantinople from publishers of Turkish newspapers; I had heard it from business men, and it was one of the first and most important statements that l heard Fethi Bey make immediately upon his entrance into Smyrna.
 TI1r isb priv f,, smyrna on Saturday, September 9, and the next day there arrived Fethi Bey, minister of the interior of the Angora government. One of the first things that he said to me was, We are through with American ed- ucatfonal institutions and American missionaries. They have abused our hospitality they have romented re- volt among our subject peoples. and now they must go
 This statement l considered of such importance that I immediately re- ported it to Admiral Bristol. United States high commissioner at Con stantinople. l was and am thorough ly convinced that the Turks meant exactly what they said. The ques- tion as to whether they were justi- fled in this attitude or whether we would be justified in resisting this .iSsNSuiS' To ioe uIuSt uiSeuSSloH here.
 I discussed the subject of Amer ican educational institutions with many others, among them, Kazim, Pasha, military governor of smyrna and Nuji -Bey, and there is no doubt that all are agreed upon this policy, of no more American churches and schools.
 When I asked Nour- ed din about the properties of the educational in- stitutions, which I am told represent a value of somewhere around $4,- 000,00o. What do you propose to do with them?" he replied, That is mere detail; there can be no criti- cism of the way that subject will be handled.'
 "I wish you would impress upon the American people, said Nour- ed din. how gladly we would welcome American educators in Turkey. if they would not interfere in local af- fairs and in politics. What a won derful service America could render to us, if she would send highly trained engineers and instructors that would teach us some of the many things that have made Amer ica great but why do you send po- litical meddlers, missionaries who devote most of their energies to fo- menHng trouble, encouraging the political ambitions of the Armen- ians and the Greeks, and assisting in every way they can to bring about the downfall of the Turkish ann mir fAr r-1 fol,