Show AMERICA PROTECTS ARMENIAN washington sept 11 minister reports to the state department indicates that the turkish government is disposed to maintain strongly its position that the naturalized armenian who has been sentenced to death for murder at stamboul shall be treated as a turkish bu abject and cannot be allowed the privileges of an american citizen the minister is continuing his efforts in behalf of the turkish government has so far abot formally proposed the settlement of the issue by arbitration and it appears that mr Lc ishman would be obliged to decline any such proposals the american law as to citizenship is different from any of the european countries which almost require that their assent shall be secured to the naturalization abroad of their subjects so that it would probably be impossible to secure art arbitration court that not be obliged to hold that international ter national law vas adverse to the american position |