Show i OLHEYS SUCCESS WITH THE SULTAN I I It Is Observed with Great Interest by the Various Legations SUBJECTOF MUCH COMMENT IMPDILTAXCKi GRX3ATER THAN WAS AT FIRST APPARENT Under the Self Treaty as Now Proposed Pro-posed Armenians Inc Turks Can Be Naturalized In America and Then Return Home In Perfect Safety Other Effects of the Recent Change of Front by the Sultan NEW YORK Oct 21A Sun special from Washington says The success of Secretary Olneys latest lat-est diplomatic stroke in securing from the Turkish sultan two important concessions con-cessions has been observed with more than ordinary interest by the legations in Washington which are now apprehensive appre-hensive that some unexpected and spectacular effect may be produced by Mr Olneys dealing with Turkey before the administration retired from office That these questions which have been I the subject of negotiation for several I years should come to such an unexpected unex-pected conclusion favorable to this government gov-ernment is regarded as of more than usual consequence by the diplomats Several foreign representatives are inclined in-clined to credit the secretary ol state with having accomplished more with the sultan than any of his predecessors > OF GREAT MOMENT The importance of Turkish concessions conces-sions is greater than was at first apparent ap-parent They indicate a disposition on the part of the sultan not only to conciliate this government in every reasonable way but also to grant almost al-most all reasonable demands made by the administration The questions he has allowed Mr Olney to settle with him were the weightiest pending in the two governments and after their set tlementlittle trouble is likely to overtake over-take either Armenians or Turks returning re-turning to the Ottoman empire if they are armed with the state department passports Thousands of Armenians under the permission granted by the sultan will now be able to visit the United States and join relatives who haVe feared to return to Turkey on account of the indifference with which the American passports have been treated and the danger of being arrested ar-rested and thrown into prison because of the contention of the porte that no Turk might become an American citizen citi-zen without the sultans consent Armenian Ar-menian societies have made societes frequent visits to Washington and appeared be fore the president and secretary of state and presented memorials that the sultan would be forced to allow the I families of Armenian residents to come to thIs PAIintTv Rovoill nth n rrn these petitioners were informed th t rs the government hoped ultimately to bring Turkey to terms and secure for them their rights but not until the Bancroft was gotten ready to sail did the sultan treat this countrys demands with more consideration THE EFFECT The effect of the sultans sudden change > of front will be to encourage hundreds of Armenians and Turks to visit the United States Under the new treaty guaranteeing American passports due consideration consideraton In Turkey these same people after be ing naturalized can return home with perfect safety The retirement of Minister Mavroy eni Bey and the arrival of his successor InWashington this week are said to have been due to a feeling at the Yil 3iz Kiosk that affairs with the United States had been so complicated that the presence of a firmer man than Mavroyeni was necessary The new minister has great force of character and is well equipped to handle the questions now pending between Wash ington and Constantinople He brings with him a wife and probably will not be the conspicuous figure in official society that his predecessor was Mav royeni will be missed in Washington I most gladly perhaps by the officials of the state department ofcials |