Show WALLACE DEFENDS SULTAN Former Minister Declares Abdul Hamid Never Breaks Promises Washington April 22 Gcn Low Wallace Wal-lace formerly Aliulstor to Turkey In discussing dis-cussing tho present controversy respecting respect-ing Indemnity for tho destruction of missionary mis-sionary buildings said tonight to a Pot representative I think I am better acquainted ac-quainted with the Sultan of Tut key than I posblbly I any other American and I know that ho is an honest man and I never knew him to break a promise Abdul Jlninld Is no more to be blamed for the gross atrocities committed and I the property destroyed by tho Khourds than William McKlnloy would bo If tho Apaches should go upon time warpath and lay the white settlers as they have done In times mat Tho acts were perpetrated upon the Armenians but no Americans suffered tho loss of a hair The Christians In Tui key arc there under tho pationago of tho Sultan and without hIs protection they could not ic maIn Not a Christian church is 1 burned or a mission destroyed hut time Sultan Is I the first man to subarlbo to rebuilding 1 know this to be so |