Show TURKISH MINISTER HAS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY HAY Discusses Conditions in the Realm ef Sultan TURKEY NOT RESPONSIBLE DcIaies His Government Has Done Nothing Wrong Promises That Every American Citizen I Citi-zen in Empire Shall Be Protected I Washing D I C Aug nCheklh Bey the Turkish Minister had a long interview today with Secretary Hay He refused to discuss the interview stating that he had nothing to communicate further than what appeared In the Associated As-sociated Press dispatches yesterday afternoon af-ternoon after Secretary Hay visited the I Navy department If the Turkish Minister Min-ister requested that the European squadron squad-ron be kept away from Turkish waters his request probably cannot be granted CVCTI should this Government desire to accede to it as the Navy department states that It will be impossible to communicate com-municate with ell her the Urooklyn or San Francisco until hey I arrive at Beirut Bei-rut u DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY Cheklb Bey assured Secretary Hay that tho Turkish Government had done nothing wrong and will use every endeavor en-deavor to protect American citizens residing re-siding in Turkey He also discussed the conditions of the Insurrection In Turkey and said that the Turkish Government was not responsible for any of the disasters dis-asters that had occurred NO CHANGE IN ORDERS Secretary Hays rail upon Acting Secretary Sec-retary Darling was for the purpose of ascertaining the whereabouts of the European Eu-ropean squadron and also what their orders intention of ders are There is no changing any orders at present especially espe-cially as the ships cannot be reached until un-til they arrive 3 t rtalrut No messages of Importance have been received from Minister Lelshman today MAY GO TO OTHER POUT While reports by way of London state that no attempt was made upon the life of ViceConsul MngelsFcn omelet I ud vices so far received show that such an attempt was made The present status was known before the ships left Genoa and this Government did not decide to change the orders It Is now stated however that should there he a calm and peaceful rondltlojl at Beirut when the t ship arrive I there the I matter of sending them to another port will bs considered and possibly adopted The Turkish Minister made no re upon Secretary Hay at the Interview quest Inter-view today regarding the movement of United Slate war vessels and nothing promised by the was I In this inattnr State department |