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Show EASTERN SITUATION WORRYING PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. April 23. President Tnffc and his advisers are greatly concerned con-cerned for the safety of American missionary mis-sionary interests in Turkey, appal loci at the fate of tho Armenians there, and perturbed over the desperate conditions at Tabriz. Persia, where tho American consular officers fear a massacre is imminent. im-minent. Everything that may be done by the American embassy at Constantinople and the legation at Teheran for the protection pro-tection of American life and interests in tho afflicted country, the officials in Washington say, has been done. The state department is in communication communi-cation with tho embassy at London to loam what is being done under the Per-lin Per-lin act of' lSTS. under which Turkey promised to carry out certain reforms regarding I he Armenians, and a dispatch has been sent to St. Petersburg indicating indicat-ing that, as there is nothing more the American government can do to relievo the situation at; Tabriz, tho stato department de-partment will have to rcl3 on tho czar's government lor t,nc Humanitarian woric of saving our citizens. This last action was in view of tho newspaper reports of a Russian expedition into Persia. The American vice consul at Mersina telegraphed to the various surrounding districts to learn the situation affecting Americans in thoso localities. Today he advised the stato department of the receipt of this telegram from Adana: 'Missionaries at Ma rash safe. Mrs. Gould unknown.'' Situation Desperate. Ifo also reported that Americans at Hadjini said the situation was desperate. desper-ate. Press reports of the death of llis-siouuries llis-siouuries Pogers and M'aurer are also confirmed, they having bceu killed in the massacres at Adana Thursday of last, week. A dispatch from Minister .Jackson at Teheran, which was dated at ! o'clock this morning, caused much alarm. Tfc is said that tho consul at Tabriz telegraphed tele-graphed the situatiorK there would be desperate if the negotiations following the representations of European powers, which wero made yesterday should fail. These represctations touched the gen-oral gen-oral situation in Persia. Tho results had not become publicly known. Tho consul felt that a massacre was imminent. immi-nent. Inflammatory speeches against foreigners for-eigners wero made at the funeral of Baskcrvillo yesterday, and foreigners were not permitted to leavo tho city. The missionaries aro much alarmed and tho miuister says he is powerless to do anything. Appeals for Aid. Many dispatches havo bceu received at the state department from missiou- arv boards and from Armenian societies throughout the country asking for information infor-mation regarding persons in whom they are interested and imploring the assistance assist-ance of the government in preventing massacres. The essential feature of the inquiry regarding Turkey's compliance with (ho Berlin act is with a view to ascertaining what the government is doing under the act to check the Armenian Ar-menian massacres. Turkey, according to artiflc (51 of tho treaty, undertook promptly the improvements and reforms demanded by local requirements in the provinces inhabited by Armenians and to guarantee their seenritv against the Circassians and Kurds. She promised to make known periodically the steps taken Uo t his effect to the 'powers, who were gryon the privilege, of superintending superintend-ing their application. Tho inquiry is addressed to London, with a view to seeking information, and it is explained, is not to be regarded in any way as partaking par-taking of the nature of a demand, as the United States, not being a signatory lo the Perlin treaty, has no rights under it. In the same spirit of inquiry and with the best interests of the suffering ! people in view, tho British government lias ben asked regarding the reported dispatch of vessels to Ihe disturbed districts dis-tricts of Asia iOnor, and whether this government inav depend upon Great Britain doing all that is feasible for the purpose of saving life. Realizing the invpotency of the Turkish Turk-ish and the Persian governments adequately ade-quately to safeguard American lives and properly in the. present disturbed conditions iii their countries. Ihe state department has intimated that it will welcome any assistance in this direction direc-tion from Great Britain and llnssia. Diplomatic representations to (his end already have been made to Loudon and St. Petersburg. At the same time efforts arc being made to learn whether wheth-er tho powers of 'ISuropo have taken steps to check horrors now being perpetrated per-petrated against the Armenians. The superintcudenev of the application of these reforms is given to the powers by the Berlin treaty of 1S7S. The United States was not a signatory to the convention, London has been asked whether the ships dispatched by the British government vv;ill afford adequate protection to all foreigners and intimating intimat-ing that, the United States hopes that everything possible will be done to safeguard human life. Russia has been told that tire United States must rely upon her to protect Americans in Per-, sia. American diplomats in Constantinople Constantino-ple and Teheran have demanded American Amer-ican citizens receive the fullest protection protec-tion possible. , |