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Show TUiiiiisii juii. ntuvicr. Acoirdlng to dltpatchi-a thla morning, morn-ing, the Turkish Milliliter In Washington Washing-ton haa Iwen Imlruotud by hit government govern-ment to deny tho charges made hy Aiueihau mlitlouarles In Atla Minor, that mall mutter had beeu tampered with by rurklh olllclalt. llut not-wltlututdllii not-wltlututdllii ult denials, tho uharr.ei will no doubt be proven Inllmehould they lead too thurough Investigation. Anyonu who list travolol In Atlatlo Turkey knows something about thu trials to Iih endured In connection with tho mall aorvlce. Tho Turkish iolortlc omrloyt', although well e.lucati-J men, ara su wniclelly I aid for their service that they are almost forced to be dishonest. A tiaveler cau seldom feel sure tint hit letter will ba dispatched until he hat seen tha otll-clal otll-clal mark put on the stamp, rendering It worthless. For oven If he I) sys tha stamp anlntta lies It to tin envelope himself, tha temptation to tho clerk to lick It off and keep It mty prove tio great, although tho value of It may be only n usnt nnd a lull. Thelrrjgu-larltlea Thelrrjgu-larltlea In tho Turalsh mill service havu therefor lo I foreign powera to establish InlonunJent postolllcei. At present, In nearly all the lonilng oltloi of Asia Miuor, nt least along tho coast, will tii found French, Austrian, His. tlau or r.ngllsh mill aervlce, un I the only wonder It that the missionaries, II their letters wero ol great Importance, Import-ance, did not entrust them to the care of soma reliable agency instead of to Turkish hands. |
