Show A OWE lltOU JERUSALEM American cllliaoB living In Jetuia Jem held a meeting on November 80lb 690 at the U 8 consulate tot the purpose ot discussing their sltuo lion In the Turkish empire An address Dr M F dress wa presented by I Franklin containing an appeal I lo the President of the United States for I more efficient protection for United i States citizens In the sulliuB dominions domin-ions I ionsA copy ol the address ha been received re-ceived at this cfflce I It I points out that the Situation at the U S cllliens ro tiding In Turkey has boon rendered extremely ex-tremely perilous by an order Issued to the dlilotuatlo ofllceri lo withhold the government protection Irom those who may reasonably be suspected at not belying the Intention of returning to the United Stales This order was presumably IntondoJ to prevent pre-vent Cbtlittan subjects of the fuikisb sultan bat naturalized In the United t Statca from claiming government protection pro-tection while residing In Turkey Hut Dr Franklin points out that It alto operates against another claw ben flde citizens but temporarily located In Turkey The order the address says Is J efjnlv lent to branding this class I of citizens with I the mark of Cain I ao that whoever who-ever meet them may slay thorn It li an act of erpatrlatlun a power nol granted by the Constitution nor by any act of Confirms to bo exercised ly any mcr over their fellow cltlzns Its promulgation at this time Is I said to bo Impolitic and cruel and It has added ad-ded fuel to the ever increasing bus I tlllty manlloitod toward foreigner and more especially to citizens of the United Status The appeal closes as follows To om up In a few words The Iw governing United SUtP citizen doinl cUed ID Turkey and In oMllznl I and Uarbarotu rountrlm differ must essentially from those which govern our Uirltlan countries An ho been Mated wo staffers within the extra territorial Jurisdiction of tho United Motes and iubjeot to Its authority olono Such jurisdiction I juris-diction oor Ito citizens flavor a < and li oolnw xreho by the United tiuuui In any country In Europe aheroforo wocoutcud that tills order 4 in contravention to law and IS not all lfcablo to our countrymen domiciled I InV In-V urkoj while the existing treaty bo tweet the United Suites pull the sultan remains force It 10 arbitrary and contrary to law In that II deprives Intmen a t ollno or tGIr rights I without trial and buiauio u virtually virtu-ally abrocato tbetreuty a power vosled only In the l > roildo l and Senate of the United Slate All ofaL bleh Is I most respectfully auU jnlttod lo tho consideration of tho Prost ileut of the United States It li J perfectly evident as Is I Alto pointed out In the address that noth fact Is I so humiliating and painful to the patriotic citizen aa nn Intuit listed to Ills I country and that takes place whenever Ibo rights of Us citizens are permitted with Impunity to bo trampled tram-pled under Coors In violation and dell once of treaty obligations And nothing Is I to sure lo I bring a government govern-ment iioiseielng all the elements of t gr atutfmand strength Into universal contempt as a cowardly and slavlth submission to repealed and aggravated Jutulti and wrongs But for several years It baa been the complaint of U oltlasns that they have not been able to obtain protection In Turkey Tur-key In the tame manner as cltlzsns at some other foreign countries In the cam of t residents of Utah traveling In thoio parts of tho world American ooul 1It It 1 charged have sometimes refuted even common courtesies if not aotuilly sided with thekalma ham and other petty Turkish cfllcers in harassing Ibm In various ways The Star and Stripes should both ayrnbol all over the world of human liberty and all that 1s I good In human government and nowhere is I It nioro needed to I dmoulrl The power ot 0 sovereign people than In Turkey where the people ate plIfe It would bo the best object lesion to Ibm to bow them that ttelr tyrants are Powerless against a government built on tbo popular will It would Inspire them with hoi o and selljellsuco The United mates government lm a great mlrilon lo fulfil among the nations the earth and ooo part cf Its duly Is to protect citizens where ever they go In the peaceul pursuit of their Infect I business Tbn failure to do so la I a betrayal of tile trust placed I lu Ito baud by the people and by tile I Almlibty |