Eureka Reporter | 1905-09-15 | Page 2 | Hitch with the Sultan

HITCH WITH THE SULTAN may have to arb matter affecting american subjects leMr leishman the american minister bad a long inter yew friday with tewfik pasha the ish foreign minister with refer erce to the question ot the principle involved in the cases ol 01 ghirkie vir claiming to be a naturalized american who it Is alleged shot and killed apik a prominent ar benian on august 26 and another armenian also said to be a natural iced american who was arrested foi connection with the attempt on the life of the sultan on july 21 the porte persists in its refusal to lecog nize foreign naturalization of ottoman subjects who return to turkey and the american minister adheres to the stipulations of the treaty of 1892 which does not make distinctions as regards citizens of the republic in the absence of a turkish ameri can naturalization treaty it is biffi cult to see how the matter can be set tiel except by reference of the ques tion to arbitration