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Show ''" "'' i ' mi American Observer at Constantinople II i ii,m.i.i,iif!ii.i.ni. in n mm mill nun, n inn; ' It has been said that the United States sent a naval patrol to Turkish waters to observe what the warships , of the allies were up to. That remark may be looked upon as one way-friendly way-friendly or unfriendlyof intimating that, since the United States has not been at war with Turkey, the position of the American high commissioner, Rear Admiral Mark LBrlstol, has been somewhat more detached politically than that of bis four colleagues. During Dur-ing his residence in Constantinople-Admiral Constantinople-Admiral Bristol first received his appointment ap-pointment in 1019 and has been longer In the ancient capital than any of the other high commissioners his shrewd brown eyes have watched the course of many an intriguing Bcheme and his determined mouth has said what he thought, in season and perhaps out of season. As commander of the United States naval forces in Turkish waters, wa-ters, he has been primarily concerned with the protection of American interests In the adjacent territory. In the recent re-cent crisis the Department of State put at his disposal whatever ships he needed, in addition to his few destroyers and submarine chasers, but ordered or-dered him to confine his activities to the safeguarding of American citizens and property and the relief of refugees at Smyrna, Chios, Mytllene and other centers. It has been his duty to send the Department of State full despatches, as Secretary Hughes declared the United States to be thoroughly in sympathy with the demand of the allies for the freedom of the straits. Admiral Bristol served as an observer at the Lausanne conference. |