Ogden Sun | 1905-09-12 | Page 8 | Ottoman Claims Our Protection

OTTOMAN CLAIMS OUR protection Constanino ale sept 9 belated De in transmission mr leishman the american minister had a long inter friday with tewfic pasha the h foreign minister with refer to the principle involved in tha cases of claiming to bo a naturalized american who it la alleged ahot and killed apak ft prominent armenian on august 26 and of an other armenian also said to be a naturalized american who was arrested for connection with the attempt on the life of the sultan on july 21 the porte persists in its refusal to recognize foreign naturalization of ottoman who return to turkey and the american minister adherer lo 10 the stipulations of the treaty of 1892 which does not make distinctions as re gards citizens of the republic in the absence of a turkish ican naturalization treaty it h difficult to see how the matter can be settled except by reference of the question 0 o arbitration