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Show A British Vlsw. Tho London Mnrnlng Pnst publishes pub-lishes a loiter from Its Constantinople Constantino-ple correspondent In which he discusses dis-cusses tbo Ilolrut afTalr and the position posi-tion of tho American missionaries In Asia Minor. Ho says: "Thlncs have arrived at a crisis. Tho United Blntes must cither Insist ipnn tho pnrto listening to Its representations repre-sentations rocirdliiB American eon-erta eon-erta or drop tho missionaries alto-;ether. alto-;ether. Tho latter course Is natural-y natural-y linpnsalhln, and the sending- of a qunilrnn bos (treat slenlflrnnce aa how 1 11 if a ileternilnatlon nn thn. part f America to tnko an active part In ho Turkish qunMlnn. Ono result of hla step will probably bo to Iniluco thn sultin to ralsn his representative it W'ai lilimlon lo thn rank nf nmbna-"aihir nmbna-"aihir en that thn l'nlte.1 Hlntos enn lin equally roiirosented hero. At pres. nt America Is at a decided dlsnd-vinturu dlsnd-vinturu In this respect enmpnred with tho nthor first-class pnwers. Nobody No-body rill qnlln fnresen Ihn lllllllintn at-tltm'n at-tltm'n nf Ihn tlnltod Ktalos, but It Is ilnimt certain that her welubt will Inellnn nn thn side of tbo Christian iKittlst tho Turk. At the smne thnn, ti a matter nf Impnrtiinco to tlreat llrltiln. Amerlra Is nlniost buiind tn inppoen hn descent nf Ilitsslii 1111 tbo I II inlnni lies, boenuso lu rollltlnus mnt-Iters mnt-Iters Ihn Turk Is more tnlorunt thnn thu Itutsliin." |