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CHARLOTTE, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 9, 1911
PRICE 5 CENTS
Why Was Controller
Bay Water Front
Opened To Entiy?
Cararess Calls jor Facts in An-
iher Noted Public Lands
se-An Echo of Jhe Days
oj Ballinger.
WCT
Charles Tajt Said to Save
Be^n Used by Those Desir
ous OJ Securing Valuable
Alaska Land—The Guggen-
hms Mentioned.
“gton. July 8.—The alleged
r of Charles P. Taft in having
> pr Bay, Alaska, water front
- open to entrj* will be Investl-
'• congress.
steps were taken toward this
following the publication of
_:'d letter from R. S. Ryan, to
Secretary Ballinger, in which
• - -r.er declared that he had to
- The aid of Charles P. Taft to
, r '^.e president to open to entry
.ios which con&titute the only
railroad outlet on the Alas-
-T
p tentative Cox. of Indiana, in-
t- . ^ a resolution calling upon
r 'dent for all information con-
_ the executive order under
' '^le land was opened to entry.
- e any Information exerted
- n u m by any of the persons meu-
. : ir this connection.
- .dent with the introduction of
'e*f>!ution announcement was
- That at its meeting on Monday
' the house committee on ex-
^.tires. in the interior department
up the investigation of
•' ^ s'.v of Mr». M. F. Abbott, the
, a^^er woman who claims to
iscovered ilie remarkable Itt-
■te files of the interior de-
" t which were thrown open to
- . tae request of a New York pe-
President Taft has already
y denied the charge that !t
r investigated; and in reply to
'Station that by ordering the
' ’ng of the Controller Bay land
t - -ident has made it possible for
G'ifgenheim ryndicate to secure
' of the land, interior depart-
offldals assert that thia would
mr>’>»6ible. inasmuch as the law
'  > th^ government to reserve
own purpose*, i. e.. that i« the
ntlon of monopoly, alternate &ec-
- on all water front land that is
thrown open.
I ’• was also declared yesterday that
• ' no iuch lett»»r as that alleged to
heen found by Mrs. Abbott, is in
: les of the Interior department.
A* r'-.e department, today, how'ever.
nformation was refused in the
? '“Dce of Secretary Fisher. This
I', foment was given out:
n the absence of Secretary Fish-
•r wp do* not care to discuss this
IT''ter All these matters will come
OUT in time, and pending any inquiry
In the absence of the secretary,
cnrhmg will be said.”
Do you care to state whether since
publication of Mrs. Abbott s
i : vou have examined the files,
“ ; whether that letter was in
' ♦m*’* was asked.
No. ■ was the reply. “We will say
•hlnk about it.”
President Taft is out of the city
tiie only information obtainab.'e
administration hources was that
’ order opening the Controller Ray
issued last October, three
subsequent to the writing of
- alleged “Dick to Dick” letter,
- promulgated on the recommenda-
: of the forestry service through
^lepartment of agriculture,
rp Abbott, who in any investlga-
ii'r fhat is begun, will be one of the
” witnesses, adheres to her orlg-
li ■ story. She made this statement
V. T morning;
’ hrtve in my possession tha paper
c whlf'h I copied the postscrint. As
1 -ated in my interview printed
' \ Secretary Fisher had instruct-
.NIr. Brown, his secretary, to
f me the whole record in the
• '.’roller Bay matter. Mr. Fisher waa
i ing for Philadelphia at 11 o’clock,
' 1 I «pent from that time to a qtiar-
• to four in the afternoon going
f ro' eh the records with Mr. Brown.
y - mi a letter from R. S. Ryan to
A Ballinger, dated July 13. 191U
’ rewritten on printed »tationery, at
’ head of which w-as ‘27 Willinm
■ et. New York.’ It was signed ‘R
•' Ryan’
Continued on Page Seven.)
ATE UlGHlNgED
Washington, D. C., July 8.—-An unex*
P6cted tftst vote on an amendment to
the Canadian reciprocity bill came to
day and it demonstrated the fact that
the pact will pass the senate unchang
ed.
The Cummins amendment putting
meats on the free list in the agree
ment was voted down, 32 to 14. Be
fore another vote could be had on the
dozen or more amendments offered by
Cummins an agreement was reached
to suspend further action until Mon
day.
The vote defeating the amendment
showed three democrats, three regular
republicans and eight progressives lin
ed up for a change in the agreement.
This i believed to reflect accurately
the strength of all proposed amend
ments. Nearly all the democrats and
regular republicans are opposed to a
change in the bill, while the progres
sives favor the amendments.
Those voting for the amendment,
were Bailey, Simmons and Thornton,
democrats; Sutherland, Nelson, and
Clark, regular republicans; Bourno,
Borrah, Bristow, Clapp, Cummins, Dix
on, Gronna and I^enyon, progressives.
The bare quorum of the senate was
obtained with diflSculty and Senator
Bailey, to avert a further vote on
the Cummins amendments, moved an
adjournment w’hich was defeated 28
to 19.
Senatorf Simmons declared he was
not ready to speak on his amendments
which are along the line of the Cum
mins amendments, and a vote was
ordered on the free meats amend
ment. Senator Bailey advocated the
amendment and Dixon said it would
not invalidate the agreement. Senator
Burton objected that the agreement
was international and standing by it-
seJf.
“Not will only any change in this
agreement endanger the success of our
negotiations with Canada,” he said,
“but It will endanger our tariff
relations with all countries with which
we have favored nation treaties. I am
not willing to admit in the light and
airy manner that has been manifested
here today, that this change, if only
on our side of the agreement will not
affect our relations either with Can
ada or with other countries. I do
not believe the farmers as a whole will
suffer from free wheat.”
“Why not put flour on the free list
then?’ demanded Senator Cummins.
“I am willing if it can be done with
out endangering this agreement,” re
torted Burton. “If you want free flour
why don’t you take it up courageously
as an independent proposition, instead
of trying to tack it on this bill as a
rider,” he asked.
Senator Cummins demanded a sep
arate vote on his amendment putting
flour and cereal products on the free
list. He said it was to balance the
provision of the agreement that puts
grain on the free list.
“But I think all these votes being
taken now, are unfair,” he exclaimed.
“I have said I would not ask again
for unanimous consideration to vote
on these amendments when all the
senators could be here.”
This brought Senator Cullom up
with a protest, “I came here this morn
ing to try to arrange for a vote on
these amendments Monday,” he said.
“I wanted to get consent for liberal
treatment of Senator Cummins but 1
found the senator w’as otu of humor
and would not agree to ask for unani
mous consent to vote on Monday.”
“There has been no desire to take
advantage of the senator,” chim
ed in Senator Martin, the dem
ocratic leader. “Had the senator
not withdrawn his request yesterday,
it would have been agreed to. I now
ask that votes be had on the Senator
Cummins’ and Senator Simmons’
amendments on the legislative day
of Monday.”
“Why not make the request to cov
er all amendments to the bill,” de
manded Senator John Sharf) Williams.
“Because it would not be granted,'
answered Martin.
“There are several senators draft
ing amendments and they will want
to be heard on them. I think I have
made my request as broad as It
will carry.”
Europe is Again On
The Very Verge
A Volcano
Of
CiUSES HALT
NOTED TRIAL
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEADERS
Three officers of the United Society of Christian Endeavor who are at the head of the great convention of Endeav
ors that convened July 6 at Atlantic City, N. J. On the left is William Shaw, General Secretary; in the center
is Francis E. Clark, D. D., LL.D., President and on the right is H. N# Sathrop, treasurer.
Chiistian Endeavor Will
Hold Next Convention
In Los Angeles,
Cal
Atlantic City, N. J. July 8.—Los An
geles, Cal., was selected as the place
for holding the 1912 international con
vention of the Christian Endeavor
Union.
An effort is to be made during the'
remaining days of the convention,
which does not adjourn until Wednes
day night, to evangelize the casual
crowd on the board walk and Atlantic
avenue. Tw'enty pairs of volunteers
will hold simultaneous meetings each
noon and about 9 o’clock each evening
and intervals along the great wooden
way and also on Atlantic avenue, the
main thoroughfare of the tow'n.
Rumol Has it That Ethel
Barrymore, Noted Actress,
Will Sue For Divorce
N'p'^ York, July 8.—“All news to
Bald Russel Griswold Colt today
u he vas told that the reporf had
hat his wife, Ethel Barrymore, the
re*8, ig planning to sue him for di-
■e under the laws of this state.
f’olr is now in Los Angeles and
l atches from there carried the re-j
I 'lon’t know anything about this,”
"Mniied Mr..Cold excitedly. “I don’t
anything about It. She has not
me of anything like this.”
Vfnj haven’t heard then that a mes-
‘ ' is on his way here with the
* h> should they come that way?",
replied Mr. Colt. “Why should they
come anyway?”
. “I don’t know. All this stuff about
our having a row In New Orleans is
all rot. As for my not going on Mrs.
Colt’s western tour, I have my busi
ness to look after. That’s absolutely
all I have to say.” , « i*
Ethel Barrymore and Russel Colt
were married on March 16, 1909, and
have one child, a son, Mr. Colt, now 29
yeara old. is a son of Samuel Pomeroy
Colt, head of the United States Rub
ber Co. and a member of the broker
age firm of H. L. Horton & Co., of this
city. He has an Independent fortune
of hi*
Iwo Millionaiies
May Be Indicted
New York, July 8.—As a result of the
testimony given by Rirs. Helen Dwelle
Jenkins Friday and to be continued
Monday covering a gigantic conspir
acy to defraud the government of duty
on jewels which was revealed to her
when the companion of Nathan Allen,
the indictment of two millionaires by
the federal giand jury before the mid
dle of the w’eek is said to be certain.
This information comes from a high
authority and it is also know'n that the
United States district attorney is al
ready satisfied that convictions can
be obtained even if the investigation
went no further.
While other indictments may be ex
pected to follow the first tw’o will in
volve the millionaires whose names
have been o conspicuously linked with
that of the beautiful Mrs. Jenkins
whose romance with Nathan Allen, the
multi-millionaire of Kenosha, Wis., has
furnished such a strangely interesting
story.
Today Mrs. Jenkins had not entire
ly recovered from the ordeal of ap
pearing before the grand jury Friday
when she caused more commotion in
the federal building than has occurred
there in many a day, by fainting. At
her apartment in the Wellsmore to
night she said, however, she would
be on hand when the grand jury was
ready for her again and expected to
be called tomorrow.
It is known that a tremendous pres
sure Is being brought to bear on Sec
retary MacVeagh and Collector Loeb
to permit the men likely to be indicted
to settle the case against them by
paying whatever demand the gov
ernment makes. But there is no pos
sibility of this being done now as the
district attorney’s ofHce has announc
ed an intention of vigorously pushing
the prosecutions.
AVIATORS WILL
FLY TOMORROW.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 8.—After
Atwood’s aeroplane had been damaged
by its plunge into the ocean yester
day Hamilton wired for his machine
and it is being brought here by auto
mobile. Hamilton said that the bad
roads caused the delay in its arrival
here. Hamilton anounced to the As
sociated Press at 3:10 p. m. that At-
w'ood and himself would trj'^ to make
a start for Baltimore and Washington
some time tomorrow.
Mr Weob Wires About Charlotte
Postoffice.
“Washington, D. C., July 8.
“Hon,. W. C. Dowd, Charlotte, N. C.:
“Government oflScial will be In Char
lotte first part of next week with plans
and drawings of new Charlotte post
office building, wish you and other in
terested citizens would inspect plans
and make any suggestions to official.
“E. Y. WEBB.”
THE WEATHER.
Washington, July 8.—Fore
cast for Sunday and Monday:
North Carolina, South Caroli
na—Local show^ers Sunday and
Monday.
KILLEOIN STREET
CAR ACCIDENT
Mr. Lewis N. Patterson, a well-
known man of the city was run over
and killed last night at 11 o’clock, a
few hundred feet east of Irwin’s
creek bridge by a second w'ard street
car.
The car w'as going from the city to
ward 3eversville and was in charge
of Coiiductor Honeycutt and Motor-
man Jimmy Cassidy. The victim of the
accident and another? utan;were seen
slose beside the trdck on ttt« east
of Irwin’s creek. The c6nductor start
ed to slow down and give them a
chance to cros if they wanted to.
They showed no Intention of crosing
over and the conductor let the car out
at speed again. Just then one of them
staggered across the track before the
car could be brought to a’ standstill.
The victim’s skull was fractured, the
ribs broken, all but tw’o, on the left
side and right leg broken in two places.
The companion of the man who was
killed, seeing what had happened, fled.
Manies is aid to be his name. The
victim of the accident had been drink
ing, it is said, and was at Severs Bros,
store, in Seversville, a short while be
fore the accident occurred.
He was seen by Mr. M. M. Gardner
and Fred Severs and by Mesrs. Reese
and S. C. Prim a short while before
the accident took place. He was mak
ing his way to the city, it is thought,
when he was overtaken by death in
such a tragic form.
Mr. Patterson w as between 50 and 55
years of age and had been a resident of
Charlotte most of his life. He had
been making his home for some time
with his son-in-law, Mr. Frank Skinner.
He had been employed for several
years by the iPedmont Colthing Com
pany.
The funeral will b© conducted this
afternoon.
Washington, July 8.—A bill appro
priating $6,000,000 for the establish
ment of a government-owned and op
erated steamship line along the Pa
cific coast and through the Panama
canal, was introduced today by Rep
resentative Stephens, of California.
The bill directs that until the canal
is completed, the Panama Railroad
Co. shall operate a freight and pas
senger line on the Pacific coast, in
connection with an Atlantic line and
that regular stops be made at Seattle,
Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, Los
Angeles and San Diego and other
points and that upon completion of the
canal the, company shall operate
steamers through the canal, making
regular stops at the leading Pacific and
Atlantic ports.
Ihe Long Restless Young
Turks are Advancing Upon
the Balkans And a Featfu^
Campaign oj Massacre and
Devastation is Predicted.
BALLINGER MAKES
EMPHATIC
DENIAL.
Washington, July 8.—Emphatical de
nial is made by Richard A, Balling
er, former secretary of the interior,
that he never advised President Taft
to sign or cause such orders to issue
as would enable Richard S. Ryan to
secure lands and sites suitable for
railroad terminals on Controller Bay,
Alaska.
The late secretary asserts that he
counselled the president not to release
the oCntroller Bay lands. Mr. Balling
er said: '
“With Richard S. Ryan L have nev
er had any business dealings and no
representation was made by me in the
interest or Ryan, or any syndicate re
garding the Controller Bay lands. On
the contrary, I advised President Taft
against releasing the lands sought for
terminal purposes by Ryan.”
SIMMDNS WANTS
TO SPEAK ON ms
AMENDMENTS
Washington, July 8.—Senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, headed Off
the vote on free flour by asking post
ponement until Monday, so that he
might speak on amendments on his
own similar to those offered by Sena
tor Cummins. ,
Absent senators who can reach
Washington will be notified so that
more than the slim Quorom of today
will be on hand for the final disposi
tion of the amendments.
Heavy Penalty Jm
Murder OJ Sweetheait
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 8.—The jury
in the case of Herbert Cobb, who shot
and killed his sweetheart, Miss Ella
Cravens, on the night of May 20, to
day returned a verdict finding Cobb
guilty and fixing his punishment at life
imprisonment.
The jury took the case late yester
day afternoon and had been hung up
until this afternoon, standing nine for
life imprisonment, one for manslaugh
ter or tw'enty years, and two for death.
The case has been on trial for a
week, special term of court being held
to hear it.
Disiegafd Foi
Law IS Growing
San Francisco, July 8.—“Disregard
for law is fast becoming an American
characteristic,” is the finding of a re
port made by the committee on a sys
tem of teaching morals in the public
schools at the first session of the Na
tional Council of. Education of the Na
tional Education Association.
New' York, July 8.—The hearing of
the case of the Misses Graham and
Conrad, who are on preliminary trial
charged with the attempted murder of
the millionaire hotel proprietor W. E.
D. Stokes, was halted today by the
disappearance of Wilfrid Hart, the
negro elevator boy in the Varuna apart
ment house.
Hart was on duty in the Varuna on
the Stokes shooting and, it was said,
would contradict the version given by
the millionaire of his visit to the young
women in that apartment house.
It was expected the elevator boy
would be the first witness of the day.
When he failed to appear the proceed
ings were delayed while officers went
in search of the missing witness. Af
ter waiting half an hour for the ap
pearance of the witness, Magistrate
Freschi adjourned the trial until Tues
day.
Police Commissioner Waldo today
today ordered a searching investiga
tion into the scandal that has grown
out of the disappearance of mine of
the letters written by Stokes to Miss
Graham. Fourth Deputy Police Com
missioner Dillon was placed in per
sonal charge of the investigation.
The news that Commissioner Waldo
was aroused and demanded a thorough
investigation spread from headquar
ters through the department by the
“underground” in record time. The
very first person to appear as a “vol
untary” witness was W. E. D. Stokes
himself. He was informed by Mr. Dil
lon that he had not been sent for. But
he insisted upon stating that the first
thing he knew about the discovery of
the letters that were introduced in
court was when informed by his own
attorney that they had been turned
over to the state’s attorney.
Late tonight Mr. Dillon decided that
he w'ould be unable to make his report
before Monday morning.
James Cummings, the private de
tective of Mr. Stokes, who testlfled
that he found the package of letters
behind a trunk in the apartments of
the girls at the Varuna and carried
them away while three city detectivw
were in the rooms, appealed h6fore>
Mr. Dillon during the day. Four city
detectives and August Bloom, janitor
of the Varuna apartment building,
where the shooting took place, also
appeared to tell what they knew about
It became known tonight that the
the missing letters.
policemen who had testified told of
finding over thirty letters In the
apartments upon the night of the
shooting. These were brought down
to headquarters today from the West
68th street station where they have
been held. After an investigation
Deputy Dillon was convinced that
these letters bore no part in the shoot
ing case and they are now In the cus
tody of Inspector Hughes of the de
tective bureau.
Mr. Dillon also stated that the de
tectives declared they had kept a
close watch upon Cummings and Glea
son, the Stokes’ lawyer who accom
panied him and that neither of these
two men or the janitor had found any
letters at all.
“The four detectives,” Mr. Dillon,
continued, “further insist that when
they arrived at the apartments after
the shooting that there was clear evi
dence that the effects of these girls
Would Have Justice
Wnght impeached
Washington, July 8.—Impeachment
of Justice Daniel T. Wright, of the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia, w^as suggested today to the
senate “third degree” investigating
committee by Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor. Mr. Gompers’ complaint was
against Justice Weight’s course in
the Bucks Stove & Range Company
contempt proceedings against the
Federation officials.
Mr. Gompers told the committee that
he knew the senate could not bring
impeachment proceedings, and that he
did not mean for the committee to take
the initiative.
“Infamous” and “third degree’
methods w’^ere terms used by President
Gompers in denouncing the arrest of
J. J. McNamara at Indianapolis and
J. B. McNamara at Detroit last April.
Mr. Gompers said the Indianapolis
arrest was apparently “staged,” dne
newspaper “having the story of the
arrest set up and the edition held up
until the arrests could be pulled off.”
King of Montenegro Will
Fight to The Last Ditch -
Starving Women And Chil
dren in Mountains Appeal
For A,id.
London, July 8.—Europe is again on
the verge of a volcano, the Young
Turks, long restless, are advancing on
the Balkans.
King Nicholas, of Montenegro, has
called out his reserves, and will fight
the invaders to the last ditch.
The campaign of devastation and
massacre now started is bound to
result in scenes which made the great
war of 1877 a shock to the civilized
world.
It Is freely urged that Intervention
looking toward the establishment of a
Christian state is needed.
Russia, though friendly to Monte
negro, has been so far unable to inter
fere. Not only are the Albanians in
danger, but hundreds of English aad
American missionaries face death un
less the powers Intervene at once.
All the roads leading to Montenegro
city are crowded with flying refugees,
who know that torture is the least they
can hope for if the Turks overtake
them.
In the barren mountains of Montene
gro the crowds of starving women and
children are making appeal to the
clyilized world for help. So far these
appeals have* attracted no attention
save in Vienna and in St. Petersburg.
The advent of the New Turk, far
from ameliorating the condition of the
people in the Balkans, has resulted in
treatment as severe as any they en
dured under the old regime.
Four years ago, when the Young
Turks made their famous revolution,
depofiing the old Sultan and seizing
the reins of government, every one
agreed to hope for the best. Meas
ures which had been agreed upon by
the powers for the prevention of mas
sacres in Macedonia were suspended
and there seemed to be a general fra
ternizing among all races. The Chris-
tian Mussulmans that inhabited the
dominions of the Sultan’s were assured
day by day that the Young Turks were
highly civilized men, full of the moat
liberal ideas.
Now, alas, a very different spectacle
meets the eye. The Young Turks have
developed all the vices of the Old
Turks and are applying the old Otto
man principles with even more un
sparing severity. In the old days
Christians were frequently massacred,
but they were at least' exempt from
conscription. They are now being com
pelled to serve in the army which
they detest, the whole control of the
army remaining in the hands of the
Moslem commander in chief.
The Young Turks have exhausted
the resources of the treasury in
equipping an army and endeavoring
to provide themselves with a navy.
Formidable insurrections have broken'
out in Arabia, where the Turkish ,
troops have just sustained a severe
reverse, and in Albania, which at the'
present moment is the danger,, point
had been rummaged. They were told of situation,
by Bloom, the janitor, that he had Promises have been made to the
been in the apartment.” Powers, while the operations of Tor-
"Perhaps the disorder resulted from Pasha have been carried on with
the struggle that was engaged in by relentless severity.
Stokes and the girls, as testified to by jjj Austria warned the Ot-
Increase in Prices.
Washington, July 8.—The wholesale
prices of 257 commodities di/ring the
year 1910 were 4 per cent higher than
the previous year and 1.6 per cent
above the average of 1907, according
to figures given out by the Bureau of
Labor today. The bureau has made
an investigation of many leading com
modities and finds'that even the whole
sale price of farm products was 7.5
per cent higher in 1910 than in the
previous .vear.
Lumber and building materials in
creased 10.7 per cent; arugs 4.1 per
cent; foodstuffs 3.2 per cent. House
furnishings decreased 0.1 per cent and
fuel and light 3 per cent.
Prices of potatoes increased 300 per
cent; eggs 90 per cent; coffee 60 per
cent and mess beef 35 ^r cent.
the millionaire,” was suggested.
“The detectives say it appeared to
have resulted from a search for some
thing,” replied the commissioner.
News From the Mayflower.
Washington, July 8.—The following
wireless telegram has been received at
the White House from Mr. Hiles, pri
vate secretary to the president, on the
Mayflower;
“Party all well. Anchored at'mid
night six miles below navy yard—Phil
adelphia— steamed away at 7 o’clock.
Will pass out of Capes 2:30.
good.”
Weather
Big Steamer Burned.
Washington, July 8 —
cursion steai^r, Queen , ! have taken refuge in the bleak moun
toman porte that atrocities must
cease. While diplomatically protesting
the Young Turks have quietly order
ed their troops to carry on the war of
pillage aAd slaughter.
It. Is recognized here that the pow
ers will be compelled to intervene.
The war of 1877 began by an insur
rection in Rosnia and Herzegovina,
which the Turks endeavored to sup
press in the same way. The insurgents
took refuge in Montenegro, whence
their piteous entreaties rang through
out the civilized world.
In 1877 the influx of refugees was
in the north of Montenegro.
Now it is in the south. The refugees
then were Moslems; these are Catho
lics. The thousands of insurgents who
: uave LHrACU ill tlltS UlCO.J\ iU'sJUU*
runs oetween Washmg^n a -. i tains fled from their homes because
Beach burned at her wharf just after
landing 1,500 passengers. No fatali
ties as yet reported.
Rescued Eight
Membeis of Crew
Cleveland, O., July 8.—Life savers
at the Marblehead Life Saving Station
etarl ytoday rescued the eight mem
bers of the crew of the tug, T .C. Lutz,
with the aid of the power surf boat.
The crew of the tug were taken off
in a heavy sea.
The Lutz left Cleveland yesterday
bound for Toledo with the barge Con
stitution in tow. The latter was pick
ed up by another tug and towed to To
ledo, following the Lutz accident.
Mr. Wiley’s Will.
. The will of the late W. J. Wiley, his
property on North Pine street, is left
to his daughter, Miss Mary Wi^ey.
of the hostilities of the Young Turks.
The little mountain state is taxed
to the limits to supply them with suffi-
Icent food and clothing to keep life
together. Public appeals to England
and elsewhere have been made in or
der to insure the refugees against
starvation.
Diplomatic circles here are a uult
in declaring that the United States
should lead in this movement. The
European powers torn by jealousy and
“two dogs at one bone at you” are
slow to act. The American government
is intepsely interested in the mainten
ance of law and order in Asiatic Tur
key, in which region so many Ameri
can missionaries are laboring. If the
storm spreads to Asia Minor .hese
missionaries will be the first to suf
fer, yet the American government be
ing outside the European concert, and
having no responsibility entailed by
the treaty of Paris and Berlin, is com
pelled to remain an unwilling specta
tor of the slow evolution of what ma>
be a world-wide catastrophe.