TURKEY'S APOLOGY. Porte Has Agreed to Demands of Minister Leishman.
Item
- Title
- TURKEY'S APOLOGY. Porte Has Agreed to Demands of Minister Leishman.
- Source
- Perth Amboy Evening News (NJ)
- Date
- 1903-12-21
- page
- 3
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85035720/1903-12-21/ed-2/?sp=3&q=%22Assault%22+%22Assaulted%22+%22Assaults%22&r=0.294,0.196,0.58,0.269,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- diplomat , police
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Crime
- Location
-
International
Turkey - Length of story
- 261
- Description
- TURKEY’S APOLOGY. Porte Has Agreed to Demands of Minister Leishman. REGRETS FOR INSULT OFFERED DAVIS Governor of Alexandretta on His Return and Make Amends For Attack by the Local Police. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 21 - The porte has agreed to the demands of the United States government and has ordered the governor of Alexandretta to make ample apology to Consul Davis for the insults offered him and the assault committed upon him by the local police of Alexandretta. While the consul was accompanying on board a departing steamer a naturalized American citizen named Attarin who has been liberated from prison through the intervention of Mr. Davis. United States Minister Leishman arrived at a friendly understanding in the premises with Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign minister, who agreed to his demands. The porte notified the United States legation orally and in writing of the instructions telegraphed to the vali of Aleppo to order the governor of Alexandretta to call the Consul Davis immediately after arrival at Alexandretta and offer to him a complete apology. The porte has also promised to punish the police officials who assaulted Consul Davis and will allow Attarin to deport unhindered. The United States cruiser San Francisco, with Rear Admiral COtton. Which has left Beirut for the purpose of taking Consul Davis to Alexandretta, is expected to arrive there, and if the Turkish government carries out the programme it has formulated the Alexandretta incident may be considered closed. It is felt here that delay or complications are not likely, but Rear Admiral Cotton has received instructions to meet all eventualities.
