Mr. Leishman to Mr. Hay.
Constantinople, November 15, 1903.
(Mr. Leishman reports that he has returned a note from the Sublime Porte, relative to the Beirut trouble, which was most unsatisfactory in character, and has filed protest against the manner in which his complaints in reference to these troubles have been treated, including the promoting of the governor, dismissed on account of the action of the [Page 785] United States Government, besides complimenting and rewarding him instead of condemning, as the following telegram sent at the time to the governor from the Palace will indicate:
“Your excellency’s fidelity being well established in the eyes of His Most Sacred Majesty the Caliph, you should not allow yourself to be in the least affected by the fact of your dismissal. It is His Majesty’s Imperial will that you should return at once to Constantinople in order to be the recipient of the royal favors.”)