“Since the appointment of His Excellency, George Horton as Consul-General of the United States in Smyrna, His Excellency has won the heart of the whole Turkish nation by the sympathy and good will which His Excellency has always shown every Turkish man. “During the Greek occupancy of our country His Excellency, Mr. George Horton, gave full protection and kindly treatment to those of the Turks who went to him for protection and the right of humane existence. “We therefore beg to express our heartiest thanks to His Excellency, Mr. George Horton, for all the interest and kindly services rendered by him for the Turkish nation, which has also created in our hearts a deep and eternal affection for his honorable nation. (Signed) “Ilimdar Zade Edhem, President of the Islamic Emigration Committee Sahlebdji Zade Midhat, Merchant Hussein Djemal, Chemist Beshir Zade, Merchant Ali Rifki Mehmet Nourri, Carpet Merchant Hali Zeki, Proprietor of _Shark Gazette_ Hassan Fewzi, Lawyer Shaih Kadri Eyyub Sabri, Merchant Mehmet Emin, Merchant Mehmet Hamdi, Merchant Kesreli Hadji Ali, Tobacco Merchant Berkeli Zade Hadji Bedriddin Mkr. Ahmet Kantardji Zade Mustapha Nouriddin Mehmet Zeki, Hat Merchant.” Of these and of many other Turks that I have known personally, I have the most friendly and even affectionate recollections. I wish them well and would gladly welcome an occasion that would allow me to be of service to them again. It is necessary, however, for the honor of the Turkish race that some of its members should denounce the massacres and publicly declare that they are and have always been opposed to them. If the Koran does not advocate the putting to death of the unbeliever as some of its expounders maintain, then it should seem indispensable to the good name of Mohammedanism in general, that all the other Moslems should denounce the Turkish massacres. The above testimonial was forwarded to me by Mr. Rufus Lane, formerly American consul at Smyrna, who writes among other things: “I thought it would be a pleasure to you to have as a souvenir of your stay here, a few lines from some of your Turkish friends, attesting their sympathy for you.