They were tried by their own diplomatic officers or consuls In all tie ports of the Turkish Empire and in all such countries. That was a perfect safeguard. If you were a Turk. a Syrian. an Armenian. an Arab. or an Egyptian. if you came to America and became naturalized and got a passport anid went home and committed some offense against the police and they came to arrest you. all you had to do was to run up the American flag and they had to let you alone. For some time I had the honor of representing this country In Egypt. and one of my most numerous duties was to take care of American citizens that were being " hounded by the police" and would run up the American flag. A passport is very valuable for that reason.
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