Talk:Oscar Straus (politician)
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Year of death
editAccording to the article: 1936. I believe it is a mistake. confirmation: [1], [2], [3]. Gridge (talk) 23:05, 21 November 2007 (UTC).
Career in Ottoman Turkey
editThe Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, after being approached by American minister to Turkey, Oscar Straus, sent a letter to the Moros of the Sulu Sultanate telling them not to resist American takeover and cooperate with the Americans at the start of the Moro Rebellion in 1898. The Sulu Moros complied with the order.
http://books.google.com/books?id=vDzjkrTDKjYC&pg=PA405#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=vDzjkrTDKjYC&pg=PA406&dq=Abdulhamid+issued+decree+people+territory+support+America+Muslim+accepted&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2GYZU6m3IonU0QHHmoCQAw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Abdulhamid%20issued%20decree%20people%20territory%20support%20America%20Muslim%20accepted&f=false