Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-22
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fs.Ainislcr Angel Thinks That The Only Wa,
10 Get Money from Turkey
DISCUSSING the CLAIMS OF AMERICANS.
sultan L. an Able DipIomst-iiis Nation
No Longer the sick man Of Europe
strength Of Ills Army


Now York. Sept. 22.-The Tribune
says; Preadeni J. -. AngslL Of the
University Of Michigan. who for more
than a year has beea The United states
minister 10 Turkey, was AMONG me pas
HyuEefs on the Teu,umc yesterday Mr'
AnEsl. who has been succeeded 10
Turkey BY Oscar Strauss, resigned his
position 10 r,new his administration of
ne university Of which he Is The head.
Mr. Angel was unsuccessful In Sc
curing lhc payment " the American
claims upon Turkish government, but
ON ihe Journey acfua4 iht Atlantic ht
was frequently In conference Wan Col
Hay ANA took advanlige, undlunicdiy.
% ihs opportunity % fully iul1sm the
now secretary Of state Of he situation
eNlaslng ln IufkOy. o. u Ni known
thl. d. Is tho desire OF TIE PraHldrnt
that the claims against the pore shau
DE- fatdud aa promptly ds possible, anu
She Information which Mr. Angel viii
BE- able 20 imilrt o. thg government
will tr extremely valuable w the effort
10 compel the puitan 20 make good The
damages ianictoJ upon Americans liv-
iug 10 turkey.
IN Tho couTas uf a conversation with
"a Tribune reporter, while the Tcuiunic
was making hrr way up the bay liHt
n.gilt. ar. Angel n1id. "Thtr b. nt-
ile new that ! can gay rrgafiing me
situation In Turkey. fcrfccs tranquility
prevailed while l WIS there and no
nplssacrcs occurred Ia Armenia nor IN
the balkans.
Is ID true that the United states In
tends % enforce ,hs paymeD u -
claims by d,monHtratl0n OF furcef"
Mr. Angld was asked.
a. 40 - Na. III
1--WE made those claims. as ala he
other powers. Tor damages lunlcicd BY
fhe Turks upon uut missionaries. Toe
sultan, however. refuses % recognize
shtre claims, dUd dUulra his response
billy upon a plea that n uuaatatlc.
tory to the powers nud 20 the United
States who her an attempt Wlll be
made 20 collect those claims b. force %
arms or "a demonstration IL q matter
i for the government alone 90 decide.
| When moral pressure o. brought 10
/ bear upon HIN, IN sultan declares That
+ the damages were the rcruH % = mul
riot. and rhag. therefore. ~ Il not r..
apunslble indocd, Ia has actually told
I the European powers that Instead OF
I miking claims against him he N en-
I tltlgd 90 lndrmuiti.a fq1m them because
/ Europeans HlO; ug ana Killed Turkhh
soldiers from their houses. one ihIng
I would like 70 lay stress on, and thai
T b., that our claims are different from
tho general mob riot but our claims foi
damage RES upon much s.rongoI
baHsA Tho property % the Amerioini
was destroyed. not IN a general riot
but 10 soldiers who we're put % guard
/ that property and who wyre conas.
qurntly the agents Of me government
/ placed thal view before the sultan
strongly, but the answer he gave m,
. was the same az before. and he r.,
I fuucd 60 make any specific answer "a
. the specific matters Wnicn I laid De-.
/ fne him. q scOmH to me that an armed
q m1ns,uatiuu D. the only mean' who're
| By the Turkish government can %,
made 60 make the restitution asked
for"
What viii b. the outcome OF thl
/ Ctrtnn uoublcaT" was asked.
"Ah' the powers only wish yot
could tel thCm.' answered Ministrl
I AnUpll. nut | notice ne sultan u
/ yielding to their request. Whether
Turkey viii lose Cr'ie o. u impnaa'hl,
o. say now, but n the powers say nhl
must, she win have 90 rflnqmsh a."
While he was Ia Turkey Mr. Angel
fitlurntly RiW the sultan. prscrlhinf
him he said;
The sultan n u man q decided abll
ny, Possesses great fhrcNdntHs. ant
\ plays his policy wei ~ plulng thi
] Jealousy OF ono nation nTlnrt another
/ fver1 one c1ucodra nat he II an nhli
man. I've u the governor ~ his people
and the most absolute dcspni In M
world " IL he Who rules, MOI Ms cab
met since. me Greek war his powci
.