Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
TURKEY MAD.
Fleet If Necessary Will Enforce Our
Claim Against Sultan.
WHAT LONDON PRESS SAYS.
The Papers There Seem to He of the
General Opinion That Abdul
Hamid VIII Finally Ac-
cede to Demands.

Washington, April 2O.-The return of
Secretary Hay from New York is anX-
iously looked for here, as it is believed
his arrival in Washington will be the
signal for n definite statement of the at
ttude of this government toward Tur-
key.
1t is certain now that an ultimatum
of some kind will be sent to the sultan,
setting time limit for the payment of
the 100000 due by his own confession
for outrages on American citizens. This
demand once made in peremptory terms,
there will be no backdown. \ fleet will
be sent if necessary to collect the bill,
and the port of Smyrna, in Asia Minor,
may be seized.
The hesitancy of the government in
sending the threatened ultimatum is the
hope that Turkey may settle without it.
10 withdraw our minister Is to leave our
missionaries and citizens without protec-
ton and to arouse a tiercer persecution
of the Armenians. Besides, it is just
possible that an ultimatum may not have
the desired effect.
Turkey just now has refused to obey
the demands of all the powers of Eu-
rope in the import duties question, and
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bending to the will Of Europe.
1t took the combined fleets of Europe
to force the sultan into settlement Of
the Cretan question. Besides this, while
the powers would probably not interfere
with our course of action, it is remem-
bered that whenever Il great power wish
es to seize South American custom
house delay is generally granted
through the persuasion of Washington.
Views of English Press.
A dispatch from London says:
Keen interest is manifested here in the
threatened action of the United States
against Turkey, particularly in view of
the sultan's recalcitrnncy in connection
with the increase Of the customs duties.
The fourth collective note of the EN-
bassies, Directing to an increase of per
cent in the duties, oil account of the bad
condition of the Turkish finances, with
out a previous understanding with the
powers, was handed to the Turkish gov
eminent yesterday, but Turkey maintains
such firm attitude that the suspicion
is growing that some covert intrigue is
frustrating the effect of the notes.
The st. James Gazette says: ut will
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procrastnation, to which Europe is ac-
customed, being played with the United
States. America has entered the Euro
pean arena and apparently has no inten-
ton of standing any humbug from the
Turks. Why should she? The eastern
question has no terrors for power with
a whole ocean between herself and the
Balkans. The president thinks the sui
tan has had grace enough. But if Amer
lea sets foot in Asia Minor perhaps she
will find neither Russia nor Germany
will be uninterested spectators. From
ourselves she will get nothing but sym
patty and good will"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Abdul
and the steam roller are quite used to
lodging around each other without dam
age to anybody, but the brusque hurry Of
the American government must be rather
disconcerting. These Americans, SO far
from playing game, are positively talk
ing of Selling Smyrna"
The papers generally think Abdul Ha-
mid will pay up.
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