The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-01
Significance of TT keys Failure to
Answer the American
Note.
DEMAND NAY BE Renewed.
Sultan Probably Will Suggest Ar
hitration. the Acceptance Of
Which Would Embarrass
the Government.
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! Washington. April 3o-Another days de-
/ lay IN the settlement OF The Turkish aues-
| tion has increased the tension at the State
Department The DELAY is directly at
tTibutable to the procra Estimation of ,he
! Porte. and is believed To have a sinister
, significance /, is argued that IL the Porte
| intended TO settle the indemnity claim. At
would have done 50 before this on III.
theory that IL would rather do 50 in an
apparently voluntary way than as the re-
suit OF All ultima,um. Al I o'clock the
departments hour for closing no new
phase. it was reported. had developed
There is reason TO believe however that
Turkey Is preparing to make a new propo-
sitinn and II is expected to prove a sIg-
eestion that the matter he referred to an
arbitration tribunal. Although the depart-
ment will not admit il. il is entirely pos
Sible that the proposition is already pend
Ing, and that the State Department keeps
II secret because of the peculiar errbarrass-
rncnt surrounding the matter
state Departments Dilemma
There is no doubt tina. the State Depar.-
ment would Ike TO extricate itself from III,
dilemma in which II finds itself. Turkey
has refused TO be ''bluffed" UP to date, and
n proposal 10 Jrhitrate the claim Is LITTLE
short OF humorous. in view of the reccn;
f"rceness Of the State Department The ac-
ceptance of such proposition would be re-
Earded in International circles as Joke
since the effect would be to place the mat
ter just about where IL was a year ago Ne
sntiations would ensue for the appointment
of a tribunal; the claims and proofs and de-
tails would have to y. submitted In due
time the defense would be submitted and
possibly a counter-claim by the Turkish
Government. Lawyers would argue the case
Tor each side. and the arbitration court Al
ways n deliberate and isisureiy body, would
reach decision in about two years. Such
delay would he emincntly satisfactory 10
the Sultan. The arbitration proposal would
he poser for the State Department 7, is
now open secret that the department
would have pressed the case to the ccnc!u-
sion three days ago had II not been con-
WINGED ,hat AT least one European country
-Russia- wouid he dlspleased by the for
c!cg of Turke-'s land by a naval demon
slJatior off Smyrna.
Turkeys Casc.
Turkey rs already prepared 20 present A
strong case from her staudpci.: If the ar
scheme is. through force OF cir
cumstsEces ard international cxTediency
accepted by the administrator. Turkey ex-
poets to show that the aggregate OF s95s9
i made up Of number of claims. each one
~ which has been grossly exagg rated She
is prepared 20 ssrd proof that the build
ingS destroyed were rot worth Ore-half the
value attributed 10 them by the mission
aries. ami that the personal effects OF the
were riliCuloGS;y overes;i-
The Sultan will. for the purposes of
this tribunal. admit that hc promised 10
pav anv Just claim and that he is still will
ing 20 pay on demand whatever amount is
determined 10 he due BY a court OF srbi-
tratior.
The talk OF General Lew Wallace for the
minis ,ership 20 Turkey ~ succeed Oscar
Siraus apparently is not well founded. II
Is unoftCia!ly. but aUthoritatVely said =:
the State Department tina, Mr.. StraEs in
his position as Minister 10 Turkey is essen
iial 10 the settlement of the case. Mr..
Stra;s has been requested 70 retain his
position until the present crisis at least has
passed. The State Departments appoint
m.nt OF new Minister to Turkey in the
face OF the existing situation would indi-
rat" that the United States did rot intend
TO press the claim, hut is willing to lei
.Aa!t"rS proceed just as th"v are. with in
i-rminabIe negotiations IN Prospect.
SETTLEMENT N SIGHT.
London. May 1.-The Cnrstantinopie cor
respondent of the Times says:
The Porte has issued circular formu-