Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-06
DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST TURKEY
United States viii Deal Firmly
With the Sultan,
OUR CLAIMS MUST BE PAID.
II Present Negotiations are Not Com
cluded Satisfactorily, Positive in-
structons 60 be sent strauss

New York. oct. GA special to the
Herald from Washington says;
This government is preparing TO take
very desicive steps. It Is learned with
"a View TO bringing Turkey to prompt
performance Of It's promises and obliga-
lions with respect TO the claims Of the
United States
The recall Of All Ferrough Bey. the
turkish minister has vastly stimulated
interest ln the somewhat strained dip
lJmatic relations with the sublime porte,
ana every step IN the negotiations Is
watched with Keen interest, especially
no" that 10 is possible for the Ameri-
can Nggt % Doe withdrawn from east
ern waters for "a possible denomination
IN the Mediterranean
Ii is learned from a high official
source that the administration is of the
opinion that no extreme measures viii
be used IN dealing with the sultan. but
tha, Il is prepared 90 adopt such meas
ures " the more usual and gentler re-
sources Of diplomacy are of no effect.
These harsher measures viii be, IN the
event Of the failure OF present uegotia-
lions, nothing less than an ultimatum
which would be presented TO the sultan
by Minister oscar s. Strauss. In speak
ing OF this phase Of the situation, the
official referred 10 said
our government win not cease It's
inslstence upon the payment Of these
claims and has detained Mr.. Strauss
here pending the conclusion Of these
negotiations and unless these ncgOtia-
lions are speedily concluded In a way
entirely satisfactory 90 our government
and in accordance with the promises
made By the sultan. Mr. Strauss will
return with very positive instructions
which VIII bring Turkey to the reali2a-
ton that our government expects the
sultan 10 respect his repeated promis-
es."
Under the Instructions Of Secretary
Hay Mr.. oscar Strauss returned 90 this
country In February last. IN order 20
confer with his chief and since then
the negotiations have been conducted
from this end with the active assistance
Of Mr. Strauss,
IL is believed here that but for the
inteIposit.on OF Russia and the demands
that were made by Great Britain, Italy
and France, 10 have their claims paid
when they learned that the United
States had taken the lead In these
negotiations and succeeded In having
the indemnity claims not only recog-
nized, but had received a promise for
payment, the Turkish government
would have promptly carried out IT'S
promises. The government. however,
did not intend to be sidetTacked on this
question, and the result has been that
through direct pressure, eXerted at
the Turkish government
NUHN "a an lHVHsr
NJ the destroyed school house and for
the additional building Robert college.
SO that all the matters at issue have
been satisfactorily settled with the ex-
ception Of the payment Of the indemni-
ty claims
Government officials here DO not be- |
'leve that extreme measures viii be-
come necessary and especially as the |
Turkish government recognizes the /
binding force Of It's promises which |
have been repeated 90 the United States /
charge. MI DusyOm, since Mr. Strauss |
return The whole negotiations have /
been difficult and are considered highly l
ireditable 20 the state department and 1
10 the diplomatic skin of Mr. Strauss.
In his reports TO the secretary OF |
state Mr. Strauss has expressed his be- |
ief that the indemnity will be adjust /
ID and that the relations between the
wo countries would again be as they |
we're IN former years. pleasant and /
,mlcable, especially as the United States
,eeps itself entirely neutral IN the shift
ne phases ~ the eastern question Two /
'ears ago 10 was believed by high Off
ials OF the government. that nothing
hort OF q Warlikp demonstration could I
ring about an adjustment ~ tha ugni-
ng situation The situation hes XII
ully and decidedly improved though
he administration Re- growing weary of
he dilatory tactics rCslrted to by the
.dvisers Of the suH."