The sun., 1900-04-20
TURKEYS DILEMMA.
Fleet If Necessary Viii Enforce Our
Claim Against Sultan.
ETHAT L0ND0H TR2GS SAYS.
The p,,pcrs There Seem to lie of the
General Ghiniun THAT Abdul
Iinm.I VIII Finally Ac-
ce.ie 10 Demands.

Washington, Apg 1o.-Thc return Of |
Secretary Hay from Nrw York is anX-
iousy looked for here as II is believed |
Ills arrival III WAshin@tIt viii hc the
signul lor il definite statement uf the lit
titude Of this government toward Tur-
key.
il II certain now thnt an utmaimm
81 Some l.ini Will nc sVnt t0 the sultan,
sGttu4 i tinc liiait for thn payment u
tltc Si0a,Ga9 due ~ His own confession
lol ettiaees d. Amcfiran citizens. Ihi+
gt#i'aiTl onre nt5le iii pefentptalS t3iHlS.
'tHc Will % It'll hata,llWn. \ i~et Wtl
Il -DTt ii necessary e. collect the hlE
ld roa oi Sai.tna, ii Asia Minor
sgi%el
tesit5.cy Il tltc government ~
saHt 4, tAp 4Satsara hAttmttGm y tar
heH9 tal IaileN lalH settle without !t.
Eo wl,HdraW op minister Is % Leave nlif
4sie-itrarivS and ciilcls without iiniee-
tNA a;.d ID arouse i icHct persecution
III thr ArnmiitAS. BESIDES. il i inst
aaesiillp TIM an uliiAatHn may not have
ll,r ,estcd effect.
| l'tl+lsey just NOW has refused to obey
| tllr dcaiulds IL IL, the powers Of En-
rnpp III thr import duties question. and
her final reply i that there will be no
hnnaing IL the viii II Europe.
Ii took the combined fleets of Europe
ID force the sultan into Il settlement of
thr Cretan question. Besides this, while
the powers would probably not interfere
with our course of action, il is rencn-
brred that whenever n great power wish
cs 10 seize Il South American custom
house Il 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
J threatened action of the United States
against Turkey. particularly i'll view of
the sultnn's recalcitrancy i'll connection
, with the increase of the customs duties.
The fourth collective note of the EN-
, bassies, objecting to an increase of 3 pei
, cent in the duties OH account of the bad
condition Of the Turkish finances. with
ont a previous understanding with the
I powers, was handed to the Turkish gov
g ernment yesterday, but Turkey maintain:
e such firm attitude that the suspicioI
4 is growing that some covert intrigue Il
:. frustrating the effect of the notes.
e The st. James Gazette says: 1T vii
Il be interesting to watch the game .
!, procrastination. to which Europe is nc
), customcd, being played with the Unite'
: States. America has entered the Euro
L pcan arena ami apparently has no intcn
Is tion of standing any humhug from tn
II Turks. Why should She? The easter
- question has no tcrrors for power wit
'' II whole ocean between herself and tn
le Balkans The president thinks the sll
ss tan has had grace enough. But if Ame1
is lea sets foot iii Asia Minor perhaps 81
:. will find neither Russia nnr German
aV will hr Wtntrrestcd spectators. frol
es ourselves she will get nothing but syn
ke pnthy and good will.
h. The Fall Mall Gazette says; "Ahl'
- ana the steam roller are quite used
W delging around carh other without daf
ot nsc a anybody, hnt the hrusanc hurry
OF thc fmcritan government must he mth
" liSconeertng. These Americans 50 i
I, from playing i game, are positively tai
: iis IT sei&ing Smyrll.'
ne The papcrs generally think Abdul IL
mid will pay Up.