Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-19
GOING TO SEE ABOUT IT,
AHA, Gould Not Hive Made The Promise
Claimed,
THE TURK WILL FIND OUT
priodple the same II tile Amount
Were Ten Times ~ Great VIM
i.trr strauss challenge
rsar,y Dispatched

rEaHy Dispatched
>.y York April ia special 10 the
u.-H sr5u washington SAYS;
All r.r8ah Bey the Turkish minis
81, 10 f. United states viii can at
rs ..ate department tomorrow to as
,-.r what foundation there is Ia
bin. rr5rs that the administration Is
r,rsrr. ,1 hand bis passports In the
,r.rt -ha. the sublime porte declines 70
nav tas missionary claims pending
against IT,
HAY WILL MAKE DEMAND
similar queries WIN be made by repre-
srn,yos 90 European governments IN
Washington. The state department is
raranug discreet silence, although
r.. known that when Secretary Hay
returns from Sew York he viii sign a
rgmptory note 10 the sublime porte
demanding prompt action upon Ameri-
l1 claims.
All FeuOuh Bey I'm discussing the
matter today declared that Turkey is
MOI responsible Tor the claims. as 10 mad
given adequate protection 90 foreigners
residing within It's boundaries during
thg revolution of some years ago.
% can hardly believe Doe said that
ary foundation exists for the reports
ttlt there Is grave danger OF a rupture
DO ODE diplomatic relations between the
United States and the sublime porte on
account 0, Che latters failure 20 pay
claims arising out OF alleged outrases
u1 red hy American missionaries ln
Turkey The relations between the two
governments have always been Of a
friendly character ana are too sacred 20
b SO lightly broken OF The claims
amount 600 aII to $4,000, a paltry sum,
think upon which 90 base such re-
Ct.8b.e ana injurious act
Was ,,- t.4.,er,-r, ppo,rsr
while J have not conducted ueg0tia-
tons ar lra subject and ann. therefore.
90, familiar with AN the facts, / ann
gn that had the sultan given hts
promise TO pay an immediate settlement
would have been made. i am OF the
Or101 that In the translation OF his
remarks the drag9man mlsinterpreted
DIS language. conveying TO the minis
ts- .hs promise of which he speakg I'M.
r.a n n.y. ,t IN, ~ r C'aa az, onl itti,s
DEPARTMENT
'My government rs DESTROYS OF fulfill
log i's ilst obligation, ana 81 the claims
az lie missionaries can be established
u.y WiIi undoubtedly be settled. But
% seems ridiculous for the press 90
SPEAK o. q rupture OF diplomatic rela-
tons 600 View of the unimportance Of
Oh, matter and Of the small amount in-
'y.led
may AID that my government Is
responsible .n the eyes Of international
%" Cor damages done the property OF
foreigners during a revolution At the
tHe 0, Che revolt however the sublime
porte provided ample protection for
Americans and their interests. This Is
an MAT could have been expected OF 10.
H'. SINGH. foreigner was killed OF in-
lu-el
Ny relations with the state depart
men. are sl cordial that ] can hardly
r.rar dst IMMUNE I1 'Guilr ,ri,l Is' o ,j
besides tha officials are too Gar seeing
ana possess too much judgment 90 as
sumo loe responsibility Of such grave
l'N,y'
Tycrr SAM u,rrr err ,,o -rr,te
''''' 'i'''
Those cl0se Co the Turkish minister
l..ala that tbe United states would be
greater sufferer than Turkey ln the
event That diplomatic relations We're
suspended. 10 was pointed out that the
lmi1riat0n of American goods into
turkey is much larger and more valu-
tb.. idaH ODE importation OF Turkish
t0'4s .aIo tHa United Stai0r There are
several hundred american missionaries
NIa ,lair .am.lies besides other Amer
lc8U chs. no Turkey. and they would
DE- ltt Without the protection OF the
li..e4 States and would have to de-
.0l lnu" .hat which could Dee afforded
ny O. neutral power
no Tor Turkey ls concerned. there
sr comp ativ'ly few OF her subjects
~ ,"e III States and the minister
tg.' n'i believe that they would be In
e.E ens'r even should dis legation be
"4A'ia"n
SULTAN rpor-t- MS Dr rncu,
''i' In IT,
Ne" York Aurl l9.-The Herald to-
morrow, moro" N..i saws; oscar S, suaus.
Turkey s MI ,I bo Ch y, Az s'a ave, 10
Us understood that De Is to remain here
vv.-.. .Ne claim dispute IS settled
,"L.A air. Stratus found that the sui
,ttD' despite hIs personal pledge to pay
,N, l'lUm. which had. al his solcita-
9H o..u reduced from more than $780,
BY ~ $4,000 was bent on continuing
4, ,l.t NJ delay. he sent a dispatch
~ '.N.Nt.on, relating the facts of
mediate resignation The resignation
y accented. would have been tanta.
,'4sAl 90 direct challenge TO the
'l,e.''le nlrie
administration was not pre-.
ss,,..,1. however Do take so positive a