Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21
Gives a Long Audience to GriscOm
Statement Of Porte Officials,
TALK OF AN ULTIMATUM.
Newspapers Discuss the Possibilities
In Case Of "a Resort to ForclbIe
Collection Of Debt

Constantlnople April I.--Au Lloyd
c. Griscom, United States charge d.
afaires, today had long private audi
ence Of the sultan, who was very cor-
dial. such an audience with the Ameri.
can charge d afaires is Unprecedented.
and Is, therefore. considered lmport-
ant In the present circumstances.
The United States legation Is without
information as 90 the state Of the in
demnity question at Washington, while
the porte officials say they are un-
aware OF the strained relations raised
over this question
TALK OF sEyERlNG RELATIONS.
New York, April 2l.-A special to the
World from Washington says:
Unless the sultan Of Turkey acts very
promptly An Feuouh Bey, the Turkish
minister. will be given his passports
and diplomatic relations between the
United States and Turkey vii be sus-
pended until the sultan pays the 100000
due citizens OF the United States.
II Is understood that an ulumatum
stating the diplomatic relations win be
severed until the claims are paid is
ready for presentation TO the Turkish
government 10 is known at the de-
partment that the Turkish minister add
yised his government yesterday rela-
tive To- the situation and time viii be
given Tor the sultan 90 act before the
ultimatum will De issued
There has been some discussion Of the
plan, I'm the event that the sultan stlll
continued obstinate 90 seize port Of
Turkey and collect customs to an
amount equal 10 the claim
Is SULTAN DISHONEST?
II Is believed that International COM
phcations could Doe aycrted by notifying
the continental power. that IL was the
intention OF the United States TO re-
main In possession OF the port only
long enough 20 collect the money. The
administration is now adverse. how
ever 20 going beyond a severance OF
diplomatic relations
No serious thought has been given
20 a military or naval demonstration,
as the administration has AN the war
on hand it cares 10 deal with for the
present
Should All Ferrouh Bey be given his
passports Il would amount TO saying
that Turkey Is q dishonest government
state department officials believe that
the sultan will not be- willing to have
his country thus advertised 10 the
world
IN CASE OF A BREACH,
A special to the Tribune from Wash
ingt0n says.
All the contingencies that might re-
suit from an outright breach with
Turkey have been Canvassed at the
state department with a thOrOughness
which OF itself is sufficient proof Of
the deliberate oarnestuess Of the United
States Boo forcing The sultan 10 settle
without regard 90 the extreme punish
ment that may have 90 be inflicted
upon the ottoman empire should he
prove pugnaCious.
For one thing the missionary organ
iZati0ns Boo this country whose interests
may be- further je0pardlzei. have given
assurances that they are willing 90 as
sumo the risk OF having their property
In Armenia destroyed by the Turks,
and that the workers there who are de-
pendent on American support do not
shrink from the possibility of a rpcur.
renee OF me atroalous massacres which
led to the present crisis
..... -,
sElHlNG FoltI'
Tho naval rrogran I'm the event Of
, ,"sort a. str,s has also rad careful
consi6or,tio1 and n g,Daars mat
c,nyrra Mini bs almost as dIfIicult to
800 os was sartiar5 if me Turks