The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-19
WATCHING THE SULTAN
State Department Interested In
Turkeys Movements.
oHoATE's VISIT TosEORETARYHAY

Believed 90 Relate to ForeiEn and
International Complications - New
Alignment of the Powers May Re-
suit Prom Frances Discipline OF
the Porte.
Emhassador Choate was at the state
department. says the Washington cor.
respondent OF the New York Press. and
conferred with Secretary Hay Prior
To- bis appearance at the department
be called on the secretary in his home
and FOR two hours they talked about
this governments interests abroad lie
was IN The company of Secretary OF
War Root. aud after his conference
with Mr. Hay rcjolncd Mr.. Root.
while there has been no admission
in any official quarters Of anything Of
the sort the Incident was construed by
some of those who have been watching
the trend Of affairs .u the national
capital as an Indication that Mr. Root
was familiarizing himself with inter
national questions. with a view ulti.
maicly 10 succeeding the secretary OF
state.
IhJsc Who were asked on the point
dcchred for publication that there
could be no such construction placed
on the intimacy Of the ambassador to
England and the secretary OF war. but
that It grew solely out Of the long per-
sonal and professional friendship
which has existed between the two
Ostcnsibly Mr. Choatc came TO Wash.
iugton to pay his respects and talk
over the conditions which the new ca.
nal treaty with Great Britain Is ex-
pected to develop. However the sec
rctary OF state and the embassndor
met In New England recently and OK
hausted the subject in their discus
sionS
There are indications about the state
department that much graver lntcrna.
tional questions are under considera.
tion. The keencst interest is shown Ga
every cable which brings news having
even the remotest bearing upon the op-
erations Of France against Turkey. II
would appear that the United States
could have no Interest i'm the plans Of
France in her attack on Turkey. \
much different view is taken by those
who are watching the drift OF inter.
national affairs. While there have
been repeated sensational rumors OF
the breaking OF the concert of foreign
powers Il is realized that the actual
assembling Of ships and the determine
tion to urd,; Il punitive expedition has
done more In the last few days to bring
about crisis between foreign nations
than anything that has been observed
In the foreign warcloud.
II Is realized at the state department
that popular sentiment in the United
States is against any open or implied
alliance with Great Britain, hut the
department appreciates what Is not
realized in the country at large, the
service To the United States IN the war
with Spain by the moral support given
10 us. TO this was attributed the fact
that no foreign nation interfered in
our quarrel with Spain. II would APP
pear that France I'm sending an expedi-
tion TO discipline Turkey is not actu-
ated solely by a desire TO collect a Just
claim. Russian influence is thought to
be behind the move II this proves
true, there may be new alignment in
the old world.
Germany and Great Britain win prob
ably iiud their interests mutual II the
crisis now threatened comes Russia
and France win be arrayed side by
side. Some doubt exists as TO the
stand TO be taken by Italy. An ele-
ment OF uncertainty develops because
of ltaly's desire TO obtain concessions
on the north coast Of Africa. Great
Britain has furnished the money TO
build the Italian navy. There are 9th.
or close alliances between the two
countries The United States has found
In Great Britain recently buffer be.
tween IL and other foreign powers.
Great Britain may not have openly
espoused the cause Of the United
States, but her moral influence has pre-.
vented a crisis in more than one differ
ence which threatened us. The qucs.
tlOn is asked as To whether or not this
country viii discover that she has in
terests in the Turkish question which
have not been brought ont up TO this
time.