Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-08-10

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Tse' President and Secretary Hay held
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induce ths'Sultan to M ,ko oconcessinps to
| Americans travelling q Turkey which
they were entitled to ander the treaties,
and in the matter of establishing schools
and other Institutions Ia the Turkish
empire, aright accorded to other nations.
The demands Of the United States have
been frequently presented to the Turkish
government, aud Minister Leisbman has
made numerous efforts to lay these de-
mands before the Sultan, but obstruc-
/ tions and delays have been interposed.
There is little hope of inducing the
Sultan to- make any concessions unless
he is made to see the Importance of
such action with the aid of squadron
of war vessels.
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about two years with the United States.
Time after time Mr.. Leishman asked for
a direct audience with the Sultan, but
was put off. Finally the Sui tsn agreed
TO see him, and on July Goth granted
him an audience. From the tone of the
minister's oablegram 1t was inferred that
he had been assured that his demands
would meet with favorable consideration.
Accordingly the North American squad
ron, under Rear Admiral Barker, which
has been at Trieste, was ordered home
It is now at Gibraltar. OF course, the
| news that the Atlantic squadron had
been ordered to return to the United
States was sent from here to Constanti-
lople, and the shifty diplomats of the
Turkish government concluded that this
government had left itself unprotected.
But the Turkish government overlooked
the European squadron, also In the Medi.
| terranean, and its appearance off the
Turkish coast is likely to cause conster-
nation.
| The Navy Department announced that
| the European squadron is considered
sufficiently strong to enforce reply to
our demands on Turkey and that the
Atlantic squadron, after assembling at
Gibraltar, will proceed across the ocean
under the original instructions, arriving
off this coast about September 1. In the
| Olympia, which was Admiral Dewey's
|
Baltimore, it Is considered that the
United States has force immeasurably
superior to anything that Turkey can
| muster.
IT, appears that when Minister Leish-
man went on Tuesday to get his answer
from the ruler OF Turkey the foxy Sultan
refused to see him. He tried again on
Wednesday with similar result and on
Thursday sent peremptory request for
an audience or an answer. He did not
get the audience and the Sultan's minis
ters gave him most unsatisfactory assur-
ances. Thereupon he cabled the whole
history of his attempts to the State De-
partment with the opinion that he had
exhausted all diplomatic expediencey.
Secretary of State Hay had come to
| Washington from his summer vacation
to take personal charge of the affairs in
this crisis. After conference with tho
President and the cabinet it was deter
mined that the limit of endurance with
Turkey had been reached
Not only is it considered that Turkey
has insulted the United States and
should be brought up with sharp turn
on that account, but she had humiliated
this country in the eyes OF other world
powers, which have learned long since
TO place no reliance upon the promise of
Turkey.
To put off revisive steps any longer
would be in the eyes of President Roose-
velt's administration q confession of
timidity, and SO the ships were ordered
to sail to Turkey.
That this action should be taken Just
at the eve of an exciting campaign is de-
clared by advisors and friends of the
President to be simply coincidence.
The executive and his cabinet, they say,
have been extremely patient with Turkey
for two years past until the Sultan at
least calls for drastic action.
The destination of the squadron is
Smyrna. This place was selected be-
cause it afforded direct cable communi.
cation with Washington and is only 800
miles distant from Constantinople. The
trip probably will be made in three days
and when he reaches Smyrna Admiral
jewell will put himself in communica-
ton with Minister Leishman and also
report to Washington.