Show U1TMTUM SET Uncle Sam However insists That Porte Must Pay NOTE TO GRISCOM EXPLAINED It is Not Doubted In Washington I That Ottoman Government Would Speedily Meet Desires of This Country Regarding Claims Could They be Adjusted Privately and Without Knowledge of European Embossadors in Constantinople This is Impracticable Washington April 26It is learned that the note of Mr Grlscom United States Charge dAffalres at Constantinople Constan-tinople Is founded on the Slate departments de-partments Instructions to press vigorously vigor-ously thc claim for Indemnity already I lodged with the Porte The note Is not I 1an ultimatum In any sense but Is In continuation of thc expressed determination I I initiation of thc State department to exhaust all peaceful and proper means to secure i m settlement of these claims It is not doubted that the Government Govern-ment would 3peedlly meet our desires I In the matter could the claims be adJusted 1 I ad-Justed privately and without the knowledge of the European Embussa I dons In Constantinople but this Is impracticable Im-practicable and thc Turkish Government Govern-ment is it Is believed embarrassed at the necessity of settling all the claims of European countries for large sum of money should thc American claims bo allowed I The expectant attitude of the European Euro-pean diplomatic agents in Constantinople Constanti-nople during the active prosecution of the negotiations IB probably the basis for such storlfs as that put afloat to the effect that tile Russian Government was secretly backing Turkey In oppo S sltion to the settlement with the United I States It Is realized that the Turkish Government Gov-ernment Is not at all averse to the spread of a belief in the truth of thin story but it is held here that there Is no foundation In fact for It |