Show TURKS ARE SLOW PAY Sixteen Months Since Sultan Promised Prom-ised to Settle with U S Washington April HIt Is learned on undoubted authority that the negotiations nego-tiations of the payment of Indemnity demanded for the destruction of American Ameri-can missionary property In Turkey during the Armenian massacres In ISOfi have readied their logical conclusion Minister Strauss secured the promise of the Sultan that Indemnity amounting amount-ing to about jaoOOO should be paid and that promise had been twice renewed the last time previous to Minister SlrauiWa departure tram Constantinople Constantino-ple It wa > understood by the Minis ter as well 81 by the State department depart-ment that payment would be forthcoming forth-coming S Sixteen months have passed silica the promise wa made and it has not yet been fulfilled and the question presents pre-sents Us lf what action wfll this Government Gov-ernment take to enforce its observance observ-ance iidtnwhlle the PrNldent has refused to accept the resignation of Minister Straus and has Indefinitely extended his leave of absence I |