Show = TIE H MUj PAt lude Sam Proposes to t ComI Tj1tIi Sultan to Keep His Pledge I THREE PROMISES r ADE I Prompt Settlement Assured in Each One by Turkey < NOT A DOLLAR YET PAID With European Diplomats the Action of the Sultan is an Old Experience I and They Are Consequently Surprised prised at tho Announcement that tho United States Government is Actually Going to Insist Upon Performance Per-formance by the Turkish Ruler Instead In-stead of Taking His Word Minister Minis-ter Angel Recommended that a U S Warship be Sent to Seize I Smyrna and Collect Revenues at I CustomHouse There Sufficient to J Meet the Claim Nothing1 So Drastic Dras-tic as This Will be Done I Washington April 1STIme news of the firm altitude assumed by the Slate department toward the Turkish Government Gov-ernment In the prosecution of Its claim for damages to the American missionary mission-ary property caused something of n sensation In diplomatic circles today Three successive American Ministers have prosecuted these claims each received re-ceived n piomise of prompt settlement and yet not a dollar has been paid A N OLD EXPERIENCE With European diplomats th told j ijTan t-old experience and they have consequently conse-quently been somewhat surprised at I the announcement that tIme United Stales Go eminent is actually going to insist upon performances instead of promises Minister Angel after trying his hand at collection for two years recommended recommend-ed thai a United Slates warship be sent to seise Smyrna and collect revenues reve-nues at the customhouse there sufficient suffi-cient to meet our claims SUGGESTION NOT ENTERTAINED This sugegtslon was not seriously entertained en-tertained nor Is It now In the first place according to the State department depart-ment otficials the most Important business bus-iness interests in Smyrna are in the hands of foreigners not Tyrks and a bombardment by n United States fleet might result In a pretty bill of damages dam-ages against us Then as there Is sllll a remnant of a Turkish navy the United States would have to send a squadron Instead of a single ship EUROPE MIGHT RESENT IT Such a movement would without doubt be resented by the remainder of Europe which could not contemplate with equanimity an action by the United States that would perhaps destroy de-stroy the fruits of many ear work of the greatest European statesmen by precipitating I final crisis in Turkey NO WARLIKE STEP Therefore the Important step to betaken be-taken by our Government will not be warlike but will sllll suggest In a most dignified manner the Indignation felt by the Unltcd States at the betrayal of Turkish promises How this altitude will bear upon the Turkish Minister In Washington cannot be foretold at this moment He has so far absolutely been unentanglud In the negotiations of the American claims but that fact might snot save him from being made the Immediate Im-mediate victim of his countrys inches The In Washington Minister however Is very popular |