New-York tribune., 1869-01-15
TIE RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND
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TIE RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND
GREECE. -4s5e--...:S-
The following is the most important portion
OF the speech announcing the rupture with Turkey dev
cred by NJ r. Deyann Greek Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
at the sitting OF the Chamber OF Deputies Dec H.
"GENTLENEN The Turkish Government alleged that
tho emigration OF rhe Cretans into Greece was not
spontaneous. and that they desired to return 10
the insurTection was over, aud that security and
order existed IN Crete. The Porte employed seyera
and did not hesitate TO make great sacrifices to Obtain
santete aadreSted himself on this subject to the Hell
Government But the latter replied at once that
Shortly aterward Porte complained that obstacles
were placed in the way OF the exercise OF ths
that some Cretans were OBTAINING those Of their
counymen who desired TO leave and that some OF tlem
Tue Greek Government tereupon took every necessary
measure to render their departure free. TSa
Nevertheless the Porte not satisfied, and com.
plapod that these measures were insufficient and that it
was necessary t employ force and other measures Of
make use Of means which were not permitted by the
laws and institutions OF the country II will thus be
cooler as the political plans Of the Porte WHICH have
described. necessarily failed such Yas the state OF
things and the Government was made to undergo great
pressure when the friendly Powers took the cause OF
the Porte Last summer the Minister Of fEa3ee ira an de
families shOuldbOe sent back 10 the island HIS dspatch
auence Of the menacng terms in which 1t was conceived
and in consequence OF this communication an eXpapa
was Of opinion that had not given its demand threat
ening attitude. 80, -, :. .,,
struggle there happened the affair OF recruiting OF retro
puk which produced very gsSaT re eHect aS a me
Torte was medtatlng rupture OF diplomatic relations
Then IL that the Minister OF Turkey IN this
city addressed three notes the subject Of the emf.
grafton OF the Cretan families, aud the recruiting OF
AOw me to read TO you the reply Of the Government
20 the Minister Deann then Tead 3 tSe tTr AZ TSn n
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nent teegraphed the fact to all our Ministers IN Europe
grounded this were baseless, and that II the
Ottoman Cabinet believed that 1t would thus be aoe 10
that point Thereupon as nave ALREADY ooseTved,
other States The same thing has occurred IN TINS instance
The Ministers OF England, France, and Russia called
upon me- acting upon the instructions OF the Embass
dOrs at Constannoe TO persuade me 10 make the eeE
Government adopt the necessary measures In compliance
with the demands Of the Porte. answered them as IN
the note which have just read 70 you in the negative
and added that this course OF action ought rather to DO
taken with the Porte. At last and after various inter
views with the other foreign Ministers WHO had received
official instructions, the Greek Government addressed
which the ministers Of the Great Powers declared they
would lay the Greek note before their respective Govern
1nents"
At this point and while awaiting the result Of this
course Turkish Minister addressed TO us the follow
1ng note. rhe note which the Minister here read has
"BcfoTe however, read you the reply which the Go,
vernment decided upon addressing 10 the TURKISH
Minister permit me to tell you what had transpred III
As soon az it was known at Constantnople that the
Porte was proceeding break of diplomatic relations
with Greece Ministers both there and here stroVe 10
persuade the Greek Government not to appear 10 refuse
TO accept the conditions which the Porte had proposed
Perhaps they thought that those concessions were pos
sibe they should be made by the Greek Govern
ent representing the weaker state without IN any
way compromising the dignity OF the Crown or affecting
the Cetan struggle The Ministry pereeiyDg that these
oounse from those powers az whose hands we had
received benefits, and also from other friendly powers,
sought TO discover some means whereby II might aay
tbe uneasAess Of the powers The council OF Ministers
deberated at great length and one sitting OF the eoun-
c presided over by the King lasted for six hours How
upon to give such had been proposed
ny u.s. and could not persuade ourselves that IL
possible for to reply in any other way than we had
already done without appearing 70 yield 70 the niunc
tOns Of the Porte. Even suppOsing the ultnatum had
withdrawn, the aront would not have been less
and could only reply In the have read TO
you" Loud cheersl
The Minister in concluding recommended union and
concord in the present critical Of affairs in order
that Greece might emerge victorious from the struggle
which she had not provoked.