The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-08

The news from the east Is decidedly
warlike. The Greek government has
telegrapbed to its agents in Europe that
1t cannot accept the latest proposals of
the sublime porte. AS these proposals
we're given as the utmost concession
Turkey would make to the Greeks, it
would seem that there is no alternative
but war. Yet it is never safe to predi-
cate anything but procrastination and
intrigue OF the Turkish authorities,
and their %''never" always means
hardly ever" The eastern situation
is popularity complicated. Greece
would have Joined Russia In the war
against Turkey had it not been preven-
ted by England. Beaconsfield promised
the Greeks everything, il they would
keep the peace, and threatened to pun
ish them il they made a hostile move.
The government vas paralyzed, while
the Greek people could only be restrain
ed by keeping up an active show Of
preparations for fighting. When the
war ended, with the overwhelming de-
feat Of Turkey, Greece had no claim
| whatever on the Russians for considera-
ton. at the Berlin conference the
| Greek delegates were snubbed and shut
out. Beaconsfeld promised to protect
the interests Of Greece, but forgot that
Greece had any interest at stake. The
result was that the Greeks were fred
with indignation, and rebelled against
the wrong done their country. The
government prevented an outbreak
only by the most energetic protest.
The supplementary conference consid-
cred the claims of Greece, and granted
1t a small slice of Turkish territory.
with a new and more satisfactory
boundary. But Turkey refused to
yield the ceded territory, threatened
war, then proposed u new and imprac-
ticable boundary, aud finally, by its
persistent refusal to comply with the
terms fixed by the conference, COM
PEELED a reopening of negotiations.
And these diplomatic interchanges Of
opinion hve been carried on for
months, until the impatient Greeks are
sick Of protesting and demand their
rights. The ambassadors finally deci-
ded that they could do nothing more in
the premises, and now the two nations
confront each other, each prepared for
military demonstrations. or COURSE
the Greeks know that, unless they are
aided by some n of the great nations
of Europe, their kingdom would be
crushed in a month. A Turkish fleet
in the Pireus would destroy Athens in
a week. They count on European
assistance. They know that, though
the great powers are too jealous of
each other to engage in an active cam
paign to secure to Greece what they
have decided shall belong to it, they
will not consent to a further advance
of Turkey in the Greek direction.
Europe will never consent to the
increase Of Turkish power on that con-
tinent. 1t is or the strength of this
conviction that Greece busters and
threatens war, satisfied that the first
gun fired for her rights will bring Eng
land or some other power to her side.
On the other hand, Turkey knows that
the great powers want peace, and intri-
CUES and procrastinates in the belief
thay the will not allow Greece to open
hostilities. Turkey cannot afford to
yield any more territory or prestige In
Europe Hest 1t should hasten her expul.
sion from Europe altogether. The
Greeks are an aggressive, willy, energet-
ic. ~conquering people, and when once