The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-18
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the events Immediately preceding the
war have proved to the contrary. This
Is the substance OF the reply.
The ambassadors met today to cousid-
er the Porte's answer, which is regarded
as raising an extremely grave issue. 1.
| Is believed that representations will be
| made to the sultan personally to induce
| a modification Of these terms, but 1, is
| foreseen that this will be very dinicult.
| owing to the attitude Of the powerful
/ "old Turk war party.
II the Porte should prove obdurate, a
European conference IL not Improbable,
although at present Russia Il opposed to
| this.
| 1t is regarded as quite certain that the
powers viii not consent to q retrocession
| Of ThessaIy. Even Germany Is believed
to be resoiute on this point, because II
| would involve a violation Of the Berlin
treaty and inpe-ii the peace OF the Bal
kans.
Altogether the reply OF the Porte has
caused the greatest surprise. II appears
thar during the discussion OF the note
from the powers by the council Of the
sul:an's ministers. news reached the
council that 5000 Greeks had landed at
P.alona and were marching to Janina
with the intention of cooperating with
other forces near Arta. This created .
bad impression among the ministers.
SULTAN STILL MASTER.
constantinopIe. May 17.-(Delayed IN
transmission) The representatives of
the powers here held long meeting yes
terday and drew up a note which will
be presented to the Turkish government
as soon as one Of the ambassadors re-
ceives the necessary Instructions from
his government. This note does not deal
with the peace conditions, but merely re-
peats the request for an armistice and
declares that the powers will not permit
Greece to be crushed. Although 1t Is
assumed in some quarters that the Porte.
in accordance with eastern usages, has
demanded more in order TO obtain less
it Is pointed out that If the Turkish gov
eminent desired 10 bargain II would no:
have formulated its conditions oficialiy.
The tone Of the military officials here
and elsewhere IL most emphaticaily
against abandoning Thessaly. They ar
que that il Europe has been unable TO
make Greece evacuate the Island OF
Crete how will Europe be able to force
Turkey out of Thessaly.
ALL WILL PROTEST.
Constantinople, May 17.-Ail the pow
ers have agreed TO protest against the
cession Of Thessaly 70 Turkey and the
abolition OF the capitulations.
RIDICCLED IN LONDON.
London. May 1.-THE changes pro-
posed by the Porte as the terms Of peace
with Greece have been freely discussed ir
the loobies of parliament today, and the
idea Of the retrocession Of Thessaly and
of such an indemnity as is already sug-
gestei Is ridiculed as impracticable and
absurd. At the outside an indemnity Of
S., o00,o 900 Or 5000. 900 pounds. and a slight
rectificatio Of the frontier are
Considered as likely to be the terms final
Iy settled upon.
RUSSIAN BEAR GROWLS.
ST. Petersburg, May 1.-THE newspa-
pers Of this city protest vigorously
against the excessive and unaccept-
able" conditions which Turkey demands
as the price Of peace with Greece. They
declare that If Turkey insists upon them,
Europe will be obliged to abandon med
itation. The Novo vremyae says that
in the event Of Turkeys insistence upon
the terms she has presented, the powers
will have to take practical measures to
preserve Greece from the pretensions
which theaten her national existence"
FIRMNESS NEEDED.
Paris. May 1.-THE Temps. referring
to the peace terms demanded by Turk
ey, says:
Europe cannot consent to the cessa-
ton of Thessaly On the firmness which
the powers now display depends the sue
cess OF the whole scheme for reforms and
the peace Of Europe"
ON CHANGE IN LONDON.
London, May 1.-THE demands OF
Turkey as the price Of peace, which are |
classed exhorbitant. have made a bad
impression on the stock exchange here. |
Prices have fallen in all departments. |
revealing the existence Of fear that po-
litical complications Of serious char |
acter may supervene.