The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-04
A RECEIVER
FOR GREECE.
King George Will Never Submit to
the Humiliation.
TO GIVE UP HIS GROWN.
WOULD NOT CARE TO BE THE
MONARCH OF A COUNTRY IN
THE HANDS OF A SHERIFF.
LORD sALIsBURY's STATEMENT
AS TO THE PROGRESS OF THE
PEACE NEGoTIATIoNs-No EAR
LY SETTEEMEET LOOKED FOR.

London, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Central New says that, in an interview
to-day, NJ. Skouloudis, minister of foreign
affairs declared that the kings deliberate
ana unalterable decision TO abdicate in
the event of external control being i'm
posed upon the Greek finances had been
conveyed to the ambassadors, and had
sensibly modified the views of the
powers in relation to the question.
In the house of lords to-day Lord Sails
hurry declared it to be fact thas Thes
sally had been assigned to Greece. The in
ternationnl agreement which gave the
other European powers Il voice in the dis
posal OF that territory, he said. had chiefly
cause" the delay in the negotiations OF
the powers. AT present. the premier adj
ded, the general line of policy of the
powers was that Thessaly should not re-
vert to Turkey. but security against fur.
ther unconscious or provocations was GER
tainly due to the sultan, and upon this
ground rectif cation of the Graeco- Turk.
Ism frontier was reasonable certainty.
The negotiations, Lord Salisbury said,
had now reached point at which the
porte had accepted the strategic line laid
down by tue powers and subject to that
misunderstanding Turkey had agreed to
relinqnish Tessaly. The question of in
demnity, he continued, was differe at
one. Turkey had a right to demand and
receive Indemnity, and if the money
must he found for Greece, some control
over the Greek revenues was inevitable.
AS reg ards Crete, it would be difficult,
he said, reconcile the Christians I'd Mus
sulmans, and he only hoped for happy
solution of the problem.
The statement made by Lord Salisbury
disappoints the hopes that an immediate
settlement of the Graeco-Turkish cues
ton was impending. 1t also shows that
reports from Constantinople, even when
coming from the most trusty sources.
must be accepted guardedly.
The prime minister punctiliously avoid
ed committing himself to single def.
mite statement. He even qualified the
statement regarding Turkeys acceptance
of the strategic fontier, his exact words
being that he believed the negotiations
had now reached point mt which the
Porte had accepted the strategic line laid
down by the powers. He confessed that
he shared some of the skepticism previ-
ousy expressed by the Earl OF Kimberly,
who had said that he should not believe
that the Turks intended to eyacunte
Thessaly until he knew positively that
the NJ oslem troops were moving out of
the country.
Respecting the payment of an indem-
nifty, Lord Salisbury said that Turkey
was inclined to insist upon holding GER
tain points in Thessaly until the money
was paid, but he could not say as vet
what the decision of the powers OH this
point would be. The question was still
matter of controversy, and marked the
precise point to which the territorial ne
gotiations had advanced. Turkey was en-.
titled to indemnity, but there was the
difficult question of the German holders
of Greek bonds, in whose behalf Germany
demanded intern ational control of the
Greek finances.
He did not think 1t was Europe's duty
to provide for the payment of the Ger
man bondholders, but it could not be
denied that while they were not paid
Greece's credit in Europe would be en-
ceedingly small. If, however, the money
must he raised, there would have to be
established some sort or control owe, the
Grecian revenues. This matter had not
advanced very far, and there might be a
considerable delay. He would not say
anything more definite than that he
thought possible arrangement was in
sight.
Touching upon the Cretan questio n,
Lord Salisbury declared that there was
little use even in negotiating on that
matter until the main controversy be-
tween Greece and Turkey had been adj
justed. The island was certainly in u
dangerous position, owing to the terrible
division CT the creeds The powers could
only promise not to abandon Crete until
they had done their utmost to secure
peace AMI equal rights Cor the inhab.
itants.