Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-19

inf slhlc Otluttmeut.
"Che department Of state has re-
ceived n dislatch from the United
States minister to Turkey, relating to
tue situation between that country
and Greece. anu the Turkish ii, clera-
ton of war
"refrill states that the minister from
Greece hss been informed he mus
leave before mex WeIGe ay. IL
is not permitted to cummu icate
by telegraph with the Greek govern.
ment. All subiecte OF GreeCs ar
required to cave ConstsutinOpie with.
in fifteen days. The note OF the Porte
TO the foreign pnwers diselsim auy de.
sire for territorial cor queft. Tn
Turkish minister ipforms ierfili tina
the G eek Government r. qulres all the
subj cIs Greece OF military age re-
served ior military duty. The Turkish
guvernmen Claims the regular Greek
rOops sezu anu were foruiy In
Anslipsis In violation o an sgreemt nj
prohibiting IL. Hence the attack there
by the Turks Oh the 16h. Toe rutk.
ish troops nre scattered along the
border OF Thessaly anu cannnt quickly
concentrate for Uect-ive battle. Tnle
may ENABLE the Greek army TO fight
them In etail.
A TOWN DESERTED
ELAssoHA, April To- he town OF
Ella esOna has ue"1 deserted by Its In.
hsbitants who Il Iorthward aud
towarus BalOtiea, fearing that the
fighting b.tween Turks aud Greeks
VIII extent to this place.
GREEK REPORTS OF BATTLES.
ATHENS, April ia dispatch
Aria "A l,,u
morning announced that fight
ing continues betw, GU Greeke and
Turks ut the entrance OF the Gulf D
Aria and else wi here Ia that vicinity.
The Turkish batteries at Hammi len
ana PaDiocfaEoros are replying ieebly.
The crossing OF the river ATakapbis
by the Greek armies undsr Col. Msnos,
numbering aoout 20 900, was atteude
by severe fighting during which tue
Greek artillery batteries uistinguished
themselves. This Greek force is now
In EpIrus.
Dispatches fsom the front received
here this evening say that the Turks
In considerable force have been attack.
Ing Revina, not far from Tyrnavo,
northwest OF Lsrissn, which would In
dictate that the Greeks have OF al
vanced fer Into the Dlmaz! plain. 1t
Is added thst the Turks were repal sed
at Revine.
A still laler dispatoh from Grltzovali
admits that the Turks have reoap!ureI
that piece. In "a second engagement
o. Grilzovali the Greeks, Commanded
by General Mastropas, was able to re-
form alter giving way. A battalion
under the command OF General Mine.
poulos 10 hurryins to reinforce Gen.
eral Maetropse.
GULF OF ARIA CLOSED.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 19.-The
Turkish authOr,tiee at Prevess have
proclaimed the gulf OF Aria closed 10
all but Turkish troops.
OPINIONS ON THE WAR.
WAsBINaToN, April l9.--"What the
immeuiAte future holds Tor Europe 1
do not pretend to be able TO set" said
John A. K3saon, formerly Unite 1
States minister at Vienna. Mr.. Kaslon
h As made special study OF the East.
| ern question and is perhaps the hest
authority In this country upon the Pc
| culisr compile atoms which exist In
southeastern Europe.
81 know Mursvieh, the new Rus.
sian minister Of for. Ign Affairs at vi.
| emma" SAID Mr.. kssson. she was
| secretary OF the m0assy. He careI
little or nothing tor society. He al
loaded to his duties frat, Iast and all
the time, ns is the Russian way. They
| are, you know, among the most patrl-
otto people In The world. He seemed
| to be thoughtful anu studious. A.
| times he was even moody. If / had
then supposed he was Ia my time to be
| foreign secretary OF the EN- pire, 1
| should have studied him more closely.
Till we know what the car IL trying
to do We shull be forced merely to guess
| Mt the future. But one thug is certain
among many thiLgs that are uncer-
| tain, Russia Will never consent TO the
acquisition OF amy part OF European
Turkey by strong pwer unless
II is upon compromise which
gives her ConstsntinopIe. Russia
| appears even to oppose GreciAn
| acquisition, apparently In lear that 1t
| Will be more difficult iOr her to wrest
tho coveted object from Greece than
from the present possessor. Unless the
| powers lntercede In behalf OF Greece,
The outlook 10 that tho stronger ma
ton, having the grsa'er army ami
the better equipped troops, will get the
| better OF Greece. All Greece IL now
| iull OF reckless spirit, which takes
no Rccount OF the relative forces or
| probable disaster.
| "If the war goes on and Turkey is
let al0I Q by the powers. the Turks Will
undoubtedly invaue Greece anu in
| fl let heavy punishment. What ,ffecl
| Will this have on public opinion In
those states OF Europe whose govern
meuts are amenable to public opinion?
Ii thu Turks inuu lge In any atrocities,
or II they seriously threaten to mutt.
late Greece, the powers VIII undoubt-
eddy interfere, part OF them willingly
and part OF than under the pressure
OF luulic opinion in their c0uutries.
Unless the powers have ngreeI upon
the redistribution OF Turkish territory
in Europe" continued Mr.. KassoD,
"thefe Is little probability OF their
doing much more by their action than
on the one hand preventing Greece
from acquiring the territory which
she desires anu on the other prevent.
ing the destruction OF Greece herself.
"This European concert Is u diplo-
matte creation OF this century, resting
only ON modern precedent and tradi-
ton. The earliest ana most striking
meta nee II It's operation was the con.
gress Of Vienna In 1915, when they
divided up Europe according to their
pleasure. Napoleon Ill broke In upon
the sereuliy OF tue concert and alter.
| ,pard underto L In mari 10 reEtore A.