The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-03
TERMS OF THE PEACE
SALISBURY OUTLINES THE IMPORT OF THE
TREATY MADE BY THE POWERS.
Crete May be a Problem Yet Too Great For
Powers Sultan Trying to
Dodge.

London, Aug. 2.-The Marquis of
Salisbury, replying in the House of
Lords today to the Liberal leader, the
Earl of Kimberley, who questioned the
government as to the state of the peace
negotiations between Greece$and Turkey.
outlined the status of the CDnstantinople
exchanges of views, occasionally referring
to them in sarcastic tones: The Premier
said it was no wonder that the patience
Of many people was sorely tried by the
delay The complexity and multiplicity of
the negotiations, he added, might, how
ever account for their length.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury explained
that the peace the powers were trying to
arrange was no ordinary agreement be-
tween a conqueror and a conquered coun-
try. The territory conquered by the
Turkish army was one assigned to Greece
by international arrangement and there
fore the powers voice i'm regard to its
disposal was recognized by the Sultan
The latter was right in demanding secur-
ity against incursions such as those
which brought about the present war and
for that purpose a reGtification of the
frontier on a strategic base was a rea-
sonabe demand 1t was also reasonable
to hold that the Geek communities
should not be placed under Turkish rule.
The Premier furtnef asserted that her
maiesteys ministers believed those ques-
tions had been settled and that Turkey
had accepted the froAtier line traced by
the military attaches sof the embassies of
the powers, though the Premier shared
ord Kimberley's doubts.
Speaking of the Indemnity to be paid
to Turkey by GREECE, the Premier said:
"There comes in the mysterious and diff
fcult question Of tie German bondhold-
ers We do not think that any interna-
tional duty lies on Europe to provide for
their payments, Enough I admit they
have been long unpaid
Lord Salisbury further said "The
credit of Greece in the European market
will for a long TIME be exceedingly small
and some form Of control of Greek
sources of revenHe is inevitable. l can
not say that negotiations in that direc-
ton have advanced very far and / must
admit that the question may be source
of very considerable delay"
With reference to Crete, Lord Sails
bury said there :was no use for the pow
ers to attempt to arrange form of gov
erment until the more important con-
roversy had betn adjusted. The present
attitude of Crete seemed to be favorable
an agreement, so far as the Christians
were concerned, but the two creeds were
no nearer than they had been for many
centuries.
''The only solution,' he said, "seems to
no to dig a ditch across the island, with
the Christians on one side and the Mos
lens on the ether. Our earnest object is
arrange what has been promised, TAX
ing care to lie just to both sections. We
are not inclned to admit merely because
the MuSsumans are in the minority that
their interests are to he neglected"
Lord Salisbury said he fully agreed
with Lord Kimberley that Crete was in a
dangerous position. The element Of dan
ger. however. did not arise, he insisted,
because The island was mixed up in the
affairs of Ae Ottoman empire, but rather
from the .terrible division among the
creeds. a division which might vet require
a power greater than all the soverelgns
of Europe to Danish.
THE gULTAN's SUBTERFUGE.
Constaatinople, Aug. 2.-From present
indications the powers will be compelled
to send Another ultimatum to Turkey.
The acton of Tewfik Pasha in submit
ting saries of amendments to the draft
of the treaty of peace completed at Sat
urday'ss sitting of the ambassadors is re-
garded gas meaning delay of two or
three weeks in the signing of the prelim-
inaries: of peace, and it is further thought
it will :possibly necessitate another threat
in thesnature of an ultimatum.
POWERS TO MAINTAIN TREATY.
Paris. Aug. "A special dispatch re-
ceived here from Constantinople says
that ihe ambassadors are determined to
maineain the wording of their draft of
the treaty without any change.