The record-union., 1897-05-09
The Powers Anxious That Hostilities
Should End.
But the War Party at Yildiz Kiosk IS
Strong, and is Urging the Sultan
Not to Stop His Troops Until Ed
hem Pasha is CHARTERED at Athens
and the Humiliation of the Greeks
is Complete.


from Thessaly has added fresh chap
ters to the story of the Greek debacle.
The Powers are now anxious that hos
tilities should end. Turkey, however,
does not seemed disposed to arrest her
army in the midst of its triumphs. The
war party at the Yildi zKiosk is very
strong, and wishes to complete the hu-
initiation of Greece. Therefore it is
urging the Sultan not to stop his troops
until Edhem Pasha is quartered in
Athens.
The whole of the Yildiz Kiosk entou-
rage is represented as being at the
present moment in an extraordinary
state of excitement, the various par
ties, with their conflicting interests,
each trying to reap the greatest advan-
tageS from the opportunity.
The Turkish Government, after many
futile attempts elsewhere, has conclud-
ed loan with the lighthouse admin
istration for $500, 900 go 10000 at 9
per cent. Part of this money will be
devoted to war purposes.
The impression now prevails, how
ever, that an armistice will be ar
ranged soon. 1t appears that King
George has asked the Powers, through
the Car, to mediate, and it is expected
the Greek Government will follow i'm
mediately with an official request for
mediation.
Greece will have to yield in regard to
the evacuation of Crete. Germany
strongly insists on this point, consid-
ering intervention to be utterly useless
while Greek troops remain in Crete.
France, Great Britain and Italy are
disposed to be more lenient, but Ger
many will carry the point.
The first step, therefore in interven-
ton will be renewed appeal to Greece
to evacuate the island of Crete, and
then it will depend upon the Greek Pre-
mier, NJ. Ralli, whether the Powers will
or will not summon the Porte to with
draw the Turkish army from Thessaly.
The negotiations will be extremely diff
ficult on account of the question of
indemnity. All the Cabinets consider
that Greece, as matter Of course,
should pay Turkeys war expenses, but
it is doubtful If Greece will be able to
pay cent. The Sultan wishes to
keep Thessaly in pawn until the money
is paid, or Europe guarantees the pay
ment Of indemnity. The Powers are
indisposed to consent to this, and Great
Britain and Italy refuse to entertain
the suggestion that the Greeks shall
give this pledge to Turkey for pay
ments.
The Powers are exerting their infu-
ence to maintain King George upon the
throne of Greece. and it is stated that
the Russian Minister at Athens. NJ.
Onou, has declared TO NJ Ralli that if
Greece remains loyal to her royal fam
lily the. Powers will do their best to
lessen the full burden of war but
should the Greeks bring a catastrophe
upon the royal house the Powers will
unrelentingly let things take their
course.
From another quarter it is declared
that at ST. Petersburg they already
reckon upon the probability of the royal
family leaving Athens, and that Queen
Olga is to go to her mother the Grand
Duchess Josephivna of Russia.
The rejection of the arbitration treaty
by the United States Senate has been
received with much disappointment
here, and many hard things are being
said about American politicians. The
weekly newspapers indulge in caustic
comments upon the subject.
The Saturday Review SAYS: 'If it
has done nothing more, the disposition
of this unhappy measure has opened
the eyes of many Englishmen to the
bitter feelings entertained against this
leans and constantly fomented by a
1f he
The Spectator remarks: THE fail
ure of the treaty, rightly or wrongly,
will be regarded as sign that America
does not want a position of permanent
friendliness with the old country. The
result is deplorable, but it is no good to
blink at the fact"
The Speaker" explains the defeat
of the treaty by the absence of it's
friends, who did not dare to accept a
treaty which only stood in the way of
a better one by and and by, and adds: {:
I'VE must wait until public opinion has
acted on the Senate, a very uncertain
and lengthy process, or until the Re-
publicans find it worth while to capture
the independent electorate"
The Daily Chronicle uses the reiec-
to hang a rabid denunciation of the
Marquis of Salisbury's Premiership,
which. it says, represents a record of
failure almost unparalleled in the his
tory of England" adding: ENGLAND
hardly sank so low in the evil DAYS of
the Stuarts." The Chronicle" then
mentions the Marquis of Salisbury s
pro-Turkish policy being used as an
arm against the treaty, and declares
that his ''flouting of America in the
Venezuelan trouble was partly the
Jerome K Jerome's To-Day" dis
cusses the matter in a similar strain.
The disastrous fire on Tuesday last
at the Paris Charity Bazaar gave EN-
peror William of Germany another op-
portunity to offer the olive branch to
France in the way of warm expressions
of sympathy, which he followed UP by
sending a handsome floral wreath in
behalf of himself and of the Empress,
TO be placed in the cathedral of Notre
Dame upon the occasion of the requiem
mass to-day for the repose of the souls
of the victims.
The Figaro" referring to his maj
estys expressions of sympathy, speaks
kindly of his message, while the Jour
nal'' expresses regret to observe How
much more sentiment is manifested in
Emperor Williams tokens Of sympathy
than in the very correct notes from the
Russian Foreign Office"
The canard circulated in the United