The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04
Delay of a Peace Settlement
in Greece.

London, Aug 2.-The Marquis Of
Salisbury. replying in the house of
lords to day to the Liberal leader, the
Earl of Kimberley, who questioned che
government as to the state of the peace
oegotiations between Greece and Tur-
key. outlined the status of the powers
exchanges Of views. occasionally re-
ferriug to them in sarcastic tones.
The premier said it was 20 wonder tia
the patience Of many people was sorely
tried by the delay The complexity
and m multiplicity of the negotiations, be
added, caused delay oa account Of their
length.
LORD Salisbury explained that the
peace the powers were trying to arrange
was DO ordinary agreement between a
couqneror and conquered country
The territory conquered by the TURK
ish army was ooe assigned to Greece
by international arrangement and there.
fore the powers voice in regard to lis
disposal was recognized 10 demanding
security against incursions such as
tlo,e which brought about the present
war and for thas purpose recti6caslop
of the frontier ou strategic base was
a reasonable demand Il was also rea
sonab!e to hold that the Greek commu-
mites should not be placed under Turk
ish rule
The premier further asserted thas
Der majesty's ministers believed those
questions had been settled aud that
Turkey had accepted the frontier line
traced by the military attaches of the
en- bassies of the powers, though the
premier shared Lord be!ley's
doubts.
Speaking of the indemnity to be
paid to Turkey by Greece. the premier
said 4:
..There comes 10 the mysterious and
difficult question Of the German bond
holders. We do DOT think taat au:
international dutg lies on Europe to
provide for their payments. though |
admit they bave been long unpaid +"
Lord Salisbury further said:
.sThe credit Of Greece in the Euro
pean market vii! fcr a long tine be ex-
ceedingly small sud some form OF con-
troll Of Greek sources Of revenue is To-
e7itable. cannot say that aegoiia-
,ious in tuat direction have advanced
very far add | must admit that the
qce,ion nay oe source Of very coo
siderable delay"
With refereoce to Crete, LORD Sails
bury said there was no use for the
powers to attempt to arrange form of
government until the more important
controversy had been adjusted. The
present attitude Of Crete seemed to oe
favorable to an agreement. so far as the
Christians we're Concerned, but the t@c
creeds were no nearer than they bad
5seu for many centuries.
The Only solution, > ne said,
seems TO be to Gig ditch across the is
Iasd, with the Christians oa oae side ARD
she Mos!ems 90 the otber Oas ear
pest object is to arrange what has been
promised. taking care TO be just TO bosa
sectiors We do 40: incline to admit
merely because the Nussulmaus are IN
the minority that ;aeir Interests are to
be neglected >
Lord Salisbury said he fully agreed;
With LORD Kimberley that Crete
was 10 dangerous position. The ell
emept of danger, however, did rot
arise. be insisted. because the island
was mixed up 10 the affairs of The
Ottoman empire, but rather from the
terrible division among the creeds. a
division which might yet require pow.
er greater than all the soverelogs OF
Europe to Danish it.