The age-herald., 1897-08-03
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Between Turkey and Greece Is
 Given an Airing.
HE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY
The Conquered Territory Had Been Assigned to Greece by International Agreement
 and Should Be Recognized.

London, Aug. 2.-The Marquis of Salis- bury, replying in the house of lords today to the liberal leader the Earl of Kim ber5y, who questioned the government as to the state of the peace negotiati tions be- tween Greece and Turkey, outlined the status of the Consta ntinople excha nges of views, occasionally referring to them in sarcastic tones. The premier said 1t was no wonder that the patience of many peo- pie was sorely tried by the delay. The complexity and multiplicity of the nego- tiations, he argued, might, however, ac- count for their length.
 Continuing Lord Salisbury explained that the peace the powers were trying to arrange was nio ordinary agreement be- tween conquerer and conquered coun- try. The territory conquered to the Turkish army was one assigned to Greece by international arrangement and th:re- fore the powers voice in regard to it's dis posaI was recognized by the situation. Turkey was right in demanding security against incursions such as those which brought about the war and for rectifica- tion of the frontier on a strategic basis was a reasonable demand 1t was also reasonable to hold that the Greek com munities should not be placed under Turkish rule.
 The premier further asserted that her ma5esty's ministers believed these ques- tions had been accepted and Turky had accepted the frontier line traced by the military. attaches of the embassies of the powerss though. the premier shared Lord Kimher1y's belief
 Speaking of the indemnity to be paid to 'IlrkPV :l. There comes in the mysterious and difi- cult question of the German bond holders. We do not think that amy inter- national duty lies on us to provide for their payments, though admit they have been long 1unpaid.''
 Lord Salisbury further said:
 ''The credit of Greece in the European marlei for a long time will be exceedingly small and some form of con. .rol for Greek sources of revenue is inevitable I can not say that negotiations in that direc- tion have advanced very far, and I must admH that the question may be a source of very considerable delay"
 With reverence to Crete Lord Salisbury said .here was no use for the powers to attempt to arrange a form of government until themore ifnportant controversy had beenl adjusted. The present attitude of Crete seemed to be a favorable one to an agreement so far as the Christians were concerredy. but hhe two creeds were no neal'er together than they had been for many centures. The only solution, he said, seems to be to dig ditch across the island, wbth the Christians on one side ard the NIoslems on. the other. Our ob- ject is to arrange what has has been promised, uaking care to be just to both sections. We are not inclined to admit merely because the ,Moslems are in ,he minority that their interests are to be neglected sp
 Lord Salisbury says he fully agrees with Lord Kimberly that Crete was in dan- gerous position An clement of danger however, did not arise. he insisted, sbe- cause.-the island was mixed up in tle af- fairs of the Ottoman empire, but rather from the terrible division among the Gre tans. a division which might yet require a power greater than all the sovereigns of Europe to banfsh il. A