The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-03

necessitate another threat in the nature
OF an ultimatum.
London, Aug. 2.-The Marquis OF
Salisbury replying in the house of
lords today to the Liberal leader the
Earl of Kimberly, who questioned the
government as to the state of peace ne
gotiations between Greece and Turkey,
outlined the status of the Constantine
pie exchanges of views, personally re-
ferring to them in sarcastic tones. The
premier said it was no wonder that the
patience of any people was sorely tried
by the delay. The cOmplexity and
added. might, however, account for
their length.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury explained
that the peace the powers we're trying
to arrange was no ordinary agreement
between conqueror and conquered
country The territory conquered by
the Turkish army was one assigned to
Greece by international agreement and
therefore the powers voice in regard to
it's disposal was recognized by the sui
tan. The latter was right in demand
ing security against incursions such
as those which brought about the pres
ent war, and for that reason a rectifi-
cation of the frontier on a strategetic
basis was q reasonable demand. 1t was
also reasonable to hope that the Greek
communities should not be placed un-
der Turkish rule.
The premier further asserted that
her majesty's ministers believed those
questions had been settled and Turkey
had accepted the frontier line traced
by the military attaches of the en-
bassies Of the powers, though the
premier shared Lord Kimberly's
doubts.
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to Turkey by Greece, the premier said:
There comes in the mysterious and
difficult question of the German bond
holders. We do not think that any in
ternational duty lies on Europe to pro-
vide for their payments, though I ad-
nit they have been long unpaid
Lord Salisbury further said: 1.-The
credte of Greece in the European -,ar-
ket will for a long time be exceedingly
small. and some form of control of
Greek sources of revenue is inevitable |
cannot say that negotiations in that
direction have advanced very far, and
l must admit that the question may be
a source of very considerable delay"
With reference to Crete Lord Sails !
bury said there was no use for the !
powers to try TO arrange a form of gov
eminent until the more important con-
troversI had been settled. The pres /
ent attitude of Crete seemed to be IA |
vorable to an agreement. so far as the !
Christians We're concerned, but the two /
creedS were no nearer than they had /
been for many centuries.
The only solution" he said. seems
to be to dig a ditch across the island. /
with the Christians on one side and the /
Moslems on the other Our earnest OBJ !
Jet is TO arrange what has been prom
sed, taking care to be just to both |
sections. We are not inclined TO admit
merely because the Musselmans are in
he minority that their interests are to
&c neglected"
Lord Salisbury said he fully agreed
With Lord Kimberly that Crete is IN
/ dangerous position. The element of
LANCER, however. did not arise. he in
sisted. because the island was mixed
I'D in the affairs of the Ottoman en-
,ire, but rather from the terrible di-
7ison among the creeds. a division
which might yet require some power
greater than all the sovereigns of
Europe to Danish it.
Paric Auo "a cpaoia1 from Con-