New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-28
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
ASSURANCES TO GREECE OF MORE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
A FIERCE DETERMINATION IN CoNsTANTlNorLE'
on THE OTHER HAND TO HOLD THEssALf-
THE PoRTE's REPLY TO THE POWERS
RUSSIA ANGRY AT GERMANY.

THE PORTE'S REILLY 10 liiE FO"Si'
RUSSIA ANGRY AT GERMANY.
London. May cS-The correspondent OF THE
Times" at Athens says: The dispatches which
the Government has received from the repre-
sentatives Of Greece abroad all Indicate 'ha' 'he
peace negotiations have taken turn more Id
vorable TO Greece. Turkeys proposal TO occupy
Thessaly no longer receives any consideration
ewing 10 Engands attitude. While the proposal
TO abolish the capitulations in the case Oh "reeh
subjects in Turkey is rejected and the sosses'eo
oxtradition treaty is apparently set asioe'
"rbe Powers have fixed f6OO0000 as the high
estlimit Of indemnity, and Will allow only suo'
Strategic alteration of the frontier as will not
involve the subjection of any inhabited ols'r'''
70 Turkish rule Germanys demand for an IN
,oroa,io,al contro, of Greek finances has not
been favorably received. as the Government
hones to raise a loan abroad on the guarantee oi
England Russia and France at low interest u
nav tho Indemnity cOnceding certain revenues
hut not accepting the principle OF foreign '0"-
troll c
The correspondent of The Standard at |oi
stantjnople says: THE immediate cn'oui"eo
The sultan favors restoring Thessaiy 10 "'eeT'
The Turkish Foreign Minister has spoken oh -.
subiect in q conciliatory tone 10 'he D
Ca,ioa the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador ASK
ing only little delay in order tha' puo"o
element may subside. ra
"On the other hand the whole oinc'a' anu
iigious world including the SheiFh- I'll ia''
nounces the idea of restoration WHie .
military measure points TO re'eh'loii go
,bosa who had supposed that the sultan VIC"
manufacturing the excitement In oroer u eN".
,o,,er terms from the Powers are pesiiie
..,,,, ho has gone too far and lost coh'ioi u
the situation. .o,,o irrita-
mp,,ssio does not conceal her extreme iiii''
,,o, 81 German policy. which is sc Openly ""1
,osis.ortIv directed against Russia 'ha' many
n,.,., ooouce Germany of deliberately pio''ie
a. .a,,oo q rnnture between the two countries
.rh. Do;,,, Nails' correspondent at Cohstah''-
or,o s.vs. THE Porte has replied TO the ho'e
.. .bo Powers and consents to negotiate lo' pe"o'
nrovided the Greek commanders III Se"
ar,,s+ice As soon as this is done the 1oVeiH-
mont will negotiate as TO the peace coiiu,.'0'' -
with the Ambassadors. and the treaty WIN
signed by the Turkish and Hellenic pieh'po'e"
tiaries In Thessaly' .,
, d,sn,tch 10 "The Times from Constantine
-,a saws. "rThe attitude OF the Grand Vizler 's
the subject Of much comment. lie was resalueu
&c MERELY the obedient instrument OF the SUI
,an. hut he now shows unexpected Vlsor as an
advocate of exacting policy toward greece Inc
,on1v NJ the Porte delivered this evening II lhuia
doyI confirms the report that it would not as
cuss the conditions of peace
Atbens Nav 27-The Greek Government mas
cent a memorandum to the Powers, protes'hs
-. ,h. Indemnity demanded by Turkey ana
also against the proposed rectlhca'io'' u WV
Greek frontier.