The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-03
TURKEY MUST COME TO TIME.
POWERS TO SEND a NEW ULTIMA
TUM TO THE PORTE.

The Series of Amendments to the
Draft of the Treaty of Peace Only
Another Scheme OF the Ottoman
Government to Delay the COnsum-
nation of the Negotiations For
Two or Three Weeks MOre-The
Ambassadors Determined to Main
tain the Wording of Their Draft
of the Peace Treaty.
Constantinople Aug. 2.-From present in
dications the powers will be compelled
to send another ultimatum to Turkey. The
action of Tewfk Pasha, in submitting a
series of amendments to the draft of the
treaty of peace completed al Saturdays
sitting of the ambassadors is regarded
as meaning delay of two or three weeks
in the signing of the preliminaries of
peace. and, it is further thought it will
possibly necessitate another threat in the
nature of an ultimatum.
Paris, Aug. "A special dispatch re-
ceived here from Constantinople says that
the ambassadors are determined to main
tain the wording of their draft of the
treaty Of peace without any changes.
Athens, Aug. 2.-In the course of an in
terview to-day it is stated that M. Skou-
loudis the minister of foreign affairs, de-
olared that King George had not conceal
ed from Europe his intention to abdicate
il a system of European control of Greek
finances were established. He said he be-
lieved this fact had already modified the
attitude of the powers toward the German
proposal and that some attenuated state
ment would be arranged.
London, Aug. 2.-Marquis of Salisbury,
replying in the House Of Lords to-day to
the liberal leader, the Earl of Kimberly,
who questioned the government as to the
success of the peace negotiations between
Greece and Turkey, outlined the status of
the Constantinople exchanges of views, oc-
casionay referring to them in sarcastic
tones
The premier said it was no wonder that
the patience of many people was sorely
tried by the delay. The complexity and
multiplicity of the negotiations. he argued
might, however, account for their length.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury explained
that the peace the powers were trying to
arrange was no ordinary agreement be-
tween a conqueror and the conquered
country. The territory conquered by the
Turkish army was one assigned to Greece
lr International arrangement and, there
fore, the powers voice in regard to it's
disposal was recognized by the sultan.
The latter was right in demanding secur-
ity against incursiOns such as those which
brought about the war, and for that pur-
pose a rectifcation of the frontier on a
strategic basis was a reasonable demand
10 was also reasonable TO hold that the
creek communities should not be placed
under Turkish rule
The premier further asserted that her
majesty s minister's believed those ques-
uons had been settled, and that Turkey
had accepted the frontier line traced by
ue military attaches of the embassies of
,Ie powers, though the premier shared
Lord kimberly's doubts.
Speaking of the indemnity to be paid to
Iu'key by Greece, the premier said:
mere comes in the mysterious and diff
Ieut question of the German bondhold-
1.s. We do not think that any nterna-
N'naI duty lies on Europe to provide for
,heir payment though l admit they have
'e,n long unpaid"
LORD salisbury further said: 1.-THE cred
II Oh Pfeece in the European market will
4or long time be exceedingly small and
'He form of control of Greek sources of
-'NehJe is inevitable l cannot say that
oHeel very far, and 1 must admit that
D'g question may be a source of very con-
siderable delay"
s, "'h reference to Crete. Lord Salisbury
l a''l lnere was no for the powers to
.lHp1 TO arrange a form of government
"I1a me- more important controversy had
adjusted. The present attitude of
.1 seemed to be favorable to an agree
-..t So TAR as the Christians were con-
'"4l The two creeds were no nearer
rH ,'H 'ney had been for many centuries.
I Only remedy seems to be to dig a
49, across the island. with the Chris
,t's on one side and the Moslems on the
49, pur earnest object is 70 arrange
I "Hoh has been promised. taking
rat - 'e Just TO both sections. We are
7r -, 'hed TO admit merely because the
.. .-'Idns are in the minority that
s.,i interests are to be neglected Lord
Kl-tS said he fully agreed with LORD
r.s...'E lhat Crete was in a dangerous
-'gl. 49,. The element Of danger how
,sl.. ''.l not arise. he insisted. because the
O+i was mixed up In the affairs of the
.'H empire but rather from the ter
ysI.. .''Ni sion against the creed. a division
fr. liltnt yet require a power greater
ibi, "i 'he sovereigns Of Europe to ban