The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-02
WHY GREECE LOST.
Statesmen Give Reasons for the
Disasters in the War.
Christianity Restrained the War;
ships-Sew Complications Arise
Peace Negotiations Now Seem
to Favor the Greeks.

New York. May 27.-The Evening
World prints a cable dispatch from its
correspondent at Athens giving signed
statements by members of the Gs%S1S
ministry regarding the failure OF th>s
war against the Turks. That from
Prime Minister Ralli says:
Greece should not be censured for tho
inactivity OF the navy. nor should the great
mowers be blamed. They did not restrain
our ships. Christianity did.
Had we bombarded the seaports OF
Turkey and the Aegean islands. the Turks
would have massacred the Christians
they did the Armenans. Could We have
used the navy the result OF the war would
have been different The powers know our
poverty do not fear an unjust decision"
Cross Against Crescent.
The minister of education, Nj. Eu-
taxias. writes:
The war has been one OF the cross
against the crescent. with Europe aGsiDst
Christ. The powers permitted our edS2ps
10 land to protect Christians in Crete. 'aien
blockaded US. The very day the sultan's
foreign policemen landed in Canea Chris
tian blood flowed. The country has re-
ceived a ten-years setback All schools
OF Thessaly have been destroyed. We had
been making great progress In common ed
ucatlon. If the powers give Turkey one
foot OF Greece. enlightenment Will be by
so much retarded and the Christians inn
periled."
New Complications.
Athens, May 27.-Complications have
arisen, owing to the advocacy by some
of the powers, including Russia. of a
Turkish occupation of Thessaly until
the indemnity is paid, and to England's
firm resistance to such project. The
Greek government is preparing for a
probable renewal of the war.
More Favorable to Greece.
London. May 2s.-The peace nego-
tiations have taken a turn more favora-
BILE TO Greece. according to di>i atches
which the government at Athens has
received from its representatives abroad.
The correspondent of the Times at
Athens telegraphs that Turkeys pro-
posal to occupy Thessaly no longer re-
ceives any consideration, owing to
Englands attitude. while the proposal
TO abolish the capitulations in the case
of Greek subjects in Turkey is rejected.
and the suggested eXtradition treaty is
apparently set aside. The powers have
fixed 100000 as the highest limit
of indemnity and will allow only such
d
as will not involve the subsection of
any inha bited district to Turkish rule.
Turkeys Claim Impossible.
According to dispatch TO the Frank
fort Zeitung from Constantinople,
Count Muravieff. the Russian foreign
minister. told the Turkish ambassador
at St. Petersburg that Turkey must re-
nounce her impossible claim to annex
Thessaly. He added that, in his opin-
ion, the claim had only been advanced
to prolong the negotiations or as n
pretcXt for renewing the war, which
Europe would on no account permit.
This statement so impressed the sultan
that he has been making special et-
forts to restore friendly relations with
England. The Daily Nails correspond
ent at Constantinople says: The porte
has replied to the note of the powers
and consents to negotiate for peace,
provided the Greek commanders first
sign an armistice. AS soon as this is
done the government will negotiate as
10 the peace conditions with the ambas-
sailors, and the treaty will be signed by
the Turkish and Hellenic plenipoten-
tiaries in Thessaly.