Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03
TURC0-G GREEK PEACE.
LORD SALISBURY OUTLINES STATUS
OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
ANOTHER ULTIMATUM TO ABDUL.
1t Appears That the Powers VIII
he Compelled to Send Ii In-
Cretan situation Admitted TO lie
Dangerous.

LONDON, August 1.-The Marquis or
Salisbury. replying in the House Of
Lords to-day to the Liberal leader. the
Earl Of Kimberly, who questioned the
government as TO the state of the peace
negotiations between Greece and Iur-
key, outlined the status OF the Con-
stantinople exchanges Of views. occa-
slonally referring 10 them in sarcastic
tones. The Premier said it was no won
der that the patience Of many people
was sorely tried by the delay. Inc
complexity and multiplicity Of the nego-
tiations, he added must. however ac-
count for their length. Continuing
Lord Salisbury explained that the peace
commissioners were trying to arrange
between a conqueror and the conquered
and the Powers voice in the matter
was recognized by the Sultan. IL was
reasonable to hold that the Greek COM
nunities should not be placed uhuer
Turkish rule. The Premier further as
serted that her Majesty's ministers De-
lfeved that the questions had beeh se'-
tied. and that Turkey had accepted tle
frontier line traced by the military at
tacbes of the embassies OF the PoMeiS'
though the Premier shared Doru MIN
berlv's belief that accomplished lac'9
we're not actually facts unui accoih-
plished. - noid
Speaking Of the indemnity to be palu
-, las, Greece the Premier sald:
"There comes in the mysterious anu uI,i,
c,,lt question of the German bondhoiu-
orc we do not think that any lnterha-
tional duty lies on Europe 10 ptoHIue
for their payment, though l auhii' 'H0'
have been long paid. ,. .rho
Lord Salisbury further sdiu' u.
weight OF Greece in the European iiiaihv'
will for long time be eXceedliisly sinai
and some sort Of control OF the souioea
of her revenue is inevitable ana i mus
admit that the question may be source
of very great delay"
CRETE.
with reference to Crete, Lord SALISBURY
said there was no use for the ho"eiS
IN ATTEMPT to arrange form OF govern
rnent until the more important Ooh
troversy had been adjusted. The present
attitude Of Crete seemed TO be iaVorapio
10 an agreement, 50 far as the ChIIstl'no no
,,oro concerned. but the Greeks were no
nearer tldn lntN ldi D''h ~ 49,"
turtles TO a solution. He said: our ohiy
object is to arrange what mas pcen
promised. taking care TO be just 10 po'n
sides. We are not inclined TO aunt
merely because the Mussulmans are III
the minority that their interests are u
be neglected. s.,,.. .,r,od
Lord Salisbury said he fully agreed
with Lord Kimberly that Crete was III
dangerous position. The element OF nan
GER. however. did not arise because the
island was mixed up in the affairs OF the
OTTOMAN empire, but rather because Oh
division among the Cretans, DIVISION
which might yet require a power greater
than ali the sovereigns Of Europe TO
Danish it.
ANOTHER ULTIMATUM.
CONsTANTINOPLE. August 2.-From
the Indications the Powers will be COM
nellod IN serni another ultimatum TO Tur-
kew. The action Of Tewfik Pasha, in
submitting series of amendments 10 the
draft OF the treaty Of peace completed at
SATURDAYS sitting Of the ambassadors IS
regarded as meaning a delay OF two or
three weeks in the signing of the pre-
liminaries of peace, and it Is further
thought it will possibly necessitate an
other threat in the nature of an ultima
tum. .
AMBASSADORS UNYIELDING.
PARIS August "A special dispatch
from Constantinople says that tie am
bassadors are determined to maintain the
wording of their draft OF the treaty OF
peace, without any change.