The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-11
Formal Assent Is to Be
Given to the Cretan
Autonomy.
SULTAN IS SORRY.
Not Disposed to Be
Very Severe.

ATHENS, May 10.-The conditions
insisted upon by Germany, the chief
of which is that Greece shall give her
formal consent to the principle Of
autonomy for Crete, will be accepted of
the Greek government. The note OF
the powers has not yet been presented,
but it has been drawn and is to the
following effect:
Upon formal declaration by Greece
that she will recall her troops and
agree to such an autonomous regime
for Crete as the powers in their wisdom
shall deem best, and accept unreserved-
ly the counsels Of the powers, they
will intervene in the interests Of peace.
tomorrow after the German minister
has received final instructions. 1t is
understood that Greece in her reply,
will assent to all Of these conditions.
M Rall, premier, and M. Skouloudis,
minister of foreign affairs, had long
interview this afternoon with Mr..
Egerton, the British representative,
which has caused considerable COM
ment. It is believed to be connected
with the expected intervention of the
powers. A dispatch from Domokos
says that the heavy rains there prevent
fighting.
The recall Of the forces from Crete
has been received with resignation by
the public. The Delyannis organs at
tack the government bitterly for ap-
pealing to Europe, but most of the
papers accept this as inevitable, and
violently attack the Ethnike Hetairia,
asking it to render an account of it's
action.
The Greek army now occupies all OF
the passes from Lake Zynias, south of
Domokos to Gura on the east, the lat
ter point being occupied by Gen.
Smolenski's brigade Skirmishes have
occurred at Plaka.
Athens May Ill a. m.-On learning
that the crown prince had appointed
his dismissed chief of staff, Col. Sap
oundzaki, and his aide de camp Capt.
Hadjipetro, to the command of an
artillery regiment, the government re-
called both officers to Athens and
ordered them to return Immediately.
ATHENS, May 10.-(4:30 p. m.)-It
is stated that the government has
drafted a note to the powers requesting
mediation.
Domokos, Thessaly, May 10.-Q D.
n.y. up to this hour there has been
no fighting here between the Turks
and Greeks.
London, May 10.-According to the
Exchange Telegraph company, prl-
vate advices received in London from
Constantinople declared that the sui
tan has expressed deep sympathy for
King George and the Greek govern
ment, whose hands, in his opinion, were
forced by revolutionary agents at Ath-
ems and Alexandria. The sultan, ac-
cording to these advices, declines to
claim war indemnity and proposes z
Turko-Greek treaty upon the simulta-
neous evacuation Of Thessaly and
Crete.
Paris May 1o,-A semi-official COM
munique was published this afternoon
saying the impression prevails that the
negotiations between Greece and Tur
key will not be attended by great diff
fculties, and will soon have a salts
factory issue. The powers. it is further
stated had already agreed among
themselves upon the conditions of
peace. Germany's hesitation was due
to the fact that the Greek government
in a circular to representatives at
courts of the powers, did not formally
accede to Cretan autonomy as de-
manded by the powers. Greece sub
sequently gave the necessary assu1
ances in this respect.
VIENNA, May 10-It is reported here
that Turkeys terms Of peace with