The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-06
PARLEY WON'T BE PROLONGED.
PEACE TERMS LIKELY TO BE
AGREED ON IN A WEEK,

The sultan Believed to Have Agreed
10 Evacuation of ThessaIy and the
Turkish Public BEING Prepared for
the Step-The British Parliament
airy Committee InGuiring Into the
TransvaaI Raid AssaiIed by
storm of DenunciatiOn for Its
Whitewashing Tactics.
London, June 5.-Conhicting news is
published about the progress of the peace
negotiations at Constantinople. On one
side the sultan is said to have adopted
a most unyielding attitude, and on the
other hand he is declared to be showing
a conciliatory disposition, and that the
settlement of the questions in dispute is
only a matter of few days. The asso-
ciated Press, however, learns that the am
bassadors at Constantinople are hopeful
that the negotiations will be concluded
in a week, in the sense of Turkeys accept
ance of peace conditions proposed by the
powers. There is now little doubt the
sultan has decided to agree to the evacua-
ton OF Thessaly, and that the Turkish
public is being prepared for this STEP
The police of Constantinople have been
ordered to coniiscate the leaflets which
are being circulated, demanding the an
nexation of the conquered territory as a
duty devolving upon the sultan.
The war songs are also being suppressed
in order to stihe the fanaticism of the low
er classes.
1t is considered here that the conclusion
OF peace between Turkey and Greece will
be followed by a complete change of the
Turkish cabinet, as the palace clique will
endeavor to saddle the ministry with all
the responsibility for the peace condition.
The parliamentary committee, which has
been inquiring into the Transvaal raid, is
assailed by storm of denunciation owing
to its decision not to press the production
of the missing cable messages exchanged
between DR.. Rutherford Harris and Mr..
Cecil Rhodes and certain parties in Eng
land. The newspapers of all shades of
opinion view this decision with the great
est distrust, and insist that the reputa-
ton of Great Britain is involved in a thor
ough probing of the matter
The Daily News publishes a regular in
dictment against the committee and asks
why the latter has not insisted upon the
production of the cable message or of the
colonial Office copies of these messages
why the committee has not insisted upon
the production of the confidential COM
municatiOns between the colonial Office
and Sir Hercules Robinson Lord Ros-
mead), the then governor of Cape Colo
ny; why Lord Grey, who conducted most
of the negotiations with the secretary of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain,
was not called. and why Mr.. Rhodes was
not recalled and questioned about the ca
bic messages.
The Daily News also cites a number of
cases where clues and questions of affect
ing the colonial Offices connection with
II M W
not asked and concludes: '@rhe commit
tee has been a committee of no inquiry.
Unless it reconsders it's decision it will
cover itself with ridicule and strike ia
tai blow at the efficiency of the parlia-
ment.'
The Spectator says that it is difficult to
believe the committee ever meant bus-
ness.
The most slashing attack comes from
the pen of William 7. Stead, who, al
through pro-Rhodes, urges that full light
be turned upon the whole matter. His
article is headed flushed Up" and pro-
ceeds in immoderate language to describe
the proceeds as a most shameful conspir-
acy, which suggest falsehood to conceal
the truth and mislead the nation, declar-
ing that the committee is deceiving the
public in order to screen Mr. Chamberlain,
who, according to Mr.. Stead, Ought to
have owned frankly that he winked at the
patriotic but revolutionary enterprise"
Continuing Mr.. Stead says: "Mr. Cham
berlain, no doubt, would have had to re-
sign, but it would only have been a tenn
porary eclipse and his position with the
country would have been stronger than
ever. Instead of this honest course, the
watehword seems to have been given as
Lie lie, lie"
Japan has ordered batueship of 1000
tons, to be built on the Clyde. She will
be duplicate of the British battleship
Jupiter The Jupiter is of Il, 800 tons and
lZ,V0 Indicated horse power. Her coal
capacity is 1850 TONS and she is manned
by crew of 757 men. Her speed is to be
seventeen knots and she carries nine
inches of Harveyized steel armor on her
sides.