The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

London. May copyrighted 1897
by the Associated Press.)-The Greco
Turkish trouble is now fairly entered
upon its diplomatic bargaining stage,
and the negotiations are expected to
last for some time.
Many important differences have 10
be settled. and the sultan Of Turkey
may be counted upon 10 drag the affair
along as much as possible with the
view of bringing out the latent jeal-
ousies OF the powers. His prompt COM
pliance with the cars request TO ar
range for an armistice is not attrib-
uted entirely TO his desire TO please
the car. but it is looked upon as a
stroke OF diplomacy intended to 'Ncite
the resentment of some other poWers
and thus weaken the concert.
Thus far everything tends to show
that the powers remain in entire agree
ment on the question. An European
conference is discussed, but ii IS not
thought likely to take place until the
preiiminaries of peace are arrIaged.
Then the ambassadors at Constantine
pie with the delegates OF Turkey and
Greece may meet to settle upon the
treaty Of peace. There is a strong feel
ing in favor of international control OF
payment of the indemnity to Turkey
and the interest on the Greek debt is
declared to be impossible The Greeks
insist that if an indemnity be imposed
upon them there will be a general COL
lapse and serious internal trouble will
occur They estimate the damage done
70 TheSSaly at %, 000. 900 drachnaS and
they say another 10000. 900 drachmas
viii be needed TO supply the peasants
with food and tools. Moreover. they
add the revenue will be greatly reduo ed
owing TO the immense damage 10 culti-
walton throughout the country, due to
the absence of thousands Of workers
This years budget will probably leave
q deficit of 10000 600 drachmas. The
Greek statements. however. are now re-
ceived with a certain skepticism. 1t
Is pointed out that by the admissions Of
the Greeks themselves 20 per cent of
the interest of the debt which they
have not paid. has been set aside in
order to have money for the war. and
that consequently Greece is certainly
in a position to continue paying so per
cent interest and probably consider
ably more if her finances ire placed IN
der international control.
AdviceS from the scene of the recent
fighting mention the possibility of a
serious epidemic Of disease when the
heat increases owing to the purifying
ditch.
The popular feeling at Athens against
the royal family of Greece does not
diminish. The stories Of the "exces-
sive prudence" Of Crown Prince Con-
stantine at the front have done much
TO weaken the dynasty.
The correspondent of the Eclair Of
Paris at Athens says:
The people are intensely violent. ut
teTances are heard against the ROYALTIES
and groups loudly discuss them in the
streets. Upon the boat from St. Aida
to Athens l heard popular poet de-
claim insulting verses against the king
and not one of the 300 passengers. in
Guiding officers, lifted a voice in defense
of him"
The correspondent of the Eclair adds
that an eX-ninister said TO him:
we are all republicans, but we have
not the men to found a republic. and
ssle dynasty is profiting by the quarrels
ri the parties which are struggling
against each other. not on the pro-
g-ammes. but in questions OF person
atty. The king. queen and princesses
ale passing a bad time. When visit
ing the hospitals, the princesses have
been requested not to enter some of the
wards, owing to the intense excitement
&c the wounded, and in other wards the
king was greeted with murmurs and
often with insulting and sarcastic re-
forts TO his questions. The crown
prince is the most execrated. Even
his friends admit he dare not enter
Athens for many months"