Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-17
EUROPE SURPRISED.
The Sultan Demands TheSsalY and
100000 Pounds.
on THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
A European Conference MAY Have to
Bo Called to Consider the
situation.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May l6, - The
Porte has replied officially to the note
Of the powers and declines to agree TO
an armistice until the following condi.
tions are accepted:
The annexation of Thessaly, an In
demnityioi sl0. 100000 Turkish pounds,
and the abolition OF the capituia,ions.
The Porte proposes that pienipotentia.
IieB Of the powers shall meet at Phar
sala to discuss the terms oil peace, and
declare that II these conditions are
declined the Turkish army will con.
tinue to advance.
Tho demand, for the annexation OF
Thessniy Ia based on the TACT that the
province was originally ccded to
Greece on the advice OF the powers
with the object ..of ending brigandage
and Greek inoursi0ns Into Ottoman
territory, the Porte believing at that
time that the cession would attain
these obj scts, but the recent incursions
OF Greek bs nds AID the events imme'
diately preceding the war have proved
to the contrary. This Is the substance
OF the reply.
The embassadors met today to con.
siier the Porte's answer, which Is
regarded as raising an extremely grave
issue. 1t is beloved that representa-
tions will be maue to the sultan per-
sDnaily to induce modification OF
these terms, but II Is fOreeeen that this
will be- very difficult, owing to the
attitude of the powerful old Turk war
party.
II the Porte should prove obdurate q
European conference Ia not improoa-
bIe, although at present Russia 10 OPP
posed to this. IL is regarded as quite
certain that the powers will not con-
sent to recess on OF Thossaly. Even
Germany is believed to be resolute on
this point, because 1t would involve q
violation OF the Berlin treaty and i'm.
peril the peace OF the Balkans.
Altogether the reply OF the Porte has
caused the greatest surprise.
Itappears that uurlug the discussion
OF the note from the powers by tho
council OF the sultan's ministers, news
Reached the council that the Greeks
hsd landed at Palamo aud were
marching to Jantna with the inten.
ton Of cooperating with other forces
at Arta. This created a bad impress
sion among the ministers.
GREECE HAS NO CLAIMS 10 LENIEEcY.
LONDON, May lo.-A dispatoh to
the Dauy Mail IRON Consta atinople
says the P0rte's reply oemandB In Its
concluding paragraph, an extrsdftioh
treaty with Greece, anu that the ports
OF Volo ana PrevesR be kept open for
vessels carrying food supplies to the
Turkish troops.
A uispAtch to the Standard from
Constantinople says: The Por,e's reply
to the powers 10 bucea upon q mazoata
presented by the ministers to the sui
tan, representing that Greece was
Responsible for compelling the Turks
to declare war, that Tor the past fifteen
years Greece had ignored her engage.
msnts unurr the Berlin treaty by
emitting to pay indemnity, by selling
and contiscating religious vakoups, or
religious domaine, anu finally by IT,
vauing Turkish soil; anu that there
lore the council was of tho opinion
that Greece mad no lust claim upon
him Tor leniency.
Then follows the proposals upon
which the cruncil would base peace.
The grand vizier, in submitting the
mszbata, assured the sultan that the
nation was prepared to shed Its last
drop OF bloou In support OF such conui.
tons OF settlement. The war party
threatens to dethtone the sultan II he
Rnows any weakness, but sbrswd oh.
servers believe that this il only farce
10 enable him 10 pose before Europe
as the unwilling victim OF his fanati-
cal Subjects.
SUSPICIOUS OF EDHEM PAsHA.
In spite of the great success OF
Edhem PAsha, the palace spies have
expressed their d0ubss OF his fidelity,
and the sultan has sent speciai aide.
de-camp to watch him.
ONLY ORIENTAL BARGAINING.
The prepospsrous term, proposed by
the Porte must DO Regarded az the