Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
STATUS OF PEACE.
Salisbury Explains the Greco.
Turkish Situation.
BE sAEs NJ Is LoEe-BRAwH-ouT.

HE SAIS IT Is L0NG-DRAWG-0UT.
But Suggests That It 4. . Coupler Prob
lem to Solve With Much Native Cu.sed-
ness on Both siass-How to Keep the
Cretans from eutting Throats-Ouession
of Getting Money Out Of Greece Another
Tough One to Solve.
London. Aug. 1.-The Marquis of
Salisbury, replying in the house Of lords
yesterday 20 the Libeynl leader. the Earl
Of Kimberley, who questioned the gov
eminent as to the state Of the peace
negotiations between Greece and Tur-
key, outlined the status of the Constan-
tinople exchanges Of views. occasionally
referring to them in sarcastic tones. The
premier said it was no wonder that the
patience Of many people was sorely tried
by the delay. The complexity and null
tiplicity Of the negotiations, he added,
might, however. account for their length.
Lord Salisbury explained that the peace
the powers were trying to arrange wac
no ordinary agreement between a con-
queror and a conquered country. The
territory conquered by the Turkish army
was ore assigned to Greece by internal
tional agreement, and therefore the pow
ers' voice.in regard to its disposal was
recognized by the sultan. The latter
was right in demanding security against
incursions such as those which brought
about the present war, and for that pur-
pose rectiScation Of the frontier on q
strategic basis was a reasonable de-
mand.
Still Has Doubts About the Turk
Il was also reasonable to hold that the
Greek communities should not be placed
under Turkish rule. The premier fur
Their asserted that her majesty's minis
ters believed those questions had been
settled, and that Turkey had accepted
the frontier line traced by the military
attaches of the embassies Of the powers,
though the premier shared Lord KIM
berlsy's 'doubts. Speaking of the in
demnity to be paid Turkey by Greece
the premier said: There comes in the
mysterious and difficult question Of the
German bondholders. We do not think
that any international dNty lies on
Europe to provide for their payment
though admit they have been long VA
paid"
Control of Greek Finances Necessary.
an market" said the marquis, will for
long time be exceedingly small. and
some form of control of Greek sources
of revenue is inevitable. 1 cannot say
that negotiations in that direction have
advanced very far, and I must admit
that the question may be a source OF
very considerable delay" With refer.
ence to Crete. Lord Salisbury said there
was no use for the powers to attempt
| to arrange a form of government until
the more inportant controversy had
been adjusted. The. present attitude OF
Crete seemed to be favorable to ar
agreement SO far as the Christians were
concerned, but the two creeds were nc
nearer than they had been for many
| centuries.
| Would Require q Big Ditch.
| 1.-THE only SOLUTION" he said, seem.
to dig ditch across the island witt
the Christians ON 6ne side and the Mos.
lens on the other. Our earnest object
is to arrange what has been promised
taking care to be just to both sections
We are. not inclined to admit merely
because the Mtssulmans are in the mi
nority that their interests are to bt
neglected" Lord Salisbury said he full
ly agreed with Lord Kimberly thai
Crete was in a dangerous position. TIL,
| element OF danger, however, did no
arise, he insisted, bessuse the island
was mixed up in the affairs Of the Otto
man empire, but rather from the terri
BILE division among the creeds-a d.
vision which might yet require a powe
greater than all the sovereigns of Eu
rope to Danish it.