The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-27
Latest Aspect of Affairs Appear TO
Be Less Peaceful.
THE IDENTICAL NOTE TO TURKEY.
THE SULTAN WANTS THEssALY
AND THE POWERS REFUSE
TURKISH TROOPS BEING SENT
TO THEssALY TO HOLD THE.
PRovINcE-THE EMPEROR OF
RUSSIA GIVES KING GEORGE: OF
GREECE SOME GOOD ADVICE.

Constantinopie, May a6.-The identical
note OF the powers in reference to the de.
mands OF Turkey upon Greece was nre-
sented to the Turkish government TODAY.
London, May 26. The aspect OF East.
ern affairs il less peaceful. Turkey ia
sending ',O00 more troops to Thessalv.
and 1T is said that the sultan has nrom.
ised his ministers not to relax his hold
upon that province.
The note of the powers certainly doea
not yield on single point and states
even ohat the peace conference must no
held at Constantinople and not at Pbar-
saliar but the sincerity of both Germany
ana hussia is doubted, and any sign of
dissension among the powers makes for
oostinacy on the pare Of the sultan,
1t is reported from Vienna.that Emperor
Nicholas has advised King George. for
his own safety, t. appoint military gov
ernor' with exceptional powers, and to
concentrate 5000 picked troops at Athens,
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantinople says that the identical
note OF the powers, which was presented
10 bhe turkish government yesterday
embodying the terms of peace to which
tney wiii agree declines to permit the
abolition of the capitulatiOns in the case
OF Greek subjects or the annexation OF
Thessaly, but it is much milder in tone
than was at first understood
The correspondent of the Times saws
the note expresses the views of the now
ers ''in diferentially suggestive fol- m. i,
London May 26.-The Athens cores
pondent of the Standard says the powers
have assured Greece that the Porte will
not be allowed to evade the conditions of
the armistice.
A dispatch to the standard from Berlin
says that the powers, including Turkey.
nave assented to the appointment of
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg aa
encouragement of Crete
"A dispatch to the Standard from
Athens says: ''The Embros publishes a
sensation in telegram from Lamia de-
claring that the British men. of. war at
Noio prevented the landing Of guns and
ammunition from n Russian man-of-war
for the use CT the Turks. The story is
probably untrue, but it indicates the pre-
Willing distrust of Russia.
In order to prevent brigandage the
authorities have given instructions for
the disarming of mem bers of the Ethnike
Hetara wherever found In the event
OF resistance they are to be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law. The United
States cruiser Cincinnati has arrived at
Phalerum."
The correspondent of the Times at
Athens says:
The torrent OF recrimination, denun-
citation and bitter invectives which was
checked by the fear of the Immediate
Turkish advance to Athens has broken
out afresh, now that this danger has been
removed by the armistice
The authors of the war policy. equally
with those who are held Responsible for
the disasters, are being dragged before
the bar of public opinion So far AS the
official culprits are concerned, it is be-
Eeved that the government will appoint
commission of inquiry to punish the
guilty. a thorough investigation into
the ambulance and commissariat depart
ments will probably entail scandalous dis
closures.
The Ethnike Hetariria is bitterly de-
nounced and the government is urged to
seize its funds, TO confiscate it's stores
and arms and to compel it to render an
account.
The government is not likely to ac-
cede to this suggestion, because MANY
persons prominent in political life are
closely connected with the organization
and the Iletariria, conscious of its
strength, has decided to remain silent
ana to preserve it's mysterious and invisi-
Die character. Possibly smitten with
conjunction. however, the society has
donated 10000 drachmas for the relief Of
the Thessalian refugees. This is appar-
emily the best justified item of all its ex-
pendiures.;