The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-23
POWERS ARE IN ACCORD
OFT-REPEATED STATEMENT RE-
GARDING EUROPE REITERATED.
The Graeco-TurlSish Trouble Now Mt
the bargaining Stage-Neutral
Zone Finally Agreed On.
DOWNRIGHT. 1897. by the Associated Press.l


LONDON, May 22.-The Graeco-Turkish
trouble is now fairly entered on it's diplo-
matte bargaining stage, and the negotia-
tons are expected to last fer some time.
Many important differences have to be
settled, and the Sultan of Turkey may be
counted on TO drag the affair along as much
as possible with the view of bringing out
the latent jealousies of the powers. His
prompt compliance with the Cars request
TO arrange for an armistice is not attributed
entirely to his desire to please the Car,
but IT is looked on stroke of diplomacy
intended to excite the resentment of some
other power and thus weaken the concert.
Thus far everything tends to show the
powers remain in entire agreement on the
question. a European conference is dis
cussed; but it is not thought likely to take
place until the preliminaries of peace are
arranged. Then, the ambassadors at Con-
stantlnope, with the delegates of Turkey
and Greece, may meet to settle upon the
treaty of peace.
There is a strong feeling in favor of in
ternational control of Greek finances, with
out which the payment OF the indemnity
10 Turkey and the interest on the Greek
debt is declared to be impossible. The
Greeks insist that If an indemnity is i'm
posed upon them there will be a general
collapse and serious internal troubles will
occur. They estimate the damage done to
Thessaly at 25,000000 drachmas, and they
say another 100000 drachmas will be
needed to supply the peasants with food
and tools. Moreover, they add, the reve-
nue. will be greatly reduced owing TO the
immense damage to cultivation throughout
sands of workers. This years budget will
probably leave q deficit of 60,0OO,O0O
drachmas. The Greek statements, how
ever, are now received with q certain
skepticism. 1t is pointed out that by the
admission of the Greeks themselves 10 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 po-
stiOn to continue paying 30 per cent. in
terest and probably considerably more if
her finances are placed under international
control
Advices from the scenes of the recent
fighting mention the possibility of serious
epidemic of disease when the heat increases
owing to the putrefying CorpseS and horses
left TOtting in every ditch.
The popular feeling at Athens against the
royal family of Greece does not diminish.
The stories of the excessive prudence" of
Crown Prince Constantine 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 Utterances are heard against the
royalties and groups loudly discuss them
in the streets. Upon the boat from st.
Aida to Athens 1 heard a popular poet dis
claim insulting verses against the King,
and not one of the three hundred passen-
gers. including officers, lifted a voice in de-
Tense of him." The correspondent of the
Ecair adds that an minister said to him:
I'VE are all republicans, but We have not
the men to found a republic and the
dynasty is prohting by the quarres of the
parties which are struggling against each
other, not on the programmes, but on ques-
tions of personality. The King, Queen and
Trincesses are passing a bad time. When
Visiting the hospitals the princesses have
been requested not TO enter some OF the
wards owing TO the intense excitement of
the wounded and in other wards the King
was greeted with murmurs and often with
insulting and sarcastic retortS to his queS-
tions. The crown prince is the most exc
Grated. Even his friends admit he dare not
enter Athens for many months.