The herald., 1897-08-03
MORE DELAYS
In Settling the Terms of
Peace
THE CLAIMS OF B0NDHOLDERS
CAN'T BE DISMISSED WITHOUT
CONSIDERATION
THE CLAIMS OF B0NDHOL DERS
King George Hopes to Avoid European
Control of Greek Finances-He
Threatens to Resign
Associated Press Special Wire.


LONDON, Aug. 2.-The marquis of
Salisbury, replying in the house of lords
today to the Liberal leader, the earl of
Kimberley, who questioned the govern
ment as to the state of peace negotia
tions between Greece and Turkey, out
lined the status of the Constantinople
to them in sarcastic tones. The premier
said that it was no wonder that the pa
tience of any people was sorely tried
by the delay. The complexity and null
tiplicity of the negotiations, he added,
might, however, account for their
length.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury explained
that the peace the powers were trying to
arrange was no ordinary agreement be-
tween a conqueror and a conquered
country. The territory conquered by
the Turkish army was one assigned to
| Greece by international agreement and
therefore the powers voice in regard to
its disposal was recognized by the sui
tan. The latter was right in demanding
security against incursionS such as those
which brought about the present war,
and for that purpose a rectification of
the frontier on strategic basis was a
reasonable demand. 1t was also rea-
sonable to hope that the Greek commun-
tiles should not be placed under Turkish
rule.
The premier further asserted that her
majesty's ministers believed those ques-
tions had been settled and Turkey had
accepted the frontier line traced by the
military attaches of the embassies of
the powers, though the premier shared
Lord Kimberleys doubts.
Speaking of the indemnity to be paid
to Turkey by Greece, the premier said:
There comes in the mysterious and diff
fcult question of German bondholders.
We do not think that any international
duty lies on Europe to provide for their
payment, though admit they have been
long unpaid"
Lord Salisbury further said: "The
credit of Greece in the European market
will for long time be exceedingly small,
and some form of control of Greek
sources of revenue is inevitable. 1 can
not say that negotiations in that drec-
tion have advanced very far, and must
admit that the question may be source
of very considerable delay"
Lord Salisbury said he fully agreed
with Lord Kimberley that Greece is in
a dangerous position. The element of
danger, however, did not arise he insist
ed, because the island was mixed UP in
the affairs Of the Ottoman empire, but
rather from the terrible division among
the creeds division which might yet
require power greater than all the SOW
ereigns of Europe to Danish it.
ABDICATION THREATENED
ATHENS, Aug. I'm the course of an
interview today M. Sllouloudis, the min
lister of foreign affairs declared that
King George had not concealed from
Europe his intention to abdicate if a
system of European control of Greek
finances was established. He said he
believed the fact had already modified
the attitude of the powers toward the
German proposal and that some atteuu-
ated scheme would be arranged.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August From
present indications the Powers will be COM
PEELED to send another utimatum to Tur-
key, as the action of TewfiS Pasha in sub
hitting series of amendments to the draft
of the treaty of peace completed at Sat
urday's session Of the ambassadors Is re-
garded as meaning delay of two or three
weeks in signing the treaty.