Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-06-01
LEFT TO THE POWERS.
Greece Will Refuse to Negoaata
Directly with Turkey. "
Much Distrust Exists In Athens He~
SardinE the Intentions Of the SUI
tan-Amount of Indemnity I
May BE Reduced.

Athens, May 25.-The Greek govern
ment as reply to the notification sent
by Edhem Pasha, commander OF the
Turkish army in Thessaly, that he IS
empowered to negotiate the terms OF,
peace with Greece direct, has informed
the ministers Of the powers here that,
us Greece has already confided her in
terests to the powers, there is no rea-
son why she should negotiate Oh
1ectly with Turkey.
Indemnity Will Be Reduced.
London, May 25.-The correspondent
of the Standard at Constantinople says:
1.-THE peace negotiations continue. 1t
is asserted that the amount of indenl-
nifty which will be reduced to 100000
Tires, 2,00O, 900 to be paid in cash to Tur-
key and 100000 to be accepted by Rus-
STA as part payment of indemnity owed
her by Turkey.
Distrust In Athens.
Athens. May 25.-The intentions of
the sultan are greatly distrusted here,
and it is believed that he is avoiding
negotiations for peace through the
powers because he wants Edhem Pasha
to march to Athens.
Richard May Be Himself Again.
London, May 25.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Rome says that the
king of Greece is beginning to reassert
himself, and will soon be able to dis
miss NJ. Ralli and to appoint Nj. Kata-
PIANO as premier.
Cretans Want Union with Greece.
Athens, May 25.-The Cretan chiefs
hov a tn ho
eminent declaring that they are unani-
mously in favor of political union with
Greece, but asking the advice of the gov
eminent as to the best course to pursue
consistently and with due regard to
national interests.
Looks Warlilze Again.
London, May 26.-The aspect of east
ern affairs is less peaceful. Turkey is
sending 1000 more troops to Thessaly,
and it is said that the sultan has prom
! Used his ministers not to relax his hold
upon that province. The note of the
powers certainly does not yield on a
single point, and states even that the
peace conference must be held at Con-
stantinople, and not at Pharsalos, but
the sincerity of both Germany and Rus
STA is doubted, and any sign of dissen-
sion among the powers makes for OBJ
stinacy on the part of the sultan.
| Why Greece Lost.
New York, May 27.-The Evening
World prints cable dispatch from it's
correspondent at Athens giving signed
statements by members of the Greek
ministry regarding the failure of the
war against the Turks. That from
Prime Minister Rail- says:
Greece should not be censured for the
inactivity of the navy. nor should the great
| powers be blamed, They did not restrain
| our ships. Christianity did.
| Had we bombarded the seaports of
| Turkey and the Aegean islands, the Turks
would have massacred the Christians as
! they did the Armenians. Could we have
| used the navy the result of the war would
have been different. The powers know our
poverty. do not fear an unjust decision -
| Cross Against Crescent.
The minister of education, NJ. Eu.
taxias. writes:
! 1.-The war has been one Of the cross
against the crescent, with Europe against
! Christ. The powers permitted our troops
| to land to protect Christians in Crete, then
| blockaded US. The very day the sultan's
foreign policemen landed in Canea Chris
tian blood flowed. The country has re-
| CelVeQ Len-yearS' setback. ALI schools
| of Thessaly lave been destroyed. We had
| been making great progress in common ed
| ucation. If the powers give Turkey one
foot of Greece. enlightenment will be by
so much retarded and the Christians i'm
| periled.'
| New Complications.
Athens, May 27.-Complications have
arisen, owing to the advocacy of some
of the powers, including Russia, of q
Turkish occupation of Thessaly unit
the indemnity is paid, and to England:
firm resistance to such a~project. The
Greek government is preparing for {
probable renewal of the war;
CENT SENATE