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WAY THE WAR FAILEp.
Reasons for Its Disastrous Ending
Given by Grecfnn Statesmen.


New York, May 27.-The Evening
World prints a cable dispatch from its
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 or the navy. nor should the great
powers be blamed. They did not restrain
our ships. Christianity did.
Had we bombarded the seaports or
Turkey aud the Aegean islands, the Turks
would have massacred the Christians as
they did the Armenlans. Gould We have
used the navy the result OF the war wouio
have been different. The powers know our
poverty. / do not fear an unjust decision
M. Skouloudis. minister OF foreign nf-
fairs. writes:
Greece had no national grievance
against Turkey, and without any blunoer-
ing interference the Cretan AFFAIR could
have been quietly settled by the two In
terested parties. But Europe gave the
patriotic society chance 10 agitate. and
forced unprepared Greece into disastrous
war. The former ministry weakly opposed
the course. but had not the courage 10 re-
sign.
Il, expected the result. We have been
beaten by superior Turkish numbers and
superior foreign strategy, and must now
make the best OF IT,"
NJ. Thamadhos. minister OF war, after
noting the inferiority of Greece in num-
beers and resources. says:
Greece cannot yield Turkey the frontier
strategic points demanded. Brigands would
use them to ravage Thessaly, and new de-
lenses cost much"
The minister of education, NJ. Eu-
taxias. writes:
'sThe 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-
| ceiyed a ten-years' setback. All schools
| of Thessaly have been destroyed. We had
| been making great progress In common ed
| ucation. IL the powers give Turkey one
| foot OF Greece. enlightenment will BE- by
| so much retarded and the Christians inn
| periled."
London, May 27.--The correspondent
OF the Standard at Constantinople says;
The council OF ministers has decided
10 prolong the arniistice. 1t viii sc
| fuse even TO discuss the retrocession OF
! Thessaly, but will leave the other points
for consideration TO the powers. 30
far as the note TO the European arbi'
traitors is concerned, there can be nc
doubt that whether the sultan is only
bluifing or is the victim OF popular pres
sure, a peace such as Europe expects
cannot be arranged without risk et
the gravest complications. The grand
yizier on Saturday presented report
TO the sultan urging that the whole oil
Islam was fully determined to retain
Thessaly.
1t now appears that the armistic'
was originally for three days only, an'
nothing but the energy OF the powers
secured an extension for fortnight
Seyfullah Bey, chief of staff to the sui
tan and the Won Moltke of the cam
paign, has been summoned to Con
stantinople to give the military com
mission the benefit of his advice.
London, May GA dispatch to tn
Daily Mail from Vienna says that TIT
Turkish government has modified so,
600 additional troops, who are now II
readiness to advance into Thessaly. an'
that the government is making activ
preparations for Turkish administra
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