New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
THE TREATY ACCEPTED BY GREECE
so THE NEW CABINET INTERPRETERS THE
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE GIVEN BY
THE CHAMBER.

THE CHAMBER.
Athens, Oct 5.-The Boule met to-day but
Its proceedings attracted little interest NJ.
Zaimis. the new Premier. declared that the OBJ
jects Of his Government would be to secure the
evacuation Of Thessaly and fully and radically
to reorganize the country In order to insure
evacuation. To carry out this programme time
was necessary. he said, and he asked the Cham
Der to postpone further bushes for the present.
NJ. Delyannis. NJ. Karapanos and NJ. Deligeor-
gis announced that their respective parties
would support the Government. The Chamber
then adjourned amid cheering for General Smo-
lensi!. Minister Of War.
The Cabinet regards the vote Of confidence
accorded to NJ. Zaimis equivalent to an ac-
ceptance Of the treaty by the Chamber ana
has, therefore, notified to the Doyen OF the
Diplomatic Corps that the Government Is pre-
pared to negotiate for the execution OF Article
2 Of the treaty and to regard the acceptance Of
the treaty as an accomplished fact
Article II and Article VI OF the Peace Convention
constituted the real battle-ground OF the rival en-
voys during the long negotiations which culmi-
mated at Constantinople on September ls Article II
provides that an International commission OF the
mediating Powers composed Of six members, shall
be empowered to make the necessary arrangements
TO secure the rapid payment of the indemnity and
to prevent any injury being done 10 the rights of
former creditors. Under Its terms the Greek Gov
eminent will submit TO the Boue law he
previously approved by the Powers. defining the
duties of the commission. According to this law
the collection and employment of revenues sufii-
cent for the service OF the and old loans Will
be subjected TO the absolute control of the commits
sion.
Article VI. after providing that the state OF war
shall a the preliminary treaty OF
peace is signed "a condition fulfilled September
Isl stpu.ates that the evacuation OF Thessaly shall
take place within month beginning from the date
sons OF Article III fulfilled and when the time
for the emission of the indemnity loan has been
fixed by the international commission in accord
ance with the arrangements provided by Article ii
The mode Of the evacuation OF IhesSaly and the
restoration OF the Greek authorities will be fixed.
Article VI provides by the delegates of the two in
terested parties. with the aid of the delegates OF
the great Powers.
1t Is provided in Article TX that. in the event of
disagreements in the course of the negotiations be-
tween Turkey and Greece. the contested points
may be submitted by one the other OF the par
ties interested to the arbitration OF the representa-
tives of the great Powers at Constantinoplc whose
decisions shall be compulsory for boin govern
ments. This arbitration may be exercised either
by the representatives of the Powers collectively
by persons specially chosen by the parties inter-
ested either directly through the Intermediates
OF special delegates. In the OF the votes being
equally divided Article IN directs that the
shall choose additional arbitrator.