The herald., 1897-05-19

HARMONY
On the Question Of Turkish
Terms
PRESSURE BROUGHT TO BEAR
TO BRING THE SULTAN TO HIS
SENSES
PRESSURE BROUGHT TO BEAR
The Powers Simply Will Not Conside3
the Immeasurably Exaggerated
Demands Of Turkey

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Demands Of Turkey
Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, May 18.-The harmony Of
the European press on the subject Of
conditions of peace Is remarkable. The
semi-official press, the Times, the Novoe
Vremya, the Temps, the North German
Gazette and the Fremdenblatt are az
one in the vigorous terms in which they
denounce Turkeys pretensions. Now
that the last obstacle to a speedy armi-
stice is removed by Germany. which
temporarily blocked things, she having
instructed her ambassador at Constan-
tinople, Baron Won Saurma- -Jeltsch. to
join the other ambassadors in pressing
upon the porte the necessity of agreeing
upon an armistice. it can be taken for
granted that with the innumerable
forms of coercion ready to the hands Of
the powers, the sultan will yield to the
inevitable within a day or two, eepe-
cially as the capture of the Greek posi-
tion at Domokos will go far to satisfy
the Turkish war party. An order tele-
graphed to Edhem Pasha to cease hos
tilities probably indicates.that the Turk
ish government is about to yield to the
demands Of the powers. 1t ie further
stated that the porte is now disposed to
enter into negotiations to bring about a
permanent peace with Greece upon
terms less onerous than those which
have been heretofore demanded. There
is no confirmation here of the report Of
the disturbances at Athene though no
doubt there are grounds to fear popu-
lar manifestation.
WHAT INTERVENTION MEANS
VIENNA, May 1S.-The semi-ohicial
Fremdenblatt makes statement today
which is regarded as outlining the views
of Austria and Russia. 1t says:
by selecting Pharsalos as the place
to discuss the peace negotiations, the
Turkish government apears to be desir-
Gus OF eluding the Intervention Of the
powers. In fact, the Turkish govern
ment is under Misrepresentation as to
the situation. The integrity Of Turkey,
upon which Europe has laid stress and
which Austria and Russia have declared
In the plainest terms to be the basis Of
their policy, Is far from meaning that
Turkey can act in the Balkan peninsula
as she pleases and without regard for
the powers If Turkey feels the need Of
the intervention of the powers in behalf
of her own integrity, she cannot escape
the other kind of Intervention which
aims at preventing her from deriving an
|extravagant advantage from her victo-
ries. The Turkish terms of peace are
immeasurably exaggerated. Europe
cannot assent to the recession of Thes-
sally, nor can it be brought about by a
continuance of the war, which the victo-
ries of Turkey have rendered purpose
less. The excessive amount of indemni-
ty cannot but arouse the opposition Of
the powers, as 1t is far beyond the capac-
ity OF Greece to pay. Again. by the abo-
lition of the capitula tions a precedent
would be created which the powers could
not accept. Turkey would do better to
seek advantage from her victories in an
enlarged capacity of action, internal re-
organization and in ending the disinte.
grating miegovernment
In short, the intervention of Europe
in behalf of the integrity of Turkey
means neither the reversal of everything
in the Balkans nor the continuance OF
the old evil conditions which prevailed
in Turkey"
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
CONSTANTINOPL.E, May 1S.-There
was an unexpected change in the
political situation shortly before noon
today Russia quietly showed her hand
thereby forcing Germany and Turkey
out of the game, to all intents and pur-
poses. Last night and early this morn
ing Turkey, supported by Germany, was
practically defying Russia, France.
Austria, Great Britain and Italy, in
siSting upon the annexation Of Thessaly
in addition to huge war indemnity, and
seemingly was determined to march up.
on Athens. The Ministers received offi-
cial advices from Sofia today announc.
ing that orders had been issued for the
partial mobilization of the Bulgarian
army, possibly at the instigation of Rus
sia. There was hurried consultation
OF Ministers. The war party was for
further defiance, but in the end pacific
ccunsels seemed to have prevailed, for at
1875 a. m. orders were telegraphed
Fdhem Pasha to cease hostilities. Peace
negotiations will now be undertaken in
real earnest and the Greeks most likely
spared futher humiliation.
THE FIGHT AT DOMOKoS
HEADQUARTERS GREEK ARMY.
|DOMOKOS, May 18.-(Delayed in trans
mission 1.-The battle between the Turks
and the Greeks which began here today,
Monday, was far the flercest of the war.
The Turks in front of Domokos adj
vanced their infantry in extended order,
maintaining a constant attack upon the
Greek trenches. Musketry rattle has
been incessant for the last four hours.
but the Turks have not appreciably adj
vanced. The Ottoman batteries in posi-
tion are hardly less than a hundred and
outnumbered ours two to one, Burning
villages show that the enemy Is already
all around our right. Grown Prince
Constantine is watching the battle from
the heights between Acropolis and the
old fort, upon each of which places siege
guns have been mounted. The revere
beration Of their reports in the hills 10
terrific Nothing more panoramic can
be imagined than the fight. extendinH
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