The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-03
VIII CIR & CE / OST.
Statesmen Give Reasons for the
Disasters in the War. 4S


New York, May 81. 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:
Grace should not be censured for the
powers be blamed. They did not restrain.
our ships. Christianity did. g
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. II do not fear an unjust decision. =
Cross Against Crescent.
The minister Of education, N. Eu-t
taxias. writes: IF ;; =
1.-THE war has been one Of the cross
against the crescent. with Europe against
Christ. The powers permitted our troops
blockaded US. The very day the sultan's
foreign policemen landed in Canea Chris
tan blood flowed. The country has re-
ceived ten-years' setback. All schools.
OF Thessaly have been destroyed We had
been making great progress in common ed
ucation. If the powers give Turkey one
foot OF Greece, enlightenmentzwtn be by
so much retarded and the Christians im-z
periled." r;tF = sE";=--.. 81
/ 7'ts New Complications. s. g
Athens, May 27.-Complications have
arisen, owing to the advocacy by some
of the powers, including Russia, Of q
Turkish occupation of Thessaly until.
the indemnity is paid, and to England's
firm resistance to such project. The.
Greek government is preparing for a
probable renewal of the war.
More Favorable to Greece.
London, May 2s.--7The peace nego-
tiations have taken a turn more favora-s
BILE to Greece, according to dis ratches
which the government at Athens has
received fromits representatives abroad.
The correspondent of the Times at
Athens telegraphs that Turkeys pro-
posal to occupy Thessaly no longer re-
ceives any consideration, owing to-
England's attitude, while the proposal
to abolish the capitulations in the case.
of Greek subjects in Turkey is rejected,
and the suggested extradition treaty is
apparently set aside. The powers have
fixed e 6,0O0,OO0 as the highest limit
of indemnity and will allow only such
a strategic alteration of the frontier.
as will not involve the subsection of.
any inhabited district to Turkish rule:
Turkeys Claim Impossible.
According to a dispatch to the Frank
fort Zeitung from Constantinepie.
Count Muravieff. the Russian foreign
minister, told the Turkish ambassador
at st. Petersburg that Turkey must re-
nounce her impossible claim to annex
Thessaly. He added that, in his opin-
ion, the claim had only been advances
to prolong the negotiations or as a.:
pretext for renewing the war, which
Europe would on no account permit.
This statement SO impressed the sultan.
that he has been making special ef-.
forts to restore friendly relations with
England. The Daily Nails correspond
emit at Constantinople says: The porte:
has replied to the note of the powers
and consents to negotiate for peace,
provided the Greek commanders first
sign an armistice AS soon as this is
done the government will negotiate as
to the peace conditions with the ambas-
sailors, and the treaty will be signekby
the Turkish and Hellenic plenipoten-.
tiaries in Thessaly. y
i Sultan Will Negotiate. "a
London, May 90 dvices from Com
stantinople say that the sultan has con-
sented to negotiate for peace, provided
the Greek commanders first sign an.
armistice. AS soon as this is done the
government will negotiate as to the
peace conditions with the ambassadors.
and the treaty will be signed by the
Turkish and Greek plenipotentiaries in
Thessaly. ~; s:s@4.s