The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-06
SOME SAY He IS
UNYEELDING
Others That His Disposition Is
rlost ConciIiatory.
Ambassadors at Constantinople,
However, Are of the Belief That
Peace Negotiations Will Be Con-
cluded in About a Week-Con-
clusion of Peace Will Be Fol-
lowed by Complete Change IN
the Turkish Cabinet.

the Turkish Cabinet.
London, June 5.-Conf1icting news Is
published about the progress of the
peace negotiations at ConstantinoDle
On one side the sultan is said to have
adopted a most unyielding attitude, and
on the other hand he is declared to be
showing a conciliatory disposition, and
it is claimed that the settlement of the
questions in dispute is only matter
of a few days.
The Associated Press, however, learns
! that the ambassadors at Constantine
pie are hopeful that the negotiations
/ will be concluded in about week py
Turkeys acceptance of the peace nego-
tiations proposed by the powers. There
! is now little doubt that the sultan has
decided to agree to the evacuation OF
Thessaly, and the Turkish public is be-
! ing prepared for this step. The police
of Constantinople have been ordered 10
| confiscate the leaflets which are being
circulated, demanding the annexation
of the conquered territory as duty
deyolving upon the sultan. The war
songs are also being suppressed in or
der TO stifie the fanaticism of the lower
classes.
WILL BE a BIG CHANGE.
1t is considered probable that the
conclusion of peace between Turkey
and Greece will be followed by a COM
plete change OF the Turkish cabinet,
as the palace clique will endeavor to
saddle the ministry with all response
bility for the peace conditions. More
over a strong feeling exists among
the MussulmanS against the ministry,
especially against the navy department,
owing to the deplorable condition of the
Turkish navy and the inactivity of the
Ottoman fleet.
The news from Thessaly is that the
Turkish army. which first pillaged ana
committed other excuses in the Greek
village. is now under stringent disci-
pine In the meanwhile 10000 Mace
DOMAIN peasants. who had crossed the
mountains into Thessaly, have occu-
pied the abandoned Greek villages and
are waiting TO gather the corn If it
ripens before the peace negotiations are
concluded. In fact. the seizure of the
Tnessalian harvest seems to, be a rea-
son for the sultan endeavoring TO pro-
tract the peace negotiations.
Numbers of Greek Tnessalians are
hiding in the mountains, being afraid
to return to their homes. fearing mas
sacre and preferring death by starva-
ton, exposure and disease.
The impeachment of leading spirits
of the Ethnike Hetaria, or national
league of Greece, is mooted at Athens.
where it is said that eX-Mavor Me:as
intends TO resign the leadership of the
society. His excuse for the societV's
conduct is that it was understood
Great Britain would assist Greece in
her struggle against Turkey.
TRANSVAAL RAID.
The parliamentary commission which
has been inquiring into the Transvaal
raid, is assailed by a storm of denunci-
alton, owing to its decision not TO press
the production of the missing cable
message between Dr. Rutherford
Harris and Cecil Rhodes and certain
parties in England. The newspapers
of all shades of opinion view this
decision with the greatest disLrust and
insist that the reputation of Great
Britain is involved in a thorough
probing of the matter
The Daily News published a regular
indictment against the committee and
asks why the latter has not insisted
upon the production of the cable mes
sages or of the colonial Office copies of
these messages; why the committee
has not insisted upon the production
tween the colonial Office and Sir
Hercules Robinson; why Lord Grey,
who conducted most Of the negotia-
tions with the secretary of state for
the colonies, was not called and why
Mr. Rhodes was not recalled and
questioned about the cable messages.
The Daily News also cites a number
of cases where clues and questions
affecting the colonial offices connected
-trt. a. Fol or f,f1 rr1aA
or were not asked and concluded the
committee has been a committee of no
inquiry. Unless it reconsiders its
decision, it will cover itself with
ridicuIe and contempt and strike a
fatal blow at the efficiency of parlia-
ment."
NEWSPAPERS SEVERE.
The weekly newspapers are equally
emphatic in summing w the work OF
the committee. The speaker says:
The committee threatens TO finish
the proceedings in an ignominous and
discreditable collapse. The inquiry can
only be regarded as a fasco and must
necessarily confirm. in the opinion of
the world, many charges made against
Mr.. Chamberlain in connection with
the raid. The evidence proving or
the charge that Mr.
Chamberlain was cognizant of the in
surrectionary movement at Johannes
burg and that he was prepared to use
the British froces to assist the move
ment. has been rejected by the commit
tee with the cOnniyance of Mr.. Cham
berlain himself, and unless he can
vindicate himself it is his duty TO
resign"
The Spectator says that it is difficult
to believe the committee ever meant
business.
Inc most slashing attack comes from
the pen OF William stead, Who urges
that full light be turned upon the whole
mater. lie heads his article flushed I
Uo. and proceeds in moderate Ian
guage TO describe the proceedings as
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