The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-23

LONDON, May 22.-The Graeco-
Turkish trouble Is now fairly entered
upon its diplomatic bargaining stage,
and the negotiations are expected to
last for some time. Many important
differences have to be settled, and the
sultan of Turkey may be counted upon
to drag the affair along as much as
possible, with the view Of bringing out
the latent jealousies Of the powers. His
prompt compliance with the czar's re-
quest to arrange for an armistice is not
attributed entirely to his desire to
please the czar, but 1t is looked upon
as stroke of diplomacy intended to
excite the resentment of some other
power and thus weaken the concert.
Thus far everything tends to show the
powers remain in entire agreement on
the question. A European conference
is discussed; but 1t is not thought like
ly to take place until the preliminaries
of peace are arranged. Then, the am
bassadors at Constantinople, with the
delegates Of Turkey and Greece, may
meet to settle upon the treaty of
peace.
There is a strong feeling in favor
Of international control of the Greek
finances, without which the payment of
the indemnity to Turkey and the inter-
est on the Greek debt is declared to
be impossible. The Greeks insist that
If an indemnity is imposed upon them,
there will be a general collapse and
serious internal trouble will occur. They
estimate the damage done to Thessaly
at 25,0O0,00O drachmas, and they say
another 100000 drachmas will be
needed to supply the peasants with
food and tools. Moreover. they add, the
revenue will be greatly reduced owing
to the immense damage to cultivation
throughout the country, due to the alb
sence Of thousands of workers. This
years budget will probably leave a
deficit of 6O,o0o,000 drachmas. The
Greek statements, however, are now
received with certain scpeticism. 1t
Is pointed out that by the admissions
of the Greeks themselves 70 per cent of
the interest Of the. debt, which they
have not paid, has been set aside in
order to have money for the war, and,
consequently, Greece Is certainly in a
position to continue paying 80 per cent
interest and probably considerably
more If her finances are placed under
international control.
The popular feeling at Athens against
the royal family OF Greece does not
diminish. The stories of the "excss-
sive prudence Of Crown Prince Con-
stantdne at the front. have done much
to weaken the dynasty. The correspon-
dent Of the Eclair, of Paris, at Athens,
says: THE people are intensely vio-
lent, utterances are heard against the
royalties and groups loudly discuss
them in the streets. Upon the boat
from st. Aida to Athens. heard a
popular poet disciafm insulting verses
against the king, and not one of the
800 passengers, Including officers, lifted
voice In defense OF him"
The correspondents of the Eclair adds
that an ex-minister said to him: 1--WE
are all Republicans; but we have not
the men to found republic and the
dynasty Is profiting by the quarrels OF
the parties which are struggling against
each other, not on the programme, but
on questions of personality" The king,
queen and princesses are passing bad
time. When visiting the hospitals, the
lTinceSses have been requested not to
enter some Of the wards. owing to the
intense excitement of the wounded and
in other wards the king was greeted
with murmurs and often with Insulting