Crete, and, having seen how incapable the Powers then were to dislodge
the Greek army, he means to stay where he is and see whether they will
be any more successful in dislodging the Turkish army.

In Constantinople the feeling is running very high about keeping
possession of the coveted land. It is said that all classes, from the
Ministers to the porters on the streets, are against giving up the
conquered territory. Every possible influence is being brought to bear
upon the Sultan, to persuade him to keep Thessaly.

The Sheik, about whom we spoke last week, has again been to the Sultan,
and declared that the land conquered from the enemy must not be given
back to them.

The Sultan, meanwhile, lets no one know what he intends to do, but
carries out his own plans without letting a hint of what these plans are
escape him.

The general opinion is that Turkey will hold Thessaly and if Europe
wants her to give it up she will have to fight for it. The conviction is
growing daily that Turkey's newly found power cannot be curbed without a
great European war, the terrible European war which it was thought the
sacrifice of Greece would prevent.

Germany is very unpopular in Europe at this moment.

When the Powers were made aware of the fact that the Porte declined to
discuss the subject of giving up Thessaly, and only agreed to submit
certain parts of the treaty of peace to their consideration, they were
greatly astonished. When it was further learned that his Ministers had