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The settlement of the terms of peace between Turkey and Greece promises to
be a very long and tedious matter.

It has been announced that Turkey offers to conclude peace, provided
Greece pays her $15,000,000 to cover her war expenses, gives her certain
strategic points in Thessaly, and turns over to her the Greek fleet until
the war expenses are paid.

The Sultan has begun the negotiations by asking for everything he could
think of, but this was just wha