, begging her to prevent the Turks from fortifying Thessaly.

At present Russia has not had time to take any action, and Turkish
troops and arms are being hurried through the mountain passes; and fresh
volunteers are being called for in the Turkish cities. Six ships laden
with soldiers have been despatched from Constantinople, thirty-two
battalions of troops have been ordered to Thessaly from Syria, and
others have been sent to the seat of war from the Servian and Bulgarian
frontiers.

This does not look as if the Sultan intended to give up Thessaly. It is
indeed reported that he has taken a hint from the Greek occupation of
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
urged the Sultan to regard the Powers as enemies of Turkey, Europe began
to open her eyes.

That Turkey should suddenly show such disrespect to the Great Powers
seemed impossible to believe, until it was learned that Germany was
supporting Turkey, and had assured the Sultan that if he refused to give
up Thessaly the Powers could