In this manner
they are able to inflict great injury without suffering much themselves.
It is reported that an entire battalion of Spanish soldiers, eight
hundred strong, has deserted in a body to the rebels.
The soldiers in the Philippines are suffering just as severely for food
and pay as their brother soldiers in Cuba, and finding that the rebels
feed their soldiers well, and treat them better than the Spaniards,
great numbers are constantly deserting and joining the rebel ranks.
* * * * *
Affairs in Greece are still unsettled.
When the Prime Minister told the Boule[A] or parliament the terms of the
treaty, there was much dissatisfaction expressed by the members.
Mr. Ralli, the Prime Minister, stated that he was fully aware how hard
the terms of the treaty were, but he thought that Greece must accept and
make the best of them.
He told the Boule that it was not possible for Greece to continue the
war; she had neither men nor money to do it with; but he wished it
understood that he was merely stating his opinion; he would not attempt
to advise the nation on such a serious point.
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