The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-17

enjoys UNRESTRICTED liberty in Greece even though thai
berty might on Cretan Affairs overstep the hiaiis Of
been necessary 10 attempt interfering with the rights Of
individuals Greek citizens have used their individual
liberty with much practical Difference 70 Turkish
teress that the Porte be very sensitive indeed
complains Of their actions up 70 tho present time.
SUBSCRIPTIONS have been collected 70 assist the Crean
families who have sought refuge in Greece; but these
subscriptions are employed for charitable purposes
cusvey, and have not been large One OF the Ahenan
papers, which Is well informed on Crean affairs stated
last Monday that none Of the committees which have
been established for moro than month have RENTED
any money 70 the Central Committee except those Of
Chalcis xeochoron and Naupaktos and it asks rather
emphaticaly what has been done with the money else
where.
The Affairs Of Crete are the subject Of so much Pr bc
defamation and private conversation. that any who
judged BY words alone and who did not look 70 deeds
also might think that great enthusiasm had been awak
ened in the Of Cretan independence This cannot
however, be really the case for, though great deal Is
70 aid their iDsuprec,on When the practical eSscts
Of real enthusiasm for the Greek cause In England
during 1923 are compared with what Greece Is now
doing to aid Crete il cannot be said that much real
thusiasm exists at Athens No Greek Of emnence has
joined tho ranks Of the insurgents crowds Of young
men have quilted ease and luxury TO fight for cause
which said to DO the Of Greek nationality and
Christian civilization The protecting Powers are urged
and Phheenes invited to pour out their blood and
die goriousy that the Crock may annex the
THIS is mot exactly style Of eoquence that excitcs to
heroic deeda The modern Athenan orators forget that
since the days OF Demosthenes rhetoric has been
cueCtfve weapon conquer 6Ovo
reigns Liberty must be long sought and fought for
The authority Of noble Philhellcne Of 1928 may be
quoted TO the Greeks He said that writer's even they
write their fingers on will not produce revolutions.
Acts and not phrases have the past revolutions
and will bs the causes Of those that are to come
Every day brings TO Athens reports OF great victories
by the Creans and Of cruel massacres committed
by the Turks The Christians are said 70 have gained
battles vrysas in Apokorona MaIaxa Kandanos
at Kastelli, at Azipopouos and st. Myron The Turks
said to have massacred and children Canea,
Rettimo Gambia, Malevlsi and other placea II what
hAo booU NnlS al NJ In Mt Ian
thousand Turks have been killed and wounded ani
thousand Cretan women and children have been muir
dered is certain that at least two thousand Creans
chiefly women and children, have quilted the island
within the last month and are now at syria and the
Accounts Of great victory at vrysais are generally
believed though they not very satisfactory IN
telligble. Il is said that four thousand Egyptian
infantry surrounded and compelled to capitu-
late The Cretans allowed them 70 rotire, and pro-
missed TO allow them 70 send horses to carry of their
baggage on the day following. Hostages were given
on both sides But after the departure Of the Egyptian
troops reached the Cretan camp that the Mussul
mans OF Gambia had massacred 400 women and children,
and the Greeks then murdered their hostages and plum
dered the baggage Of the Egyptians This the account
published by the Athenan newspapers, and it Is a
be that the Auic Council OF the protecting
Powers Is paryzing the forces of the Ottoman empire
by interfering with advice.
Yesterday was the feast Of the exaation OF the Holy
Cross and 1t was the day Fixed for commencing nsur
recton in Epirus. This projected movement has been
subject Of public conversation for the last fortnight.
Forewarned, fore armed cannot be proverb known TO
Greek revolutonists The system Of "hold I'll
feht" will hardly avail to found Byzantine
pre. Revolutions not made with rosewater which
the Greeks call rh0dOstagma or rose drops.
After all the defamation OF the press IL If the
poor Cretans be abandoned u themselves and
lett to struggle until the winter without much assist
II quarter OF the cruees reported TO have
been pcrperaed by the Turks be true, and If the Gre
tans able encounter for single year quarter
OF tho suerngs endured by the Inhabitants of felopon
and Continental Greece for seven years. the Gro
tans will In all probability gain their liberty by proving
that they deserve It, NO national struggle Is hopeless
where brave with arms in their hands occupy
almost inaccessible mountains.
s'Ihey never fall who die .-.-
IN great causcr