The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-25
GREECE READY FOR WAR.
Anzieus 70 share In the spoiis OF the Ottoman
Empire-Queen Olga.

From he Pes
ATHENS, Dec. %, 1S77.-AlthouRh the
Greeks rcjoiced In the afaqlstIon 81 llp very
deeply mortified Mt the narrow limits 10 whlcn
they were assigned by tho great powarTs t and
linns, and Epirotcs who fought in the. ranks Of
the libcrating army. xwcrc rcinanded buck into
Turkish scrvitudc Time and again has Crete
risen in arms to demand incorporation with
(ircccc. and bloody. and long have been her
struggles against Mussulmnn domination. 1t
took The Turks twcnty-four years to gain DOS
session Of the island. but they have never boon
able TO subduc ,hc free spirit Of IL people: The
glorious epochs in the classic ages, " '
The Epirotcs. who gave BoZ,aris and other
lion-hearted chiefs like him to Greece, hope
that the hour Of Justice has arrived. The Thes-
sal ANS from the fact that they are a CONNER
more cnvcnomcd against The Turks. because
they prevent their development and mar their
prosperity. From Mount Othcys. on the north.
crn frontier Of Greece. across the vale OF
Tempe, through Macedonia ia, Mount Argcn-
taro. and cast and west from the shores of the
nigh for emancipation from Mo-lcm thraldom.
The. populations Of these regions are i9r the
alike. aud both fee alike. II moods but spark
to kndle all Macedonia. Thessay and Albania
The Greek Government has long been pre-
parin.: Tor the crisis. During the summer the
army was cncampcd On the Plains oi Ihcbcs.
whore 1t was constantly exercised in military
manuruvrcs and in the practice OF the new arm
with which II had been equipped, The King
and Queen both passed some time in its midst.
reviewing the troops and encouraging them To
perfection Of drill 10y their presence. The
whole army consists Of about 10000 men.
There WIS no such organization in existence
when the Crock revolution broke out. and
none during its existence. III war had nctu-
ally boon declared the expression of hos
tiliiy against the Turks could not bc more
unanimous and earnest. Public opinion also
runs the same way. Every journal in Athens
ug Tor war for the last two months. In the
Euulc or Assembly the feeling l. equally in
tcn-'. IL il with great dim eulty that the Gov
rrnMcnt can stem the tide. or the Ministry
course There Is a reasonable fear that the
Turkish iron Hat. may destroy the Piraus
syria. and o,hcr harhur towns, and blockade
III" ports 90 "a h an cNtDnt IL to put u stop TO
ment. while preparing for eveniualitic-. makes
nu rilNr u~ vet. II Tho Russians. however.
SHOULD take Nirianople and menace Constant
n"plr. and tn S'rvHns should penetrate into
Iu.-- iy all power Of restraint viii br lost.
aud brtery Will seek some preteNt to justify u
| d..loration of war
The court is thoroughly Russian. The Queen
! Oi-u. now in her tWrniy-s' Nrnth year. Is iNe
| oldest duushier ui the G.Ind Duke Constantine.
! ir1ih Of The lmp'rur Alexander ~. Tho
/ ku-:. now 80 wears old. is tine gf-oud son Of
hIr. Christian 90 penuark. and rr Their To- the
/ lriH'Ns- Dt Wal = and the Grand Duchess DAg-
| WUr Nii. ul ~" h'ir apparent io IN" ltu~~iun
throne. King q lrgr l- Or popular as any KING
lfNi'' H- the Gre a. ;r' \ year age "a rN4. 81
t.uuu.t Nlul.frt hri. ry rnugii him ma coy n
win !l- subject iui nr Wis lv changed mis-
lIlfr va time 60 avoid - coils ON. IflH
DI..H i- u,f 20 beauty. hut she BE- % woman of Tee
900. rhtN thrr..y ami fNI.'r col character. ~NH
d." fADi give. nor follows iud rOun-n J. Sho VIII
i...N ri.r. :. 80 Greece - not NA,i"i ly ku-- sl
BE- l' ..Hl"rtoa with her &, drive the Tulas