Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-28
Excited State Of Greece--Mock He
roic Attitude Of the Hellenic
Nation.
The Fear Lest the Little Kingdom VIII
be Involved in Bloody
Revolution.
The Result Of Having Only One isepreS"n'
alive Acknowledgement Advice OF
Mr.. GIadstone.


any other Alexander TO acquire even so
limited territory as Eastern Room-Elee.
Just at present her stentorian tones rise
high above the din Of the Balkan melee
and are the most threatening indications
of the case.
The fact Is, Greece was badly duped.
In her incendiary way she took the hrst
news OF the instruction In Eastern Room
Flee TO heart, and the whole nation was
aroused almost In a moment from the
profound quiet which promised TO give a
rest to the troubles Of Southeastern Eu-
rome for a long season. She was i'm
pressed, intoxicated with the idea that
now was her chance or never. In her
agitation she fell into the erroneous
notion that Russia, and perhaps
other great powers, were at the
bottom OF the rising in Eastern
Room-Ece. She imagined the long-ex-
pected time had come when the Turks
were TO be driven from Europe and her
Western possessions divided. She sprang
up half dazed and thoroughly provoked
al being thus caught mapping. She called
out her reserves, modified her army and
pressed forward to the Macedonian from
tier. Her leaders seem to have lost their
heads with all niatuation worthy OF only
her lowest demagogues. such was their
impetuosity that the Greek army was on
the point of invading Turkish soil even
before Europe became aware OF the real
state OF things In Eastern Room-Elee.
The council OF cooler heads came In Just
In time TO keep her forces from commit
ting an overt act that would inevitably
have brought on war. AS 1t was, the
Turks, instead OF massiug their troops on
the Room-Eleean frontier, sent by far the
larger part OF the regular army and the
recruits TO Macedonia and along the
Greek frontier. At an early date In the
proceedings the Turkish general In com
mand of these forces received orders to
attack Greece on the tirst act OF aggres-
sion, without awaiting orders from Con
stantinople,
IA thus hastily and recklossly commit
ting herself, Greece threw herself
open TO all the dlsagreeable results sure
to come II she was mistaken in her no
ton Of the Bulgarian union, as the
event shows she was. Under the leader
ship Of her premier, NJ Delyannis, who
had thus deceived himself and his fol
lowers, the Are has been gradually
blown into great cOnfagration. Wher
the real state OF affairs In Eastern Room
Flee became obvious tot Europe and Il
WAS kttu lunL INC IiHlHH lhtluli NV Wv
humiliation Of Turkey In Europe, bu
simply the increased possessions an'
power OF one OF the minor states of Thu
Balkan peninsula, the enthusiasm o
Greece over the expected increase OF he
territory was suddenly turned into rag
ing evaporation at the impudence Of he
old rival, Bulgaria, and at the ut
ter demolition of any just and soli
basis for her warlike appearance
She had betrayed her real intention
60 Turkey as clearly as II she had plunge
into war. She was entirely without
backing. Her resources were altogethe
inadequate for u struggle with Turke
snglc-handed. She had reached Il pos
ton where only two courses could Wind
cate her honor either she had TO bac
squarely down or Justify her claims b
force OF arms.
In the meantime came the Servian VIZ
aud the attempt to punish Bulgaria fC
putting her finger Into the pie withot
asking leave. Greek sympathies were K
the moment most heartily In favor OF Sc
via. The complete victory OF Prince Ale
ander has failed to give Greece n war
ing. Under the management of M. Do
yannis the nation has been aroused Il
profoundly. Mass-meetlngs are being he
all over Greece, The urgent appeal OF &
great powers has been ignored, aud wi
mock heroic attitude Greece propos
20 stand alone. Military preparations |
forward, and the navy Is being thorough
equipped and enlarged.
In all this IL the greatest mena
against the very life of Greece herse
For the European powers will not allc
the ambition Of this one petty state
emhron Southeastern Europe IN anoth
war, The chief danger Is that Greece
be involved In n bloody revolution
Delyannis has promised great things, a
now finds 1t utterly impossible to full
his promises. The excited state of pr
lie opinion Ia almost entirely due to
reckless policy. The position OF the HI
OF Greece Is precarlous. lie Is not
sphnsible for the acts OF his minister, a
now that NJ. Delyannis Is allowing
demagogues to rouse the most ignori
classes into frenzy, the throne itsel
in danger. There Is the greatest cal
for uneasiness as to the politi
ending OF the situation, The Oh
fear Ia that King George may be ms
the scapegoat, There rs some hope, hC
ever, that NJ Delyannis may resign /
NJ Tricoupio may be Induced 20 L
ollice, who, though pledged 20 acti
could more easily change the present |
10y than the present premier,
In such crisis as this Greece she
how seriously she is handicapped by
fact that she has only one representa-
assembly, This was the weak poini
Che constitution adopted in 1861. i
legislative assembly, called the Boz
controls the fortunes Of Greece, HAY
no senate or house OF lords 20 balance
action, his a type OF the tickle peopl
represents Out Of population Of 2,0
600 there are about 500, 000 voters.
deputies are elected for four years.
1884 thRy numbered 245, Including
members from the annexed territorie,
Epirus and ThesSaly. Since the acS
sion OF King George this assembly
been stormy and in1ammable.
ministerial changes have been exceedlp
frequent. The average duration OF IL
listers has been less than year TIL
was originally council OF state VIII
put curb on the action Of the cham
Of deputies. Since that was abols
tho will Of this body has been law. i
IS the assembly that now controls
future Of Greece. The premier has she
himself incapable OF quolling the feel
he has aroused and iostercd The 81