Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
CRETE WILL BE FREE.
War for independence Has the Sympathy Of
the Englishmen.

London Eng, July 6.-The statement In
the Commons. Saturday. that Turkey had
ures which the powers demanded for
tranquility In Crete, is not accepted as In
anywise assuring settlement. The con-
cert of the powers does not impress the
Christian insurgents. who have in mind
the much heralded concert In the case OF
Armenia. which was scorned by the Sui
tan. The Cretan Christians have no faith
in diplomatic promises, having had eX-
perience of their worthlessness through
many years of Turkish misrule and they
mean TO bring about. if possible, a de-
cisive conflict that will overthrow the
Turkish regime.
A conference of the Christian leaders,
Saturday ut Kampos. resulted in a deter
mination to disregard the offers of
Georgi Pasha Bereovitch. the new Chris
tan Governor. unless the reforms prom
ised are solidly guaranteed by the pow
ers. If the Governor convenes the AS
sembly only about a dozen deputies are
likely to respond
The debate on the Cretan situation in
the Commons. Saturday night showed
that the dominant sentiment is in favor
of strong British policy. even to the
length Of armed Intervention. Mr.. Cur
zon, the Parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office. stated. however, that the
of Europe by taking isolated action, and
would go only as far rs the other powers
are willing to go.
The Speaker Monday. voices the
.,
use the fleet TO prevent Turkish troops
from landing in Crete. and to insist upon
the naturalization of the island under
European control
The Prince of Wales. the Duke of York.
the Duke of Connaught. Field Marshal
| ord Wolseley. commander chiefof the
British forces; Field Marshal Lord Rob
erts. commanding the forces in Ireland;
Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart. COVER
nor of the Royal hospital at Chelsea;
Prime Minister Salisbury. and all the
l t,t
ter Rosebery and most of the leading
statesmen. have accepted invitations to
attend banquet that will be given by
the Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY
| ronte to this country on the steamer Ser
via. This banquet will be the biggest
event of the company's visit.
The court which is to try Jameson and
| his co-raiders will be composed of the
lord chief justice. Mr.. Baron Pollock and
Mr.. Justice Hawkins. There are rumors
| the presence of witnesses from South
| Africa. some of whom are now in the
| thick of the fighting in Mashonaland.
| The government. that is. Mr.. Chamber
proceedings. and to get as soon as pos
sible to the inquiry by the commission
on the Chartered Company. The reply
sent by Mr.. Chamberlain TO the demand
| trial of Rhodes and Belt and DR.. Harris
| is understood to be that the English gov
| eminent VIII deal with the question UNI
der the light of what the commission may
report. AS the commission cannot report
| before the summer Of next year. Rhodes
Belt and Harris hardly need fret.
| Sir Hercules Robinson. the high COM
missioner of South Africa. was in London
| for three weeks before being accorded an
interl lew with Mr.. Chamberlain. He has
been snubbed. in short. The colonial sec
| rotary pins his faith on Sir Graham
| Bower. whose daily cable dispatches sup
port Mr.. Chamberlain in urging the cab
| met to assent to a large increase of the
| British forces in Natal and Rhodesia
| Sir Hercules Robinson, who has seen
other ministers. holds to the belief thai
| the troops now there. with the volunteers
| will suffice to crush the native insur-
gents. and that the dispatch of reinforce
ments would only incense the Beers. Sill
| Hercules will return to Cape Town as
| soon as his health permits.
son. is floating around London in com
| pany with his cousin. Dom Paul's
nephew The two young Beers set al
naught the accepted idea of the Beers as
an ungainy and stolid product OF genera
| lions of ''trekkers." Standing six feet
| slim handsome and bright young men
| they look the sort who know how to en-
| JOY life ard have the capacities with the
| knowledge. Both speak English we'll
though with n peculiar accent. Both
| dress We'll and have a kind of courtly
and graceful manner which 1t would b.
well for some of the swell English Off
| GERS to acquire.