New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-24
TURKISH TROOPS ~ SORE STRiITS.
THE BEsrEGED GARRISON OF vAMos RUNNING
SHORT OF FOOD

THE BEsIEGED GARRISON OF VAMos RrNNlNG
SHORT OF FOOD
Athens May 23-Adviccs from Candia. the princi-
nal city Of Crete under date Of May p say that
torco ~ 900 insurgents holding strong positions,
has hes,ercd the Turkish garrison at Vamos. l2'o
strong since Nay L. Turkish troops were collected
az Khalivas with a view Of relieving the sdiris2h
vamoa and the enre bSdy adyahrtd h towara s @ re
hv ne insurgents and defeated with considerable
5rnn sh froons on the island insufficient
IN number 10 insure success In another attack on
the nsurge gens. and IN the mean tine 'he n,STfo SrTr
to Yesterdays advces, II had only food enough 10
last two days
In The Tribune Of April % it was foreseen that
the Crefan question might take a. any day tn" place
Of the Armenian question and cause similar troubles
10 Turkey. II explained then that the forte
had made al imprudent move in recalling Cara;h-
eodorv Pacna the Christian Governor of Crete
and replacing him by Mussulman, the Alhanese
Turkan Pacha The new Governor. It Is true. In
aueurai ted his administration with good measure
IN Granting full amnesty TO the Cretans who had
taken refuge in the mountains to escape punish
mcnt for their opposition to the Turkish authorizes.
lam few paflots avalled Themselves OF the amnesty.
and the Christian population did not nave conn
drnce in the promises of Turkan facha OF De''er
TrriT Jistrust has been justified, and the island
seems now 10 be In full insurrecton. To the same
Z
tur1pean enthusiasts rushed 20 the assistance or
ihe t'rrfans The ancient oppression OF the Chrls,
tians by the pachas Of the Crete districts couu
b1folv have been stopped by the new MussumaI
t;nvnrnnr even had ne been willing 20 undcrtake
m, matter for the real authority * IN the hahuS
~ me military commander OF the isIand a., -,
The consequence was that two months ait'r VIZ
roniocing Of the Christian Governor Caratneonory
i,i Tho Nussulman Turkan Pacha. the tic'ahS
ccyyosrrraiel by the brief ou'rages inhlcted upon
,Srp nave resoried to open revolt. These outraees
,tere perpcratel by the Turkish ciVil ana military
fhoritics. and peasants In the interior or the
;sisnd when robbed and insultcd by me soIdiery'
'nn,,iJ not appeal the police corps which IS com
noscd Of 2 Ocl men, most all OF them being Aibanese
Mussulmans. ,.,..a ,ro 81, lana .,,rd
too After fheir revolt OF lsB the Porte granted
~, a constitution which was 80 little respected
h, Tho Turkish authorities that II had 10 De re-
S U eried and Improved by the Halepa agreement, IN
1c-S ,vhen Turkey compelled. after the Rus
1on u.ar and the Berlin Conference 20 give certain
,far,ics ~ her Christian subjects crete OBTAINED
,ho r,ghi 10 have an Assembly composed or eigny
o,,bcre forty-nlne OF whom were 10 be Cnrlstiahs'
~. 10 ~ was 10 be voted only by tWo-thlrds
80 ,nri;v which enabled the Mussulman minority
~ 1revent any legislation In favor OF the Chrlstlan
eJomen, ~ Thus IL that, for instance, the pro,
coads ~ the vakoufs. special tax. were ASSIGNEE
mainly 10 Mahometan institutions: The Cretah Az
aorhiv has protested uselessly, though win Sreht
,rnderatjon against the m.smanagement ol tne
ayars in the Island and the tyranny or the uI ssn
ofacias II is probable that worse outIases ha.
ever before have been recently committed upol ths
Christians, and have preciptaed the insurTeepon.