San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-10
CRETAN AFFAIRS.
ALL THE TROUBLE OWING TO TURK
ISL MEASUREMENT.
The Friends of Turkey Cannot Save the
Ottoman Empire Unless the Porte
Governs More Wisely.

New YORK, June 10.-A special
to the Herald from Vienna says {:
In an address to the Austrian dele
cation Count Golouchowski, min
lister of foreign affairs, explained
the policy Of the government in
the course Of his remarks, declar-
ing that the situation In Crete was
Of such a character that it was i'm.
possible to say what would happen
next.
The condition Of things prev all
ing in the island, he said, was due
to the bad administration of public
affairs by the Turkish authorities.
Turkey, he ADDED, ought to take
measures in her European and
Asiatic provinces which would
justify confidence In the vital force
of the Ottoman empire, otherwise,
he said, Turkeys friends, includ-
ing Austria, would be unable to
prevent the empires fall.
In an inspired article, which ap-
pears in the Weiner Tageblatt, is
the following:
According to news emanating
fromC onstantinople 1t seems to an
ticipate that there are further ap-
plications in connection with the
action in Crete. We hope not. The
news from Constantinople, as from
Athens, is unreliable. In Con-
stantinople they are said to
fear that Greece wishes to
annex Crete and that Russia and
France will help.
"The Greeks say they absolutely
do not wish to annex Crete.
"Greece has sent out memorial
to the foreign ministers which
asks the other powers to plead
with Turkey that order may be re-
stored.
"Things are SO wrong In Constsn-
tinople that it is natural they
should seek to place the RESPONSE
bility on Greece. Russia has in
tervened in a NEST energetic man.
ner and 1t is interesting to know
that Germany has decided to act
with Greece. Austria seeks to In
fluence Turkey. She should estab-
lish order in Crete and give neces-
sary reforms"
This, OF course, as the editor Of
the paper remarks, is highly i'm
portant as everyone knows nova
days that Russia rules Turkeys
foreign policy.
The editorial said that to him
the Cretan question has left its
acute form and fallen into the
range of diplomacy. That ques-
ton was a serious one for, IL Eng
land had demanded reforms Rus
sis would have to 60 with her
against Turkey. Turkeys only
plan was to give way.
At the office of the Friedenblatt
the editor insisted as did others
that it was unfair to say that Eng
land had stirred up the Cretan
instruction. 1t could not, &C
cording to him even be enter
tanned, as England had nothing to
gain by such action. He said
they were all alone. He looked
upon the question as OF purely
local growth. The news received
by the press is that matters are In
fearful condition in Crete and
large quantities Of guns are be-
Ing sent from Greece.
The Neue Freie Presse has re-
ceived the following from its spe.
cial correspondent at Athens.
81 met some newly arrived fugi-
tives at the Pireus this morning.
They say that on Friday, fighting
took place at Amindingallo, and
$50 Turks we're killed and wound
ed in Canea. In consequence ex-
element again became great. A
Turkish warship bombarded sever
al coast villages and several have
been burned.