The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28
CHRISTIAN POWERS PROTEGE
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annotated women and children issuing
from a cave high up the mountain on the
opposite side CT the cleft. They were the
wives. widows and children OF the Chris
tians taking refuge from the Turks OF
Malaxa and living on roots. We could
not help them When We reached Colonel
yasso's Headquarters at Alikiano / saw
scores of furnishing people. once rich. VINO
came begging food. Some OF them spoke
English. All were barefooted and emacia-
ted. several not having eaten food for
three or four days There are hundreds In
the same condition. yet the food supply Is
stopped by the order Of Europe. The
distress IS heartrending aud disease has
now supervened.
THAT VISIT TO PARIS.
There Is testimony 70 the same efrect
from correspondents OF journals which
steadfastly upheld Lord Salisbury In his
Cretan policy. The problem Is how long
the unanimous testimony Of the facts IN
the case will fail to influence the attitude
OF the government and It's supporters
There is ample evidence THAT the pollti-
cal feature OF the situation is rapidly ap-
preaching an issue OF the greatest i'm
portance to Europe and the world. such
as Lord Salisburys visit to Paris yester
fore has prime minister Of Great Brit
ain esteemed the emergency In the affairs
of Europe so great that he has gone TO
Paris TO hold a consultation with the for
eign minister Ct France? An attempt IS
naturally made to disguise the importance
OF the visit under the fiction OF a health
trip: but that is only transparent sub
ferfuge.
Nothing has transrlred. nor will trans
plre probably at the present day regard
ing what took place at those two mo-
mentous interviews In Paris. II may
be assumed that greater things than
solution OF the CretaI crisis were discuss
ed. Ii IS not venturins beyond the bounds
of probability ia say that the whole
question OF Anglo-Ffench relations was
gone Into and that too in spirit o. warm
est friendliness and Cancellation on the
part OF Lord Salisbury. The whole trend
Of political events continues 10 be in IA
yor OF closer relations between England
and France. England is undoubtedly
the imitatcr.
AN ALLIANCE.
II is suggested in more than one-quar-
ter that Lord Salisbury under the pres
sure OF extraordinary political excitement
might be willing to abandon the tradi-
tional English policy OF mo entanglng
alliances" and enter into an agreemnt
with France which would be an alliance
IN everything but name. Even the EGYPT
ian difficulty. some believe might be ad-
iusted on that basis 20 the satisfaction
Of the French people.
NJ Hanotaux, who Is remarkably
clever man, might not find II Impossible
TO transfer the affections OF his country
men from Russia TO England II he made
an Unit 8
sion and the mutual hate of Germany
with whom the French people seriously
suspect their Russian ally Is flirting.
Regarding the prospect OF events In
Greece and Turkey, il IS stu impossible
to speak with any confidence. one set
of correspondents assert more emphau-
cally than ever that war Is now certain.
Others think the continued delay may
avert a conflict altogether. il really de-
pends on the secret Intentions Of certain
of the Powers with regard TO Greece and
Turkey. Information on this point Is
hopelessly conflicting and ! DO not I'M
dertake TO venture e'en an opinion.
TAN MACLAREN.'
The Synod Of the Presbyterian Church
OF England at which It was proposed to
arralgn DR.. John watson Tan MacLer-
en-" for heresy. opened at Sunderland on
April 2Gth, and will last week. the
reverend novelist has decided that not
only will he not keep stin but TO carry
the war into the enemy's camp by at
tending the Synod and lecturing and
preaching in the biggest halls he can get
In the north Of England. This vigorous
policy has rather frightened the wou!d-be
heresy hunters and there Is some tax
now OF merely Ignoring Ian MacLarens
doctrinal unSoundness.