The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
GRAVE STEP OF THE GREEKS.
DECLARATION OF WAR ALL THAT
REMAINS UNDONE.

Turkey Ready for the Clash with en-
Immense Army on the Frontier.
Anniversary of the Massacre of
10000 of the Inhabitants of SciO
Comes To-day TO Fire the Greeks.
The Influence of the Powers All
That Is Holding Turkey in Check.
Copyright, 1897 by the Associated Press.
London, April 10.-Short Of an actual
declaration of war between Greece and
Turkey the situation cannot possibly be
graver than it is. Tomorrow is the 18th
anniversary of a day the Greeks have only
too great cause to remember with horror
the massacre by the Turks of 10000 of
the Inhabitants of the Island of Scio, dur
ing the war of independence. The mem
ory of this in connection with the little
the powers have done by their vaunted
concert, is not likely to put the Greeks
in the humor TO withdraw now, even
though King George and his ministers are
surprised at the immense army TurkCg
has unexpectedly put upon the frontier,
well armed and organized, in spite of her
supposed want of resources, and may for
powers are determined as they threaten,
that neither combatant shall get advant.
age therefrom. Whether once the real
fighting commences the powers will te
able to execute their threat is a question
Of the future.
The danger of the situation is the fact
that Turkey is undoubtedly anxious to
give the Greeks a lesson and has only
thus far been prevented from so doing by
the influence of the powers. The orders
which Edham Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander-in-chief, received from Constan-
tinople, when the invasion became known
was to speedily ascertain whether any
soldiers of the regular Greek army were
among the insurgents who crossed the
frontier. kilograms conflict upon this
point; but, it may be supposed that
Edham Pasha will not stop to inquire too
carefully if there are, as suspected, Greek
officers among them.
The country around Krania and Gre
vena is very fertile, we'll wooded and wa
tered and crossed by narrow roads or
bride paths, where it is impossible to
move large bodies of troops, but extreme
ly favorable to guerilla warfare. The
Turks have an eptire division of infantry,
cavalry and artillery at GreVena, under
the command of Haiku Pasha. Their po-
sitions are much stronger than those of
the Greeks opposite, and 1t is believed 1t
will tax Prince Constantine to the utmost
to prevent some portion of his troops from
flying to the help of their compatriots.
Interest in Crete s~self will now lapse and
should war break out the Greek fleet will
Immediately proceed to attack the Turk
ish island. The warships of the European
fleets already there will hardly suffice to
prevent the Greeks from taking action.
An ominous rumor, received in London
to-day, is that the Duke of York, who is
a captain in the royal navy, is to join the
British channel squadron after leaving
Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-chief of
the British forces at Gibraltar. The chan
mel squadron was intended to form the
mainstay of the jubilee review; but in the
event of war it will be impossible for the
warships composing it to take part in the
celebration.
The Duke of Connaught, who commands
the Aldershot district, while inspecting
the Suffolk regiment to-day previous to
its departure for the island of Malta to
replace the troops which have been sent
to the island of Crete, eXhorted them, un-
der any circumstances, to uphold the pres
tige of the British army
Lord Charles Beresford proposes to re-
arm with modern heavy guns, seventeen
obsolete warships, which are now in the
reserve. This could be done at a cost of a
little over Fl 100000 C$5, ,000O OOO, or the cost
OF TWO lOuClduSs anu II WOuAu Aidht an
exceedingly serviceable additional fleet.
If this is not done, it is claimed these
vessels ought to be sold and new ones
built. Lord Charles Beresford's 5 navy agi-
tation is meeting with universal approval.
1t has been decided to celebrate the
queens diamond jubilee by the simultan-
eous lighting of bonfires on the hills
around the coast at 10 o'clock on the day
of the Goth anniversary Of her accession to
the throne. June 90 1887.
Americans here have formed a commit
tee to promote a jubilee fund to endow a
hospital or for a similar charitable pur-
pose. william Waldorf Astor, Bret
Harte Broushton, the artist; James, the
novelist; Lady William Beresford, Mrs.
Bradley-Martin, Mrs. John w. MaclIay,
Mr.. Samuel Colgate and numerous other
prominent PEOPLE are members of the
committee.
Richard Croker's horses Santa Anita
and Americus have both sustained slight
injuries during exercise.
YVette Guilbert denies the story that she
is to marry a wealthy American.