The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
CRITICAL SITUATION.
Nothing Short of a Declaration Of
War More Grave.
VIEW WHICH IS TAKEN IN EUROPE.
Turkey Eager for Chance to Begin
HOstilitics.
THE POSITION or THE POWERS.
Great britni" Not Anxious for the
Wori. Which other Nations Map
Out for Her.
HE POSITION or THE POWERS.

London April copyrighted, 1897
by the Associated Prcss) Short OF an
actual declaration of war between Greece
and Turkey the situation could not pogsi-
bly, be graver than II is Tomorrw is the
seventy NTH anniversary of a day the
Greeks have only too great a cause 10
remember with horror. the massacre nv Tho
Turks OF 10000 of the inhabitants of tbe
Island Of Sco during tho war Of ,udo.
pehuence. The memory of this, In connec-
ton with The little work the powers have
done by their Wanted concert is not likely
to nut the Greeks Ia the humor to with
draw now. even though King George and
! his ministers are surprised at the immense
army Turkey has Unexpectedly put upon
the frontier, well armed and organized in
spite of her supposed want OF resources.
and though they may forescc the futility Of
hghun6 Turkey II the powers are dotcr-
mined, as they threaten. that neither ecn-
Blatant shah get advantage therefrom.
Whether after the real fighting COM
mences the powers will be able TO execute
their threat is question of the future,
The danger Of the situation is the fact
that Turkey is undoubtedly anxious to
give the Greeks lesson and has only ,h4s
sor ho,., ,r,,.o,,.a 49,. -.
','"'" ''o'i 80 u''ls oy VIC
Oohi'uauuer III chlei anu the influence OF
the powers, The orders which Edhem
fasha the Turkish commander In chief.
received from Constantnople when the
invasion became known were to speedily
ascertain whether any soldiers of the req
ular Greek army were among the insur-
gents who crossed the frontier Tele-
grams conflict upon this point, hut II NAV
be supposed th.t Edhem pasha will not
stop TO INQUIRE TOO carefully if there arc.
as suspected. Greek Officers among them.
The country around Krania and Greyna
Is very fertile. wen wooded and watered
aud crossed Inv narrow roads or brdlc
bntha whern IL ia iulnosslhle To n1pye la rne
bodies az troops. hut extremely favorable
10 guerilla wbrfare The Turks have an
entire division nf ipfantry. cavalry and
artillery al Greyna, under tho command OF
Haiku Pasha Their posltlons are much
ri.ongor than those OF The Greeks opposite.
nnd a is beiievea IL VIII INK Prince Com
stantino To the ulmos, TO prevent some
Portion of his troops from flying to tho
holm of their cuupatriuts. Interest in Crete
Itself win not lapse. ana should war break
out tho Greet fleet will Immediately pro-
coed TO attack the Turkish islands, Tho
Worshinq NJ Tho rt,ronean fIocts UNI hard
ly suffice to prevent The Greeks from TAX
Ing action.
An ominous rnmor received in London
today is that the pul;e of York who is a
CAPTAIN in tic -oval navy. IA 10 Ioin tho
British channel oouedrou after leaving
| ord Wclseley. Tho commander i'm chief OF
tho Hritlfh forces at Gibraltar. The chan
mel squadron wa. intended 10 form tf.a
matnstay of tho iubilee review b,t i'm The
oven of war n NilI be iruossible for The
wnrshIpg comnoslnr 1, In take ,,art in Tho
celebration.
So far ms tho pownrs In the conce,t mr.,
concerned. thu posiiion today anpa,ra mn
CHANGED from what II has been Iurinn tbo
weel II IL und,ralood that The bIockodo
OF Grooce HAMS fire because some NJ ihc
Movers decline 10 sond tho n,rosanrv ,,nr1
ships arguing tbat as Great nritatn nos-
Bosses Inc lnrgest fleet she ought 10 endure
the brunt of the work.