The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-23
TO GEORGE GREECE.
England Coming to Aid of Salisbury'i
Friend, the Sultan.

England Coming to Aid of Salisbury'i
Friend, the Sultan.
London, February 2.-In the House OF
Commons today Mr. Labouchere, Radi
cal. moved to adjourn with view Of dis
cussing the situation in Crete. Tht
motion was seconded BY John Dillon, ths
leader of the Irish Natinoal party.
Right Hon. A. j. Balfour. first lord Of
the treasury and the government leader
in the house opposed the motion and Ii
the course of his remarks said there was
absolute unaniminity among the powers
to avoid war.
When they saw the masters of tn {
colossal armies of Europe filed with the
eepest anxiety lest war should be de-
clared, surely 1t WAS not for the authori.
ties upon international affairs like Mr..
Labouchere and MIR. Dillon to say that
such fears were illusory. (Cries of oh
ohU. The united forces are responsible
for peace. Mr. Balfour expressed the
hope that the debate on Mr.. Labouchere's 4
motion would stop whore it was. rs 1t
n or would it benefit Greece or Crete.
william HarcouTt leader of the Opposi-
ton. said the country ought to know
whether the government were acting up.
on their old formula. integrity of the
Ottaman empire. If they were doing SO
he protested against 1t. To detach Crete
from the rule OF the Turk was the only
policy worthy of Great Britain. He
hoped that such policy would be pur-
sued. The Liberals IN the House of Com
mons he declared, would continue to pro
test against any other policy until the
emancipation of Crete was accomplished.
To take up arms against a people who
were rightly fighting for their freedom
would not be tolerated by the ooutrry.
Prior to the Introduction Of Mr.. La
bouohere's motion to adjourn, George N.
Curzon, under foreign secretary, stated
that the proclamation issued by Col.
Vassos, com manding the Greek troops in
Crete, had promised peace to the inhabi-
tants of the island. So far the presence
of the Greek troops in Crete had the op-
posite effect, and 1t was extremely un-
likely the Powers would delegate to
Greece the duty of keeping peace between
the Moslems and Christians In that
island. The international squadron, he
declared, had no option but to forcibly
prevent insurgents from making an at
tack upon Canea as they had done yester-
day. (Cries of oh'' and "shame. -
Mr.. Labouchere's motion was rejected
243 to 125.
4h0 hclChbtdS DiSCuepCS 0AooCs
Berlin, February 2a.-Jn the Reichstag
today, DIR. Lieber on behalf of the Centre
party, expressed full confidence in Baron
Mashall and the policy Of the foreign
Office. Herr Richter. leader Of the
Radical faction, said that he approved
the proposal of Lord Salisbury that
autonomy he granted Crete and one of
the princes of Greece be made governor
of the island. He further said he disap-
proved the proposal that the Greek troops
be compelled to evacuate the island.
Moslems Killed In Crete.
London, February 22.-A despatch to
the Central Jews from Constantinople
says the official reports from Crete say
the total number of Mosems. men, wo-
men. and children, killed during the
present troubles in that island is over
81, 600, and % Moslem villages have been
pillagsd and burned.