New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18

the Christian villages. and the nrman of November.
@ 81 Ss apa Psc The
ure OF ONCE BY the GSyer 1r. was abolished the
altered 81 and the number Of lis members reduced
and the Porte appropriated the whole o. the Gus.
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the Imperial and the Grs,an a The nman
ton possessing interna sanction All that can
be said Saa been aa pf paceS o. to be-
workable
craticaiiy and without an Assembly by succession
Of Mussuman Governors. orders, indeed, were
given hold fresh anasr attitude Of sen
and ana rs 20 90 70 es
10 the state OF the island and eventually, toward
the end OF 1894 the Porte was INDUCED to make
Alexander Karatheodory Pacha to the Governor
ship.
LAST YEARS OUTLOOK.
This should have satisfied everybody Kara
theodory was acceptable to both Christians and
Mussulmans. The Assembly met again. for the
first time since 1889, and passed some good laws.
Unfortunately these were vetoed by the Porte and
that caused trouble. The chief measure thus
treated was financial one Owing to several bad
Treasury OF some fT12O,OO0 Then 1t was d!scov-
cred that officials ut Constantnople had illegally
manufactured tobacco. aggregating fT1OOcoO The
Cretans demanded therefore the reimnmrsemeht 10
wiped out their deficit. This the Porte refused
Then the Cretans voted to raise loan to cover the
could have been paid off In few years But the
Porte objected to i also mo. oro,n,zed
largely 1t must be confessed by disappointed office
seekers. and began agitating for revolt The
and the Mussulmans fed to the towns for safety
Numerous murders were committed on both sides! sides
had certainly done his best to retrieve the ss "
man. appointed In his stead. The change
dissatisfied all parties The Christians, who had I'd
his removal but they were vexed at the nomina-
ton Of Mussulman as his successor. believing
Of Military Governor and the declaration Of
state Of siege On the other hand the Mpssnl
Pacha, who had been Governor previously TO the
appointment Of Karaheodory and they T were eur FUR
ernor. 1t is whispered. indeed, that Turkhan was
Ma Mani Djelaeddn Pacha. who regarded him as
rival candidate for the Grand Viziership; con.
trved to have him sent to Crete with the object OF
The number Of murders both sides increased
Fu and IN %Hsh the aW b But h
Committee" was too much for him; II started an
mer, and hundreds Of lives were lost on both sides
Much aid was sent to the Christian Cretans from
blockading the island, but Great Britain positively
refused to sanction such scheme and It was there
fore abandoned
THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
Finally. IN september last, plan OF REFORMS WAS
agreed upon by the Powers and accepted by the
Sultan. 1t revived the Pact of Halepa with several
important improvements 10 the advantage OF the
Christian Cretans. There to be Christian
Governor, who should appoint the subordinate OF.
fcials, two-thrds OF them Christians and onethird
Mussumans. The Assembly TO be elected
every second year. Half the customs revenue and
all the tobacco tax were to be kept by the Cretan
Treasury. The deficit was TO be paid or by the
Porte. The gendarmery was TO be reorganZed
under the direction Of the Powers.
by December were regarded as In fair way 70
execution. Unfortunately, there a delay In
should have been done first. Then a revival OF the
Greek agitation. which had already greatly COM
pllcated the question, took place. and the Greek
committees in Crete and Cretan committees In
Athens resumed the work which had had such
disastrous results last May. and on many oc-
casions before and since The formation OF a
military camp at Thebes. the secret orders to the
reserves. and certain naval preparations were I'M
dertaken quietly and carried out with great rapid
ity. The Christians in Crete began again their
agitation. and outrages commenced to be reported.
under the influence of insurgent agents and
willing to join In an insurrection against the au-
thority Of Constantinople
So the present acute crisis brought about,
which derives Its surprising Importance from the
intervention of Greece. The annexation of Crete
10 Greece has been proclaimed. and Greek troops
have taken possession Of the island. all excepting
a few ports which held by the fleets of the
Powers. The inhabitants OF Crete, both Christians
and Mussulmans approve the annexation, ana
there is to believe the Porte itself would not
seem resolved that 1t shall not be, and are doing
all In their power to prevent II. The alternative
offered is a measure of autonomy similar to that
In Samos. month ago that would nave oeen ac-
picon. a mere ruse OF the Powers 10 throw
Crete back under unrestraned Turkish rule.