The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-28
cloud OF WAR OVER CRETE.
.ss,, ISSUES a NOTE MENACING
GREAT BRITAIN.

loud France and italy Strong
o,Dosed to Aiding the Turks to
1t, control of the Island.
o,s,.ri,bt 1897, by the Sun Printing and |
COp' '7 Publishing Company.
-so, Feb 27.-The Greco-Cretan sit |
,., ie in its larger aspect less hope
y, The announcement of the agreement |
=, tbo movers for its final settlement
r.s TO say the least, premature. There
lists At the present moment serious ir-
,,,ion between Russia and Great Brit
IN which has provoked the former power
:, .dont an attitude that can hardly be
i.scribed in a milder term than threaten
mo do not pretend to know the exact
,,use of the trouble. 1t was discussed
a, a hastily summoned meeting of the
Brtish cabinet this afternoon, with what
,s.Dlt it, of course, is impossible to say.
singular semi-official communique
from st. Petersburg is published to-day,
N which it is set forth "in the event of
Greece, with blind apprehension of her
avn advantage, offering further opposi-
fon to the well meant advice of Russia
and of the powers in alliance with her, or
Grating difficulties, or in the event of her
slOwing herself to be encouraged in her
pesent attitude by self-seeking friends,
prhaps on the false supposition of lack
d unanimity among the great powers be-
cause one of the other powers did not sup
mort at the outset the proposals of Rus
sa. who is in perfect agreement with Ger
nany and France Russia in such emer-
gney is determined upon her course of
action Conscious OF her unity with
France and of her absolute agreement
with Germany, and also with Austria,
even if isolated powers should not asso-
eiate themselves in the steps she is re-
solved to take, Russia will be in position
at any rate not to allow the peace of Eu-
rope to be endangered by events in Crete"
This is a tone which Russia has not
adopted towards any power within living
memory. England, of course, is the coun-
try meant, and the words employed sug-
gest some exceedingly grave suspicious.
II may be, however, that this language
was used in the interval between the re-
ception of Lord Salisbury's note saying in
effect that England would do nothing in
regard 10 Greece until the fate of Crete
was decided, and before England had sig
nifed her acceptance of Russia's propos-
al for solving the difficulty. That pro-
p0sal, although agreed to in principle by
the six powers, will not be enforced In the
form interpreted by Lord Salisbury in the
House of Lords on Thursday. Neither
England nor Italy, nor France will fire a
gun to drive the Greeks from Crete in or
der that the island may be delivered to
Turkish troops for police" purposes.
Public opinion in all three countries would
be put an absolute veto upon that propo-
sition. Every despatch from Greece and
crete makes 1t perfectly clear that such
an arrangement would never be submitt-
ed to. In fact the reply of Greece to Lord
saisbury's discouraging speech Thursday
night has been summons to two more di-
Visions of reserves to mobilize.
Nothing but absolute autonomy
Tor Crete will be accepted by
public opinion in this country, and Lord
Salisbury is fully aware of this fact by
lhls time. His unfortunate allusion to
the use of Turkish troops as police in
Crete has added much to the popular in
F.. ulghauon. Popular anger is slow to kindle
~ england. Cause and effect in this, as
II u an tmngs, are separated by a wider
interval than in almost any other coun-
Nv, Fubhc opinion is fully aroused now.
uld not need another of William Wat
sons lyrics and a series of Gladstone
notes to dnfiame it. Watson's lyrics are
slLuciehty savage. This is one of his
verses addressed to Greece:
VINO are these would bind thy hands?
Anaves and dastards, none beside.
All the just in all the lands
nan 'hee, blest and sanctihed.
OgIsI VINO would thy triumph mar.
De 1t kaiser be he czar''
NO news has yet been received of the
p1loh OF the note or ultimatum from
roIoos poMeis to Greece, but 1t is generally
apre'eu 49,. mat 1t will be sent to-day. Its
i has M anu ~ me number of signatures it
@3 ""4 signify much. There is no real
oasoll however, for thinking the Creelr
aei nlhent will change its attitude or fs
a,pose m response to a demand on +he
ons. "a Lord Salisburys speech. ku ac-
49, agree that it is not within <ha
F Eireo1o % me King or the government Of
H.. change its policy at such hid
tnas,t quite aside. therefore. from Tho
5o ste Oh the unanlmity of the powers.
tulty ''1" uoh Is still one of greatest difi-
sou, g. '"'Oldl side Of the situation inst
H. Interesting. II is possible to in
b. UIlnost anything in London. and q
tgar l-Iiy persons to whose ventures
h. o,,t Niu ne dangerous have been tat-
kency Polcies against such a contin-
hbees Lioyds during the past few davs
tvent 20 'he latest rates to nav I'm fbe
franco ~ war between England and
Nc Germany or Russia: Within one
hsured pet cent of the amount of The
tf tbs bo"cy, against a war between anv
H toste 81 i'N great powers, before Aup "a
iween + per cent, and against a war he.
Irv ms ana and any European conn.
tgndcsep' turkey, "a per cent II ie
HetWecT mat policy against a war
xubrc a.,- Sland and the Transvaal no.
<ent. "''''ih the next year costs 5H per
6alonir.a" r.a"silshman. who passed tbrorot
Xrites a. AT the beginning of This veei-
&uits sre,. at nobody seeing the Turkish re.
&ould living there, would supnose tbo,
asainst dDle to make much Of a ooh,
/reek IN, tle well-fed and wall-cIotba1
<fs in 'yllers. rurs. The newly mobolized Re
Tom brt ocular, who have been coi1a,
Nlrd N.. homes and families for ~,
#ngrv'i" III twelve months. are ra aggad
lem aoAlng and depressed. Manv n
st Yea, served since the beginnln9 q
we pot ~ armenia and Crete, but the,
y dne tteceived a single plaster OF m,
ythln. Ien and are not likeiv TO ae
Al mpaig, 'ut ,t hard knocks IN the connins
#The nor. %, indeed, there IS 70 be war.
#ntion ~ mas announced blithelv its ir
N fronti.pu. 10000 men on the Thcssal
ID obtal. put SO far Il has baan III,