The record-union., 1897-04-07

war with Greece, without any declara-
ton having been given to Parliament Of
the objects of the hostility. From this
point of view, this is a motion of a
want of confidence loud cheers)
Mr.. Balfour pointed out that the
terms of the motion were studiously
ambiguous.
Continuing, he said: I'VE have
stated explicitly to the House, and by
our action have shown, that we are pre-
pared to use the forces of the crown to
resist certain acts of the insurgents of
Crete, and We have announced the OBJ
jects for which we are prepared to
blockade Greece as the honorable mem
Der (Sir William Vernon Harcourt) did
upon a previous occasion. Cheers
The honorable member needs only to
modify his resolution SO as to condemn
one or the other of those acts, the first
of which we are actually doing at the
present noment, or the second which
we have announced our intention of
doing in certain contingencies, and a
direct issue will be raised by the par
ties in the House Unless the honor
able member is prepared to thus mod
ify his motion, there is no other course
open than the one l have adopted y
(Cheers)
ARBITRATION TALKED OF.
PARIS, April Ga rumor is in circu-
lation here that the King of Denmark,
at the instance of the Car, has been
asked to arbitrate the Cretan ques-
tiOn
TURKISH SOLDIERS WARNED.
ELASSONA (Macedoni), April g.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish Comman-
der-in- chief, issued orders last night
similar to those which Crown Prince
Constantine, the Greek Commander in
Chief, issued yesterday to his troops
Edhem Pasha holds the Turkish SOL
diers on the frontier responsible for any
untoward act.
ADMIRALS ARE READY.
ROME, April ct is semi officially
announced that the Admirals of foreign
a plan for the blockade of Greece and
have forwarded it to their respective
Governments for approval.
France has decided to send additional
forces to Crete.
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL.
LONDON, April 6.-An official denial
was made this evening of the state
ment from Constantinople that the
British Minister at Athens had been
instructed to make pacific overtures to
Greece with a view of enabling that
country to extricate herself from her
present dilemma.
NOTE FROM THE POWERS.
ATHENS, April 6.-Each of the for
eign representatives has handed M.
Skouzes, the Greek Minister of Foreign
Affairs, the following onte:
1.-The undersigned, in accordance with
instructions from his Government, has
the honor to announce to NJ Skouzes,
Minister of Foreign Affairs for the
Greek Government, that in case of
armed conflict in Greco-Turkish from
tier all responsibility will rest with the
aggressors. He is also instructed to
say that whatever results may arise
from such a conflict the Powers are
firmly resolved to maintain the general
peace, and have decided not to allow the
aggressor in any event to reap the
slightest benefit from his action
The ambassadors at Constantinople
have presented to the Sublime Porte a
note similar to the foregoing.
BLOCKADE WILL BE RAISED
WHEN VASSOS RETURNS.
LONDON, April 1.-THE correspond
ent of the Daily News at Canea says
the Admirals, at the oral request of
Sir Alfred .Billiotti, the British Consul
in Crete, have agreed to travel through
out the island and personally make
known to the Cretans the terms of a
new proclamation announcing that the
blockade will continue only so long as
Colonel Vassos and the Greek expe-
dictionary force remain in Crete
The Athens correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle" will say Tomorrow
The Greek Government learns that
the foreign ambassadors at CONSTANT
nople at the first session convened to
decide upon an organic statue for Crete
adopted Eastern Roumelia as model
The omen is striking for it indicates
that the Governor will be a European,
selected from among the secondary
Powers. The Turkish troops, II is I'M
derstood, are to be temporarily re-
tanned, although the Powers have ac-
copied the proposal of France and Rus
STA that if King George undertakes to
withdraw the Greek troops the Powers
will Immediately concern themselves
with the withdrawal of the Turks.
The ambassadors have been believed
to have agreed that the Cretans simply
ought to be allowed to choose Prince,
but the Powers have not yet as
scented.
WAR FEELING RUNS HIGH
NEW YORK, April Ga dispatch
from Larissa says: The celebration of
the anniversary of the Greek indie
pendence evoked wild demonstrations
from the troops here to-day. The Greek
army will not listen to any suggestion
of retreating. The excitement along
the frontier has been intense, and it
has been impossible to foretell from
hour to hour whether the troops would
not take the reins in their own hands
and attack the Turkish positions. Up
to a late hour tonight however, no
outbreak has been reported, although
a mob surrounded the palace of Prince
Constantine here this evening and
clamored vigorously for war, and the
guard had to be increased to control
the crowd.
So intense has been the feeling that a
council of officers with the Prince was
held tonight, at which the leaders of
the army insisted upon an immediate
declaration of war. They argued that
such course was the only salvation of
the throne and dynasty of King George
The decision of the officers was sent by
the Prince to Athens tonight.
The first serious demonstration took
place at the close of the services held
this morning celebrating the nations