The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-09
rrALL QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
avs GREECE TO THE ULTIMATUM
OF THE POWERS.

,.,hiog More Than Mere Summary
8 the Reply of Greece Now Oh
,1,Ic. But the Outline Given Is
r...routeed COrrect-Greeks Ready
co Home to Fight If Their Ex-
onses Are Paid, But Are Told No
p,oxisions Has Been Made For
rhot-Crisis over the German Nav
- credit ANerted.
Athens, March s. noon.-Nothing more
49,, summary of the reply of Greece
,bo ultimatum of the powers is OBJ
s,obe nm to this hour, but the following
ocorrect outline of the letter as deliver
"a the foreign representatives to-day:
Tho note SAYS that Greece, in conform
mo 10 the wishes of the powers, recon-
ended that the Cretans accept certain
storms. but the Moslems rendered these
..t,rms impossible, and Greece was there
hrs obliged to intervene to protect a sis
Ter nation.
An autonomous administration for the
Island. the note says, does not constitute
.olution of the difficulty, and the Gre
sps reject it. Greece, the note says, in
copclusion, is willing to accept the decis-
I'm of the Cretans as to whether they de-
sire autonomy or annexation.
The recall Of the Greek fleet and troops
would be a signal for further excesses in
the island in the face of which Greeks
could not remain impassiVe. Therefore,
tbe recall of the fleet and troops is i'm
possible.
time allowed by the powers for
Greece to withdraw her troops and her
feet from Crete is on eve of expiration
and the certainty that the powers will be
defed by King George, some of the foreign
minister's here have recommended that all
the foreigners in Athens leave the city
while they may do so in safety. This
recommendation has provoked an indig-
lant protest from the Athens newspapers,
which declare that there is not the slight
/ est danger, nor is there likely to be. The
foreign residents have been inclined to
take the view of the newspapers rather
than that of the ministers, and few, IL
any. have eft the city or made prepara-
lions to do so. A telegram received here
to-day says that a Macedonian leader at
the head of 12O men had a fight Saturday
with a detachment of Turkish troops near
Grevena, Macedonia not far from the
frontier of Thesaly. The Macedonians
we're victorious and captured the Turkish
POSITION
Berlin, March S.-Prince Hohenlohe, inn
peral chancellor, addressed the budget
committee of the Reichstag to-day on the
subject of the governments demands for
an extra credit to be devoted to increasing
the strength of the navy. The chancellor
explained that the immediate bearing of
the declarations made by Admiral Hol-
man, the chief of the German admiralty,
in his speech before the budget commit
tee last week in regard to the increase of
the effective strength of the navy and de-
handing extra credits for that purpose,
had been misunderstood. Admiral Hol-
manns statement. the chancellor said, did
not imply that the government had bill
prepared providing for an increase of the
naval strength, but was directed toward
what was material to the strength of the
navy. Germany certainly required such
an increase of her fleet as Admiral Hol-
mann had intimated. but the time in which
such navy as he had outlined could be
created depended upon the financial posi-
ton Of the admiralty and the will of the
Reichstag. The statement made by the
chancellor was received by the commit
Tee with manifestation of approval and
the threatened crisis over the naval credits
mas clearly been averted
Differences as to the amount of
autonomy to be accorded to Crete
follow the divergent lines of policy
seen in the early Greeco-Cretan negotia-
ions. The German and Russian govern
ments propose limited constitutional rights
Tor the Cretans with large tribute to the
port and gendarmerie, one-fourth of which
AI1eT
according to these powers, should be NOM
mated at Constantinople, under the ap-
proval of the powers. The English,
fIehcn and Italian governments, on the
0lher hand, propose almost entire auton-
Vmy' governor to be elected by the Cretan
assem- oly' which would be elected by some
Aihg like popular suffrage, and have full
eontrol OF the gendarmerie and other mat
@Is relating to internal order A plebis-
.lIe on the question of a union with Greece
was was secuted at Berlin, probably because it
vas peAeVed that no honest plebiscite was
g'ssiole In Crete. The withdrawal of all
slS se turkish troops, insisted on by Lord
SanSsoury' has not been viewed as abso-
'4''iy necessary or advisable here.
rans' March SIN the Chamber of
D.eputies to-day NJ. Hanotaux. minister
" lorelgn affairs, requested that the Of
os -I,s s Oh interpellations upon the subject
W .ne reply of Greece to the ultimatum
y ,5 Ile powers be postponed, as the reply
"qu not yet been received.
~. IN Mlhlster Goblet pressed the govern
genI TO consult the chamber before TAX
"b 5.y any active steps in regard 10 Greece.
ha.L hr[lme Minister Mellne and M. Hanotaux
" y''n declared that it was impossible
speak on the subject before
scC ea,1 reply and her intentions were
~, ny known, but, they added. there
vi,t1pe Guiu ne no military operations by France
Rn"out AZ the assent of the chamber
Mllerand, a socialist, asked that to-
ton. "u ioi uepa'ihs the ques-
aa,a rI'me Minister Meline refused to fix the
bor ana he was supported by the cham
~ a vote of S25 to 1876.
~ a. Jdures socialist, said he would re-
daily. i'V'ion 'h the suoJect
oiII,onuon' March S.-The full text of the
10 r...lVe notes addressed by the powers
sned 4Hlhey and Greece last week was is
sSeu oy the foreign Office to-day and II Is
nor, mat the notes do not differ In pur-
.sb.55' 'oIh the summaries which were pub
t5e "a Wp-dt az the time. The note addressed 10
Cro,P PolIe states that the autonomy Of
tbe +. implies a progressive reduction Of
Elm e'oinan forces on the island TO be-
are Withdrawn ''0'i'S ~" III crete
Aut note IN Trao,o 1x.-....s.