The herald., 1897-04-06
THE PEOPLE CROW IMPATIENT
A DECLARATION OF WAR rs
DEMANDED
The Anniversary Of Grecian Inde-
pendence Good Time to Begin
Active Operations
ssociated Press Special Wire.


at Larissa:
1t is said that a plan of campaign
has been decided upon by the Crown
Prince Constantine and the other Greek
leaders, but even now there is no sure
indication as to the direction in which
the first blow will be delivered. There
has not been much progress in the repair
of the frontier roads and bridges, GER
tainly not enough to warrant the belief
that an advance Is contemplated The
rapid handling of the army under the
circumstances would be almost out OF
the question. The independent leaders
declare that they will enter Turkish
territory. If giving the signal this even
ing (Monday) without waiting for to-
morrow, which they think might be an
unlucky day.
A dispatch to the Times from Elias
soma says it is reported there that the
Greeks propose to begin the attack TO-
morrow (Tuesday), but the Turkish po-
sition is almost impregnable. the heights
being strongly fortified with artillery.
ACTION DEMANDEDB
LONDON, April 5.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Times will say to-
morrow: 1t is evident that the popular
impatience is increasing. Voices are
heard in various quarters denouncing
the king and the government and de-
manding an immediate declaration or
war. This revival OF bellicose excite
ment is largely due to the expectation
that tomorrow's (Tuesday) anniver-
sary will witness the Inauguration or
q great naval crusade against Turkey.
King George and all the members of
the royal family, the ministers OF state
and all the chief public omcials, Will at
tend the religious ceremony at the ca
thedral, which will be followed by
grand popular demonstration. The
streets are already decked with flags and
the excitement is increasing hourly.
Nobody, except, perhaps, the secret
agents of the Ethnike Hetaria, can fore
tell what will happen on the frontier
tomorrow (Tuesday). 1t is certain that
the military authorities are not yet sat
isfled that the army is fit to take the
offensive. A week or ten days will be
needed to make good several obvious
deficiencies. The government still hes
itates to cross the Rubicon. 1t would
welcome, even at the eleventh hour,
any compromise which the people could
be induced TO accept.
The government journals publish arti-
cles enjoining patience, self-control and
obedience to the authorities. but these
feet upon the excited populace, which
has set its heart upon war and will
not be baked in its desires.
The seeds of discomfort have been
sown broadcast by the enemies of the
government, who are spreading the ru
NOR that a humiliating surrender is
contemplated. Even the king, who has
left nothing undone to show his sym
pathy with the popular feeling, has not
escaped malignant animadversion.
The daily arrivals of bands of Greek
volunteers from every part of the world
adds fuel to the flames of popular en-
thusiasm.
Today (Monday) $50 Cypriotes march
ed through the streets carrying banners
through the streets carrying banners
bearing the device Union for Cyprus
with Greece"
1t seems probable that tomorrow
(Tuesday) will pass without any pro-
vocative action on the part of the Greek
army.
vASSOS is STUBBORN.
ATHENS. April 5.-The Greek press
declares with one voice that in the event
of the powers attempting to drive him
out of Crete, Col Vassos will retire
to the mountains near Shapkia, where,
with the aid of the insurgents, he will
resist to the last the attacks of the for
eign troops.
MORE INQUIRY.
CANEA, April 5.-The admirals have
decided to make an official inquiry as to
whether the garrison at Selino, reoccu-
pied after the evacuation, were refu-
gees from Candiamo who were disarmed
There are now 5000 refugees at the Turk
ish government depot. The admirals
will also inquire as to what measures
ought to be taken to convey Mussul-
man refugees from the island.
TURKISH FUNDS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5.-Ac-
cording to an official statement issued
today the sum of f3000O0 has been sub
scribed for military expenses. Thirty
five thousand pounds of this amount has
been expended in the purchase of Maui
ser rifles, cartridges and cavalry mounts
Future subscriptions will be devoted to
the equipment of the army and navy.
THE NEW SCHEME
LONDON, April 5.-The Times will
print tomorrow the following dispatch
from its Rome correspondents:
1t is reported here in official circles
that the ambassadors a Constantinople
have drawn up an extremely broad
scheme of autonomy for Crete, giving
the assembly power to choose govern
or, who must afterwards be approved by
Greeks is weakening in consequence of
the growing conviction that Greece is
playing a comedy and never really in
tended to make war The position now
is practically what 1t was in 1873 and
1856 The powers prevented a collision
then. If the same result is not attained
now 1t will be due to the heaitancy of
the powers.
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Arta will say tomorrow: The Greek SOL
diers are losing their first glow of en-
thusiasm. The weather up to Friday
last was bright but during the past two
days it has rained heavily. Many of the
tents are pitched in unsuitable posi-
tons and have been flooded. The troops
are thus experiencing some of the hard
ships of real campaigning and the result
is a visible coolin gof their ardor
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Larisaa will say tomorrow: Both the
army and the auxiliary corps of Mace
donian insurgents are all expectantly
looking for the signal for action from
Athens What ] saw of the corps yes
terday convinced me that an outbreak
Is likely to occur very soon. The Greek
army has a most valuable auxiliary in
this corps of splendidly organized and
we'll equipped mountain warriors.
The Daily Telegraph's Vienna corre-
spondent will say tomorrow that France
and RnSsia are at nracapf di1iOantlv