Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
ENGLAND IS WATCHING CRETE
That island Has Always Been
Thorn to the Turk.
Prince George Has Orders to Pre-
vent the Landing Of the Turks
--Italy Getting Her
Forces Ready.

London. Feb. 13.-The uprising on the
Island OF Crete is attracting no little at
tention here. Since the massacre Of Scic
in 1922 none of he Greek island have
given the Turkish government as much
trouble as Crete. After many insurrec-
tions, Crete got a constitution in 1860,
but this does not stop the instructions,
because the Turkish subjects were con-
stantly violating 1t, and Turkish officers
failing TO enforce IL. In the meantime
the Christians on the island have been
continually longing for annexation TO
Greece, and they ave made frantic APP
pHcation for this TO the powers at the
Berlin conference in 1877. But Premier
Disraeli of England. was not disposed
to weaken Turkey at that time, and SO
this conference did o consider the sub
Ject seriously. The mutual pickering
between the Turkish authorities ana
Christians continued, varied 10y occa-
sional little wars and massacres. 1t
was supposed some months ago that
Turkey would enforce the constitution,
but 1t has not, hence the present upris-
ing in Crete, In which the Greeks seem
likely TO take part and which may en-
Danger the concert of the powers.
A dispatch to the Times from Con-
stantinople says the porte wired the
Turkish ambassadors in the different
countries to protest strongly TO the pow
ers in the matter of the result Of their
Intervention in Cretan affairs and TO
specially call attention TO the present
attitude OF Greece.
The Constantinople correspondent OF
n Standard on the same subject says
the sultan in his note calls upon the
powers TO stop the Greek encourage
ment of the Crete revolutionists, and
h a unless this Is done the
Turkish government Will be compelled
To send troops TO restore order.
The above dispatches We're received
with much interest among the members
Of the diplomatic corps here. Resident
representatives of the great powers re-
gard he Turkish situation as much
serious than It vas first believed,
because Of the possible revolt of the
young Turk party.
A Chronicle dispatch from Athens
gives additional details OF the depart
ure of Prince George and the torpedo
flotilla for Crete. It says thousands
witnessed the scene. There was "A
continuous waving OF handkerchicfs
and loud cries of Long live the union
of Greece n Crete" The queen was
noticed crying at the first floor OF the
window OF the palace as Prince George
left the building. The king accompan-
led the prince in a carriage to the point
of d~ebarkation. They were scarcely
able to get through the crowd owing 10
the presence Of thousands OF persons on
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the king as he returned to his palace.
A dispatch to the Times from Athens
says the statement in the commons by
Curzon, parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office, to the effect that order
has been restored in Crete, caused pain
full surprise I'm Greece.
"As a specimen of the sort of order
h a has been restored" says the Attn
ems correspondent of the Times. Prince
George Berovitch, governor general Of
Crete, Is still protected at the Greek
consulate by armed Christians, Monte
negrln gendarmes and a force Of Greek
marines from he Greek ironclad Hy-
drau."
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
News says an Athens telegram has been
received announcing that 1000 refugees
are now in a miserable condition on the
island OF Mitor, as a result OF the exo-
dus from Crete. SO great Is the demand
for transportation hat transport steam
ers are unable to provide sufficient ac-
commodations.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from
Athens says that in the chamber Prime
Minister Delyannis, being interpellated
regarding the mission of Prince George
to the island OF Crete, and the report
that the powers had determined to pre-
vent Turkey from landing any troops
at Canea, declined to make any state
ment. Greece and Crete, he declared.
were bound to ach other by ~inseparable
ties Of blood and tradition, as well as by
long centuries of ommon suffering and
struggles.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Rome says that the Italian foreign Of
flee has received a telegram to the ef-
feet that the Greek squadron has land
ed arms and ammunition near Retimo.
If this Is verified the Italian chamber
will be again convoked and the general
elections will be postponed. orders
have been issued for the immediate
concentration Of the entire active Ital-
Ian fleet at Naples. The first division
of the fleet will sail for Crete today,