Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-12
EUROPEAN CONCERT.
Tho Powers Discuss tho CTOlan Cues.
ton 10 Earnest.
GERMANY WILL NOT SPEND A CENT.
Crack Troops May Finally be Enlrust-
ed the Duy Of Pacifying
the Island.

,be Associated Press. The following
,eni.oilicisl announcement was made
this afternoon:
"The powers, while united In prin.
olple, have not yet been able to reach
n solution OF the Cretan Question.
Proposals and objections are being ex-
changed hourly"
Tho program drawn up by the ad.
mirals in Cretan waters lie as followt:
First, blockade OF the island OF
Crete.
Second, blockade OF Plraeus and
come other Greek ports.
Third, seizure by the feet OF the
telegraph offices at Ssrios.
Fourth, any Greek warships en-
ceun,ered are to he taken to the Island
Of Mile and kept there.
Fifth, any Greek warships firing on
any foreign warships are to be sunk
and the act to .be considered casus
belll.
Sixth, any Greek torpedo boat near
Ing foreign warshipn 10 to be fired nj,
Seventh, as the blockade of Greece
will require all the crews OF the
foreign warships, each power 10 TO send
to Crete a battalion of infantry not less
than 500 men In number.
Each OF the foreign admirals tele-
grspned copy OF these proposals to
his government.
Germany Immediately telegrnphod
the pow eIs that she would accept the
proposal, down TO the seventh and
would accept the seventh In principle,
but had no battalion available.
Austria wired the powers that she
would accept the proposals, but as EN-.
peTot Francis Joseph WAS at Cap,
Martin, she must have time to consult
with his majesty.
Italy telegraphed the acceptance of
all proposals., but 1t was added that they
must be submitted TO cabinet coun.
oil which could be done within three
dsye.
Russia, Great Britain and France
were silent for u time. Then Great
Britain proposed TO gendarme
Crete by utilizing the Greek troops,
not using the Greek flag and not using
creek oiiicere In this connsctiou.
Russia eventually answered that as
the powera had presented their ulti-
matum to Greece ana Greece had
tepied by t1f,hng TO Withdraw her
iioope, the answer was conoiliatory
heu IdIily ehtihIaClOly. k0tEGIOIe,
Russia proposed "a further collective
Tote oemandiug the withdrawal OF the
Greek trOOpe. France seconded the
reply of Russia.
During the pour parlourg q general
agreement was suggested that the
powers should each advance certain
sum for the pay OF the gendarmeTio
and the expense of organizing an
autonomous government on Crete.
This was Immediately obJeuted 10 by
Germany on the ground that she 10
not willing to spend one ptennig for
This purpose.
France this afternoon proposed to
the British foreign office that the
lowers proceed immedia ely to organ
jzn a gen darmerle and naming a gov
sEnor OF Crete from Holland, Belgiu III
or perhaps Switzerland. Several
namee we're considereJ. Great Britain
points out that the members OF the
previous Cretan gen d'armerie ran
away anu mutined anu that the
Greek troops are best available for this
purpose. Consequently this proposal
VIII probably be the mOdue vlvendi by
which the situation will be solved, as
there are no doubts the Greeks Will
accept 1t.
LESS WAR FEVER AT ATHENS.
ATHENS, March 1.-THE war fever
issu6siding owing to the popular belief
mat an agreement may be reached
between the Greek aud Turkish gov
einments directly for the settlement
oi the Cretsn question without the
Intervention OF the powers.
rms belief, however, docs u OF obtal In
10 diplomatic ciTcles. There is no ceBsa-
ZION 81 military ACTIVITY ana Greece 10
preparing to make the greatest sRcri-
hcesi II driven to desperation.
ONLY BY FORCE.
VIENNA, March l2-The semi.
tmeial Fremdenblatt, says today that
We view taken by tho powers is that
uietce can be replied to only by the
Employment OF force to induce Greece
10 obey the will OF Europe.
FIGHTING ON oANEA.
CANEA, Marchll2-Cretan Insurgents
are bJmbariiup the fortress 5hina-
Tonga. The garrison Ia etill resisting.
Several conflicts between Mussui-
mans anu ChriatiRns have occurred in
the village ArchanoP.
The Women BoIt Convention.
sT' LOUIS, Mo-, March l2.-Seven
delegates representing the Pacific
jurisdiction OF nine states In the
,overeign camp oil Woodmen's Circle
o. Ltulss' auxiliary Woodmen OF the
world, bol,eu the convention anu
tuecled new organization by adopt.
rug constitution and bylaws and
elec1ins supreme officers. Toe breah
was occssioned by the sovereign camp
lghoring The wOmen'oi the west IA
msking up the list OF committees and
meers. Tho boilers were Mrs. Helen
SouihWick, Salem, Ogn.; Mrs. Ine'
TTilloon, Dalles, Ogn. Mrs.- Carrie @
van Orsdell, Pendleton, Ogn.; Mrs
anhio HawkinS, Albany. . en-; o. A,
SSnmshRw, Denver, Colo; Mre. w. M
Uuoner'y, Pueblo, Colo, aud Mrs. J. L.
wright, Leadvilie, Colo.
The River Overlooking.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March I2,,-The
Father OF Walters" continues boom
hg' The levee on the Nelly planta
nob, ten miles above here, has faileC
lesist the powerful current. A
%emphis IL, 600 acres sand bar 10 com.
pIe'eiF under water. Two great side.
hhssisrs, capable OF carrying thou.