The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-08

LET CRETE GO FREE.
Engiishmen File
Their Protest.

Copyrighted 1897. by the Associated Press
LONDON. March The agitation OF the
lovers Of liberty IN favor ot Greece Is
spreading everywhere in Great Britain.
according 20 reports received from many
places this morning IA every dissenting
chapel and in many pulpits OF all churches
in London. a notice was read urging the
congregations to attend the demonstTa-
ton in HYDE park at o'clock this after
noon. Although the weather was threat
ening sbnIt Il, - peop,e were present.
They consisted of al cstsseS. althoug,
workingTnen presominated. Six platforms
had been erected for the accommodation OF
the Speak kers and the structures in al
cases displayed Greek flags Among those
who addressed the gatherings we're. Lord
CoIerfdge Harold James Reckitt mem
her Of parliament for the Briggs division
Of Lincolnshire: Richard NcGes. anti
Ps rrellite ard labor representative IN par
usnsent for the south division OF Louth.
John Herbert Lewis. advanced liberal
member Of parliament for the Flint dis
trtrt: Francis A. Claiming. advanced hb-
eral member of parliament for the east
division of Nor;hamptonshire: David
LLOYD George Wssn nationalist member
of parliament for th> Carnarvon district:
Sir Henry Mar.Amsn Hsve9ock-AGen.
Bart. liberal member Of parliament for the
southeast division Of Durham. and Edward
John Cssalgers-Mo Mortou. ifoeral member %
r,arifarnent for Davenport; Or. John Clif-
ford. IN. weil-known Free Church minis
ter. several clergynaen and London coun-
IL councillors. and others
A resolution was adopted a. al the
v1atfo-ms. with cheers for King George OF
Greece. expressing TIE strongest syn rsthy
with the Crsfaus in their heroic struggle
AGAINST the fnto1erabis tyranf - Turkey.
ard corEratuiatfng Greece upon having ey
ser gallant conduct sffectad a 6eaiveTancs
which ths unitsd powers wece unsols 20
achieve. The resolution turtser protested
against any attempt - coerce Greece and
A@rardes thai rhe Marquis q salisbury
v~fraxe % put ths gBuS % fhe British feet
70 4 use which would y a disgrace and
humiliation % Great Britain
xx--as .aa HYDE park meeting was n
rr~oz-a~ q similar prog-a rarns @as being
s-s--faS cit a. a mass meeting Ee3a Il 81
ga-r~< AaIl ard another took place thls
s.xsArsrr II, Westminster ehap@a- ESery ous
- a fA@ meetings w&< urged 20 shower
r~,ssaf cards or TIE Marquis % salisbury
g,7 which wiI - written. NO @aT Wlia
fsgence
atsrst-r received hare from Barcelona.
So szvs that nfFy deseEates of t7s ca
fassn Hor.s RUE As@ecfstton ard : asa1-
k.s- o newspapers have ssgaee message
=, t-a Greek consul with ths request taa:
8. ~ forwarded 70 King George express
tUE tie IN@ z -
rnltea 20 GAreece- This MESSAGE ~i% prs
ssutsa 20 tns corEal Sat1 Fsa@Sa es1 1saiisy-s-
-r-~a romx1l In tnEakinz t5e desut2ttoz.
- shat TIE Klax 0f Greece w9uld rot
rpcs4e from tie path painted o&f o ans
poplar wsli-
During tks ee-noEassFst1oa u FfF1s FaLN
.tss agfe~7eor Hez. 6se1rxe - CHrzens
3d. secretary % STATE fer tse foreign
s,-see. fznlgEe~ziy astsres1. and e2rryins @n
rs arm Mrs Curxon. n a n~sasasai ea~-
tune % pear gray. s-r0lase ar-fesNs-
t.xrSs tarcuxn taE exowz~ s2zzSzsi u ElS