The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
RUSSIAN WAR LORD FESTIVE.
,,cru TO DRIVE THE GREEKS
OUT OF CRETE AT ONCE.

IN the Thumb Screws-LOrd Sails
hury Insists That Greece Shah
Have Two Weeks Notice Before
Ueing BIOcl<nded.
rsrlln March 21.-The understand
,rq here is that Great Britain has
insisted upon the powers according
- Greece two weeks notice be-
fore the foreign warships enforce a block
a5e against the Piraeus the port of
Athens and the port of Volo, in Thessaly,
and is not at all in favor of Russia's pro-
iect that the foreign troops in the island
of Crete shall attack the Greek army of
occupation under Col Vassos and compel
their withdrawal. 1t is known here that
Lord Salisbury continues to treat direct
" with the Greek government, but no Of
fetal opinion regarding England's action
in this matter has been publicly ex-
pressed.
The unseen allies of King George at the
courts of st. Petersburg, London and
Copenhagen. are splendidly assisting him.
Without mourning a cent of expenditure
for a secret service fund, the Greek gov
eminent is kept appraised of every move
on the diplomatic board and have thus
been enabled to counter the efforts of
their foes at the three imperial courts
To this is largely due to the prolonging of
the negotiations, which from time to time
have threatened to end in the most vigor-
Gus coercive measures. The kaiser's gov
ernment, bafied and annoyed, has def
nltely retired from the front and now
limits its action to following the persist
emily active diplomacy of Russia.
NJ Delyanns, the Greek premier, has
abundantly shown in the course of his ca
reer that he does not lack in courageous
initiative. sometimes approaching rash
ness But he is now resorting, as BELTS
the position, to Byzantine tactics.
The successive notes of his government
to the powers have continued to lead them
into a series of diplomatic colloquies, the
tendency of which was toward a compro-
mise and the aim of which has been to
give Greece, in the last resort, some
way Of retreat from a most difficult stu
alton.
most critical juncture of the
past week was when the Russian govern
ment alone, or in conjunction with Aus
tria, and supported by the approval of
the kaiser, threatened to cut short all par
leying with Athens and sent the Russian
and Austrian squadrons to the Piraeus.
Instructions were actually sent by Ad-
miral TyrtOff Russian minister of marine,
TO Admiral Andreiff commander of the
Russian squadron, in the Mediterranean,
take his squadron to the Piraeus and
await orders from NJ. Onon, the Russian
minister at Athens, who was to present
an ultimatum from the three imperial
powers. This precipltate action is UNDER
stood to have been averted more by the
representations of France than by any re-
gard on the part of the czar's government
Tor the maintenance of the Concert" 1t
had the effect, and perhaps it
was so designed, of forcing
the hand of NJ Hanotaux,
French minister of foreign affairs, who
was reluctant to offend French feeling by
striking at Greece, and at the same time
dsinclined to hold aloof from France s
ally.
While the kaiser like the car, has been
all for action first and parleying after
ward, Lord Salisbury's tentative policy
mas been directly the reverse. Probably
the kaiser would not have hesitated at a
direct rupture of the concert. The hest
iation came from st. Petersburg, whether
que to secret court influence, or to the de-
lay OF action on the part of France, or
10 both combined, is a matter of surmse.
Greece has obtained a pause, which by
all accounts was badly required. Out of
most contradictory reports as to the state
VI the Greek treasury and the Greek
army, which have been received here it
IS dlfncult to ascertain the exact truth.
futtns aside the obviously unreliable
ana fictitious reports from Greek sources
"iAch credit the government with having
%Banlzed a perfectly equipped force of g., =
Nv troops, most of which are now on the
frontier, the statements from quarters
Nlendly to Greece, credit her war office
win managing to send to the front an ef-
wcuVe force of about 250G0 men, including
u'e pest OF the reserves. There are be-
sues about 10000 men under drill, but a
Mnall portion Of which force could be re-
nsu upon for service in the field, though
my could take part in irregular warfare.
me enthusiasm of the reserves appears to
n,ve cooled down and many Of them have
u7ufned TO their homes. At all
events they are no longer
With the coIors. What happened
~ 1855 when the Greek army was mobil-
"a mas occurred again. At that time
T NV re was a rush of men on the first call.
iHe enthusiasm spent itself rapidly. Out
:. V0'Wo men that the war Office counted
ron' NOT halt came under drill, and de-
aI Hons became numerous. Gendarmeg
N troops had TO hunt up the reluctant
OF Every district, and at one time nearly
iyD men were on the police rolls as be-
oa 5 wanted for evading service. The men
ttalleu 70 the ranks may not lack patriot
m'u ana courage, but wretched payment,
az a.'SeIdple food and the needs Of their work
sr HoHe nave put strain on their pa
'oe'oln' AS 10 the treasury, IL was an
@0 nv as ready for war with only ESQ.,
F9'erlhg IN the chest and no credit in
,-aiope' The troops on the frontier are
' MI narefooted and hardly clad.
t"c vienna Correspondent Polltidue.
eloly unbiased and fairly accurate,
ZINES the condition of the Turkish
gopS on the frontier as bad, but as
,o mat the equipment of the troops,
-, i1l as war material Is concerned. Is
vgneht. These considerations must
G5n With the Greek government IN rem
,rls " adverse to risklng war.
5"eae dispatches last week announced
II ~ Hungarian alliance, but since then
h. '9 Uanspired that the Athens cabinet
,.., merely hoped for effective and i'm
i,,5il'le aid against Turkey from these
ara '@an states. II Is now known that they
M rather against Greece than with her.
er5 personal equation has come in again
ts. 70 the disadvantage of Greece. in
ger,Jp ing OF last year King Alexander Of
NJ wa visited Athens in connection with
goo proposed MARRIAGE 60 49,, a,.t.. -.