The herald., 1897-03-12
To Compel the Retirement of
~ Greek Troops
KING GEORGE IS ANXIOUS
For q Reasonably Good Excuse to
.- Get Ont aa
Greece VIII be Allowed to Assist In Paci
flying Crete, But nust Yield
to the Powers
AssocIated Press Special Wire

! the Times from vienna say tnat the
powers this evening agreed to blockade
Crete in order to compel the retirement
of. the Greek troops from the island. No
military preparations will be under
taken. It is said the powers will send
troops enough to relieve the foreign
marines now'iS Crete who will be- need
ed on board the warships before the
blockade begins.
The Athans correspondent Of the
Timeg learns that when the Vys at
Canea applied to the Greek consulate
to save the Mussulmans at Candiamo,
Col. vassos demanded written under
standing that the Mohammedans
should desist from outrages on Chris
tion property, that all Mohammedans
at Candiamo should be taken to Greece
In Greek warships and that the foreign
admirais should pledge themselves not
| to hinder such a transfer.
THE POWERS ACCORD.
LONDON. March 1.-THE powers are
absoluted united on the Greco-Cretan
question. Even Grecophites are weary
ing of the obstinacy of the Hellenes
and are disguised with the perfidy of
the Greek commodore, Rejnek. since re-
called, who, It appears. assumed the
responsibility of suppressing the joint
remonstrance of Europe, which he
made known to the insurgents. For
eign admirals at the conference with the
insurgent leaders at Akrolieri yester-
day also learned that Commodore Rel
mex never impaired to the latter the
proclamation of the admirals forbidding
them to attack towns. although he ac-
cepted the commission to do so.
1t is thought that possibly some con-
cession will be made to Greece, but only
after that country has made complete
submission to the demands of the pow
ers. There are signs that Greece is
anxious that the powers should apply
pressure upon her, In order to give the
Greek government an excuse to retire
from an impossible position.
MUST YIELD FIRST.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March lit Is
believed here that the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the powers will arrive
at an agreement to permit Greek troops
to cooperate under European officers
in the pacification of Crete after Greece
has signified, submission to the ultima
tum of the powers.
THANKS FOR SYMPATHY.
ATHENS. March I'm. Skouses, the
Greek minister of foreign affairs, has
cabled the thanks Of the Greek govern
ment to the United States senate for the
resolutions Of sympathy recently
adopted by that body. The Greek press
recommends that the foreign volunteers
should await the formation of foreign
legion before starting for Greece.
The king of Greece, talking to num-
Der of persons. is quoted as saying;
Europe is alarmed not only on account
of the annexation of Crete to Greece.bus
because events have shown that Greece
is an element of force in the Mediter-
ranean. m Our rapidly mobilized meet
created jealousy. I myself ordered the
recall of the Miamilus from Cretan wa
ters because I feared our rivals might
seize a pretext to destroy two Of our
first-class ships"
DID THEIR BEST.
CANEA, March 1.-THE English con-
sui. Mr.. Alfred Billotti. who has re-
turned to Zanzibar, reports that the
conduct of the Cretan chiefs at Candj-
amo was unexceptionable Tney did
their utmost, even risIking their lives.
in the attempt to restrain their men.
but were unable to prevent them from
firing upon the refugees as the latter
were embarking. A soldier and captain
were wounded. The foreign warships
returned the fire, killing four and wound
ing sixteen insurgents.
Although assured of the promise giver
by the powers not to allow Mussulmah
Cretans anywhere on the Island to at
tack the Christians, the Mussulman refu-
gees are begging to be allowed to leave
Crete on the ground that 1t Is unsafe
for them to remain.
RUSSIA NOT ALARMED.
NEW YORK, March ia special tc
the Herald from st. Petersburg says:
The alarm as to the probability of
European war as the result of the pres
ent political muddle Is not shared here,
owing to assurances. received from Ser
via and Bulgaria.
These countries will not take advan-
tage of the present condition of affairs
to provoke risings Even if Greece i'll
sists In the face of the powers and Tur-
key, on the precipitation Of war, Rus
sia, Austria, France and Germany have
a distinct understanding that every ef-
fort will be made to localize it. Here
the feeling Is that such can be done.
and that hostilities would not last long,
as Greece unasslsted could not stand
against the Turks while the latter have
no great desire to carry on a war with
a people who form so great part OF
her population.
England is blamed for not consenting
last year, when all the powers, Eng
land excepted, wanted to blocgade Crete
to prevent arms being landed Now the
powers find themselves, in consequence
of that weakness, face to face with an
armed and irrepressible Christian in
surrection.
The Novoe Vremya thinks the powers
are in accord, while othex papars are
silent
GERMANY INSISTS.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE National
zeitung semi officially announces today
that Germany will not take part in any
negotiations suggesting another note to
Greece, adding that Germany insists
upon upholding the original ultimatum.
ALMOST AGREED