The herald., 1897-03-30
In Effect a Declaration OF
War
THE IRISH MEMBERS CHEER
WHEN THE ADMIRAL'S DIS
PATCHES ARE READ
The Insurgents Following Up Their
Success and Turkey Mobilizing
a Formidable Army
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
| LONDON, March 29-Replying to va
rious questions in the house of COM
mons today, regarding the Cretan sit
uation. the parliamentary secretary for
| the foreign Office, Mr.. George n. Curzor,
said that the best answer to them was
contained in the dispatches from the
| British admiral in Cretan waters, which
he read. After reciting the known incl
dents of the attack and capture of Ma
| laxa and the evacuation of the block
house, which, the admiral says, were
due to the two cannon reserved by the
| Greek troops being operated against
it out of sight of the ships, the dis
patches continue:
lowing to repeated attacks on the in
surgents, who on Saturday had cannon
on the outposts commanding Canea, the
admirals decided that it was necessary
TO treat the insurgents as an enemy
and to demand troops from their respec-
tive governments before long, as in order
to efficiently protect the town in their
charge, the further advance of the in
surgents must be stopped.
THE greatest alarm prevails in that
town, where famine and disease are al
ready threatening the refugees
"Col. Vassos, who is reported to have
received the admirals' ultimatum, re-
piled by ordering the capture of the
bloclShouse.'
Under date of Sunday the British ad-
miral telegraphed: THE insurgents are
following their successes by developing
an attack upon q strong earth fort held
by the Turks behind Suda point.
THE general situation in the island
is that Col. vassos has declared open
war against the great powers"
While Mr.. Curzon was reading the
admirals dispatches the Irish members
loudly cheered every reference to in
surgent successes and laughed. and in
terjected "Ohs" or Shame" whenever
he spoke of repressive measures, which
were loudly cheered on the ministerial
side of the house.
John G. S. MacNeal, anti-Parnellite.
in connection with the statement that
Col. Vassos had declared wor against
the powers. cried: May he succeed"
and Timothy NJ. Healy exclaimed Bra.
vo, Vassis."
THE TURKISH ARMY.
LONDON, March PA dispatch to
the Times from Salonika says: Within
a few day Edhen Pasha (the Turkish
commander on the Greek frontier) will
| have under his command 100000 men
who will constitute his army of soldiers
til L -
strides the Turkish organization has
made within the last few years in regard
to military railways and hospitals. With
in month 152 trains have traversed Sa-
lonika. An infant system which has
stood such a strain is worthy of the
highest praise.
Thirty torpedoes have been laid across
the bay from Cape Kara. The large sup
ply of ammunition here and at Con-
stantinoplc is being augmented by Ger
man consignments.
INSURGENTS CHECKMATED.
CANEA, March ga mixed detach-
ment of French. Italians, Russians and
Turks, under command of French cap
tain, has occupied the fortress of But
sunaria, which protects the spring sup
plying Canea with water, the insurgents
having attempted to cut off the water
supply.
AUSTRIAN ADVICES.
VIENNA, March 29.-The speech from
the throne at the opening Of the reichs-
rath today expresses the hope that the
cooperation of the powers will lead tc
a satisfactory solution of the Cretar
question, and proceeds: "Greece's in
considerate action has led my govern
ment in close contact and with full con-
fdence in the other powers to adopt
measures to maintain the status quo. If
then, Greece in the present phase can IN
no way count upon the approval of tine
powers, on the other hand, Turkey must
take into account that she would as
sumo great responsibility, if, binding
herself to her most vital interests and
contrary to the unanimous advice of the
powers, she refuses to remedy the sal6
abuses and thus maintain situation
concealing the germ of constant ankle
ty."
A HELLENIC ILLUSION.
NEW YORK, March ga dispatch
to the Herald from ST. ePtersburg says
The idea which appears to prevail in
Athens, that the nomination of Prince
George as the ruler of Crete is possibil.
ity Is yet another Of the many Hellenic
would-be illusions which are bound tc
be destroyed.
Prince George is not in any way quail
fed. either by age, experience or ma
tionality, for such delicate position
The powers are looking for some cap
able governor whose first quality, aftel
executive ability, must be an impartia
attitude toward the Turks and the
Greeks alike, and who would not be E
mere figurehead
MORE MEN WANTED.
CANEA, March 29.-In order to insure
the security of the occupied towns. the
admirals have telegraphed to their re-
spective governments TO send an addi-
tiona 500 men each, They have decided
to occupy Akrotiri.
NO AGREEMENT MADE.
SOFIA, March PA semi-officia
statement is published denying abso-
lutely the assertion attributed to Pre-
mier Delyannis, that Bulgaria and Ser
via had entered into an agreement with
Greece to the effect that so soon as the
latter declares war against the Turkish
government they will take action look
| ing to the partition of Macedonia. The
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