Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-05
DEFIES THE WORLD.
The Creek Government Will MOI
Yield 10 lhe Powers.
STATEMENT or KING GEORGE.
War Between Greece and Turkey Now
Believed In England 10
be Imminent.

ATHENS, March 5.-rhe statement
made by King George In an ialeiview
today IL probably forecast Of the re-
My Greece will make to the notes OF
the powers Insisting upon the with
drawal Of the Greek heet and troops
from Crete within six days from noon
Monday last, the time the notes were
delivered. His majesty said:
"The Greek nation is unable TO bear
any longer tho strain and excitement
caused by the constant Cretan ievolu-
tions, and our finances will not permit
us to support the refugees, who now
number ABOUT 1900. Nothing Will
proc per In Greece until the question Is
definitely settled. Autonomy for
Crete 10 out OF the question, because
the Cretans reject it and have lost
faith In the promise OF the powers.They
prefer to die in their own defence,
rather than to be slaughtered like the
Armeuians. The recall OF tho Crock
troops from Crete would mean the sig-
nal for now massacrea on large scale,
owing to the fierce fsnaticism OF the
MusDuimans, who see they have the
support OF six great powers since the
latter covered the Turkish attack on
Christians and shelied tho victorious
Creians fighting Tor free iom ana the
Gross, and at u moment when the
Turks were compelled to retire."
THE PREMIERE STATEMENT.
Premier Del Yannis In an interview
10 reported to have reiterated that the
Greek troops would not be Withdrawn
from Crete ana expressed his lear that
national clamor would compel the
govern ment to invade Turkey.
Greece, he 10 quoted as saying, had
not accepted the scheme for the suton.
omy OF Crete proposed by the pow ere.
The premier asked that plebiscite OF
the Cretans be taken, and added that
Greece would prefer 10 disappear from
the map rather than withdraw her
forces from Crete In the face OF threats.
WAR BELIEVED TO BE IMMINENT.
LONDON, March 5.-It is generally
believed here that war between Greece
and Turkey Is imminent. The de-
cision to DEFY the powers Is confirmed
on all sides.
1t is generally felt in England that
the dispatch signed by hundred
liberal and Irish national members Of
the House Of Gem i'm ons, sent last
evening to the king Of Greece, express.
Ing sympathy with the efforts Of the
Greek nation and government in be-
half OF Crete, was a great mistake and
will only mislead the king and nation
into the belief that Great Britain will
not ioin the other powers in coercive
measures.
THE SULTAN Asks FOR AN EXPLANA-
TIoN.
CoNsrANTrNoPLE, March 5.-The
Turkish government has called the
attention Of the ambassadors OF the
powers to two declaration contain ed In
their note to the effect that Crete Will
not be annexed to Greece Sat he
present juncture" anu that "autOnO.
NOUS regime" will be conferred upon
their land.
The Turkish ministers wish a further
explanation of the words "preseni
junctute" ard Autonomous Iegime."
They want precise de hnitions OF these
terms.
The Italian ambassay has demanded
formal satisfaction Tor firing Of shoi
across the bowsi OF an Italian NAL
steamer while psssipg through the
straights of the DaTdanelles on Tues
day evening by q Turkish fort, althtu b
the vessel displayed the usual signals.