The morning news., 1897-03-29
GREEK SITUATION is GRAVE.
CONCERT OF THE POWERS FAR
From SOLID.

AngIO-Russian Interests Apparently
Too Divergent 10 Make Bonn
Eide Entente POssibIe-The British
Proposal to Establish a Neutral
Zone Rcjected-Only "a spark Need
ed TO Set the whole of Europe
Alamo With War.
London, March 2S.-The Graphic to-mor-
row will give prominence to a statement,
which it claims to have received from an
unquestionable source, TO the effect that
the Greek situation is extremely grave. II
says that with the departure of Crown
Prince Constantine from Athens to take
command of the troops in Thessaly, the
die seems to have been cast. War would
be inevitable If Greece recalled her army.
II would march IA Athens and dethrone the
king. The most serious element of the
situation is the undoubted fact despite de-
malls. that the concert Of the powers is
no longer solid. There has not been an
actual rupture, but the members have come
TO the conclusion that concerted action is
failure. IL the so-called concert
continues for a week 1t cannot continue
longer The statement ascribes the POSI-
ton to the impatience of the powers with
Greece's reckless conduct and Great Brit
aims reluctance to coerce her. The powers
will not accept Lord Salisbury's proposal
| for the establishment of a neutral zone a
mile wide on each side of the Turco-Gre-
clan boundary. because Turkey holds all
the best strategic positions on the from
tier and fears that If she withdraws her
| to return and occupy the positions, which
would enable her to invade Turkey. This
would prevent the powers from localizing
| the war would set all the Balkans ahame,
induce general brigandage in Turkey, In
duce Austria and Russia TO interfere, and
blow up the European mine.
Athens, March 2S--A band Of Armenlans.
Cretans and Greeks have boarded an
Egyptian steamer at the Piraeus and for
clbly released an Armenian prisoner who
| was being conveyed from Syrie to Con-
| standnople. The incident Is likely to
cause complications.
Reports from various places in Crete
show that there Is not the slightest inn
provement in the condition Of affairs In
that island The fighting between the
| Moslems and Christians continues and the
burning OF villages is a matter of daily
occurrence. There Is no prospect of any
/ betterment In the situation.
II is apparent that the bombardment OF
the Christians by the foreign warships Is
merely a waste of shot and shell. When
the insurgents are scattered by the fire
from the warshlps they dispense, only to
reappear shortly after in some other place
| In the vicinity.
| 1t has been learned that several MEM
! bers of the Turkish garrison at Malaxa,
| who were supposed TO have been killed
| when the Turks, who were compelled to
| evacuate the block house az that place.
were captured by the insurgents The
| prisoners were conveyed to the camp OF
Col. Vassos, the commander of the Greek
army of occupation.
canea. March 2S.-Three hundred inter-
national troops have been dispatched to
the village OF Outsonnaria, where are To-
Gated the springs which furnish this city
with It's water supply. They will guard
the springs to prevent their capture by
the Insurgents. who, we're they to obtain
possession Of the water supply, would
practically have Canea az their mercy.
Since the capture of Malaxa by the In
| surgents they have massed themselves
| on the nights above the town Of Suda and
commenced the attack upon the Izzidin
fort. To-day the Italian warships In Suda
bay supporting the Turkish garrison, fired
upon the Christians