The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-04
Trying to Localize a Fight Be
tween Greece and Turkey.
THEN LOOT Tf4E WRECKACE
BUT THE OTHER POWERS ARE
AFRAID OF GENERAL WAR.
BLOCKADE FEELING FALTERS
Germany in Bad Cdor-- President kru-
ger Wants Heavy Indemnify from
England for "Moral and intel
jact,.aI sYapoapee
iectual C>anages."

Copyright, 1897, by Associated Press
| London, April 3.-It is just month
since the so-called concert of the powers
threatened the blockade of Crete, which
has proved quite Intellectual, being con-
! tinually evaded and to-day the anarchy
in Crete and the confusion in European
| councils are worse than before The
replies of the parliamentary Secretary
for the Foreign Office, Mr.. Curzon, to
| inquiries on the subject show it to be
by no means certain that all the powers
have actually agreed to blockade the
Greek ports. The latest news indicates
that France and Italy are still averse to
this course. The fact is that the powers
distrust of each other reduces them to
impotence. None Of them wants a gen.
eral war nobody being able to foresee
what its eventual result would be. 1t is
believed that Russia and Germany, and
perhaps Austria want a localized war,
hoping that Turkey, being victorious, will
lay Greece at the mercy of European
dictation. In the meantime the two COM
batants, as well as the powers, hesitate
| to incur the odium Of commencing the
conflict. Germany's attitude in setting
on the other powers, while herself alb
staining from any active share in the
struggle, is universally condemned as be-
ing a disgraceful diplomatic betrayal
Russia is evidently playing her own
game, and. while willing to send to Crete
whatever troops the other powers sug-
gest, hopes that the blockade of Greece
will incite to hostile acts on the frontier
something that seems to be extremely
proable, as the King of Greece stoutly
maintains his original determination and
the Premier, M. Delyannis, declares that
nothing will prevent war if the powers
persist in refusing their consent to the
union Of Crete and Greece. Russia is
confident that Greece will lose the first
battle and that Bulgaria and Seryia will
not move except at Russias orders.
Mr.. Gladstone says the attitude of the
powers recalls the days of Castlereogh
and Metternich, when orreece was unable
to buy arguments in Europe on credit,
while Turkey had no difficulty whatever
in doing so. In connection with the war
like aspects of affairs in Europe and in
South Africa, it is significantly announc-
ed that Lord Wolsley, the British COM
mander in chief, accompanied by his aid
order to inspect that fortress.
The details of President Kruger's
claim against Great Britain for indemnity
as a result of the Transvaal raid are now
definitely known. In addition to the sum
of f677, ,933 (S3,369, ,665) which is said to
be the expense which the raid entailed,
including immense compensation to the
railway and telegraph companies, Burg
hers, etc, the Transvaal demands f1,-
100000 for moral and intellectual dam
age"
This appears as a separate and addi-
tional item.
The Radical members of parliament
have unearthed the fact that the pre-
sent Czar escaped taxa ton amounting to
10000 in death duties on money lying
in the bank of England when his father
died This complaisance upon the part
Of the government towards Russia will
be warmly deprecated
The government has refused to allow
stands to be erected in the public parks
for the Queens diamond jubilee process
sion. An offer of 10000 was made for
permission to erect q stand in the Green
park, facing Piccadilly.
| AT the last ballot of the Reform Club
every candidate bearing German name
was blackballed, as a demonstration a.
gainst emperor William.
The statement that President Faure
will visit England for the jubilee is de-
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