The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-26
.eRETE'S FATE FIXED
he Powers Have Decided to Establish
Turkish Suzeranity.
Greek Troops Must Withdraw
From Island.
Car Notifies King George That Edct Musl
Be 0beyed.
r.

piSiuS 10 II question from LOru Dun'
raven, said that, as the best means OF
placing the house in possession of the
facts of the moment as regards Crete,
he would read a telegram sent Wednes-
day evening to the British ambassadors
TO the courts of the great powers. 1t
was as follows:
Inform the government to which you
are accredited that her maiesty's gov
ernment propose " make the following
declaration of the policy which they in
tend 10 pursue and which they believe
is in accordance with the views of theii
allies:
Firstly. the establishment of an ad-
ministrative autonomy i'm Crete, as a
necessary condition for the termination
OF the international occupation.
Secondly. that, subject to the above
condition. Crete ought, in their judg.
ment. to remain portion of the Turkish
empire.
Thirdly. the Turks and Greeks should
be informed by the powers of this reso.
luton.
Fourthly, If Turkey or Greece should
when required. persstently refuse to
withdraw military and naval forces
from the island. the powers should i'm
pose their decision by force upon the
state SO refusing.
a dispatch TO The Times from Athens
bays:
The Italian cruiser Etna, after a threat
to lombard the Mohammedans, landed
marines and rescued the Christians be-
sieged at Hierapetra and took them 10
Syra-
King George and his government re-
iterate that IL is impossible for them to
retreat from their decision I'm regard To
Crete, which Is supported by the W hole
nation.
A dispatch to The Standard from
Athens says:
II is understood that the collective note
of the powers has arrived, and will be
formally presented today.
A blockade of the strictest nature II
maintained along the Island OF Crete
and the scarcity Of provisions Is begin.
ming to be felt.
An English gunboat has undertaken to
convey dispatches between the Greek
headquarters on the Island of Crete and
the government at Athens.
1t is stated that King George has sent
the Prince OF Wales an open-worded
telegram, saying that the recall of the
Greek forces from Crete, by an ulti-
Toatum OF the powers. Is impossible.
A dispatch to The Chronicle says:
During the interview with Kins
George obtained by your correspondent
the king said:
1 cannot express my profound aston
ishment and grief upon learning that the
representatives OF the great Christian
powers not only permitted Turkish
forces TO employ as q military base q
sphere they had taken under their pro-
lection, In order to impose upon the
neutrality and peace, but also positively
caused their cannons to be fired upon
Christian people, driven by outrage and
massacre TO struggle for life. liberty and
religion. Nothing in the world. till these
events occurred. would have induced me
TO believe in the possibility Of such an
act
His majesty then added:
utterly fail TO comprehend why
Europe. insSead OF following historic
precedents in Italy and elsewhere. al
lowing the Cretans To declare by plebi-
scite what suZerainty they should desire.
should attempt TOT force upon them n
regime alien 20 their feelings and in
evftably destined to result i'm furthe,
complications.
Henry Norman. the correspondent OF
The Chronicle. says that he Is authorized
10 state that Greece is fully prepared to
accept the decision OF a pleblscite.
The Chronicle publishes an editorial
styling the sultan IAN arch-cutthroat.
sitting enthroned, with British bayonets
at his call" The Chronicle also urges
Greece to declare war. and so end the
''infamy."
st. Petersburg. Feb. 2s-Russia.
the Russian minister at Athens,
Al. X. Onou. has called upon Greece TO
withdraw all Of her troops and her feet
from Crete within three days. The
foregoing semi-official announcement
was accompanied by q long and involved
statement OF the motives actuating
Russia, namely:
That TO prevent the extension of the
revolution To other portions Of the Turk
isn empire, imperilling the peace OF
EUROPE stop must be put To the action |
% Dreece' which Is i'm opposition to in
ternational law. Before negotiations |
icr iuture Cretan constitution can be |
entered upon, IL is asserted, Russia has /
~ 'N'''i' IN crete. Inen.
foilowing the Greek evacuation. under
tie protection OF the powers. an au-
t"nomous government will be installed
under the suzerainty of the sultan. In
this policy. IL ~ claimed. Russia is sun
ported by France, Germany and Aus.
tria.
throughout the entire statement
neither England nor Italy is mentioned
but Greece is warned that, should sbe
In blind misconceptlon of her own in. |
terests. allow herself 10 be excited nv |
clf-seeking friends 10 persist i'm her
present attitude. under the false idea
that the powers are not united. because
AT the outset. one or another has not ac- |
puiesced In Russia's proposals. Russia
Is preparing To take reprisals. the first
step being the blockade OF the Piraeus.
The powers considered the Greek annex.
alton of Crete out OF the question. and.
IL Is asserted. in tho consciousness Of
their absolute support. Russia will be in
a position 10 prevent the Cretan question
from imperilling the peace OF Europe.
-ven should any individual power refuse
fO accCle TO tho proDoep1 mon sttroa