Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-19
OPINION IN GREECE.
rho People Demand an Immediate
Declaration Of War.
LOOKING FOR a CAsUs BELL.
Ihe Greek Fleet Laying in Wait for The
GermaD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on
the tzar aud Kaiser.

LONDON, March l9.-Popular opin-
ion In Greece says the Times CORES.
pondent at Athens, imperstiveIy de-
mands an carly declaration OF war
with Turkey. The Idea Is that Europe
would then be compelled to adopt o
neutral attitude. 1t 10 argued that the
Greek let could conquer the Islands
in the Aegean Sea, including Samoe,
while the Greek army, assisted by in
surgent bands, could rapidly overrun
Macedonia.
1t is suggested that Us the conditions
In Crete do not give sufficient pretext
for = declaration OF war, more vail
excuse can be found In the refusal Of
Turkey to concede to Greece the terri.
tory aisigntd to her at the Berlin con-
ventior. The boundary line, as
specified in the Berlin treaty, started
at the mouth OF the Kalamo river, op.
posite the island OF Coronu, and this
would have included the GTeciau ter
ritoIy Jnnina and tho town Of MOezo.
vo. But the powers failed to enforce
the conference, aud Greece, despite her
protect, was obliged to accept the present
frontier, which was ratified at Com
stantinople In August, 1881. 1t must
be admitted, says the rimes CORES.
pondent, that Greece has legitimate
grounds OF complaint against tue great
powers and Turkey, and II 10 thought
by good judges OF Greek policy at
Athens that II the boundary fixed by
the conference were conceded Greece
would willingly abandon her preten.
6lOus IN Crete.
The Greek vice consuls at Retimo
and CanLia have informed the govern
ment that the telegraph offices refuse
to transmit their cipner dispatches to
the government or deliver telegrAms
sent ny h, government. Whatever
ustlhcation there may be for this step
OF censorship OF press kilograms,
which 1t Is reported the admirals have
consented to take ut Gambia, 1t is an
Uminous retrogrsde accompaniment to
the proclamation OF autonomy.
A dispatch to the Times from Canen
says the Bumlrals have accepted !the
British consu's proposal TO amend the
autonomy proclamation by adding:
"Whils remaining under the suzer-
sinty OF the sultan, Cretons would be
free OF all control OF the Porte In in.
ttTual hualEb VI tue ibluhus
The ATHENS correspondent OF the
Daily Chronicle declares that Greece
has set her pack against the wall anu
10 prepared for the worst. The Chron.
ioie correspondent, who is Mr.. Henry
Norman, says this opinion gums up
tue result OF his visit to the frontier,
and add,:
"The Gre.k feet, which visited
yesterday, and whose present where
abouts ore unknown to the foreign
legation, 10 watching the Turkish
torpedo boats of one Of the northern
Islands. l should advise the German
wArship Ksiserin Augusta to avoid
this fleet which 10 eagerly awaiting
her,"
aLApsToNE's PAMPHLET.
The pamphlet OF Mr.. Gladstone on
the Eastern question reviews the In.
cldents In the east from the beginning
OF the Armenian massacres, anu
unsparingly afraigns the powers.
Referring to his attempt Ia 1850 to
ssta blish the concert OF Europe Mr..
Gladstone sayt: 1--WE soon discovered
that for several OF the powers the ques-
ton OF concert became a Significance
totally at variance with that which
We attached to 1t, and includeu toy de.
monstrations, which might be made
under condition that they Should not
pass into reality. AT present the powers
have no comtnon purpose to bring
them together. This is worse than
all this pretended and Intellectual
cooperation, II the governmeuIs shut
out the people. 1t is time to speak
with freedom. AT this moment two
great states are under the government
Of two young men, one wholly without
knowledge anu experience and the
other having only such knowledge anu
experience Tin Truth limited enough)
ns TO have excited establishment anu
condemnation when en- inkiing OF them
was given TO the world. These, so far
30 their sentiments are known, arc us