The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
ALL EUROPE AROUSED.
Watching the "Greek Fire" and Sc
cretly PlaNing for Position.

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 13.-All Europe is watch
ing the Cretan fireworks display with the
greatest anxiety, as a spark may set all
Europe ablaze. Everybody is agreed that
the present moment is the most critical
since the powers intervened in Turkish
affairs. The daring action of Greece in
sending Prince George with a torpedo flo
tilla to Crete has caused tremendous
fiutter in the European cabinets. Tele-
graphic dispatches on the subject have been
flying across the continent between the diff
ferent governments and their embassies.
Unusual activity prevails at the British
Foreign Office. kilograms from the East
have arrived in rapid succession, and the
Marquis of Salisbury yesterday had a
special interview with the Russian. Aus
trian and German ambassadors The i'm
portance of these conferences can be
gauged by the fact that Count Won Hatz-
feldt, the German ambassador, went to the
Foreign Office. although he was in such
feeble health that he was unable 10 meet
the ex-Empress Frederick on her arrival in
London yesterday, and had to be carried
upstairs at the Foreign Office.
The Greek note To the powers juStifying
the attitude of Greece towards Crete is
couched in Sucn strong terms to be
garded in official circles here as almost tam
taplount to a declaration of war against
Turkey. The note accuses the Turkish
troops of siding with the Mussulamns. and
that the Turkish reinforcements meant "a
renewal of atrocities against the Cretan
Christians. and concluded with saving
that il was therefore incumbent on Greece
TO prevent at all costs the landing of rein
forcements. not only out of sympathy with,
but as a duty to the Greek popula ton
which has just soemnly declared its deter
mination tc accept nothing but union with
the motherland. This menacing attitude to-
wards Turkey is quite volte face on the
part of King George. who has hitherto
shown a moderate, pacific disposition, and
there is considerable speculation for the
reason thereof. The opinion is expressed
that Greece must be able TO count on the
support of some influential persons and the
tolerance of others. and indications point to
Russia her backer 1t is contended that
the close kinship between the two reigning
families must count for something i'm the
passed at the conference between the Car
and King George. of Greece. at Copenhagen
last autumn. King George also had con-
ference with Count Goluchowski when in Vi
emma, and ii is stated that the latter ad-
Vised Greece to wait patiently and in future
she might reap the fruit which was not vet
ripe. Apparently, King George, pushed by
the national feeling In Greece. has been try
ing TO expedite matters by Il bold stroke.
According TO advice from Athens the ex-
element in Greece great the King
either had TO yield or pack his trunk and
leave the country forever Ii lis stated that
King George has admitted that he had no
choice between dethrOnement and putting
himself at the head of the popular move-
ment, and II is thought In some quarters
that the theatrical send-of of his SON.
Prince George, with the torpedo fotilla was
only intended for effect and as a means of
appeasing the clamor OF the populace But
dispatches to-day show that the passions
Of the Greeks are thoroughly aroused.