, 1897-03-24
TIE POWERS IN DOUBT.
GREAT BRITAIN IS NOW HOLDING
BACK AND TAKES NO HAND
In BLOCKADE.
France. Too, Feels a Little Shaky-She
Cannot Declare War Without the
Consent Of Parliament-Admirals OF
the Different Fleets Express Opin,
ion in the Matter.

London. March 24.-The Daily Chron>
icle's special correspondent at Athens
says the Greek government has learned
from It's own official sources that Great
Britain refuses to take part in a block,
ade Of Greece, though she has no objec>
ton 10 such measures taken by the 9TH
er powers.
The government also learns from sim,
liar sources that admirals of the internn,
tional fleet in Cretan waters have in
formed their respective governments
that their position is no longer tenable.
and that they must receive definite in
structions or be recalled.
The Times correspondent at Paris
calls attention this morning to the ar
ticle in the French constitution which
debars the president of the French re,
public from declaring war without the
assent of parliament, and says: 'Eu>
rope must be prepared for the withdraw
al OF France from the European concert
In the event the Cretan difficulty should
require more severe measures than the
chamber Of deputies will sanction"
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
says that both Turkey and Greece have
promised the powers not to be the ag-
gressor. AT Salonica the officials do not
conceal their belief in the probability of
war. They are enthusiastic, but not
fanatical. The work Of mobilization
proceeds rapidly and the railway corre-
%spondent at Athens says a telegram was
received there last night Tuesday, from
Constantinople, asserting the Turkish
army had been strictly enjoined not to
cross the frontier into Greek territory.
even if attacked.
A dispatch 10 the Chronicle says that
the Turkish government, on hearing
that Greece was about to send a vessel
laden with ammunition to the islands OF
Mitylene and Scio. ordered the Turkish
naval commanders cruising in the archi-
pelago to prevent the landing OF warlfke
stores by every means in their power.
The Turkish camp at Elassona is regard
ed as the key to Macedonia, and is being
very strongly intrenched. Several off,
GERS who served under Osman Pasha at
Plevna have been sent there to take COM
mand.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
Canea at midnight suys the transport
ship Clyde. with the British contingent
Of occupying troops, has arrived and
will land them today "wednesday. The
seven articles.
The first provides that no armed per.
son and no person of Greek nationality,
armed or unarmed, shall be allowed to
land without the authority of the senior
naval officer o. the station.
The remaining articles of the block,
AIDE limit and state the conditions under
which vessels are to be searched. By the
terms OF the sixth article Greek ships
found within the blockade limits will be
treated as hostile vessels. By the Q
enth n Greek torpedo boats observed
within the limits Of the blockade will be
fired upon as oon rs they come within
range of the International fleet.
The proclamation makes no allusion
TO the exports. but as two British ships
which have been loading at Canea have
been forbillen to leave, the presumption
Ia fbat tbav q Iuc RI dohp rrod by tho cCp-
ditions Of the blockade. The shippers
controlling these vessels have lodged a
formal protest against the prohibition as
unjust and arbitrary.
The Daily Chronicle prints a rumof
that Lord Salisbury and the cabinet dis
clfssed yesterday the sultan's acceptance
of the proposal of the king OF Greece to
nominate Prince George as high CON-
missioner of Crete. The Chronicle prints
also another lobby rumor to the effect
that Great Britain has declined to be a
party to the starving Of innocent Cre-
tans in the interior OF the island, and a
report that British ships intend to run
the blockade, %contending that 1t Is inde>
feasible under international law, mas,
much as neither Turkey nor Greece has
openly declared war.
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.
Constantinople, March 23.-Authentic
details Of the outbreak on Sunday last at
T0ka. In the southern part Of Asia Min,
or, where the Turks attacked the Arme-
mans while the latter were in church,
showed 100 Christians we're massacred.
The Armenians' houses were given over
to pillage.
The representatives Of the ambassa.
doris OF the foreign powers regarding the
condition Of Anatolia have made but lit
tie impression upon the sultan, who, re-
lying upon the support Of Russia. is con-
WINGED that he has nothing to fear from
the so-called concert Of powers which lie
continually harped upon, although 1t il
believed that little or no concert be-
You'd the desire in some quarters to post
pone an outbreak Of wa really exists.
The diplomats here are said to be once
more turning their attention to the cen.
duct Of the sultan, and 1t is semi 1ofaci-
ally intimated that they ara again Of the