Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-21
He Talks Of the Causes Leading Up to
the Struggle in Which His Country
is Now Involved.
EUROPEAN MEDDLlHG UNWARRANYED
Greece Was Attacked by Turkish
Forces at the Behest of the Euro
pean Concert, Whose Motives
in Desiring the Extermina-
tion of the Former Will
Appear Later.

La journal at Athens, had an intervie,
with King George of Greece, at the palac
yesterday. His majesty is quoted a
saying that he believed to the last mo
ment that peace would be maintained
and that he did his utmost to bring abou
a pacific settlement nf the matters in dis
pute. The king ,nied, that Greece com
menoed hostilities against Turkey, an,
argued that Turkey was not compelled Il
go to war because of the insurrection o
q few insurgents, whom nobody coul'
have restrained. Continuing, King Georg
said: "The truth is, We were attacked be
cause Turkey was ordered to attack US
There never would have been war, bu
for certain intrigues which will appear
later. All the powers are more or less
against us. If they wanted war they have
got it. Such is the result of the European
concert. Europe must understand that
after forcing us to war, there can be nt
question of limiting it. Our feet is des
tined to take an important part.
"Greece understands that che must
either be victorious or disappear. The
war may be prolonged and bloody, but il
is now too late to stop. A great crime
has been committed against right and
humanity in the Cretan question, and
chastisement has now commenced"
TURKISH BASE OF SUPPLIES THREATENED
London.--A special dispatch from Sal.
onica announces that officials there are
vig1lantly looking out for the Greek feet
having been informed that the war YES.
sells Of Greece have been ordered to at.
tack and seize the city which ls the base
of Turkish supplies for the army operat-
ing against the Greeks. The military
authorities of Salonlca have laid $50 Tor.
pedo mines in the bay, and further steps
have been taken to protect the narrow
entrance of the harbor between Cape
Kara and the main land of Macedonia.
sULTAN's ADVISER DIsGRAoED.
Constantinople.- The Turkish authori-
ties here, admit the losses of the Ottoman
troops since the outbreak of the war with
Greece to have been considerable. The
Turkish commanders expected a fairly
easy march to. Larissa, and did not an
ticipate the stubborn defense, and desper.
ate valor, with which the Greeks have
opposed the invasion. Izzet Bey, the
confidential adviser of the Sultan has
been disgraced, owing to his opposition
to the war with Greece, and to his action
in proposing that the Sultan should ne.
gotiate directly with Greece, for the pur-
pose of bringing about an amicable set
Element of matters in dispute between
the Greeks and the Turks. While France
rrasGcts HraOk Catho.ics III Sue Turkish
empire, Great Britain has undertaken to
protect orthodox Greeks during the sus-
pension OF diplomatic relations between
Greece and Turkey.
~ TOWN CAPTURED BY TURKS.
London.-A dispatch received from
Constantinople, at the Turkish legation
here last evening, announced that the
village of Krecbora, in Greek territory,
had been occupied by the Turks, and
that the Turkish division commanded by
Nechat Pasha, operating against Tyrnavo
and Larissa, had carried all positions
commanding the plain of Larissa. At
Kriechora and Badji, the Turks have
captured many prisoners, and quantities
Of arms and ammunition. The Greeks
who were defeated in Milouna Pass are
reported to have fled in westerly direc.
tion and towards Larissa.
BOMBARDING PLATEMONA.
Athens 1880 p. rn., it is reported that
the eastern squadron of the Greek feet is
bombarding Platemona on the west side
of the gulf of Solonica.
REVOLT AT ATHENS FEARED.
London.--The Rome correspondent of
the Pail Mall Gazette telegraphs his paper
that this afternoon a dispatch has been
received there from Athens, expressing
fear that should the Greeks suffer further
reverses, and the Turks OCCUPY Larissa, a
revolt will break out at Athens.
ORDERED TO TEzAGHER1.
Athens. Greek ironclad Spetzia,
which has been taking part in the bonn
bardment Of Turkish Notifications at
Prevesa has been ordered to Tezagheri in
the gulf of volo.
VOLUNTEERS FOB GREECE.
Rome-Ricotti Garibaldi, son of the
famous General Gsribaldi, accompanied
by the Garibaldi veteran, Colonel Gattar-
NO, has sailed for Greece, where he will
take part in the war against the. Turks.
Several steamers at various places along
the Italian coasts are embarking men
who have volunteered to Greece for the
war.
TURKISH STRONGHOLD CAPTURED.
Athens. Colonel Manos, in command
Of the Greek army which operated against
the Turks in Epirus, telegraphs that he
has destroyed Fort Imaret and has sd.
vanced without opposition to Filliapiada
which place the Turks abandoned afte,
burning IL. Colonel Manos hoisted the
Greek flag over Fillispisda.
WELCOME TO HAY.