The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
GREECE AFLAME.
Enthusiastic Athenians
Throng Around the
Palace Of King
George.
POWERS NEW WARNINGS
In the Event of Ho stilities on the
Frontier the Blame Will Be
on the Aggressor.
POWERS NEW WARNINGS
[By cable to The Associated Press. ]

lBy Cable to The Associated Press.
ATHENS, April & 1S97.-Throughout
yesterday evening the Palaces of King
George and of the Crown Prince, Con-
stantine, were blazing with lights and
the city generally was a mass OF illumi-
nation in celebration of the anniversary
of the Declaration of Greek Independence
in 1921. The display OF fireworks were
numerous, and in all parts of Athens
there were patriotic assemblages, war
like orations were delivered, and the
speakers We're greeted with cheers for the
King and for war
During the evening there was a grand
military tattoo, in which all the bands in
part The whole hole population , ane tIlronged hi e
the streets, cheering everybody and
everything with enthusiasm, and at this
hour the crowds are still parading, sing
ing patriotic songs and cheering for war
with the Turks. But, in spite of this
probably unprecedented demonstration of
loyalty and patriotism, there were no
disturbances worth noting. The utmost
good Nhumor prevailed and the duties of
the police consisted mainly in attempt
ing to restrain the patriotic ardor of the
dense masses. of people who pressed
around the palaces.
The square in front of the Kings Pal
ace was. packed with people until late
hour, all clamoring to see His Majesty
During the day nine civilians and two
policemen were injured in accidents aris-
ing from the crushes which continued all
day.
General Coroneos, retired military
man and lifelong agitator, led the big
gest crowd which marched to the Kings
evident from the Excitement which pre-
vailed that the reople are bent on war
at any cost, unless all the demands of
Greece are acceded to by the powers.
ac
terday evening and were engaged, until
a late hour, in discussing the Identical
notes which each of the Representatives
of the powers handed yesterday to M
Skouzes, the Greek Minister for For
These notes. as eabled to the Associat-
ed Press last nigial, are worded as fol-
lowSim ..Tba nndsrs,snad - aooo,aa ( -,
Instructions from his governments. has
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Greek
Government, that in case of armed con-
flict on the Greek-Turkish frontier all
responsibility will rest with the aggres-
sor. He is also Instructed to say that
Whatever results may arise from such a,
conflict the powers are firmly resolved
deca 5e nanaan naf i the general peace and haye
his action"
It is believed that NJ. skouzes win de-.
liver the reply of Greece to the repre-.
se1tatives of the powers today
IN the meanwhile it is rumored here
that Russia has, in addition, made d
Greece will consent to withdraw her
troops from the Island of Crete Russia
VIII agree to- obtain from Turkey the
Crete. 50 soon as the Greek evacuation is
completed. and that Russia will further
promise that Prince. George of Greece
ganize the Cretan gendarmerie.
GREECE, still according to report,
promptly rejected these propositions
There was intense excitement yesterday
at Larnaca Island of Cyprus, where the
Greek Independence Day was duly cele-
brated by the Greeks and others. In the
to the Greek Consulate and speeches ii
favor of the union of the islands Of Crete
M and Cyprus to Greece were delivered.
The Turks were greatly irritated al this
pre-Greek demonstration and a eonfiiaf
between the processionists and Mussl1l-
man was with difficulty averted
:, az r. Eiagssona. g. the Turkish Headquarters
arms from long before sunrise The
greatest tension prevailed during the
moriling; but this feeling gradually wore
gressive movement upon the part Of the
Greeks. Both sides are continuing their
war war preparations. erecting earthworl.s
their positions in the passes leading into
EACH others territory.
The demand made. by Admiral Came
the international fleet in Cretan waters.
to be. relieved of his command. is SAID
here to be due to his opposition to the
plans drawn up for the blockade of the
Piraeus. 'A'e ~
It is believed that some decided change
in the political situation must take place
before long, as the Turkish Goyernrn a,,t
has plainly intimated to the represent,,-
tives of the powers that the existing con
dltions cannot be allowed to prevail mueh
longer. Every day of delay now beneffts
Greece, which country was not SO we'll
prepared as Turkey for war and the
German officers on the staff of Ejhem
Pasha, the Turkish Commander-in-C,hief
are not blind to this fact and are ,lnder,
stood to have made strong represent3
tions on the subject
However, the Powers interested in pra
serving peace are still working Steadily in
that direction and all kinds Of press,1res
are being brought to bear upon both
Turkey and Greece in order to prevent a
clash of arms on the frontier.
In view of the possibility of a blockade
Of the Psraeus and other Greek ports the
work of sending war material, arrrnunitjt,n
and stores to the front has been actively
pushed night and day since the threat was
flrst made, that very little now remains
to be shipped to the front so that thd
csterlsibie object of the blockade cannoT
pc attained. For month past arms and
ammunition have been arriving here and
elsewhere from different foreign Countries
and all such consfgnments have since been
sen where they were most required.