The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-28
A REPUBLIC
FOR THE GREEKS
Now Loudly Talked Of by Disconnected
Athenla1S.
THE PEOPLE TERRIBLY INCEESED
over the Retreat Of the Greek Troops The
Conquering Turks at Larissa Act
with the Greatest Forbear-
ance-No Pillaging In
dulged In.

Athens says: Popular feeling points
to a revolution in favor Of a republic.
The citizens are greatly excited at the
revelations made by former Minister
Rail- as to the conduct of the cam
paign. Yesterday large meetings were
held In Constitution Square and other
places Of public resort, and fiery har-
angues were delivered by well known
orators in denunciation Of those who
would betray Greece" The fall of the
ministry is regarded as certain.
Yesterday afternoon 500 men formed
themselves into volunteer body.
forced their way into the gunsmiths'
shops. armed themselves with rifles
and revolvers and paraded the street
in front Of NJ. Rallfs residence. Sew
eral deputies addressed them, exhort-
ing them to remain calm and to await
the progress Of events. Finally they
proceeded to the royal palace. where,
after making demonstration, they
dispersed without further disorder,
but this incident has made a great
sensation.
The people are frightfully incensed
at the retreat Of the troops The Bit
terness against King George and his
government is intensified by the news
that the Greek army in Epirus has
been ordered to suspend operations
pending reconsideration of the situa-
tton by the ministers. There is reason
to believe the government is contem-
plating the withdrawal of the Greek
troops from Crete and an appeal to the
powers to settle the troubles This
change upon the part Of the govern
ment is due to Edhem Pasha having
intimated his intention Of marching
upon Athens,
The newspaper organ of M. Ralli
says that a meeting Of the legislative
assembly is the result Of a conference
Of the leaders Of the Opposition. Sotiro-
poulo, Rolli, Mopoulo. Stouloudis and
Carapanos with the king and his min
listers. These leaders pointed out the
necessity of preserving order, and as
a necessary measure to meet the dan
ger urged the immediate assembly of
the legislative assembly to decide upon
a possible solution. The king and his
ministers consented to this.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with the Turkish army at Lar
rissa telegraphs that he never saw such
perfect discipline as when the victor
ious Turks occupied Larissa. The peace
was not disturbed in a single quarter
of the town. AS an instance of the
strictness of the orders against pillage,
the correspondent has just seen a
Turkish soldier who took a shirt from
an abandoned, half closed store seized
by a patrol and arrested,
Practically the whole Greek popula-
| ton fed from the town. One of the
few persons who remained informed
the correspondent that there was a
continual exodus throughout Saturday.
Only a number Of volunteers remained,
who, the moment the regular troops
had gone, began piIaglng the stores,
and also liberated the criminals from
the Jail. The released prisoners Joined
in the looting, and the volunteers af-
forwards began to shoot the Mussul-
mans, who throughout the preceding
week have been maltreated by the
Greeks whenever they appeared on the
streets.
1t is stated here that before the
Greeks fled Prince Constantin, the
Greek commander-in-chief begged
them to remain and face the enemy.
but they refused, and a regular sauve
aui peut ensued. The Greek soldiers
actually jeered at the crown prince as
they refused to face the enemy again.
The Greek soldiers are furious at the
Ethnike Hetairia, the Greek national
league. They seized all the members
Of that organization they could find,
saying: 1T is you who have brought
az this misfortune upon US"
The Greek prisoners are well treated
by the Turks and a Greek officer who
was seen by the correspondent had
been supplied with coffee and cigar
cites. He remarked to the correspond
ent; 1--WE We're always told the Turks
We're barbarous, but 1 should like ia
see more Of this barbarity among our
own people"
A Greek newspaper published at
Larissa, Of which the correspondent
procured a copy, is fun of the most
gross misrepresentation At the mo-
ment the Turks were entering the
plain Of Thessaly It announced that
the Turks We're in full retreat, and de-
| clared the Greeks would die to the last
man before they would allow a single
| Turk to enter Greece.
/ The Turks have sealed up all the
| banks, business houses and other
/ places containing money or other val
/ uables, and have placed armed guards
| over them.
/ Everything now points to the con-
| clusion of the campaign by the inter
/ vention of the powers. There Is nc
confirmation Of the report that the
/ Greek ministry has fallen. 1t is prob.
/ able that a coalition cabinet win be
| formed II is stated that preparations
/ are being made on King Georges prop.
/ erty at Smidstrup, Denmark, with &
! view of having the castle ready for It's
/ owner I'm case Of his abdication OF
/ deposition.
Everything sent from Athens by the
| special correspondents emphasize the
/ increasing gravity of the situation
| there and the rapid development OF
/ revolu ionary feeling. This condition
Of things appears TO have resulted
| largely from the cessation Of hostil
/ tiles In l2pirus. While there Is no doub
that the Turks are occupied in estab
fishing their lines of communication. 4
Is equally evident that the Greek dis
aster I'm Epirus is much more serious
than was at first supposed. It now
/ looks like a hopeless task to renew tn,
advance upon Janina, as Turkey is II
a position to send overwhelming re
Inducements.