The National tribune., 1897-02-18
THE raor TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. O. THURSDAY FEBRUARY

Turkey, which has found expression in
the growth of national spirit among the
Greeks. Crete is Grecian in religion,
language and people, and its redemption
from Moslem rule has become passion
with the Hellenic people. There is no
question that King George could not
have restrained his people if he would,
and that he had to choose between
fighting the Turk Or leaving Athens.
He seems to have met the crisis valiantly,
and has sent troops to occupy Crete,
while all Greece is in frenzy OF en-
thusiasm.
Thus the crisis, to avoid which Euro
pean diplomacy has bent its earnest
efforts for 25 years, has come not as was
always feared by the advance of Russia
on Constantinople, but by the doughty
little Hellenic Monarchy with Danish
King.
What the Powers will do is the big
question. Greece has flung back their
protest in their teeth, and it would not
be surprising if they would accept the
situation and consent to Greek occu-
patton in spite Of the growls OF the
Sultan.
Should the war between Greece and
Turkey proceed to finish, the result is
by no means certain. The Greek army
on war footing amounts to 100000
men, while that of Turkey number RS
$4,000. In the matter Of navy, how
ever, Greece is the stronger, the Turk
ish navy having fallen into decay.
The course of events within the next
few weeks will be watched with interest
by the civilized world, and the day tor
the expulsion of the Turk from Europe
may have dawned at last.
ANOTHER CORPS COMMANDER GONE.
Still another Corps Commander has
gone to join the majority. Maj.-Gen.
Darius N. Couch died at Norwalk,
Conn.,, Feb. ~. He was born in Put
nam Co., N. Y, in 1922, and graduated
from West Point in 1916, in the class Of
which Mcclellan, John G. Foster, Jesse
L. Reno, Stonewall Jackson, S. D..
Sturgis, Geo. Stoneman, D. ID. Maury,
!. N. Palmer, G. NJ. Wilcox, and Geo.
E. Pickett were members He was
brevetted for gallantry during the
Mexican War, and resigned from the
Army in 1855 to engaggin manufacture
ing. At the outbreakoof the rebellion
he re-entered the service as Colonel of
the It'll Mass. He was soon appointed
Brigadier-General, and commanded a
division on the Peninsula. He was pro-
NOTED to Major-General July a, 1862,
and commanded the Second Corps at
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
He was second to Gen. Hooker in the
Charlottesville Campaign, but was re-
lieyed from the command of his Corps
during the Gettysburg Campaign, and
sent to Pennsylvania to organize the
militia there to resist Lees advance.
He defended Chambersburg, but was
compelled to retire from the place.
July 80, 1864, he was assigned to COM
mand the Second Division of the
Twenty-third Corps, and with it fought
at Nashville, and operated in North
| Carolina.
He resigned May 26, 1865, and the
same year became the Democratic can.
didate for Governor of Massachusetts,
but was defeated. President johnson
appointed him Collector at Boston, but
the Senate refused to confirm him. HI
became President of Virginia mining
and manufacturing company, and re
moved to Connecticut, where he ha
since resided. He was Quartermaster
General and Adjutant- General on th'
staff of the Governor, and candidate fo
Presidential Elector on the Democratic
ticket.
He was buried at Taunton, Mass.
SENATOR TELLER states succinctl,
and we'll the reasons why the Arbitra
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