The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13

France seconded the request Of Rus
STA.
France this afternoon proposed to
the British foreign office that the DOW
ers proceed Immediately to organize the
sehdar1nerle naming a governor Of
Crete from Holland. Belgium, or per-
haps from Switzerland. Several names
were suggested and considered Great
britain points out, the semi official an
nouncement concludes, that the men,
bers OF the previous Cretan gendar-
merle ran away and mutinied, and that
the Greek troops are the best available
Tor this purpose. Consequently this
proposition will be modus ViVendi. by
which the situation will be solved, as
there is no doubt the Greeks will ac-
cept 1t.
ATHENS, March 12.-There seems to
be but three ways out of the present diff
hculty. The most peculiar is that the
powers must accept the offers of
Greece to withdraw her fleet from
Cretan waters and allow her army
of occupation to remain nominally un-
der the control Of a foreign officer out
ranking Col. Vassos, to be used for
when that is accomplished a plebiscite
shall decide whether the Cretans pre-
fer annexation to autonomy.
The second suggested solution is the
coercion, real or seeming, Of Greece by
the blockade of the Greek coasts, as
we'll as the island Of Crete. This would
be a dangerous and difficult task
The third solution of this dangerous
and difficult problem Is contained in
the renewed rumors that King George
of Greece may abdicate in favor OF his
eldest son, Crown Prince Constantine,
duke Of Sparta, whose wife is Princess
Sophia Of Prussia, sister of Emperor
1fof 0P orn mo
people who believe that the kings
abdication would be the best means of
clearing up the situation. While the
stand taken by King George in the
present crisis has undoubtedly i'm
proved his position among the Greeks.
his abdication would be popular
step, as the populace have never quite
forgiven the king for being a foreigner.
| while his sons. who were born in
! Greece, are regarded as being one with
themselves. -s-S-t1~2-ss ~ Esr5r,.s -7.. .....
| There is no cessation Of military ac-
tiVity- here or at Salonfka. conflict
| there may occur at any moment and
| then it may be beyond any human
| power to stem the tide of war which
| has been suHenly rising for a long
| time past The calmer minds are
| cOunseIling prudence, but the situation
| is almost as grave as 1t could be, and
Greece is prepared to make the great
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 12.-An-
other threatening feature has been
added to the Cretan situation. Renew
ed outbreaks are being threatened in
Anato1ia. 1t appears that the condition
Of the Christians there is deplOrable.
| They are the victims Of constant OPP
preston, outrage and murder and the
| situation at Payas is so critical that
| another SassOun massacre is feayed.
| Advices received here from Erzeroum
! say that large forces of Russian troops
are concentrating on the Armenian
frontier in the direction Of Sarikamisch
! III the district of Kars
Berlin, March PA dispatch receiv-
| ed in this city from COnstantinople,
| says that large quantities Of Gras
rifles and cartridges are being snug
| gied from Greece into the Turkish
| island Of ChiOs, off the West coast of
| Asia Minor and via Smyrna, and are
| being sold to the inhabitants Of Chios
| at low prices.