The San Francisco call., 1897-02-20
King George Warned That He
7 Will Be Lett to Battle With
Turkey Alone.
ENGLAND AND ITALY JOIN IN
THE CONTROVERSY.
Salisbury Sends Note to the Powers
FavQrirg the Gran ting of Auton-
omy to Crete.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Feb. 10
Russia, 1t is said, is prepared to bring
about the forcible expulsion of the Greek
torpedo fouG from Cretan waters and
the disarmament of the Greek troops in
Crete and blockade of the Greek coasts
if the Hellenic Government persists IN its
imprudent attitude. If Greece goes to
war with Turkey she will be left to fight
her battles alone.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, Feb. 49,
1t is reported here that Photidaes Pasha,
the provisional successor to George Be-
ovltch Pasha as the Christian Governor of
Crete, has declined to continue to dis
charge the duties of that office, and that
Karatheodori Pasha will be appointed to
the goYernorship o. the island.
The Turkish squadron in Italian waters
will consist nominally of nine ironclads
and twenty-five torpedo boats.
a report is in circulation here that Lord
Salisbury and the Marquis di Rudini, the
British and italian Prime Ministers. have
recommended that the powers agree to
grant autonomy to Crete upon lines
similar to those upon which autonomy
was given to the island OF Samoa, the
affairs Of the island to be administered
unde the rule OF q Greek Prince. Until
the compilation of these arrangements, the
British and Italian Premiers' agreement
permits the continuation of the present
status quo.
The report that Lord Salisbury, the
British Prime Minister, had sent cir
cular note to the powers iavoring the
granting of autonomy 10 Crete. with a
Prince of Greece 10 administer the affairs
OF the island, is confirmed.
CANEA, CRETE, Feb. 19.-Moslems have
abandoned Voucoulis and have retreated
TO Alikianos, where they are now sur
rounded. Fighting is now going on there.
A crowd of Moslems marched to-day to
the military headquarters here and de-
nanded that they be furnished with arms
in order TO relieve their comrades. Mar
TIM rifles and ammunition we're given to
them and they marched out of the city.
Later lighting occurred on the hills near
the city, with no decisive results on either
side.
The Austrian Vice Consul at Heralion
confirms the report of the massacre of
1000 Moslems by Cretan Christians at
Sitia, the eastern extremity of the island.
Colonel Vassos, commanding the Greek
forces in Creta, has given orders to the
troops to refrain rom molesting or giving
offense to civilians and uDarmed Moslems.
The Greek consulate is now being guarded
by Russian marines. The Consu!, in COM
plying with the orders to withdraw the
Greek guard, protested that the adm trails
were excee ding their functions.
ATHENS, GREECE, Feb. ia dispatch
from Canea states that three of the great
powers are in favor of union between
Crete and Greece.
A 1t is reported that King George will ap-
Spsal to the Hellenic race for a great ma
tional loan to meet the expenses of the
military and naval preparations
A British ironclad has preven ted the
steamer JunSn from EN- barking provis-
ions intended for the use OF the Gre k
troops in Crete.
The military preparations on the part of
Greece continue. Two more classes of the
reserves have been called out. The King
openly favors resistance to the demands
of the powers.
Ia the course OF debate in the Cham
Der OF Deputies last evening Premier
Delyannis stated that the Government
was seeking to discover the reason for the
powers opposing the operations of Greece
in Crete.
AS a result of the investigations the
Cabinet had arrived at certain conclusions
which could not be communicated to tue
Chamb Der further than to declare that
Greece would persist in its policy and
course OF action in Crete.
The Greek steamer Pan Hellenic, con-
veying munitions of war to the insurgents