The record-union., 1897-04-02
GREECE Will NOT
SUBMIT TO COERCION.
King George Will Immediately Declare
War Against Turkey
If the Powers Extend the Blockade to
the Greek Coast.
Admirals of Foreign Fleets in Cretan
Waters Ask Their Respective
Governments to Dispatch Cavalry
men and Batteries of Artillery,
Each for Service in Crete.

LONDON, Apr1l1.-Iue 1IiCo WIZ
to- morrow print a dispatch from It's
Vienna correspondent which says:
A council of the Admirals was held
to-day (Thursday) to determine Wheth-
er and when the Gulf of Athens IS TO
be blockaded All the Powers nave
now consented to proposition, though
nothing has been decided as to the
blockade of other Greek ports.
1T is no secret that King George
has formally stated to the Powers that
a declaration of war against turkey
will Immediately follow an extension
of the blockade to the Greek coast.
This fact cannot be left out of consld-
GRAFTON. 1t is believed in some quar-
ters that if the Gulf Of Athens is DOCK
AIDED popular excitement VIII compel
the King to declare war; even if his own
judgment and that Of the Cabinet were
opposed This has been a leading cause
of the delay in securing unanimous
agreement between the Powers. There
is no doubt that in the event OF
Turko-Greek war the intervention OF
the Powers would be suspended"
1t is semi Officially announced that
the Admirals of the foreign fleets in
Cretan waters have asked their respec-
tive Governments TO dispatch fifty cav
alrymen and a battery of artillery each
for service in Crete. Owing to the
decision to extend the blockade it is
necessary to reinforce the international
fleet, and some days must elapse before
the requisite number of warships will
be available for the coercion of Greece.
Only the Piraeus, the port of Athens,
| l1,vfl l. In1 ot fret c
ures depending upon the course Greece
purSueS.
CHEERS FROM IRISH BENCHES.
LONDON, April 1.-There were loud
cheers from the Irish benches in the
House of Commons to-day when the
Parliamentary Secretary for the For
eign Office, Mr.. Curzon, confirmed the
report from Crete that a detachment
of Turkish Bashi Bazouks at Retimo
had fired upon a flag of truce.
Continuing Mr.. Curzon said the Gov
ernment was doing everything possible
to accelerate the withdrawal of the
Turkish troops from Crete, though he
added, until the Powers were in a po-
sition to replace the garrison, which
they are endeavoring to do, by dispatch
ing reinforcements, they were not JUS
titled in exposing the refugees at the
seaports to the risk of successful at
tack.
AUSTRIANS OCCUPY A FORT.
CANEA, April 1.-Colonel Vassos has
written to the orthodox Bishop to sur
render two Turkish officers and forty
two soldiers who were captured at Mall
AKA, on condition they are to be remov
ed from Crete.
The foreign Admirals have refused to
permit the Christians of Akrotiri to sell
their produce in Canea until they sur
render their arms.
The fort of Izeddin has been occu-
pied by the Austrians.
THREE GREEK VESSELS CAP
TURED.
ATHENS, April 1.-Three Greek sail
ing vessels carrying cargoes of pro-
visions consigned to Crete have been
captured by a British warship outside
the limits of the blockade.
DON'T BELIEVE THERE WILL BE
WAR.
ROME, April Italian volunteers
who have returned here from Greece
are completely disilusionized They
are satisfied that Greece has never had
any intention of declaring war against
Turkey. They say Colonel Metaxes the
Greek Minister of War, to whom they
offered their services, announced after a
fortnight's delay that the Government
doubted after all that there would be
a war, and was consequently unwilling
to incur the expense of equipping vol
unteers who might not be employed The
Italians in question, therefore, advise
their countrymen not to put themselves
to the expense and inconvenience of a
journey to Athens.
SAND INSTEAD OF GUNPOWDER.
LONDON, April 1.-The Daily News"
will publish dispatch tomorrow from
its Salonica correspondent, who says
he has been informed on reliable au-
thority that a large quantity of gun
powder sent to the frontier from Con-
stantinople has been found to consist
chiefly of sand The Vail of Manastir
has discovered gross abuses in the sup
ply of provisions and accouterments to