Deming headlight., 1897-02-26
AFFAIRS OF CRETE.
View Taken OF Grecte's Poi
Icy at ST. Petersburg.
aHr wrLL CONE AROUND RIoHT.


oraera shauia ne Ainda 20 Withdraw
risr Troops From crsts--rha raiioy
81 rmpofor wiliihns n warmly aur.
ported knnland aud ftaiy's couduet
Nrw yonK. Eel. sk---A dispatch 70
Tho Herald from g. Petersburg nayai
Here 0reccas demonstrations are not
taken too serlounly but rather " thourh
shoy were the esoapadsa Of naughty
boy who 80 playing trnant and will
como homo all right when he eets tired.
Il "a estimated that II the Greeks
choose thsy can put fow men ashore
on out.of.the.way spots IN order 70 sat.
isfy the palpliations of national onshu.
rlhsm. No particular harm has boan
done. and Groccs's "chauvlniain" win
vanish when she nnds the powers are
unilinching IN their policy.
Already this question Of blockading
the Piracus hrs been mootcd, but Il is
hoped that Greece viii not cause tho
powers 10 take that exceedingly unsy
and effective step hy any roolidh action
on her port aud that she win boar vivid
y IN mind tho serious lnconvenlonco
she Incurred the last time she was
blockadsd.
Ono paper characterized GFeooo'a nc.
tion a. the reckless IVA Banquo' Of
bankrupt gambler. and most Of tho
osharn rebuko Il severely.
The Novisti, which L. IN no way
representative Of Ruaslau policy. IL
champIoning Grooce.
IN spite Of tho ontrcatles made on be-
half Of King George. whose throne Il
represented 70 DO IN peril. aud whose
family relationship and that Of tho
queen has been brought forward IN an
nttompt to change tho Russian attitude
this country's policy has not changed.
and further, that Ia case the instruo.
tions given 20 the adnirals AZ Crete
prove insuflulent 90 cause tho with
drawal OF tho Crock troops from tho
island. tho powers have been already
sounded upon a yet stronger and sursr
plan Of action ana 10 this nuaaia,
France. Austria and Germany have
already agreed.
Diplomats and politicians here are
perfectly ngrood that tho scslon taken
20 bring about tho withdrawal OF tho
Greeks from Crete should DO prompt
and decisive. Any doiay or sigu Of do
lay means war.
At the ministry Of foreign affairs hero
IA spite Of any colorcd reports you may
rcceive The contrary. there is noishor
hesitation or doubt. and Germany's pol.
ley Of rapid and decisive ao;ion Is warm
ly eupprFteH.
The view OF Emperor william that
there can be no relations with Grocco
until sho withdrews from Croto is shared
mere.
Tho Novoo vrcmya says tho osher
powers mny count upon Russia and
France. Crooeo has usurpcd IN tho
national law. The relationship Of the
royal household have hitherto prevented
her being iarshly treated.
Another Journal fonees An imminent
blockade Of tho island similar 70 that
proposed by Austria last year.
Tho Glasnost Is Of tho opinion TINT
England Ia repeating her jameson pol.
Icy aud Ia secretly abetting the Greeks,
and that wo owe tho peace Of Earopo to
tho emperor OF Germany.
Tho Noyorti strangely argues that
ureeco is not breaking into information.
al Law because Turkey did 50 In the
past
Tho government still holds FOR the
utmost frnncsl being applied 70 the
Crotan business. because Il eeos clearly
the endless complications otherwise In
vlew durine ths coming months. and II
Crete is 20 bo given 90 the Creeks moth.
ing can hold the RnlgarlAns oaok.
Englaud's and Itaiy's conduct IN
seeming 10 cast doubts on tbs accord Of
the powers. whom Il ia hers considered
/, that n most perfect understanding Is ab.
rolutoly to assure the peace Of Earope.
has made very disagrooablo imprcs.
slou, aud has once mere given rlas to
bitter expreahions about England'a per.
/, fdiousncEs and 90 forth.
II the politicians arc much annoyed.
. 40 in a liko measure arc tho diplomats.
who are almost unanimous Ia thinking
. that tho situation has become very
much ombroiiod by the shilly-shnllying
which hns taken place. They are de.
oldodly pssslmistlo.
A fm the report Published that Rus
siA was preparing Tor war. Il Is tho
fhecrost ncnsense.
Tho action Of the American senator,
passing at snea critical momont res.
olusion Of sympathy with Greece has
been looked upon as very mlschleyons
and uncailed for. II focoivos much 80.
yero criticism here.
/ win Not rh.h iha niil.
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