The San Francisco call., 1897-02-16
Combined Fleet of Protesting
Nations Lined Up for
Action.
BUT THE HELLENIC KINGDOM IS
UNDAUNTED.
Meanwhile Loyal Subjects of King
George Volunteer to Fight Against
the Turks.


men from the Russian, French, British and
Italian fleets at Canea and fifty Austrians
have been landed under the command of
. an Italian officer and have occupied the
city. the Turkish officials having given
their assent TO the step. The flags of the
nations represented by the occupying force
have been hoisted upon the ramparts of
the fortress.
ATHENS, GREECE, Feb. 15.-When the
announcement was made here that the
corps OF occupation" under the COM
.mand OF Colonel Vassos, chief aid-de-
camp TO King George, had landed in
Crete demonstrations of the widest joy
were INDUCED in by the populace. a dis
patch from Canea says that Colonel Vas
SOS has issued proclamation to the Gre
tans and has demanded that the Turks
surrender
Advices received here from the island OF
Crete announce that 1.-The corps of occu-
patton" consisting of infantry, artillery
and engineers, nun bering i 500 men, which
embarked at Pir&us yesterday, have
landed al PIantanias, fourteen kiiometers
west of Canea. The warshlps of the pow
ers.' these adYices also state, have pre-
viously landed strong detachments at
Ketimo. Heraklon and Canea.
PARIS, FRINGE. Feb. 15.-In the Cham
Der of Deputies to-day NJ. Hsnotaux, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, replying to an
ina aiFy 5sa- a-Aa.sJaares regarding the situa-
! tion in Crete, said that the status of af-
fairs IN that island was such as to render
public explanation impossible.
Nj: Jaures expressed his dissatisfaction
with the reply OF the Foreign Minister to
his request for information. Thereupon
NJ. MeIine, the Premier, declared a discus
sion OF the Cretan affair was impossible
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Feb. 15.-It is stated
here, upon semi-official authority, that
the admiral IN command of the English
squadron as senior flag officer in Cretan
waters will take command of the united
fleets of the powers and every movement
OF the warships Will be made under mis-
direction. 1t is further stated that ali ar
rangements for definite action on the part
OF the combined fleets OF the powers have
been completed.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 15.-The Standard
will tomorrow print a dispatch from its
Athens corresp pondent, saying that the
powers have decided 10 supervise the exc
cution OF a new charter for Crete, tae chief
feature of which is the autonomy of the
island under the joint rule of the powers.
. The Standards correspondent further
says that he has been assured by Greek
official OF high position that Emperor Will
liam used his influence very largely to
effect this solution of the matter, which is
hailed with delight. and the crisis is con-
sidered to be over.
The Daily Chronicle will to- N orrow pub
. Ish dispatch from Brussels, saying that
it is stated there that the Greek Govern
ment has purchased 100, coo rifles at Liege.
The matter of disorders in Crete and the
independent action taken by Greece in
sending a torpedo hotilla and transport
ships with troops to that island came up
in the House of Lords to-day, when Lord
Salisbury declared that the reforms for the
island of Crete had been arranged and
were already being put into effect when
1reece intervened. The powers, the
n iemier said, were unanimous in regard
ing the action of Greece as lll-advised, to
say the least, and had lost no time in ex-
pressing this opinion in language of most
earnest and unmistakable character to
the Greek Government. The Government
of Great Britain. Lord Sails bury declared.
remained in omplere accord with the
other powers, and there was no ground for
thinking that they would depart from the
policy which they had hitherto pursued.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 15.-The many
rumors concerning what actually occurred
at Athens as the result OF the two confer
enoes OF the diplomatic representatives of
- The powers yesterday and the subseouent
representation of the conclusions arrival
at by. the conference TO Premier M. DeIv-
annis, NJ. Bouree, the French Minister he-
ing the spokesman of the diplomats. have
been set at resi- by semi-official state
ment which was given out here.
According to this statement NJ. DeIv-
annis, upon being formally notified of tho
action of the foreign Ministers. which
notice was put in the form of a protest
against the action which Greece has tax.
en- in Crete. asked tnat time be allowed
him in which TO consider and formulate q
reply.
This request having been granted NJ.
Delyannis to-day com ommunicated to the
diplomats through NJ. Bouree an answer
10 their protest. The Greek Premier
after brief review of the situation, de-
cfares without qualification that it is the
purpose of Greece to occupy Crete.
In view of this defiant attitude of the
Hellenic Kingdom the German Govern
ment will consider that it is no longer
consonant with dignity to proceed further
in the paths OF diplomacy at Athens and
after having communicated this conclu-
sion to the Government will instruct the
commander OF the German warship Kai-