The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-31

good gsound for stating that while
opposing Greece's seizure OF Crete,
the kaiser has had in view the salts
faction of Greek claims in another
quarter and that be has now suggest
ed to the sultan the rectihcation OF
the frontiers Of Greece. according to
the terms of the fourteenth protocol
of the Berlin treaty.
Il is Felt and admitted in the high
est quarters here that Greece cannot
withdraw from Crete, abandon all her
claims and submit to the behests OF
the powers without some compensa
ton A revolution at Athens after
so many sacrifices on the part OF the
nation would be inevitable. Crete is
for the time, at all events, lost to
Greece, but King George has caused
the powers to be informed that the
basis of pacific settlement can be
found 10 the acquisition by Greece OF
the territory accorded to her under
the Berlin treaty The Greek from
tier would thenru from Mavroneiri
on the Gulf Of Salonica to and in
Guiding Metsyo and the Lake of ia
nina, the line determining on the
south bank of the Kalama river
Within this strip of territory the
people are naturally ali Greek 1t
has strategic importance for Turkey.
aud it's cession could not or ought
not to awake into action the Serbo-
Bulgarian alliance That Russia
would assent to this adjustment,
however, is more than doubtful
When Greece demanded in 1881 the
frontier assigned to her under treaty,
the porte refused and Russia backed
up the refusal Now that secret
entente exists between the porte and
Russia, the chances of acceptance by
the porte are small yet the powers
know that this small measure OF JUS
tice TO Greece will avert war. and
this consideration must have its IN
huence.
The Serbo Bulgarian pact will be
finally concluded at Belgrade early
in April Prince Ferdinand, accom-
panied by his prime minister, then
goes to the Servian capital NJ !.
Stoilof and King Alexander's prime
minister, NJ. Simitich, have consulted
the Russian government on the terms
of the alliance, which has received
approval from St. Petersburg. While
the Austrian official press make only
casual reference to an agreement that
confirms Russian domination in the
Balkan states, the Budapest papers
are more oetspoken The sum of
the matter IS that for the present
Austria, though seriously appsehen
siye, can do nothing except to
strengthen her forces in Bosnia and
Herzegov:na, and this is silently
being done, During the past four
weeks, there has been constant
stream of men and munitions into
Bosnia, chiefly towards Serajevo-
Military opinion here concurs in
viewing the preparations for war now
proceeding against all the Balkan
states as not making immediate opera
tions imminent on any side, even on
the Greco Turkish frontier Minor
encounters there may be, but the pass
es in Thessaly are still under snow,
as is the case along the great Balkan
range, and movements of troops in
Macedonia will be for some weeks
almost impossible
The sailing of Constantine from
Athens for Volo, Thessaly, last even
ing, accompanied by the crown p!in-
cess, the kaiser's sister. who will go
| az far as Larissa. is not held here as
implying the fastening of an out
break between Greece and Turkey.
/ but ON the contrary it is understood
here that the aim of the crown prince
is to counteract the influence of the
national committees which are work
ing as hard as they can to incite the
Greeks to acts of insubordination on
the part of the Greek soldiers in max
ing attacks upon the Turks across the
border, with the object of precipita.
ing an embodiment which diplomacy
will be powerless to overcome
Crown Princess Sophia will remain a
week at Larrissa in order to supervise
the organization of the work Of the
Red Cross society which contemplates
an extensive programme in the event
of serious hostilities
The Frankfort Gazette says that
You der Goltz Pacha, the German gen
eral who organized the present Tur-
kisA army aud some time ago severed
his relations with the Turkish military
department because of his disgnst
with the way things were going, is a
candidate for the Office of governor