The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-30
crLTlC CHEERS FOR CRETE.
,,su MEMBERS WAKE UP THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

1p,e Dcmonstra Brought Out by
n. Reading of IA Number of Tcle-
ans From the Admiral Conn
onding the British FIeet-COI.
vossos Reported to Have Practi-
aoIIv Declared War Against the
po,vcrs-His Hostile Action Taken
D,r,ur, the Fighting at Malaxa.
7ordon March 29.-In the House of
commons to-day Rt. Hon. G. N. Curzon,
,,naer foreign secretary, read number
of telegrams from the admiral command
mo the British warships in Cretan wat
arc The admirals wired that the Cretan
,,,snroents having refused to permit sup
,,fos of food to be sent to the Turkish
f,roo at Malaxa, an ultimatum was sent
70 them by the foreign admirals inform
,n,, tba insurgents that the supplies must
bs allowed to go to the Turks, otherwise
tho foreign warships and troops would re-
sort TO force to compel obedience TO their
demands. In the meantime, the admiral
adjed the insurgents captured the Turk
isb blockhouse at Lalava. Cheers from
NE Irish benches) The foreign admirals,
tbe kilograms stated, then decided that
II was necessary to drive the insurgents
ont of the blockhouse, and, accordingly,
tba warsbips opened fire upon them. The
fring lasted six minutes, at the end of
which time the insurgents evacuated the
bIockhouse, but not before they had loot
ed and burned it. (Renewed Irish cheers.)
Mr. Curzon continued his reading after
the cheers had subsidized. The British ad-
mral wired that owing to repeated at
tacks on the part of the insurgents the
foreign admirals decided to treat them as
enemies. (Cries of "Shame,O and to de-
mand more troops from the powers in or
der to keep them in subsection. Col. Vas
sos commanding the Greek troops in
Crete, received warning from the admir-
ais to this effect and replied to it by or
dering the capture of the blockhouse at
Malaxa and followed up his success by
attacking and capturing the earthworks
fort at Suda. Col Vassos, the admiral
wired, had practically declared war
against the powers
The house subsequently went into COM
mittee of supply, whereupon the Hon.
Philip Stanhope, radical, moved to reduce
the salary of Prime Minister Salisbury,
his object being to call attention to
Crete. A warm debate ensued
George n. CurZon warmly repelled the
charge made by Mr.. Stanhope that the
government was siding with Turkey. The
charge, he declared, was grossly untrue
Crete, he added, had been taken from
Turkey, whose troops were confined to
the towns on the coast, and she had been
prevented from sending reinforcements to
the island
At this point one of the Irish members
shouted Tommy rot"
The speaker warned him that he must
not repeat that expression.
Mr. Curzon was frequently interrupted
IN the course of his speech, chiefly by
members of the Irish benches.
Sir Charles Dixie said he believed that
the governments policy in the Cretan
matter had caused profound dissatisfac-
ton in Great Britain.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, conserva-
tive who was recently decorated by the
sultan, taunted John Dillon, who had
spoken against the course of the govern
ment with advocating the manning Of
cattle and at the same time posing as a
CHRISTIAN philanthropist.
The speaker rebuked Sir Ellis for his
language.
vote was taken on Mr.. Stanhope's s
notion and 1t was rejected by 1853 to 80.
Athens, March 29.-The Greek gov
eminent has undertaken to in
Qemnity the owners of the steamer
Heraklion, which was boarded at the Pi-
faeus Saturday by an armed crowd Of
Greeks and Cretans, who jettisoned her
ehtlre cargo of provisions destined for the
use Of the Turkish, Russian and British
forces in Crete.