The herald., 1897-02-25
ENGLISH LIBERALS FURY
Reused by the Governments
Cretan Policy
THE CONTINUANCE OF PEACE
SaouId Not Be Bought at the Price
Of Infamy
Tho PlUcky King Of Greece Says He Relies
on His Army and Upon No
Foreign Power
Associated Press Special Wire


idly growing among the masses In re-
spect to the policy of the government
toward Crete. The Liberals are furious
and their newspapers are making vio-
lent appeals to the passions of the peo-
pie.
The Daily Chronicle strongly urges the
masses to agitate at all lengths against
the government. and Jerome X. Je-
rome's paper, Today, says that the mar
quis of Salisbury is no Englishman;
that he Is doing the bidding of that
"pompous blackguard," Emperor Will
lam, and accuses the Conservative pa
pers of being owned "body and soul'
by capitalists, and INDUCES in other
language toward them which is almost
unprintable, showing that some Eng
lish papers can sin in this respect more
deeply than the American newspapers
they SO frequently taunt with this Of
fense. The concluding sentences of the
article are: "If the concert Of Europe
must be broken up to have done with
this DEVILS work, in the name Of God
let 1t 20 down and be drowned in its own
blood. Better war from the Rhine to
the Urals than that this infamy should
continue. There has been concert in
nothing but the shrieks of the dying
and tortured"
The Chronicle, In big type, prints a
display article this morning headed,
"All to Take Decisive Steps in the Gre
tan Situation Says the Chronicle:
"Organize, agitate and denounce the
dishonor to England's flag by associa-
ton with the sultan and the coercion Of
Greece"
The Chronicle announces that the for
eign admirals have already requested
Col. Vassos to quit the island of Crete.
and threaten to lombard him If he at
tacks any position occupied by the
Turks. Col Vassos replied that he must
execute his orders.
The Chronicle also publishes a two
column dispatch from the minister Of
foreign affairs Of Greece, dated Febru-
ary 16, and addressed to the courts Of
Europe, explaining that the dispatch
Of the Greek fleet and troops was intend
ed to protect subjects in Crete, begging
the powers to impress the sultan with
the dangers incurred If the Turkish
troops were sent to Crete, and declaring
that Greece would not be responsible
for the consequences of such action.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Chronicle has had two interviews with
King George. In these interviews the
king said he had received advices from
his officers in Crete that the foreign ma
rines were present in the fort from
which the Turkish troops sailed to at
tack the Greeks and to which they re-
treated when defeated The Turkish
commander visited a foreign battleship
Immediately before the sorte. Col. Vas
sos reported to the king that but for
this European protection he would have
captured the fort without difficulty. Mr..
lav, ~ H.. 4 L.
Chronicle, adds the statement: "Col.
Vassos will not leave the island. and the
Greeks will not accept autonomy under
the Turkish flag"
A PALACE BURNED.
CANEA, Island of Crete, Feb 24.-The
governors palace, with all the archives,
was burned today. AS fires broke out
elsewhere in the town at the same time,
it is suspected that incendiaries have
been at work. The situation is most
grave. Armed and excited Mussulmans
are parading the streets, full of indigna-
tion at the news from Selinos, where the
Mussulmans are beseiged. Benghazi
Arabs threaten to burn the whole of
Canea. While the palace was burning a
strong box containing $1,000 fell into
the ruins and broke open, whereupon
there was a wild rush Of Turkish soldiers
and Mussulmans to secure the treasure.
Foreign marines were obliged to fire
blank cartridges to restrain them, and
for time serious conflict between the
Turks and Europeans was threatened.
The admirals are about to issue a
proclamation at all towns and villages,
explaining the reason for the presence
Of foreign fleets in Cretan waters and
an exhortation to tranquility. The
population is so divided in inveterate
hatred that schemes for reform are fu-
tile. The best plan, 1t is argued, is to
permit Greek troops to occupy the coun-
try and escort the beseiged Mussulmans
abroad, for the Mussulmans cannot re-
main in Crete. The suggestion of con-
suls that foreign force be landed at
Selinos to cover the retreat of the be-
leagured Mussulmans has not been
adopted, the available number of ma
rines being insufficient. In view of the
large force of the insurgents the admi-
to the dispatch of warships to Selinos.
The attacks of the insurgents continue
at various scenes. The insurgents have
descended into the plains beyond the
Convent Chrysophigi and set fire to
Mussulman houses.
ITALIANS RESPONSIBLE.
LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch to the
Daily News from Canea says: 1T is
| believed the fire in the palace was an
accident. In any event the Italians are
responsible. The italian officer CON-
manding the town since the naval occu-
| patton, resided there with an ample
guard of Italian sailors. No natives
| and no gems darmes were there, so that
/ nitives, either Christians or Moslem
cannot be taxed with the disaster.
1.-THE fire was discovered at 5 o'clock
| in the morning in a room in the center
building, next to the bedroom of the
| Italian commander.
80 fierce were the flames that the
| commandant was unable to dress and
was forced to escape in blanket. Ow.
| ing to a lack of appliances, it was i'm.
| possible to extinguish the flames. The
| British marines were in the greatest
| danger, as fresh breeze was blowing
| while they pulled down buildings in the
vicinity This occupied three hours an6
was a hard fight against time, but II
saved the town from appalling disaster
The burning of the palace destroyed
the last vestige of the ma chinery of the
Turkish government. Whatever may be
| the future government, a process akin
to the sponging off Of slate and start.
! ing afresh must be resorted to.
A dispatch to the Daily NAws from vi