Evening journal., 1897-03-11
RIFTSlN THE WARCLOUD
Powers Restrained by Dominant
Public Opinion.
DELAY IN CoERoIEs rHEHeLLEuBs

Dbbh I IN OULhOlhG lub b lLLENbS
Qose" Victoria Determined thss wa,
sh.n Nat Mar He, Jnnnee Nsss u she
Gao Help tt-strone seaf,ment Ia rrsue.
aud England Against Hspre.s,ne Greece
LONDON. March J --lhe 3angei oi war
In the east has de .idedly iniiut.hel TO,
the time roing The reason L. uaf tc bs
iound In the reply 0f Gree,r 10 tie uitima
cum of the powers Russia ieimauy aud
Austria interpret this as = refusal tc eon
ply with the terms of the Identical ootes
and they are IN fav0i uf an immediate ~
sort to the coercion which was threatened
The situation has been completely chang.
ud however, by the new power. which was
pointed ont In these dispatches "a fortnight
ago, would speedily dominate all others
namely, public opinion in western Europe
The French government has been com
PEELED 60 give notice reluctantly. to its
Hussian allios that it cannot join in any
vindictive or severe measures against
Greece while public opinion IN France re.
mains as 1t now is
Lord Salisbury would gladly give sim.
liar notice IN behalf OF Great Britain. but
70 would be received only with suspicion
and resentment IL is quite different as
regards France Russia has ample assur
ances that NJ. Hanotaux and his colleagues
would be glad 70 join In the Russian poli
cy If it was in their power to do so, but
they dare not in face Of tho opposition of
parliament and Of the masses of the French
people. The most they can do is to request
delay until an opportunity is given to
change or amend the popular mind Great
IN hn fIn 4
tween now and Saturday, when the ques
tion will he debated in the French cham
ber. It is doubtful If a safe majority in
favor of severe measures against Greece
can be secured
Delay AdvantH geous TO the Greeks.
In fact, every days delay Is now of the
greatest advantage to Greece, whose olev
erly designed answer to the demands On
the powers is disarming her enemies in AT
least three nations. The indications grow
stronger that it will no longer be possible
Co secure unanimous vote Of the powers
in favor Of her coercion. This. of course.
means more delay. more uncertainty and
continued impotence II not the dissolu.
ton OF the concert Of Europe 10 means
llso new dangers, and great ones, which
already have alarmed the government, but
not the people Of this country.
Orders have been received at the Ports
mouth navy yard that the entire force 10
Employed three tO four hours overtime
laily and solely upon vessels which arc
nearly ready for sea Several more war
ihips have been ordered from the coasts Of
Africa and other points to the Mediter-
anean and to the channel feet that has
jeen kept at Gibraltar. The first army
'orps also received secret orders to hold H.
elf in readiness for foreign service So.
although the outlook has improved from
he standpoint OF Greece and Croto It has
iecome somewhat dangerous i'm other di-
ections' and Great Britain is preparing
or all evontualities
There is reason 20 believe that the new
urn in affairs causes great discomfture
G St. Petersburg and Berlin. Russia has
ocelyed the first great check to her plans
rom her republican ally. and she is impo-
ant, for the first time, in the face OF the
reatest of all powers pubic opinion.
he lesson Is in many respects. the most
triking in our political history, and the
iplomatic world Is watching It. degclop
lent with the intensest interest
The queen took her departure for tn
;iviera, much reassured with regard
ne eastern situation. Her interest i'm the
fitical events of the past two or three
eeks has been most assduous and, II is
'hispered, somewhat embarrassing to
ord Salisbury. Her majesty wns firmly
stermined not 60 allow the peace of the
ingdom to be broken during her Jubilee
1ar if it was possible TO avoid &C. Her in
motions TO this effect have been frequent
nd emphatic. Not only has she frequent.
summoned the prime minister % confer
ith her, but she hns herself made con
ant use of the private telephone line
hich was established few mnnths ago
tween Windsor castle and the ga Of
co in Downing street.