The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-11
THE CRISIS FORCED BY GREECE.

THE CRISIS FORCED BY GREECE.
Little Greece has put its foot down
so securely and positively on the island
of Crete that it embarrasses all the pow
ers Of Europe and the continent to IN
ducc King George even TO pause for CON
sultation. II now appers that the pow
ers will not enforce the edict against
Greece and that some kind Of com
promise will be effected, insuring auton-
Omy TO Crete.
The difficulty in the whole matter is
that Of the sick man Of the Orient. ANY
question that touches Turkey raises
tempest in a teapot, and time ana again
the whole ocean has been stirred up to
drown fly and still the fly buzzes about
the ears of the European potcntates. 1t
is not because any Of these powers love
Turkey in any other way than one man
Iovcs another mans wife, but that they
can not agree upon the division OF the
Turkish cnyirc among themselves. II
the spoils were not to them an important
part Of Turkish dismcmbcrmcnt, that
country would soon be dismcmbcred Dut
Turkey is saved just as the dog III the
munger saves the provcndcr III the plli'
II IL only a question Of boundaries. If
that could he adjusted and satisfactorily
Turkey would find that cyclone had
struck il and the sultan and grand
yizicrs would be thing Of The past.
Greece was about to precipitate the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by landing its troops on
Crete but the powers called halt, nut
Grccian troops are sometimes 100 raw
to obey orders and in this instance the
cell If q halt was like the Wclchnan
who said he could call spirits from the
Vastly deep. Prince Hal replied so could
he. hut they would not come. Inc pow
ers called halt, but King George would
NOT halt and now diplomacy is engaged
in STRENGTHENING out the wrinkle before
absolute hostilitics are declared against
Greece. In fact, public sentiment III
England. France and Italy is so opposed
I, n combination of the powers 10 sup
nrcss Greece that il is not entirely
healthy for the representatives OF these
uowcrs TO inauguratc hostIitics against
thc plucky little hero Of the Eagean
seas.
Tremendous meetings have been held,
notably in London on Sunday OF more
than 10000 people in Trafalgar square,
nrotcsting against n war on Greece. III
France and in Italy the same sympathy
for Greece has been manifested, ana II
looks like Lord Salisbury, King Hum
bert and the premier of the republic OF
France will be compelled TO obey the
overwhelming voice of the public. 1t
looks like the people Of these respective
governments are tired of the Only daily
ing of diplomats over the Turkish 1ues-
tion and that they intend to force Il set
Element of the question by influencing
their respective governments To Keep
their hands off and let Greece work out
the redemption of Crete from the otto
man rule. 1t would be II good thing all
oround if Greece forced the lighting all
along the line. OF course, it would re-
suit in n general European war; but war
| is sometimes necessary. and the suppress
sion of Ottoman Grucltics and the lurK-
ish question will never be settled without
that kind of a war.
Thunder and lightning are often neccs-
snry for the publication of the atmoS-
phcrc and war is often necessity maze
so in this instance by European Jealo'lSieS
in the suppression of the Turk when
can not he done without the abolition oil
the Ottoman empire, and that means Il
rcodiustmcnt of the boundaries. over
which every nation is bound to tight ana
such interest extends from the mouth
of the Bosphorus to the passes III the
mountains of the Balkans. 1t is bound
to come sooner or later. 1t is ineVitanle
and the sooner it is over with, the better