Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-10
BRITISH POSITION
With Regard to Crete Remains a
Dead Secret.
BALFoUR ASKED FOR A promise,


London. March 1o.-In the house Of
commons yesterday Harcourt asked the
government for a promise that the Brit
ish forces should not be used against
Greece before parliament had been con-
suited. Balfour. first lord Of the treas
ury. declined to pledge the government
to the course suggested by Harcourt,
but said that the ministers wished par
lament to feel that they were acting
with q full sense Of their responsibility
and in behalf of Cretan liberty and
European peace.
Sir Charles Dixie asked Balfour to
agree to make q statement on Thurs
day next with respect to the plans of
the powers in view of the nature of
the Greek reply. To this Balfour an
swered that he did not think the nego-
tiations would be far enough advanced
to make such q statement practicable
on Thursday.
Russia Seems to Rule Europe, Too.
The Athens correspondent of The
Chronicle says: The kernel Of the situa-
ton is the fact, inexplicable to every
one here, that Russia is pursuing Greece
with terrible vindictiveness. A dispatch
to The Times from Canea says that each
side accuses the other of beginning the
combat at Akrotiri. but the truth seems
to be that as soon as the insurgents be-
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had the insurgent leader brought on
board by Greek officers from the gun
boat Alpheus, and warned him that I'M
less the insurgents retired to their for
he taken 10 comnel them The situation
ia very similar 10 that nrevious 10 the
bomba rdment but the f,eet. ore erx,o,.
to avoid er,ns Cr.at rraoa,,.,o,, .. 80
essarv lest the ins,,reants should s,,c-
coed in drawing the fire in order to
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Athens Morch 1oIrhe so,.,-.,.
has formally protested to the mower;
against the expulsion of the Greek con-
sui from Crete. The Turkish garrison
has repulsed an attack upon Hierapetra
py 2.ooo Christians who occupied
strategic points near the town. The
creek torpedo hotiiia under command
OF frince george mas been ordered to
JOIN the eastern squadron OF the Greek
meet.
London, March 1o.-The Athens CORE
spondent OF The Times understands that
"a Greek squadron is blockading several
Turkish vessels in the Ambracian gulf.
Fighting ut Akrotiri Closes.
Canea, March 10.-Fighting between
the insurgents and the Gordon of Turk
ish troops drawn around Akrotiri has
ceased, and the insurgents are now re-
xt,o;r
ing a naval bombardment. It has been
ascertained by the foreign consuls at
Gambia that the report, formerly denied.
of the massacre of 400 persons in VIII
lagos in the Sitia district, is correct.
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Afraid to Stay at Athens Defiant Order,
Sent to Crete.
Athens March 1o-Jt "a renortad +het
~. T,,-,,.h ,,,,,..., ~. ..,-.s a.
s.n.. ~ ~ We
feca"ee' as ne Aears ms lie ID IN oan-
ger. DR.. Temple, archbishop Of Canter-
bury, has sent dispatch to the Metro
politan OF Athens in which he says
that theEstablished Church Of England
is praying earnestly to Almighty God
to give the Cretans liberty. justice and
peace. The reserves continue to arrive
from the provinces ana the greatest
enthusiasm Is displayed. The full text Of
the Greek reply to the powers was not
i... a,,o.,~ ?. -. H..,, pop CHs IN"
The Enhemeris the voverrrnent
gan asserts that orders nave hae,, .a,.
to Commodore sachtour;. 20 yno;rt.;,
the position of the Greek Aeets IN Gre
tan waters even thouoh the rover.
threaten IN nae force ara th.t p-,r.o
George himself has visited Plstania IN
instruct Colonel Vaseo. 20 ,or,o,r ,,,haro
he IA in the interior NJ the ,.Iord
This. however. conh,ct. w,th . r.ro-,
that Commodore sacbtour;. On hoerS
the HYDRA. has already lem Got.
All the Greek subject. At Ps,,,,o
have been ordered to leave for Cree.
and a man-of-war has been nlaced a.
their disposal. These measures arc In
comnrebensihIe here the .an.-.,
preston being that war has been de-