The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
THE WARSHIPS AT CRETE
ACTION OF COMMANDERS rs EX-
planned.
Every Time it is Shown That the
Turks Have Suffered a Repulse,
There Are Hearty Cheers From
the Irish Benches-Other Matters
Considered.

number of kilograms from the admiral
commanding the British warships in
Cretan waters. The admiral wired that
the Cretan insurgents, having refused
to permit supplies of food to be sent
to the Turkish force at MalaZa, an ul-
timatum was sent to them by the for
eign admirals, informing the insur-
gents that the supplies must be al
lowed to go to the Turks, otherwise
the foreign warships and troops would
resort to force to compel obedience to
their demands. In the meantime, the
admiral said, the insurgents captured
the Turkish block house at Malaxa.
! CHEERS from the Irish benches.)
The foreign admirals, the telegram
stated, then decided that it was neces-
sary TO drive the insurgents out of the
block house and accordingly the war
ships opened fire upon them. The fir
ing lasted six minutes, at the end of
which time the insurgents evacuated
the block house, but not before they
had looted and burned it. (Renewed
! Irish cheerS)
Mr.. Curzon continued his reading
after the cheers had subsidized. The
British admiral wired that owing to
repeated attacks on the part of the
insurgents the foreign admirals de-
cided to treat them as enemies (cries
of 'shame), and to demand more
troops from the powers in order to
keep them in subsection. Colonel Vas
sos, commanding the Greek troops in
Crete, received warning from the adj
mirals to this effect, and replied to it
by ordering the capture of the block
house at MalaXa and followed UP his
success by attacking and capturing the
earthworks forts today. Colonel Vas
SOS, the admiral wired. had practically
declared war against the powers.
Hon. Edward Blake, nationalist
member of the south division of Long
ford, opened the debate on the ques-
ton of financial relations between Ire
land and Great Britain by introduce
ing motion for the relief of the tax
payers OF Ireland, contending that the
contribution of Ireland to the treasury
of Great Britain was unSustly dispro-
portionate to Ireland's population and
resources.
Mr.. Blake adds that the reports of
the committee on the financial rela-
lions between Great Britain and Ire
land had proved that the latter coun-
try was unduly taxed. 1t was the duty
OF the government to take early steps
for the adoption of remedial legisla-
ton.
Mr.. John Redmond, Parnellite. sec
onded Mr.. Blake's motion. He said
that the appointment of the new com
mission was a dishonest evasion and
was intended to shelve the question for
an indefinite time, but it would result
IN a Fastening of the day when Ireland
would find in her own national govern
ment the best safeguard against fur
Their spoliation
Mr. Thomas P. Whitaker. Liberal.
moved that while the excheuuers of
Great Britain and Ireland remained
consolidated all portions of the United
Kingdom must be regarded as one
country for fiscal purposes. This mo-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Thomas
Waring, member for the north division
of County Down, who is classed as a
Constitutionist ande Imperialist. Sir
Michael HlckS-Beach, chancellor of the
exchequer. in behalf of the government. |
SAID that the opposion ascribed every
thing wrong in Ireland for the past
century to Great Britain. In 1917. the
Irish and English debts had been con- /
solidated, and the exchequers of both
countries amalgamated. The act had
been passed by parliament by a unani- !
mons vote, because it was felt that it
would be a great relief to Ireland He
denied the stories of poverty and
misery that were said to prevail in I
Ireland.
Continuing, Sir Michael declared that /
a system of taxation based upon tax I
able capacity was never successful. /
owing to the constantly varying con-
ditions in all parts of the kingdom.
Sir Michael further said that if the
restored to Ireland the
92, 100000 she claimed was the excess
Of taxation she had paid, she would
contribute nothing to the common ex-
of no
would receive tribute from England
and Scotland. There would be a fur
Their inquiry into the matter of the
financial relations between Great
Britain and Ireland, the government
desiring to do full justice, but it would
in no wise depart from the system es-
tablished in 1917. The debate was then
adjourned.
The house subsequently went into
committee of supply, whereupon the
Hon. Philip Stanhope, Radical member
for Burney moved to reduce the salary
Of Prime Minister Salisbury, his OBJ
Jet being to call attention to Crete.
The Right Hon. George N CurZon. {
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office. warmly repealed the charge made
by Mr.. Stanhcoe that the government
vas siding with Turkey. The charge,
he declared. was grossly untrue Crete.
le added, had been taken from Turkey.
whose troops were confined to the
owns on the coast, and she had been
prevented from sending reinforcements
o the islands. Il
At this point one of the Irish mem
oers shouted tommy rot
The speaker warned him that he
must not repeat that expression. =
Mr.. Curzon was frequently inter-
upted in the course of his speech,
hiefy by members on the Irish
benches.
Sir Charles Dixie, Radical member
or the Forest of Dean division, said he
believed that the governments policy
n the Cretan matter had caused preju-
Iced dissatisfaction in Great Britain.
Sir Ellis Ashmeath Bartle, who was
gently decorated by the sultan,
aunted Mr.. John Dillon, leader of the
nti- Parnellites, who had spoken
gainst the course Of the government
With advocating the manning of cattle,
nd at the the same time posing as a
philanthropist.
The speaker rebuked Sir Ellis for his
language.
a vote was then taken on Mr. Star +,
lope's motion and it was rejected-16S ,
o so.