The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21
THE POWERS IN A DEADLOCK.
,nrIC OPINION AGAINST COERCION
OF GREECE.


ror of Taking Drastic Measures
AGAINST King GeOrge-An the
n.her Nations Similarly Inclined
:. First. But the Common People
% France. Italy and England
quickly scared Their Rulers Into
a Change of FrOnt-Russia's Attl- |
t,de n Mystery and Austria's Not |
Clear.
,,.u,-~iybt 1897. by the Sun Printing and |
wv Publishing Association.
1ondon. Feb. 20-The situation in the |
cast at length grows less obscure. There |
= deadlock between the great powers !
Teqar riding the policy to be pursued toward !
Greece This deadlock need not disturb |
the friends Of the Greeks and Cretans IL
makes for righteousness. 1t had its ORR
ain in the new force which entered into
tba situation just six days ago, and which
now dominates it completely.
The domestic events of these few days
are few and simple. The first acts of
war by Greece against Turkey called
forth the unanimous protest of the six
powers. King George replied in mes
sage of virtual defiance and the German
emDerOr Was 50 dDSGIGu W N44Ao NAAFNSA
that he cut off diplomatic relations with
Athens, and invited the powers to unite
in blockade of the Greek ports. Great
Britain, France and Italy has refused to
approve the kaiser's suggestion, and all
for the same reason. Public opinion in
each country is now almost unanimously
In sympathy on the side of the Greeks
This is the new force which controls the
situation and which Lord Salisbury M
HanOtauX and the Marquis di Rudint dare
not disregard One, and perhaps two OF
these men are terribly annoyed and embar-
rassed by the new element in the problem.
NJ HanotauX especially, If he dared,
would advocate drastic measures against
Greece to compel her to retire from Crete.
If he has the temerity to do so in the
Chamber Of Deputies on Monday he VIII be-
come a plain private citizen on Tuesday.
4 Public opinion in the three nations of Eu-
rope where public opinion reigns, has sud
denly declared a virtue superior to that of
fits rulers. 1t has defeated and demOraliz-
ed diplomacy. I was about to add that it
had destroyed that -.4ueous moral iniquity
known as The concert of Europe" 1t is
more correct to say 1t has compelled
diplomacy to recognize the common prin-
cipleS of humanity.
it is impossible to overlook the fact now
4 clearly revealed that Lord Salisbury took
warning only just in time. There is no
longer any doubt that the British naval
officers acted strictly according to their
4 Instructions in threatening to use force
4 against the Greek Warships If they at
4 tackled Turkish vessels bringing reinforce
ments. The outbreak of popular indig-
nation came so quickly in this country
Il that, the government, in alarm, tried to
eyade the responsibility in parliament
There was also an instant change of pol
icy, Lord Salisbury notifying the powers
two days later that England would not
consent to any plan which contemplated
the return, of Crete to any form of Turk
ish control.
Italy to-day goes even further and Off
Il eially authorizes the announcemnt that
the powers will never constitute them
q selves gendarmes of Turkey" The Ger
Il man emperor stands almost alone in unen-
Viable prominence as the advocate of a
policy which is revolving to every natural
impulse. He even went so far Yesterday
as to notify the powers that he would not
consent to any settlemnt of the Cretan
question which did not first compel the
evacuation of the island by Greece. Kaiser
William has done many stupid blunder-
ing thlngs in diplomatic affairs during
the past two years but never anything
which aroused such disgust as this among
ms own subjects. and throughout Eu-
rope. IL IS difficult If not impossible to
haImOnlze his position and Lord Sails
Il oGTy S. Hence the deadlock
Russia's attitude continues to be a mys-
tely ana Austrta's is not clear Russia
however; realizes fully that it is impossi-
oe Ior her ally, France, or for England
10 defy public opinion when il has made
week ''''-' S0Oiu ueu inns
There is no doubt, therefore that n
%n an oe tne German emperor who will back
ho"h u the harmony of the powers Is TO
~ -, ~ served. The position of Greece
dipinSs, iilS now tN 10 be impregnable morally ana
uipIQmaucally, and even physicalIv II
MOuIu De the highest political folly for the
pUwffIs 70 Try TO coerce her even if every
Sba' ',llehIal cn',iII impulse did not condemn it.
-, re Cou!u ana probably would under such
TL LLcunstances set the Balkans i'm a blaze
ne, ne issue OF peace or war for Eurone
4 w moIbla ba pc IN her hands. 1t is suppose
+. meptf Ji5e to supreme supreme object of each govern
sbardi,. ~ preserve peace. They would
H. 1uiE pc SO stupid tonight as to leave
f has so sim 70 the little Kingdom, which
f En- w. inuGr n 70 gain and so little to lose
,nor" a. an. me reports grow more and
Han emPhatic to the effect that revoIu-
n is ~ nacedonia is inevitable, and that
[enti,,a oSg az hand. There is every in.
pnestio, tuereIore, to settle the Cretan
1e5Oon as quickly as possible in order
Eencv icduy TO deal with the new emer-
lie iine impression grows stronger that the
uNan would consent under nraes1Iro 70
on ~INete autonomy for Crete. The mes
fereo taly "a IS, whether the Greeks will
tssurarco' 'his a u II were coupled with an
H. igia5 ot the eventual annexation of
-fi-aHu 70 their country There is n
I'M hs opinion to-day that the matter
fecessi,,ss settled on this basis. The chief
trnnrnsSS 0l tne moment is that somebody
eacs vss tne bumptious German emperor.
5nroiil9 10 nave escaped the notice Of the
+ipiI+-nH press that the present prime
- 'el on Greece Is the same M. Delv-
Is' VINO represented the daring LITTLE
-, ~. ~ az the European congress which
NJ ,berlin at the conclusion of the Rus-
M a' Hlsn war nearly twenty years ago.
n oy~l.. neclslon OF the congress blasted the
- OF Greece then, as some Of the
go are inclined TO do now. hut with
,tdson; lt was on the 10Th Of June
~ mdl NJ. Delyannis told the congress-
il jlitece bowed to the will of Europe
xacoN not to risk disturbing European
tb5 ky ne continued that IL would be
1urono interests of Turkey as well as of
FretPV i9t Greece to take possession OF
tre, which was then In fun revolt.
~ colld never be pacified by pallia-
L., ana IN the near future, unless in
sll.Hce were granted ID would be
enc OF bloody work M. Delvannis
L. warned the assembled reprcsenta-
Uonldol the great powers that Macedonia.
r,ee, dI5o nave TO be reckoned with
h. We declared, could never view
5llnnIuerence the struggles OF the
& 81 mans for freedom, and in any
6G would require an army of at least
IL om cren men 10 prevent Greek volunteers
IL hein '.1sslng the frontier into Macedonia
~ lhelr brothers in race and relig-
~ rae.ss,SShts have justified NJ. Delyannis
n &aca1o,rq 70 Crete, and IL looks as though
N ence "'a also would prove his pre-
Frsiii,ulation In Eastern Europe. desplte
81 br0nt' Icy, mas not been without It's hu-
e aspects, and chief among these Is