Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
SALISBURY REBUKED
HIS POLICY DENOUNCED As WEAK
AND DISGRACEFUL.
WILL GREECE AND TURKEY FIGET9
Vienna officials say War j. d.
clared-siiuatiOn Becoming Crita-
cni-Six Turkish Soldiers kiIlrs
and Many wounded.

LONDON. March l7.-The annual
meeting Of the National Liberal Fed..
ration openel at Norwich to-day u.
Earl OF Kimberley. late Secretary O,
state for Foreign Affairs. made a yigoroi.
protest before the meeting 90 the state.
ment yesterday made by Lord SALISBURY
IN the House Of Lords, IN reply to a
question regarding the Cretan situation
in which he referred the Earl OF Kim.
berley 10 tho speeches made in the
French Chamber Of Deputies by Premie,
Meline, and Foreign Minister Hanoaur.
as setting forth the policy Of the Powers
H. the matter. Frances policy. Lord
Kimberley said Is, therefore. according
to Lord Salisbury that Of Great Britain.
and is based upon the maintonance o.
the integrity Of the Ottoman Empire.
Cries OF "Shame.')
A D1SGRACEFUL ANSWER
Sir william HarcOurt. Chancellor of he
Exchequer in the late Rosebery Cabinet.
said of Lord Salisiury's statement tra.
such a dlsgraccful abject answer bad
never been given by a Prime Minister 0
British Parliament. The nation. hs
humiliation than IL IS now. when 10 Is
chained and coerced by the menace oc
wars, in which It has no concern 90 abb,
stain from doing what 10 Is under the
highest obligations Of honor % d0. ana
compelled 10 do what IT'S conscience cone
dennis. Sir William denounced the n.
tegrity Of the Ottoman empire as sham.
every breach in which. be declared was
benefit 10 mankind. and paid a trLlt.
20 Greece for the steps she bad taken.
while the concert of the Powers ho'f
aloof, for rescung the Cretans from The
heel Of the Turk. II was this brave
champion that the British nation was
hidden, in the name OF Ottoman integrity.
to aid in crushing with the feet on which
the nation was so proud. "Is 10 n0t
time" asked Sir William, "that the
British people take a stand and demand
to know what are the limits of British
submission and cooperation in this anti.
crusader"
SIDED WITH GREECE.
He defended the "fair offers" made bv
the Greek Government IN ITS reply IN
the ultimatum Of the Powers, TO which.
he said, the only answer was a desar1.
ton that the blockade Of Greece wouI
be enforced None knew, Sir William
but he prayed that the shame OF a great
free nation being made an unwilling
party in odious policy, might yet bs
averted.
The speech which was throughout
received with enthusiastic cheers, Is con.
sidered by far the most telling utter.
ances on the subject yet made.
TURKS ON THE PILLAGE
LONDON. March IA dispatch from
Athens says the Greeks In Crete assert
that the Turks holding the fortIdcauors
at Retimo have made a sorte into the
town and pillaged the houses of the in-
habitants without the slightest opposition
on the part OF the detachments of ma
rines from the warships Of the Powers.
SIX TURKS KILLED.
CANEA. March 1.-THE admirals COM
handing the foreign warships Do Creal
waters have issued q proclamation an.
nouncing the conditions under which a1
autonomous administrator wn b3
granted 10 Crete
The situation here IS becoming more
serious as each day passes. owing 10 the
presence OF 1000 refugees who are De-.
ceving rations from the govern ueli,
which will necessarily be stopped Boz
few days. The condition OF anairs at.
Retimo is similar, and at Gambia th8
situation is worse.
Six Turkish soldiers were killed and
twenty-five were wounded 60 the sl1-
hours fighting which occurred yesterday
outside Of Gambia.
WILL REJECT AUTONOMY.
ROME, March IA dispatch from
Canea 10 the SecolO says that the Cre,a1
insurgents have declared that hY
will reject autonomy and OFFER AID p0ss'
BILE resistance 20 the occupation or ta
island by the Powers.
The dispatch also says that Cc.0ra
Vassos. commanding the Greek army or
occupation, is about TO move his camp
TO the mountains OF SphaNa where Ia
VIII fortify himself so that DTS position
will be almost impregnable. lie wI noi
withdraw his troops from The hanl
under any circumstances.
THE PORTE's REPLY.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March l--rh'
reply OF the Porte TO the note which was
presented 10 the Turkish Government PIP
the Powers simultaneously with the pre-
sentation OF the ultimatum OF the Euro'
pean Governments 10 Greece has ben
officially published.
The Porte admits the principle of a1,)'
nomy for Crete, but reserves discusol
OF the forms and details OF such am at'
ministration with the diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of the Powers these de'lis
to be subordinate TO the withdraw. %
the Greek warships and troops from ne
island.
IS WAR DECLARED?
VIENNA, March lit Is asserted "a
Official quarters here that Greece W.I l.'
clare war against Turkey.
The Slaughter Of Birds