New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
GREECE WILL DECLARE WAR
40 RELIEF TO THE TENSION IN THE
EAST

osoHnFRs CONTINUE IN CRETE--FoRE1GN AD~
MrRALs TO RoMeARp INSURGENTS The
ISLANDERS WILL REF1sr AUTONOMY
vienna March lit is asserted in ofTicial
,uarters here that Greece will declare war
uainst Turkey.
s;,io March f1.-Tha commanders OF the
pr,isn French and italian warships have in
mrn,ed the insurgents that tomorrow they viii
horhard village near here. In consequence Of
This rotih,a:icn The Christians living in the viii
,,ee AGAINST "hiCh The foreign guns TO he
,~a.ned are attacking the foreign officers there.
canca March 1.-THE admirals commanding
tho foreign warships in Cretan waters have is
sued proclamation announcing the conditions
under which an autonomous administration Wi!
10 granted 90 Crete.
The situation hero Is becoming more serious
&C each day v~sses owing To the presence ot
10000 refugees who arc receiving rations from
the Government which VIII necessarily be
stopped in few DAYS. The condition of affairs
q, Rc,irno is similar. and AT Gambia tn, situa-
;jon Is vnrse
Six Turkish soldiers were killed and twenty
6v, we're wounded in the six hours fighting
which occurred yesterday outside Of Candia.
Rome March IA dispatch from Canea 70
tho "Sccolo" says that the Crc;ar insurgents
have declared that they win reject autonomy
and offer all possible resistance 10 the occupa-
ton II the island by the Powers The dispatch
also SAYS that Colonel Vassos commanding the
Greek army Of occupation. is about 70 move MS
cor1n 10 the mountains of SnaKia. where he Will
tortify himself that his position will be al
most impregnahle He will not withdraw his
troops from the islard under any circum-
stances.
london. March 17-A dispatch from Athens
fl,o. roa 'rprly
holding TIE fortifca tions at Retrlo have made a
sor,ie into the town ard piilaged the houses Of
the inhabitants w;thout the slightest opposition
on the part Of the detachments Of marines from
The warships Of the Powers.
The Byron Society Of London learns that the
agent % the Sultan At Athens offered to with
draw the Turkish garrisons in Crete and assign
the island "a Greece. provided the suzelain'y
Of Turkey be recognized by the payment Of ao
annual tribute Greece and the Moslems IN
Crete II is said were entirely willing to aere5 to
these conditions but the Powers suddenly put
stop to ne negotiations. 1t is believed in Athens
that the German and Austrian diplomats AT
Constantinople have thwarted the plan of Lord
Salisbury ana NJ. Hanotaux in favor OF direct
neeotiations between the sultan Of Turkey and
The King of Greece.
The Standard tomorrow will publish state
and Italian officers started this afternoon for the
camp Of Colonel Vassos. for the purpose of in
forming him that the Admirals of the foreign
war vessels had decided 10 prevenr all further
communication between the Greek Government
and the Greek forces in Crete and thai sil';
hlockade Of the island would be enforced from
to-day
Reports received here from Canes concur in the
statement that Colonel Vassos is strongly en-
frenched in the mountains of Sphakia and that
he has an abundance Of stores. which will enable
him to ignore the blockade Of the Powers.
Constantinople. March 1.-THE reply Of the
Porte 10 tho note which presented 10 the
Turkish Government by the Powers stimuli
;aneo,,sly with the presentation Of the ultimatum
Of the European Governments TO Crete has been
officially published. The Porte admits the prln-
cirle Of autonomy for Crete. but reserves discus
sion Of The forms and details Of such an admin
istration with the diplomatic representatives or
the Powers. these details to be subordinate to the
withdrawal Of the Greek waIships and troops
from the island
Athens Narcr IA memorandum is being
prepared by the Bcys of Gambia declaring that
the scheme for autonomous administration
cannot he apJ died in the Island
T. II. EzertOn. the British Minister to Greece,
alone visited NJ. Skouzes the Foreign Minister
today which was the day on which the recep-
lion Df the foreign diplomats is held. Since the
Identical note Of tho Powers was presented 10 the
Government. the other erVOys have absented
themselves from tho receptions.
II is again reported that Baron Won Plessen
tae German Minister. is about to leave Athens