The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-14

sons. In the first place Dad weather.
snow, rain and bitterly cold winds
retard all movements. In the second
place, Intentionally or otherwise, all
dispatches are being considerably de-
layed, not an unusual occurrence since
the beginning of the present crisis.
But if the development is slow, it is
rome the less menacing and an open
outbreak of hostilities or a backdown
upon the part of one or both coun-
tries cannot be much longer delayed
as the strain of maintaining armies
of about 100000 men each in the field
is being felt with steadily increasing
severity by both Turkey and Greece,
so declaration of war will be well
coined by either side with a feeling of
relief
Here and at Constantinople there are
daily prolonged meetings of councils of
ministers and it is generally recog-
nized that there must be a decided
change before long. Both Greece and
Turkey are trying to avoid, if possible,
being classed as the aggressor in the
conflict which apparently IS impend-
fng, and both are acting with the great
est caution. The Greek National league,
or Ethnike Hetairala, is no party to
this attitude of the governments, and
already has pushed forward a force of
5000 'irregulars," well armed, supplied
and equipped, accompanied by an am
pie commissariat corps, through the
Turkish lines. 1t is an open secret here |
that by the end of the present week at |
least 10000 Greek irregulars have been I
massed on the frontiers of Albania and |
EpiruS having been sent under the |
pretense of maintaining status quo in |
obedience to the representations OF the |
powers. The Turkish minister at Ath-
ems yesterday called the attention of |
Nj. SkOuZeS, the Greek minister of for |
eign affairs, to the departure from
Greece of further irregular forces into
Macedonia The reply was similar to
the one previously made by the Greek
premier, Delyannis namely, that
Greece might make the same complaint
as to the vigilance of the Turkish
troops.
THE NEXT MOVEMENT.
The next important move which will
be heard will be from the Greek head
quarters at Aria, where the banks and
principal stores, etc, are closing and
removing into the interior and every
other preparation possible is being
made TO get out of harms way before
the war begins in earnest.
At Arta. il is we'll known here, a
force of about 1000 men, organized by
the Ethnike Hetairia, has either Start
ed for Turkish territory or is making
the final preparations for so doing.
This body win be divided into six
separate attachments, each ably di-
reeted and having separate distinc-
ton with the view of raising the flag
of the cross in a certain locality, in
creasing its numbers as much as pos
sibIe, and harrassing the rear of the
Turkish force which will be directed
from Janina against the Greek regulars
n fp ]
from Arta. The Greek government has ,
given strict orders TO stop the depar- ]
ture of this force of irregulars, but it
is semi officially explained the Greek
at Aria, Colonel Vassos, is
.'unable to spare men to intercept
them Nobody ever expected he would !
be able to spare men, to do So The I
Ethnike Hetairias probably counts him :
among its devoted members, as it does {
nearly all the officers in the Greek
army and the colonel can be counted |
upon not to interfere with the carefully !
prepared plans of the national league !
which will make Greece a country /
worthy Of its glorious traditions or i
perish bravely struggling to the last "a
In its efforts to bring about realiza- !
ton of the dream for which its mem =
bers have sworn to sacrifice their lives +
and all their belongings, if need be. |
THE GREEKS POSITIONS n
N the vicinity of Aria is much strong c
ar than those OF the Turks, who, owing
@ the recent heavy rains and bad
-oads, viii have much difficulty in
communicating with their base OF sup 7
1lies at Janina. even if the Greek ''ir-
'egulars" are not in their rear for the
purpose Of preventing them from so
:oing. L
The Greeks are able to reach Arta Il
rom Athens in "a hours, giving them
fine base OF supplies, an immense ad- u
-antage in a campaign such as the one "
damned by the Greek leaders. The e!
volunteers frOnls this city have already a.
cached Arta and more are on their q
way there. II is the intention of the .
creeks, when all is ready, to attack q
nd capture Janina, which. according u
0 the treaty of Berlin, rightfully be- o.
Ongs to Greece. .
Finally another force of ''irregulars" g
5 preparing to cut off the Turkish st
communications with Salonica, from
ghere the Turks at Elassona derive d
heir supplies. 3
If the attempt is successful the three W
turkish army divisions-the eastern d
ear Salonica, the central at Elassona, DC
nd the western at Janina-in addition g
D the army corps at Grevena, win be Id
Ut off from communication with each pl
rher. In addition the Greek fleet g
TO MAKE THINGS co
LIVELY di
IF Salonica in order to prevent the ~
lnding of any supplies there. A strong o.
eel is off Arta, ready to render effect az
e service in that direction. ~
Another Greek fleet is off the island IN
Skiathos. preparing to strike at Sa- az
mica; another Greek feet is off the RI
land Of Skyro. prepared to attack or
le Turkish islands in the Aegean sea rjs
When the communications of the ga
urkish division at Janina are cut off IA
s position viii be precarious,. espec- tn
lily in the event of a rising of the co
lbapians in its rear, which is one of in,
le objects which the Othnike He fo,
iria has in view. M
A significant fact pointing to the way re,
lie wind is blowing is that the Greek as
'vernmept has telegraphed TO Colonel de-
critics, who has promised to bring ne,
m 1000 italian volunteers, telling him iaE
hold his men in readiness to come n.
re at any moment. All the Greek M
p9ties have been summoned 20 at ba'
no the next meeting of the bouIo. 49,
hen an important pronouncement is t ~,
pected ~ ta
PROSPECTS DUBIOUS. Ha
,-na nowars bou-a,,a, o,.o IN, pre-
avert war. with little prospect of 90
ccess. 1t is stated that the French 81 81
3bassador at Constantinople. M g.
Imbon, has been instructed to draft 'iie
autonomous constitution for the 4
and Of Crete, allowing the Cretans r. sas
oose their own governor and provid- nea
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