The herald., 1897-03-21
SHAME is FELT
For England's Attitude
Toward Crete
THE SALISBURY MINISTRY
VIII Go Down With the Echoes Of the
First Gun
If Greek Soldiers Have Only Turks
to Fight the Struggle VIII Be
Very Short One

Associated Press Special Wire
| NEW YORK, March 20.-A copyright
| ed dispatch to the World from LONDON
saws: The first reverberation OF the
English gun fred against Greece, ana II
is likely it will come. would in all prob
| ability toppole over the Salisbury MN
istry like a house of cards All England
is heartily ashamed of the governments S
attitude toward Crete. This is becoming &
more obvious daily, in spite of LORD
Salisbury's still intact majority in par
Lament The expressions of Mr.. Glad
stones letter to the duke of Westmln-
ster ring through the land.
Punch's cartoon of a British sailor
contemplating a Turkish janissary
threatening a Greek soldier, reflects the
popular humor here. 1t is labeled: "Ah,
that Greeks a plucky little chap"
Sir John Tenniel makes Jack Tar say:
Precious sorry that me and my furrin'
mates have to stop him.
Another pei iodical imagines two
doges of Venice discussing the present
situation. Francisco Moromosi re-
marks: "Why. there is sound OF can
non at Canea."
Luigi Mocinigo responds: Doubtless
is is the fleet of the republic once again
defending Europe from the Turks"
An official caretaker explains: mo
excellencies. il is Europe defending the
Turks from the Christians"
Moromosi and Mocinigo exclaim to-
gether: Back, back, to the tomb; bet
ter to be with the dead"
A GREEK ORDER.
LONDON, March 20.-A special dis
patch from Athens says: The admiral
commanding the Greek fleet in the gulf
of Arta has summoned the Mukssariff oe
Prevesa to dismount within "a hours his
guns at the entrance Of the gulf. The
Greek admiral makes this demand on
the ground that the placing OF the guns
in position to command the gulf is con-
trary to the treaty of 1881
ADMIRALS PROCLAIM.
CANEA. March 20-The admirals'
proclamation of autonomy which has
been posted does not contain the amend
ment of the British consul. which it was
said they had accepted. This amend
ment was that, while remaining under
the suzerainty of the sultan, the Cretans
were to be free of all control by the Turk
ish government in their international af-
fairs.
a French warsyp has arrived at Suda
Bay with a detachment of marines.
They will be landed tomorrow.
THE TURKISH SQUADRON.
ONSTANTINOPLE, March 20-The
remaining vessels of the Turkish squad
ron, elabortely decorated with national
flags, sailed this afternoon for the Dar
danelles. INmense crowds gathered on
the quays, bridges and roofs of houses
to witness the departure of the vessels.
A large number of boats filled with en-
thusiastic spectators gathered in the
Golden Horn. The crowds cheered the
ironclads as they moved out of the har-
Dor, their bands playing and the crew
shouting: Long live the sultan"
A USELESS ARMY
NEW YORK, March 2O-A copy
righted dispatch to the Press from Lar
issa Thessaly, says a careful examina-
tion of the Turkish army made with
special facilities for accuracy, justified
the statement that the men are dirty
ragged. ill-fed and that they are demor-
alzed by the spirit of discomfort, as such
conditions invariably create. Contrary to
the general belief, they are inferior to
the Greek in numbers.
The one thing which has sustained the
Moslems throughout and made it pos
sible for them to make a show in the
field and continue the moleStations of
the Christians is that Emperor William
of Germany has contributed to them
plenty of ammunition. This assistance
keeps them up somewhat, a aS it presup-
poses aid in other directions should the
actual crisis demanding 1t present it.
self The masses in Macedonia are de-
sirous of Greek rule and ready to rise
whenever the signal is given. The
Greeks have quietly armed 10000 Mace
domains, who have returned to Turkish
territory They are rot uniformed, but
they are armed and in the mountain
passes are waiting for history to have
the opportunity of repeating itself in
another Thermopylae. While the Mace
domains are eager to strike the blow. the
Turkish tbroops on the way to the 'front.'
Ter are much dissatisfied. The religious
mania of other years did not possess
them They were ripe for midnight
butchery an(fhe looting of the defense
less. but they were not desirious of bat
tie. 1t was with difficulty that open in
surrection was suppressed ard troops
that would have been effective as
marauding bands had no relish for fight
ing.
Even the Imprisonment of many
Greeks as revolutionary suspects gave
the Turks no courage, for every Greek
in prison was an inducement to the
Greeks outside to punish the Turks for
past crimes and present lawlessness.
Under the present conditions battle
would be a sure walk-over for the
Greeks. They are superior in numbers
to the Turkish troops, better drilled and
better fed, and besides have the inspir-
alton of patriotism out of which heroes
are made.
Emperor William may send his am
munition to the Turks, but it takes more
than ammunition to win battle.
ATHENS, March 20.-The candidacy
of Prince George of Greece for governor
of Crete is being seriously discussed by
the powers.