The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

London, Feb. 25.-There was a larg
attendance of peers and visitors at tn
opening of the sitting of the house o
lords this evening.
Several peeresses were present, ant
a number of bishops other than thos
entitled to sit in the house of lords
together with some members of thu
house of commons, looked on from thu
galleries. Soon after the house came
to order, Lord Dunraven arose anC
made formal request that the gov
ernment's negotiations with the pow
ers looking to settlement of the
difficulties be presented in the house.
Lord Salisbury, upon arising TO re
ply, was tremendously cheered and
when the cheering had subsidized, sale
that a telegram had been sent to the
British representative at the capita
of each of the combined European
powers the phraseology of which was
as follows:
Inform the government to
which you are accredited that her
majesty's government proposes to
make the following declaration of
policy they intend to pursue, which
they believe to be in accordance
with that of their allies:
81. That the establishment of
administrative autonomy in Crete
is necessary to the termination of
international occupation of that
island.
80. That subject to such system
of administrative autonomy Crete
ought to remain a portion of the
Turkish empire.
80 That the governments Of
Turkey and Greece ought to be in
formed of this resolution.
"A That if either Turkey or
Greece should persist in a refusal,
when required, to withdraw her
naval and military forces from the
island, the powers should impose
their decision by force"
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS.
Lord Salisbury said it did not fol-
low that the Turkish troops would be
from Crete Immediately,
nevertheless the practical withdrawal
of her troops from the island was a
ment of autonomy and they would,
therefore, be withdrawn.
The premier then gave as instances
of autonomous administrations the
form of government which now OBJ
tains in the island of Samos, Turkish
possession and which formerly pre-
vailed in Servia. and proceeded to say
he imagined that the powers would
require the Greek troops in Crete to
be withdrawn at an earlier date than
the Turkish troops; but he was I'M
ne knew what decision had been
reached by the powers. Still, it was
mis- belief that the powers recognized
he principles he had announced as
ntimating their policy. -,
Lord Kimberly, who was minister-of
foreign affairs IN the cabinet of Lord
Rosebery, said that the statement just
made bv Lord Salisbury was one of
great gravity. and would require care
full consideration on his part before he
felt prepared to make any observation
thereon.
The house then adjourned
BUT A SHORT TINE.
The whole incident occupied 20 min
1tes subsequently the Earl of Kim
Oerly held a conference with Sir Will
am Harcourt in private room.
In the house of commons the floor
and galleries We're crowded with mem
bers and spectators. Shortly after
he speaker had taken his seat Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the
n the house of commons, made a
statement similar to the one made by
Lord Salisbury in the house of lords,
Il the conclusion of which Sir William
Vernon Harcourt the leader of the OPP
position, said that the statements con-
,erning the Cretan situation and the
Methods to be employed in it's settle
nent. which had just been laid before
he house. were of the gravest char
Lcter. 1t affected the present and flu
ure relations of Great Britain with the
powers of Europe, besides Turkey and
sreece. and its gravity was especially
hown in its last paragraph relating to
he employment of force in the event
f the persistence of Turkey or Greece
o comply with the demands of the
covers. Ee requested the government
o fix an early date for debating the
natter.
WAS BUT ONE THEME.
The Cretan situation was about the !
My topic of conversation in the lobby I
I the house. The Conservatives, as in
uty bound, upheld the government (
cheme, but many of the Liberals de- /
Jared that Lord Salisbury's proposal |
'ould not have the effect of settling the /
rouble. They held that Greece would |
ssist the pressure brought against her, /
:. if she did not, half of the Greek !
rmy of occupation now in Crete would I
esert and join the insurgents in their I
-arfare against the Moslems. The in /
would soon spread to the
ain land, and in short me the whole
Macedonia would be afame against
ne Turks.
Francis Stevenson, NJ. p, and chair
ian OF the Anglo-Armenian associa-
on, declared that he believed that
lch result would follow the Abortion
Lord Salisbury's proposal. and that
so declaring, he voiced the opinion of
lie Right Hon. James Bryce, an ex-
LIBERAL minister, and a well known
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