New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
THE POWERS STILL CONTROL
BUT ENGLANDs UNEAsINEss OVER THE
EASTERN QUESTION DEEPENS.
THE PHI1>HELLENIsTTc CAMPAIGN IN DONDose.
THE ENGLISH PRESS AND MKrSLEYs PRO-
TRArIoN RHoDESs FARCIcAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on
THE JUBILEE cELEBRA-
TIoN PROGRAMME.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ON
THE JUBILEE cELEBRA-
TIoN PROGRAMME.
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.1
London March 6.-Frequent Cabinet meet
ings and depressed stock markets have deep
ened the sense Of uneasiness over the situa'
ton in the East, but the Cretan question has
not yet passed beyond European control the
excitement at Athens borders upon hysteria'
and neither King George nor NJ Deyanns
has ventured to resis, the frenzy OF the mop
clamoring for against the Turks IN oe-
fance Of Europe. The reserves have been called
out and the Greeks will have next week over
100000 men in the field ready to fling against the
large Turkish force already massed for the In
vason of Thessaly. The crisis Will not pass until
the term OF grace expires on Monday. but the
latest news from Athens to-day Is more pacinc
and points in the direction OF a diplomatic com.
promise based upon the detention OF the Greek
garrison In Crete until the domestic affairs OF the
island are settled. and also upon an ultimate
plebiscite of the native population to decide ther
futures.
Germany which has been dragging Russia ana
Austria blindfold into the coercion policy ana
CARRYING the other Powers after them, may
Yield the leadership to the French nation. which,
with Russia In close all ance and England ana
Italy cordially supporting its policy, may extr.
cate Europe from critical situation Lord
Salisbury's Joke about feet cruising among the
mountains of Asia Minor is now turned against
himself How can the combined squadron scale
olympus and prevent L military campaign In
Macedonia and Thessaly? Hog can 1t ride over
the crests Of Mount Ida and expel the Greek
troops from the Interior Of Crete? blockade
is the only resource unless diplomatic COM
promise be effected through French influence.
That can hardly suffice to extinguish the un-
manageable bonfire already ahame in the Balkan
Peninsula. The theory that Russia has from the
outset secretly instigated the Greek royal house
is tenable, but incapable OF proof 1t Is no
longer required in order to explain what Is hap
pening in Athens although II would account for
everything The passion of the mob forces the
King either to lead the people or TO abdcate. ana.
like most monarchs he does not care to retire
from the business of reigning. He has valid
grounds for believing that the European concert
will not survive even the feeble attempt to coerce
Greece.
Whatever may be the state OF public feeling On
the Continent England. at least, Is In no mood
for furnishing the Greeks. Sir William Harcourt,
speaking as the leader Of the Opposition. has de-
a hundred members of the Commons have united
in a platonic message to King George: public
meetings like last nights demonstration in
Queens Hall are deepening the impression In
Athens that England is not behind Lord Sails
bury. and that the European concert Will not
hold out. With all these signs OF English revolt
against coercion. IL is not strange that King
George remains on the throne and allows tho
mob TO drag him into war with Turkey.
The real leader Of hil-Hellensm in England
is Mr. Massingham. Editor OF The Chronicle"
who breaches with the fervor of Crusader every
day from various texts, and never neglects TO
produce lively newspaper His colleague. Mr.
Henry Norman. is in Athens hobnobbng with
King George and obtaining duplicates OF all
state papers. Mr. Massingham personally ee-
cured most of the signatures OF the members OF
the Commons to the dispatch 10 the King, and
is displaying remarkable energy and organizing
power. Meanwhile the rival Liberal Journal,
"The Daily News" treats the Greek crisis with
moderation and good sense. and me remainder OF
the London press shr!lly protests against vaga-
ries in political agitation by which the action Of
the Government may be parayzed and England
driven out of the concert Probably England
would derive greater prestige by refusing TO join
a naval demonstration against Greece than by
taking an active part in operations which are OF.
fensive to public opinion at home but her with
drawal would involve the loss Of the most active
advocate Of European peace.
With the Greek Army cutnumbered by Turk
sh troops and likely TO be severely punished
If be declared, and with the sultans do
nnons mined and countermined for series Of
dangerous explosions. the English agitation
ought to be prudently conducted and not trans
A hundred members OF Parliament ought not
to render themselves liable 20 indictment for trea
son by expressing open sympathy with King
whom Europe is vainly striving to discipline.
Yet overzealous As THE Chronicle" and its Par
lamentary coterie may be, the Greek cause Is
righteous, and Europe would be justly punished
by a general war for It's craven inaction while
the Turks were slaughtering Armenans. As
THE Spectator" gravey remarks to-day. Euro.
pcan States which listened calously to the awful
tidngs OF massacre and barbari,y may have to
pay the price. America paid the price for her
slave-holding.
The weekly press IS more critical than
the daily journals respecting McKinleys In
augural. THE Economist" which not long ago
condemned American tnanciers for not ncreas-
ing the Treasury revenues instead Of borrowing
money to cover deficits. now takes the position
that no tinkering with the tariff can have
saving virtue, and that the present deficiency
is too large To be made good by tariff revision
alcne. 1t has a short memory for the great sur
pluses and phenomenal reductions OF the Ma
tional debt resulting in the past from the oper-
alton of a genuine protective tariff The Spec
tator." repeating THE Mails assertion that
every member OF the new Cabinet except one IL
o.f.., toott q tt,aa affae of lie chofNA
II the mlllIonaires are not discreet Will probably
be a further development OF Bryanism. which 10
~ the bottom Of the discomfort with the ascend
ency of capital The horilies OF the English
censors OF American plutocracy lack sincerity.
They know that the British Cabinet is not made