Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-10
LONGING FOR CRETE
The Radical Element in Greece Clam.
0fiDe for Annexation.
THE KING AND THE CABINET AGREE
Tho Revolution on the Island spread
Ing and The : Iua ion Re-
garded as Grave.

ATHENS, Feb. l0-According to I'D
vices received from the island OF Cret,
during the pant twenty-four hours the
situation has not changed for the
better. The revolution is spreading
and the Christians are in most case
fighting under ,he flag of Greece.
The comma ders of the foreign men.
uf.wAr now lying off Csnea pcruaded
the commander Of the Greek iquadron
TO salute the Turkish II .g. The Greek
commander was slso given to under
ptand that the bombarJment of Canea,
or the landing OF troops, would under
no circumstance be permitted.
The king and his ministers are now
in perfect accord on the subject OF the
Cretan policy and u royal decree has
bsen published to the effect that ali
available Greek warships snail be put
into commiesioD and requiring that
several OF them be sent ~ Crete with
the least possib 6 delay.
The conservative element in the
legislative chamber Is opposed TO tbs
policy Of seiziug tue islanu in defiance
OF the powers. They argue that Greece
should not attempt TO annex the island
until she 10 aesuted OF the support OF
tume one Of the great plwsIs. They
claim, iurther, that Europe Ia not pre-.
psred TO asnciion anything that might
serve to lmpel the Turkish problem
toward solution at tuis time. 1t is
possible, they assert, that the WAR chips
OF other nations Will oU-operste
In re.establishing II not main
tanning pesce anu that KIN.
George may bs serve1 vito
notice that he must not override the
European guarantee OF turkish re-
forms on the island OF Crete. On the
other hand the rad cal element In
slst that Crete Should bi annexed TO
Greece without delay In spite OF all
opposition. AT any rate, they assert
an aggressive stand may force the
whole Turkish situation under the
cover OF which Greece can obtain
possession OF Crete.
Durihg the uproarious debate yes
terday tine radical element urged the
government to take firm stand ON
the matter OF Union with Crete at all
costs, 30 warmly was the ciscussion
on this question that personal eneoun-
tiers bslween the various deputies
sion OF officers.
A. strange feature about the Cretan
situation is that the dividing line be.
tween the c0mbaiants 10 creed only
and not RAGS. Substantially the whole
liquidation is Greek by race, but
whIle the Greeks by religion number
100000, they live side by side with
ABOUT 40, 900 Mussulmans. The latter
are ali descendants OF renegade
Greeks, hating the Chrlsiia us srdently
ami hated Us cordially by the ChTis'
tans.
MoHAMMEpANs REPORTED KILLED.
CANEA, Feb, lO.--It IL officially
stated that twenty. three Museulmane,
women anu children, have been mas
tacred at Kissmo and kastill, west.
ward OF Canea. Greek wAIships lett
here yesterday ior Rstimo. No news
has been received here OF further
fighting on the island.
PARIS, Fet. l0,-A dispatch from
Canea ssys; The town lie now quiet
ana the refugees on board the var
ships have returned TO land. The be-
havior Of the Turkish official is
irreproachRble. On tue other hsuu
the attitude OF the Greek warships
suspected OF acting in concert with
the Insurgents is arousing di,qnietude.
According to dispatch received
from Constantinople, Greek war ves-
bel has landed arms and ammunition
near Canea, Crete.
ATHENS, FeU. l0.-A dispatch from
Crete ssys this MussuimanH have set
fire to Petimo in several places.