The herald., 1897-03-07
PEACE OF EUROPE
WILL Be PRESERVED
Even at the Expense of a
Breakdown
GREECE MAY annex THE C2E1ANS
II She Will Wait Till Order Is
Restored !.
PROMISES IN PLENTY MADE
Bat the Indications Do Not Favor Their
Fulfillment
Greece Shows No Symptom Of Yielding to
the Powers
Orssks In America Urged to Hasten to Their
Country's Aid - Expression Of Popu-
lar sympathy In England
and America
II She Will Wait Till Order Is
Restored .
PROMISES IN PLENTY MADE
Bat the Indications Do Not Favor Their
FuIfillment
Greece Shows No Symptom Of Yielding to
the Powers
Orssks In America Urged to Hasten to Their
country's Aid - Expression OF Popu-
lar sympathy In England
and America
Annotated Press Special Wire

Annotated Press Special Wire
LONDON, March 6.-(Copyright, 1879
The feeling on the continent appears to
to be that war between Greece and Tur-
KEY is inevitable. According to the
Gaulois of Paris, If Greece does not with
draw her troops from Crete in obedience
to the mandate of the powers, Turkey
will Immediately declare war
The feeling in political circles in Eng
land, however, is that the powers Will
succeed in warding off war. This senti-
ment Is voiced by the Saturday Review,
which says: 1.-THE powers are resolved
that there shall be no war. The ru-
mors reach US from Athens that the
king of Greece asserts he has an agree
ment with Bulgaria as to the future
partition OF Macedonia, and 1t is known
that the Bulgarians have an agreement
with the Servians. II this Is true,
these three powers might go ahead and
divide Macedonia, and the powers would
have more than enough to do to keep
out of the fray. But we repeat, the
powers are determined there shall be no
war. Neither Russia nor Austria are
ready for war, and Germany has moth
ing to gain thereby. Consequently, in
spite Of the Greeks, Bu1garians, Ser
vians and hysterical English radicals,
we believe the peace of Europe will be
preserved"
At the same time a large number Of
Unionists are dissatisfied with the posi-
tion Great Britain has been placed in.
They say in the marquis of Salisbury's
dread Of war he is yielding far too much
for the powers, who are anxious that the
integrity Of the Turkish empire should
be maintained. regardless of what may
happen to all the eastern Christians and
they blame the marquis Of Salisbury
for not insisting that both the Turks and
Creeks quit Crete together.
The Spectator expresses itself as fol-
lows: Before the people are driven to
any combination In support of Turkey
they would appeal to America for aid,
not be refused Let Europe declare war
on the united Anglo-Saxon race If it has
the recklessness."
The midnight dispatch Of yesterday
from Henry Norman, Daily Chronicle
correspondent at Athens, has created
anxiety and an intense impression here.
He said there are grounds to believe
that the Cretan situation is improving,
that moro than one power has intimated
unofficialfy that amicable exit from the
difficulty Is still possible II Greece is
willing to meet the powers half way, and
that Greece Is willing to consent to a
temporary Turkish suzerainty over
Crete If the powers will allow the in
hRbitants Of the island, when order Is re-
stored, to decide their own fate by a
plebiscite, and will appoint Greek gov
preston caused by this message Is due
to the fact that the latter part of 1t is
believed, rightly or wrongly, to have
emanated from the Greek government,
and Is looked upon as giving promise
that the matter may yet be compro-
missed without bloodshed. The stock
exchange here today opened with a bet
ter tone. The upward tendency was
not very pronounced. however. owing to
the fatnesD of the continental bourses
AdviceS from Athens and Constanti-
nople indicate that while the powers are
agreed to the general policy, they are
divided as to the method Of coercion to
pc applied to Greece. Great Britain,
France, Italy and Austria, on one hand.
are sympathetic to Greece, and favor
mild methods while Germany and Rus
sia insist upon vigorous easures. This
divergence Is manifested In the negotia-
tion preliminary to the drawing up of
the note to Greece. The powers fret
named insisted upon the insertion in the
declaration that Crete would not be an
nexed to Greece "at the present juno
ture."
This implies that four powers are dis
posed to acqutesce In the annexation Of
the island to Greece when the war-Mke
feelings have subsidized. Russia and
Germany only agreed to this being done
upon the insertion Of the words. "Will
not hesitate to take any coercive steps,
In the Identical notes presented to the
Greek government on Monday last bv
the representatives of the powers at
Athens. Thus the last clause of the
note was made to read: "Therefore
Greece IL solsmnly warmed thSt unless
the Aforesaid withdrawal (of the Greek
troops from the island of Crete and Of
the Greek ships from the Cretan waters
or from points where the powers are
In occupatton) occurs within six days
the powers will not hesitate to take any
coercivs steps necessary to enforce It
and their decision Is irrevocable."
The separation of Russia and France
may have considerable influence upon
the future developments in the situa-
tion.
The English Liberal newspapers are
working the plucky Greece vein for all
1t is worth, and are indulging in hys-
terical praise of her attitude. A big
mass meeting has been called to take
place at Hyde park tomorrow to pro-
test against the coercion Of Greece, and
the Liberal newspapers are publishing
pages Of letters from unknown people
cheering tor Greece.
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