The herald., 1898-09-09
The Christians Fate

native Christians and sixty-seVen br'lsn
subjects have been killed.
The Christians Fate
LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE correspondent OF
the Times at Candia. telegraphing Wednes-
day, fully confirms the earlier reports OF
most serious events there. He says
Lieutenant Haldaline and Lieutenant
Seagraye were wounded. The soldiers
pluckily carried Lieutenant Haldaline' S
body to the boat under hail Of bullets.
The telegraph office was repeatedly set
on fire and the father of the telegraph
superintendent was killed. The wire is
still working
The worst is feared as to the fate Of a
majority of the Christians. 1t is reported
that only $50 have been saved out Of over
1000. The situation was extremely diff
cult. The Turkish troops refused to aid
the British, who. being exceedingly few in
the town, were soon overpowered. The
forty wounded were attended to by the
warships.
The necessity for a large garrison in
Cand.a has been repeatedly pointed out,
and the blame lies in the quartetr RESPONSE
BILE for leaving against heavy odds hand
full of men to protect our occupation and
enforce our authority.
The Mohammedans are pillaging Gambia.
Edhem Pasha, the governor, declares that
the mob is uncomfortable. but the gen.
eral opinion is against him.
ReinforcementsA are expected from Canea.
and the Christian insurgents are massing
around the Gordon. AS this dispatch goes
re!nforcements are arriving in the italian
flagship Francesca Morislni.
The Times correspondent, telegraphdng
later. says:
Refugees are now coming on board the
Camperdowu, many of them wounded.
They tell a tale of great massacre.
4r- The Only Solution
CANEA, Island Of Crete. Sept. 8.-The
president of the Cretan executive commit
tee has notified the foreign admirals that,
in view of the massacre at Gambia, 1t is
impossible to continue the effort to organ
ize an administration until the Turkish
functionaries and troops are withdrawn.
He demands the construction of the Cretan
assembly and proposes to place a force OF
Cretans at the disposal Of the International
administration.
Decisive Action
ATHENS, Sept. S.-The Asiy says 1t
learns from an authentic source that as
soon as the British troops arrive at Gambia
from Malta the Turkish garrison in Can
da will be expelled martial law proclaimed
and the ringleaders Of the riot put on trial
and publicly hanged If guilty. According
TO dispatch from Gambia sent late this
evening, the admirals of the international
feet have decided to compel the disarm-
ing Of the bashi bazouks and the surrender
of the inst;gators of the disorder.
Ghastly Stories
LONDON, Sept. s.-The correspondent Of
the Times at Gambia, telegraphing Thurs
day, says:
1. is estimated that no fewer than 500
Christians have been massacred, and the
town has been pillaged by bashi bazouks
and the Turkish soldiers. All reports agree
as to the disgraceful behavior OF the Turk
ish troops.
The correspondent Of the London Stand
ard, telegraphing Thursday from the Brit
ish battleship Camperdown, off Gambia,
says:
The refugees tell ghas.ly stories Of the
massacres. They report that no fewer than
700 Christians are missing Several attempts
were made last night to set on fire the
office Of the Eastern Telegraph company.
It has been ascertained that all the houses
overlooking the British camp were loop
holed for rifle fire and barricaded. This
shows clearly that the outbreak was pre-
meditated. .i4i
The behavior and attitude Of the Turk
ish troops have been and still are inexplic-
able. Without going SO far as % assert that
they took part in the attack of our troops
though many people are ready to affirm
that they actually saw The sultan's soldiers
firing on our soldiers--it is impossible 10
contradict the positive fact that they made
no attemp: to render assistance.
Every Christian survivor of tho massacre
swears that the butchery was mostly the
work Of Turkish soldiers, who first robbed
and then slew the victims.
Edhem Pasha is the man who ought to
be held primarily responsible. Had he
wished to prevent bloodshed he could most
certainly have done so. Not until the Brit
ish troops under Col. Reid had been figh.-
Ing hard for four hours did Edhem, with
his Turkish soldiers, arrive upon the scene.
1t is enough to say that Edhem Pasha
must have known what was happening
from the moment the first shot was fired,
self.
The Times and other papers call upon the
government for energetic action in Crete,
more especially If the stories of the compile
ity Of the Turkish troops are confirmed.
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