The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-08
THE CRETtN IMBROGLfO- 4
SOLt TION POSSIBLE:

between the Pow srs and Turkey in regard "a
Crete u has beon suggested by irresponsi-
BILE journalists that the Porte NaS Adopting
provocative tactics and the latest Turkish
note protesting against the act Of the King
| OF 'he liellenss In giving -aSe counsel tn the
Cretans In regard 20 admission Of tho Mo-
hammedAn deputies into tho Assembly a :
an unWarrantcI assumption by him OF
snyerain rights gives some color 'o tho
l fear thai a certain section Amohg the Young
Turks -. 70 Use a honiely phrase, spelling
/ for hght II ~ alleged that Turkey ~
[ duit" conscious OF It's own military power
, aud Of tho weakness OF Greeve and that she
could inhICt a severe blow upon tho latter
1 from pucking tho fruits OF which Europe
would not dare To restrain her as was done
/ IN 1897. In addition u IS said that Turkey
would profit internally hy such war
which would tend To bind together The dis
cordant elements Of the empire In IN" face
| of n common enemy, much as Germany
prohteI In 1901 The reasons for tho
suppOsition ara valid enough. but " is
impossible TO tell whether Turkish leaders
cherish any such designs. No overt al on
their part warrants any conclusion. hut II
stands to reason that all the European Powers
would strain every nerv. to prevent such a
war. if only out Of fear that the contagion
might spread and involve themselves IN
its wake
Primarily 10 j. tho great Powers Of Eu-
rope that ought to fear most any such
solution. n solution u would be II fear II
IA punishment. and II these Powers are hard
set now to find anoth her and better solution.
u n the work Of an RVenging Nemesis. for
the present difficulties are the direct out
come Of their actions In regard both TO
Turkey and 10 Crete They have tried to
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
with tho usual success that attends such
double dealing In the reign OF Abdul
Hamid they compla Gently allowed Crete To
move on step by step toward the goal OF
annexation to Greece We take henev-
client interest in ths Cre'Gn side Of the
question - pATaso that occurs continually
Ia their dispatches and pronounCementS
Indeed they abetted every effort made by
the Cretans 10 subvert Turkish authority
In no other sense can the terms be UNDER
stood in which they answered various
notes from the Cretan Government. In
ls0t Del"ass@ suggested to the Powers that
they should mutually engage themselves
neither To annex the ISLAND nor TO perrIlt
It's annexation without tho consent Of tie
inhabitants In 1909 when Prince George
sounded them a. TO their ultimate inten-
tionH they answered that dams les ni'Inc-
lions actuslle- annexation could not be
permitted Indeed they went further.
In the Commi-sioncrship Of Ialmis they
allowed, GTeclsn Officers to reoTganize
tho gendarmerie and TO found ID. militia.
VI PiChon giving the explanation IN tho
French senate thai the reason for this was
pour r-duiTe an minimum les motifs q action
de- gouyeTnements eirHng"re- sauf Ia
gouV ernemen' hcll-nigue They made Eo
move y hen the words Hrl'as ami Ba-iIeion
N'li-niaon were sure hHrgcd on lie Cretan
-'n'nI= wen when 'l" tr-'an d~futts-
took N" oath 81 alirrtsuca ~ hing Grorge
this made no change whatever IN the -tsttis
quo Of the island
II - quite evident thar prior 20 IoOS. and
with the view thes he'll al the approaching
br"rkup Of the TuTk'- - Empire. The Powers
were willing to throw sand "a their own eyes
and peE4Hit the CONCLUSION Of "a number Of
faIt"> acrompl- which would make the
nnal severance less diNoulf. The revoIu-
tIon IN Cor-rlu'.uDpl- disorgaul1ed an thes.
plans Two -It' ire, lom loving peoples a,
he English and the french f.l' an Irreslsi-
bile grsNtltIou toward the heroes 81 E"-na
and Constant IuoU,e y RrLNIittIuH which
he political lsa""rs IN hos, countries could
not have AZ lIso. ,rrlook even II they
bad desired They we're forced
- lift up their voices louder than ever "a
the cry that the ~u5eraintv 81 the Sultan
mus remain intact hu' how they proposed
to accomplish this m crete In the face Of
conditions which they had done their best
to create they did not say. probably they
did not know. Perhaps they imagined
thai he general European congress which
England. France and Russia hsd proposed
would settle this - we'll "a, other matters
hut nov that the congress has not been
held and the Illegal acts 81 Bulgaria and
Austria have been legall7sd 10y tacit consent,
~ IL the Powers that have ,ra'e on their
IA nd- aud their trouble IN extreme
Originally England. France aud Russia
were the Governments that Interested them /
selves specifically IN tretan AFFAIR." In /
issT Italy VAS taken into he concert. not I
- much because IN a measure she repre- |
senied the Triple Alliance. but because Of |
her grow ING importance n q great Mediter- |
ransan Power and her Awakening interest |
IN Tripon and Albania IN. two central ;
European Powers must he laughing up their /
sleeves at the embarrA-smentS IN which /
their rivals have PLACED themselves by prom
ising to do two things that are mutually .
eN iu-iye II j. 'er'ain that Austria and
Germany played their cards once again 80
well that they an pose ~ the friends of both .
crete and Turkey and he A. no particular
pains to ma a solution Of the CretAn dim
Guilty. Although both took part ia the |
bios kad~ Of the island IN 1897. Germany re-
fused. under some fiimsy preteNt 10 di~em-
bark any soldier- IN Crete. and very soon
Withdrew her single man of-war Austria
lollpNf"l sui Upi lonk hllrTNhTu. ana since
then Germany has perslstently declined TO
he drawn into the mess. though she was The
most insis'cn' In demanding the bloc kade
fifteen wears aro which conditioned tho /
Cour-. OF the four Powers in tho following
years. She can therefore say 20 Crete
% | have been concerned IN none OF the a.
lions Of N" Powers that have prevented
You from accomplishing your desire ~
IN" same time she IL the tried friend Of the
ottoman Empire both IN It's absolute mon
ar, HE form and IN it~ constitutional dress
Probably Germany - waiting to at the part
81 the honest broker. az she has done on
previous occasions. Austria. though fol-
lowing Germany leading strings. has NJ
least reserved the RIGHT 10 have = voice in
the final settlement OF tho question: hut both
refuse resolutely to draw the rhcstnuts out
Of no fire for the four protesting Powers,
though IN a cynical manner II II said that
they will he willing to take part in the
a. soon "a an agreement IL
reached bet tween those Powers ard Turkey
Naturally enough. the four Powers would
he delighted tn have the cooperation OF the
two others NJ. PiChon has already given
a. nreaaknn n "A ytayU and tu.f ,.s.. ]