Show GERMANYS PROPOSAL Not Likely to Bo Adopted by the Powers at Present London Feb lSAII the reports received re-ceived here concur in the opinion that tne proposal made by Germany that the great powers blockade the Piraeus in order or-der to compel Greece to heed the representations repre-sentations made to her concerning her action in Crete is not likely to be adopted owing to the opposition of Great Britain and Italy r The Chronicle tomorrow will make a splurge over a communication from its special commissioner Mr Henry Norman who is now In Athens and who will be remembered as the representative of that paper at Washington during the Venezuelan Ven-ezuelan dispute Mr Norman sets forth at length tho Greek view of the situation and his communication amounts to a defense I de-fense of the action taken by Greece He says that after the powers in April last compelled the sultan to grant reforms in Crete the sultan ordered that the Cretan nipt should not be permitted to meet During the coronation festival in Russia King George telegraphed to his son Prince George who was representing him at the coronation asking him to beg the czar for Gods sake make the sultan permit the meeting of the diet or we will have a revolution The czar telegraphed to Constantinople requesting the sultan to permit the diet to meet whereupon the sultan complied but the Cretan Mussulmans were informed s In-formed that if the diet did meet their cause would be lost Then began the Mussulman outrages in Crete Mr Norman details the monpy and other sacrifices made by the king and government in behalf of the Cretans for the purpose of showing that they were driven to act to avert disaster Continuing he says that Greece refuses to be coerced Colonel Vassos has been ordered not to retire unless the powers lire on him when he must retire inland without replying to the fire He Is however how-ever to resist the Turkish troops He adds that several thousand armed volunteers volun-teers are ready to enter Macedonia as soon as the order is given The Chronicle telegraphed to Mr Gladstone Glad-stone who is now in the south of France asking him his opinion of the proposal that the powers should block the Plraens In reply Mr Gladstone telegraphs I d detest the whole Idea of using force In behalf of Turkey which has become an I I I outlaw King George telegraphed to the Cretan I committee in Londpn thimklnvH for the support tif has given him In his dispatch j I I the king says I am doing my best to rroteCt the Greek population who have I been suffering and fighting since 1821 to obtain their liberty and union with Greece The correspondent of the Times at Canea telegrapus that the insurgents hav intimated to the consuls their intention in-tention to attack Halepa Immediately Una Times dispatches appear to place the report of a massacre at Sarakimos beyond doubt The victims included 20 women and Cl children No mention Is I made of the killing In adjacent villages which are alleged to have taken place I Indiscriminate Slaughter Canea Feb 18 Rumors of a wholesale I whole-sale massacre of Mussulmans at Sitia have reached here some of the reports I re-ports placing the number killed at 2000 which includes almost the entire Moslem Mos-lem population of the town It is said that men women and children were I killed indiscriminately by the Christians It is impossible at present I I to confirm the reports but the rumors have created the deepest anxiety here General Bor who is In command of the gfndarmle at Canea has sent two Italian officers of the sendarmie at Sitia in a gunboat to inquire into the truth or falsity of the reports The force at Voucoulis which is garrisoned gar-risoned by 500 Turkish troops has been besieged for several days by a large force of wellarmed insurgents Yesterday Yes-terday the commander of the besieging besieg-ing force called upon the Turkish commander com-mander to surrender and promised safe conduct to any of the garrison who chose to accept it The Turks refused to surrender on any terms It is stated that the garrison gar-rison has provisions enough to last for 20 days and a plentiful supply of ammunition am-munition It is reported that Greek troops started today for Voucoulis to aid the j Insurgents in the capture of the place Greece Going Ahead Athens Feb 8The nonconcur rence of the Dowers in Greeces action In Crete does not appear to have had the deterrent effect that was antici pated and Greece is going ahead as though she had the full consent of the f powers to her annexation of the island f Colonel Vassos the aide de camp oft of-t the king who is in command of the 3 Greek troops in Crete is already forming form-ing a local administration in the name I of the Hellenes He is making preparations prepar-ations for the holding of municipal elections and he will install mayors In all the towns and villages that are not occupied br the forces of the foreign Dower I is stated that Prince Nicholas the third son of KIng George will not go with the troops to the Thessalian frontier fron-tier as it was stated yesterday he would but that he will join the forces in Crete AH the Greek consulates in the island have lowered their flags it being considered con-sidered by the consuls that as Crete is now Greek territory their duties have ended P2 I is stated here tonight that the i3 Greek warship Hydra which was con reying provisions to the Greeks was stopped boats by British and Italian torpedo Turks Cannot Land Athens Feb 1STt is asserted here that a Turkish force embarked at Constantinople Con-stantinople today and sailed for Crate Thev will not be permitted to land for Greece is firmly determined to enforce en-force her decree ordering the flotilla of torpedoes to prevent the debarka tion of Turkish reinforcements cn the island I is stated that the commanders command-ers of the foreign squadrons Creun waters have induced Colonel Vassos not to bombard the town of Halepa which he was preparing to do The situation on the frontier of Greece is very threatening and it would not be surprising to hear of actual hostilities there at any time All the available Turkish troops are being concentnud on the frontier In the present temper of the troops a very slight incident might bring about a serious collision Refugees in Canes Canea Crete Feb IS Many refugees are arriving here from all parts of the island Most of them are Moslems who have left their homes fearing violence from the Christians and their allies and the Greek soldiery They all have stories to tell of the dangers from which they have escaped and declare that the life of no Moslem Is safe without the limits of the cities A large number of Mussulmans arrived today on board of a Turkish transport They affirm that the Christians have killed a hundred Moslems at Serakimos and a hundred more in the villages adjacent ad-jacent to that place The cQmmanders of the British French and Russian squadrons have left Canea In their flagships The British commander com-mander goes to Sitia the French commander com-mander Retim to Heraklion and the Russian to Earcourts Hopes London Feb lSir William Vernon Harcourt the Liberal leader has sent a telegram to the Liverpool Reform club In which he says I earnestly trust that the government I will not employ the forces of the crown to prevent the liberation of Crete Such I a proceeding would be universally condemned con-demned by the British nation The Earl of Kimberly who vas secretary secre-tary of state for foreign affairs In Lord Roseberys cabinet sent a dispatch of similar tenor to the club Ho Back Down London Feb lSThe Athens correspondent corre-spondent of the Standard telegraphs that the Greek cabinet held a meeting today and after a full discussion of the Cretan question decided to persist In the policy regarding the Island that It had before agreed upon |