Show A GREEK POINT OF VIEW in the april number of the worth north american review M W D N bocassi Bo bof tassi l greek consul general at now new york gives alte a brief account of f the circum gransom that brought about the present uprising up ou on crate anto and the tk interference by W ke greek people and ba the th statements recent ly S made md by the russian pr press that f be for the trouble resto with amr and nl his 11 cabinet jal M boff may V crete has 1 lwy always been one OB of f tre be want governed brov incas of turkey and aad that the chris klana there have bat suffered untold alried in 1866 a formidable insurrection broke out which joea jaad od for two years jn and nd cost coat the tb turk tob lob gove over nacre aban the crimean war the enit WM the promulgation cromal gatlen of an n organic lew law which however never was irae carried out oat the powers inserted in the san ban stefano treaty a paragraph enjoining the boltan to apply that bat law but it aull un remained a dead letter latter la in 1878 a now new revolution was w cons denood the th sublime ports again 11 nenod to lot foo reforms and A ifford 98 od tb ib treaty of elp ky by the tombo cerms of which a christian govera goTa or tran to go be b appointed and ad some oue measure marc of autonomy granted the power of the christian governor however WM was ree rendered dorod inoperative by the appointment of a military governors goTera or who being a Mu olman mused to act la in harmony with the christian governor pla the military authority was wai all that remained ed the result was another ion in 1889 and aad the he island has ha been ins state at ermeal ever also in july 1896 hostilities broke out cut with toe accompanying evila evil of plunder nam aara ere and abd the burning of vil villager lageL the christians fortified themselves thema elve in the mountains mountain ani and volunteers volun teen same from brosee to 90 well swell their numbers greece bowe however verg through her consult alv advised the to patience them that the powers power were gla their beir interest Inte reit the ports porte wo was compelled to taus as an pro proa joing to te appoint a 8 Curlit lan governor alth in the power to use uie the imperial army to go maintain malat aln order and appoint of fleen and placing the laland island under abe supervision of the powers the crestani itco accepted opted this decree but the were enraged at the powers granted to the christiam and pillage massacre maea acre and were renewed until the atrocities at canea banea forced europe to take cognizance of the state of affairs afi aire the repeated massacred caused intense excitement in greece demonstrations took place under the very tory windows of the king and the printer premier against the swelling current no human power could avail arall the king could do nothing else but dispatch a squadron to cretan waters and land troops had bo be refused an insurrection would have hare been the result in greece M concludes COB elude afa article by pointing out aut that all talk about the necessity of guarding the integrity of the turkish empire li is so BO much DOD con eoe use the dismemberment has baa been going boing on en steadily crimes crimea breo moldavia end and Wal Walla lachia ohla belgrad belgrade ress bulgaria kare kara baloun C bodnia bosnia and have all been snatched from turkey it is only obly when greek gnk claims are r involved iDT elred that hat the th integrity of the tb ottoman Otto naan em m pire Is COMAI dered necessary Beo eary for the apesos pesos of europe in considering the cretan question and the various complications arising from it th me hand of the ruler of B as tiong is ii plainly visible as ai indeed throughout the tb pages of history the th turks at t present hold bold iray away over OTT a country des destined timed to be b the th control aso tag of important Import aBt events tbt this g must be b cleared ir and d somebody om kody must 6 b in bringing this boat about the nations and we phinees may ry hl best gate and nd TB even tremolo for the th outcome but bat when the moment arrives TB that whist hl has been bb dord decreed shall ball be b accomplished and the world will be b impressed with the fact that the on con summation um matlon has bai been beb brought about by like lh hand of god |