| Show TROOPS FOR CRETE thirty eight battalions needed to put an end to the revolt kew york june 9 A dispatch to the herald from constantinople ests thirty eight battalions of troops drawn from smyrna beyrodt and Sa IonicA will by next week have put down tho expiring revolt in crete by surrounding the refugees in the mountains A corps of greek volunteers is being organized in athens by four cretan leaders and M leri and under official auspices abdulah pasha has arrested a greek beesel carrying arms and money for the insurgents the news emanating from british sources that russia would protest in favor of the caetans cretans ia false russia france germany austria and italy continue in a loyal attitude and oppose the insurrections which arc apt to compromise the peace of the world the whole diplomatic corps apart tron great britain and greece regard the uprising as a result of british machinations M caubon the french ambassador was yesterday received in audience by the saltan M cambon strongly arged a conciliatory policy an being the best means ol 01 pacifying crete the turkish ministers assembled in special council and discussed M Oam bons adrice it is a subject of comment hero eliat the agitation in crete is fed by the cretan committee in athens and that numerous caetans cretans are allowed to leave athens unhindered in order to take pait in the movement it is thought that the tactics of the cretan committee will be to prolong the campaign in order to induce alio powers to intervene in fact it is believed to be ascertained that the insurgents are withdrawing to the in order to prolong the et rule baoy cretan sympathizers were arrested in constantinople on wednesday when domiciliary visits were also paid to armenian employed emp loyes in the telegraph department |
