CRETE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 591, 20 August 1909, Page 5

CRETE.

POWERS REMOVE-THE GREEK FLAG WITHOUT TROUBLE. „ (By Telegraoh-l'ross Aeauclallon-OuDyrlctitl London, August 19. An international landing party from tho foreign warships in port at Canea removed the Gieek .flag from the fort.

The removal iwaseSected. without: incident. '■■ flnvdiscnssing. the'.;Cretan" question,, tho v,j. em S s «" 9*lMs/.'inaintains; that the ; sub-' Btitution.ot.; naval surveillance (exemplified by the. pacing, of stationaires in Cretan' waters by the Powers), for.:land, garrisons, .does not amount to any ."substantial ellangeln 'the sittiation.: If it. wni. imprudent ,to: withdraw the garrisons it■■::would have'been equally, so to irritate the,Crttans.by.breaking a pledgegiven oftly tt.-.yuur:' (igo.: The 'writer; acquits Great of playing..a. double game. She has .'■ only sought; to. compromise' .contrary '. tendeneies,..-, Sho ihis 'ub interest' in estranging the luxlcs, anq.has only v tried to give' the Cretans something/and uot to^hiake. them rise aeaiust .'l'urkey.". • After Atatth'g, that, M. Pichon (th« French:Jlihi3ter for Foreign,Affairs) :has nevej differed from.Sir Edward Grey in his opinion of the 'situation, .the-."Temps" \reminds the Cretans that; they 'have • obtained '.. essential autonomy.and 'that 'jthe';Turks are going tp;1056 Crete;,iThey 'would, .therefore, do well to'praotise mpderatipn and "not demand the revision of: a regime \Vhioh they have'acknowledged for' the'last ten'years, and Which they ■accepted-on:.the,morrow.of:a successful war. ]