New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
GERNA SILENT AS TO CRETE
AUTONOMY FOR THE ISLAND MAY BE
THE DECREE OF THE POWERS.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMING MANoECNRbs-
TIE AI.SATIAN CANDIDATE RETURNED r"o"
THE RE1cusLAXD-srRATEGIC VALUE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMING MANotCNhLS-
THE ,rsAT1AN CANDIDATE RETURNED FROM
THE RE1cusLANp-srRATEGIC VALUE
or THE KEEL CANAL
Berlin. Aug. IA noteworthy silence has oeeh
observed for several days by the ohlcai anu Se"''
official press in regard to the international situate"
arising out of the difficulties in the island OF Crete
but the matter, nevertheless j. seriously ocoupSs
the attention Of the Emperor and his caDihe'' anu
IS limited that a course OF vigorous ac''on - ~"
nendnC though what form this procedure Is hKey
-, ,oe I, &c impossible 70 say The position result
ing in a sort Of Dreibund comprising Great britain
Franco ard Russia. upon the question Oh po' n..
of the island OF Crete has been somewhat Houi''u
bv the statements made in the Brltlsh HOUSE oi
Commons on Thursday by George ~ Curzon' fdr-
Iamantary Secretary for Foreign Affairs. and A. J.
Ra,four First Lord of the Treasury the former say
ing that there nothing to Indicate that the o"
ers were in favor OF the annexation of the island OF
Crete by Great Britain. adding that Great Britain
was endeavorng to keep the balance between all Oh
the parties concerned in the struggle.
Nr RaIfou- followed 10 the remarks OF Mr.. Curzon
hv repudiatng the charge that England. though
no!ninally neutral toward Turkey, was actuaiy J"
sympathy with tina, country. and declaring that the
Turkish question was ineXtrcIbly bound up in Euro
mean politics and that Powe- could possibly rush
in and trv alone TO settle it, Hasty step, he added
would have infinitely more terrible consequences
than the events IN Crete; These utierances are de-
National
.hc part Of Lord salisbury 10 pour water upo,
Greek fire The "NOssische IsitunS, when mas az
along been a consistent advocate Of the autonomy OF
Crete. imagnes mat tlr d'ctar ions 81 60,
zon and Balfour indicate the Intention or Great
presses BELIEF that the autonomy OF the island under
the guarantee of the foreign Consuls at Canea VIII
The belief is also growing daily among the general
public thai such a solution OF the Cretan problem I.
more likely to be reached than any other method Of
is settlement Indeed. any other solution seems
dispatch received her" from Athens today
10 the effent that Greek Government circles were
se TT Of the crctan ssi,e viii be reached and
this dispatch tends ID strengthen me a OF is pe.hs
i slani '''''
This years autumn or Kaiser manoeuvres in ST.
lesia and Saxon Iausitz between Gjrtz and Bautzen
Will be OF special and peculiar interest and import
ance. Exhaustive experiments on tactical grounds
will be made In consequence OF the dssoving tend
encles Of the modern combat tactical forms are 20 be
found which will tend to minimize counteract the
effects of this dssolvng tendency on the troops.
Iatter-day inventions in the strategic domain are 10
be tested In a practical manner by massed numbers
of troops and problems in field tactics are 10 be
solved. These experiments are of 50 much more
Importance. it has been realized by all army
manders that in present days the manner OF com,
bat is alike in all armies and also that Germany. for
instance. no longer rely upon enforcing success
by overwhelming numbers. We. therefore, find the
German army seeking to preserve its supremacy by
other means. For instance the marching tempo VIII
be accelerated to make the material. the body OF
troops. mobile and easier to handle. At present
the troops march kilometre in eight TO nine min
ues This time is TO be reduced, but without ex-
hausting the troops.
The bicycle is to be- used to a larger extent than
last year. and especially the Geographic field serv-
ice is to be brought a point Of nicely and per-
lection. The cavalry Is be fitted out with tele-
graphic apparatus in the same abundance was tried
in 1891 during the Kaiser manoeuvres at Dachen and
Rohrmoos in Bavaria. Especial care will be taken
that the cyclists speedily repair wires cut by the
enemy. Another and indeed very important innovation
will be that there will be established for this years
manoeuvres an absolute independent supreme COM
mander Of the who VIII direct the opera
tons. We shall therefore be spared from witnessing
the recurrence Of last years features. when the
supreme nders of friend and foe were changed
within tweny-four hours, and even during the days
Count schlieffen, Chief OF the Grand General Staff
will direct the manoeuvros according to the Kascrs
orders. From the beginning Of the manoeuvres
Tuesday. Septenber % the end Of the operations
September 70, the opposing armies will be though
in state Of aetna! warfare each party viii have rs
one supreme commander, and there is to be adj
ustment OF positions the end Of the days opera
lions. The troops VIII occupy next morning exactly
the position they secured on the previous day. There
will be no time fixed when the days operations must
terminate on any Gay. ana they may be continued
through the night. For this purpose the Kaiser has
ordered that banquets fates from the beginning
Of the operations 10 the end. shall be held.
But the climax Of interest will be reached prob
ably the last day Of the manoeuvres The op-
erations Will begin near GoTlitZ and terminate
near Bautzen. Something like two-thirds OF the |
way from CorlitZ To BautZen lies Iochkirch Where
Frederick tn" Great disastrously defeated
August 4. l75S by the Austrians. 1t Is well /
known that the Kaiser is peculiarly captvated |
b. the problems Of this defeat and II is now /
stated by military men OF the kaiser's encourage
that. If il IS possible TO direct the operations In
such manner hc will seek to arrange that the /
finishing battle Of the four days shall be fought
the grounds whore Frederick the Great
defeated
The following royalties will attend the manoeu |
vres: The King Of Saxony Field Marshal Prince /
Regent Of Brunswick. Princes Leopold and I.ud- /
wig of Bavaria, Field Marshal Prince George Of
Saxony. Prince Nicolas of Wurtemberg Arch ]
duke otto OF Austria. Prince EuEen Of Sweden /.
and the Duke OF Genoa.
The Emperor has been so much benefited 10y his /
soiourn at Wilhemshohe that he has resolved to |
prolong his stay there long az possible Since |
his arrival at Wiholmshohe the Kaiser has made |
frequent excursions into the forests in the vi |
cinity on foot and INDUCED In shooting |
Is alleged crisis over IN ncoorqhIn