The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01
Concerted Action Urged to Pre-
vent Turkish Occupation
of the Island.
ENGLAND IS AGAIN CENsURED.
Bismarck's Organ Accuses Her of
melting the Revolt AMI Suggests
Way to Suppress 1t.

BERLIN, GERMANY, May 31.-The stu
alton IN Crete is engaging the most ser'-
Gus attention of the German Government
and greatly absorbing public interest as
involving manifold dangers to the peace
of Europe. 1t is an open secret that the
Government, in the event of any radical
change taking place in the relations be-
tween the island of Crete and the Porte,
will support proposal for the union of
the island with the kingdom of Greece.
In the meantime the question of the an
nexation OF the island of Crete to Greece
is not one in which the Dreibund is vitality
interested, though communications have
passed between the Governments at Ber-
lin, Rome and Vienna tending toward con-
certed action on the part of the Dreibund
powers in behalf of Crete, and the Greek
Government has asked the Government of
German to join Greece in exerting pres
sure upon Turkey against the latter's
throwing large reinforcements of troops
into the island with view of wiping out
the Cretan revolt by sheer force of num-
bers.
What Greece most wants at present is
that a sort OF truce shall be established
between the Turks and the Crctan rebels
while the European powers confer as to
means of q final settlement of the Cretan
question.
AT present the force of Turkish regular
troops on the island is 700 men, and 1900
additional troops are about leaving
Salonica, and an equal number are on the
eve of departure from Smyrna TO REINFORCE
them. Opposing this force there are now
On 000 nndar and fhau
are being rapidly strengthened by Greek
volunteers who are well armed and possess
ample supplies of provisions and amuni-
ton. This force is able to hold the entire
island against the Turks with the excep-
ton of the fortified towns.
In an article discussing the immediate
outcome of the Cretan trouble, the Vossi-
sche Zeitung recommends appoln tment
of Christian Governor for Crete who shall
administer the public affairs of the island
under the supervision of a commissioner,
who shall be an European.
The hamburger Nachrichten, the organ
of Prince Bismarck, bames England for
melting the rising OF the people of Crete,
and suggests that the European powers
settle the Cretan questions concurrently
with the Egyptian question in a way
which will defeat the aims of the English
Government.
Among the officially inspired Austro-
Hungarian newspapers the Pesther Lloyd
expresses the same opinion as that ad-
vanced by the Vossische Zeitung, and de-
clares that there must be root and branch
reform of the public administration in
Crete without delay.
The Austrian clerical organ, Das Water
land, expresses its understanding that the
European powers desire that Crete shall be
retained as part OF the Turkish empire;
nevertheless, the Austrian officials appre-
bend that the breaking up of the Turkish
empire may begin with the separation of
Crete from Turkey.
Since the first announcement in the
middle of February last OF the complete
discord between Emperor William and
NJ. Herbette, the French ambassador, the
Emperor has adhered to his determine
ton not to meet the ambassador perso n
ally until he should call to present his !
letters of recall, which he did last Tues
day. The meeting between the Emperor
and NJ. Herbette was a formal affair, |
which marked the ending of an extremely |
disagreeable episode.
The Cologne Gazette, in a very cour-
teous article upon the withdrawal of the
plain-speaking French diplomat from the
German court. says that in leaving Ber-
lin M. Herbette can feel assured that the
German officials will render full Justice |
to the activity which he has displayed in |
the direction of maintaining peace.
NJ. Herbette will retire permanently |
from the field of diplomacy and return to |
his scientific studies. The Marquis de |
Noailles, formerly French Minister and |
ambassador to Italy and ambassador at
Constantinople, who has been appointed
as NJ. Herbettes successor is a trained |
diplomat of high birth, with the personal |
style of well-bred gentleman, and al |
ready commands expectations of success |
in court and diplomatic circles. Since |
President Theirs sent him to Washington |
as Minister OF France to the United States |
in 1872, the Marquis de Noailles has had |
good record until 1886. when he left the |
diplomatic service at his own request. his |
retirement being associated with his dis |
pleasure at the edict issued by the French |
Government banishing the Orleans family |
from French territory.
The Hamburg Correspondent says that |
the nomination. OF the MARQUIS de |
Noailles to be French ambassador to Ger
many constitutes triumph for the policy |
of NJ. Hanotaux, French Minister of For
eign Affairs, over that of the late radical |
Ministry OF France, who wished to senG to |
Berlin democratic ambassador. The |
German Foreign Office getting wind of this,
the paper says, contributed on its side to |
compel the French Government to aban-
don the idea. The presence of the Mar
quis de Noailles in Berlin, the Correspon-
denz continues, will prove the intention OF |
France, without sacrificing any of her old |
projects OF revanche, to maintain relations
with Germany through an ambassador
whose social position will enable him. TO
inform his Government of the tendencies
of the policy of Germany in superior way
to that in which NJ. Herbette was ever
able to do.
By the retirement of M. Herbette, who
was the senior OF the diplomatic corps,
Count LAMA di Busca, the Italian EN- bas-
sador, becomes the doyen ambassador,
but as the Count is a bachelor, the wife OF |