The record-union., 1896-06-01
Will Support a Proposition for Uniting
Crete With Greece.
Appointment of Christian Governor
of Christian Governor
Under Supervision of European
Commissioner, Recommended
ambassador Herbette of France
Will be Succeeded by the Marquis
de NOVailles-The ReiChStag Petit
toned to Grant Credits for in-
crease of the Navy.

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crease of the Navy.
BERLIN, May 31-The situation in
| Crete is engaging the most serious at
tentiOn of the German Government and
greatly absorbing public attention, as
| involving manifold dangers to the peace
of Europe. 1t is an open secret that the
| Government, in the event of any radl-
cal change taking place in the relations
| between 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 queS-
t1on of annexation 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 Berlin, Rome and
! Vienna, tending toward concerted ac-
tiOn on the part of the Dreibund Pow
ers in behalf of Crete, and the Greek
| Government has asked the Govern
ment Of Germany to join Greece in eX-
erting pressure upon Turkey against
the latter's throwing large reinforce
ments of troops into the island with a
view of wiping out the Cretan revolt
| by sheer force OF numbers.
| What Greece most desires at present
is that a sort of truce shall be estab-
lished between the Turks and the Gre
tan rebels, while the European Powers
confer as to means of a final settle
ment of the Cretan question. AT pres
ent the Turkish force on the island is
| 1900 regulars, and 1900 additional
| troops are about leaving Salonica and
| an equal number are on the eve Of
departure from Smyrna to re enforce
| them. Opposing this force there are
now over 10000 Cretans under arms,
/ and they are being rapidly strenth-
ened by Greek volunteers, who are well
armed and possess ample supplies and
ammunition. This force is able to hold
| the entire island against the Turks,
with the exception of thd fortified
| towns.
In an article discussing the ;mme-
| date outcome of the Cretan trouble.
! the ''Vossische Zeitung" recommends
! the appointment of a Christian Gov
ernor for Crete who shall administer the
public affairs of the island, under the
| supervision of Commissioner who
| shall be a European.
| The Hamburger "Nachrichten,' the
organ of Prince Bismarck biames Eng
land for inciting the rising of the peo-
| pie of Crete and suggests that the Euro
| pean Powers settle the Cretan ques-
| ton concurrently with the Egyptian
question in a way that will defeat the
| aims of the English Government.
Among the officially inspired Austro-
Hungarian newspapers, the 'Pesther
Lloyd" expresses the same opinion as
that advanced by the ''Vossische Zei-
| tung'' and declares that there must be
a root and branch reform of the public
| administration in Crete without de-
| lay.
The Austrian Clerical organ, "Das
| Vaterland' expresses it's understand
| ing that the European Powers desire
that Crete shall be retained as a part
of the Turkish Empire; nevertheless,
the Austrian officials apprehend 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 COM
plete discord between Emperor Will
lam and NJ. Herbette, the French En-
baSsador, the Emperor has adhered to
his determination not to meet the En-
bassador personally until he should
call to present his letters of recall,
which he did last Tuesday. The meet
ing between the Emperor and NJ. Her
bette was a formal affair, which mark
ed the ending of an extremely disa-
greeable episode. The Cologne Ca
Zette," in a very courteous article upon
the withdrawal of the plain-speaking
French diplomat from the German
court, says that in leaving Berlin NJ.
Herbette can feel assured that the
German officials will render full just
ice to the activity which he has dis
played 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 Embas-
sador at Constantinople, who has been
appointed as M. Herbette'S successor,
is trained diplomat of high birth,
with the personal style of a well-bred
gentleman and already commands eX-
pectations of success in court and dip
lomatic circles. Since President Theirs
sent him to Washington as Minister of
France to the United States, in 1872,
the Marquis de Noailles has had a
good record until 1886, when he left
the diplomatic service at his own re-
quest, his retirement being associated
with his displeasure at the edict issued
by the French Government banishing
the Orleans family from French terri
tory.
The Hamburg Correspondent" says
that the nomination of the Marquis de
Noailles to be French Embassador TO
Germany constitutes a triumph of the
policy of M Hanautox, the French
Foreign Minister of the late Ministry
of France, who wished to send to Ger
many democratic Embassador The
German Foreign Office, getting word Of
this, the paper says, contributed OH
its side to compel the French Govern
ment to abandon the idea. The pres
ence of the Marquis de Noailles in Ber-
lin, the Correspondent" continues. will
prove the intention of France with
out sacrificing any of her old projects
of revanche, to maintain relations with
Germany through an ambassador