The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-01
SITUATION In CRETE
ALARMS GERMANY
Public Interest Absorbed 10 Manifold
Dangers to the Peace Of Europe.
THE GREEKS JOIN cRErAN REBELS
Twenty Thousand Cretans Are Well
Armed and Prepared to Hold the
Island Against Turks-.Case Of
Louis Stern Again Before the

Berlin, May 3l.-The situation in
tention Of the German government and
greatly absorbing public interest as In
volving 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 q proposal for the union
Of the island with the kingdom Of
Greece. In the meantime the question
Of the annexation of the island of Crete
to Greece 10 not one in which the Drei-
bund Is vitality interested, though com
municatiOns have passed between the
governments ut Berlin, Rome and
Vienna tending toward concerted actor
on the part Of the Deibund powers Il
behalf of Crete and the Greek govern
ment has asked the government OF Ger
many to Join Greece in exerting pres
sure upon Turkey against the latter
throwing large reinforcements Of Turk
ish troops into the island with viey
o6 wiping out the Crstan revolt by shee
force of numbers What Greece mos
desires at present is that sort OF true,
shall be established between the Turl
and the Cretan rebels while the Euro
pean povers confer as to means Of |;
final settlement of the Cretan questior
At present the force OF Turkish regu
lar trceDs on the island is 1900 men
and 1880 additional troops are abou
leaving Salonica, and an equal numbe.
are on the eve OF departure from Smyr
ma to reinforce them. Opposing thi'
force there are now over 10000 Cretap
under arms and thoy are being RAPIDLY
strengthened by Greek volunteers. VIII
n no aj nd v,l.s
plies of provisions and ammunition
This force Is able to hold the entir
island against the Turks with the ex
ception OF the fortified towns.
THE CASE OF STERN
The case OF Louis Stern, Of New
York, who forfeited his bail Of S0,Ot
marks under conviction Of having In
suited Baron Won Thuengen, deput
commissioner Of the Spa ct Kissenee
last summer, has occupied great des
OF space In the columns Of the GerTa
press since the publication of the CORE
spondenee on the subject which passe
between Baron Won Thielmann, tt
German ambassador at Washingto,
and Hon. Richard Olney, United State
secretary OF state. The home pape
have assumed that the publicatio
the correspondence was due to ME- O.
ney for the purpose OF causing ;Hcof
venience to Baron Thielmann ar
bringing about his retirement, but
has not occurred to them that the co.
respondence was published In the G.
dinary course Of things, with no po.
sihle bias behind its appearance apai
from the utterances Of an irresponst
press.
The opinion entertained in the foi
eign office Is that Stern did not e.
haust the ordinary legal means at hi
disposal to obtain a reversal Of b.
sentence and that he asked the stat
department at Washington to interfer
In his case before he had gone to II
end of his legal resources thus crea
Ing trouble all around which could hay
been averted.
A TURKISH VERSION.
Washington. May Sl.-The Turk,
legation has received the following tel
gram from the Sublime Porte:
Certain European newspapers pul
lished recently some imaginary al
malevolent news about the situation
the island of Crete. All the trouble co,
sisted in a simple incident provoked b.
the guard Of the Russian consul. Thi
guard killed without any apparent nc
tive certain Emin EffenU while th.
latter was seated in front Of shof
During the affray which followed 81
Mussulmen and ten Christians wer
killed or wounded. Thanks to the meas
ures taken by the Imperial authorize
order was restored and no new Incl
dents have taken place SINCE"