The morning times., 1896-06-07
POWERS AGREE ON CRETE
Germany Denies Having Received
a Protest From Greece.
WILL PREVENT A MASSAC E
Popular Feeling In the Empire Is En-
tireiy ON the side of the Cretans,
But the Government Does Not Show
Its Hand-Story of Prince Henry's
First Visit to Moscow.

Berlin, June 6.-The foreign office au-
thoFties deny that the government mas re-
ceived a protest or note of any other
character from Greece i'll regard TO the
repression by the Turks OF the uprising
which is III progress in Crete.
Some concert certainly exists among the
powers, however, the object OF which is
to prevent isolated action upon the part
OF any one OF the powers, as each of them
has sent warshipS to Canea or Retlmo,
ostensibly for the purpose of protecting
its own subjects in the island OF Crete.
But il is understood that il the Turks should
attempt a general massacre of Cretans the
commanders OF the wHrships are authorized
to take combined action and hold the Turks
i'll restraint.
Popular feeling in Germany is entirely on
the side OF the Cretans. The seeming in
difference of the government is attributed
TO desire to keep iii touch with the policy
of Russia, which in the meantime ihclines
toward allowing the porte time TO deal
with the inSurrection.
CLERGYMAN'S PROSECUTION.
Following the recent injunction of the
emperor against ciergymen taking part in
politics the Prussian authorities have di-
rected that disciplinary proceedings be in
Stituted against the Rev. DR.. Won Soden,
Berlin pastor, on account of speech which
| he delivered i'll the Evangelical congress
| recently held at Stuttgart.
The prosecution of DR.. Won Soden is at
| tributed 10 the secret influence OF Baron
| Won StuInm, the wellknown advocate OF
| Socialist repression, who is credited with
| having great influence and enjoying close
| intimacy with the kaiser.
At the Stuttgart congress, Prof. Wagner
| paid his respects to Baron Won Stumm. de-
| cldrine that he stood upon lower politico-
moral level than Herr Bebel and the other
Socialist leaders.
| The story of an incident connected with
| the recent visit Of Prince Henry OF Prussia,
| brother and representative of the emperor,
| to Moscow, on the occasion of the corona
/ tion or the car, is being widely circulated
| Upon his arrival at Moscow Prince Henry
| found that none OF the Russian grand dukes
| were at the station to receive him.
| Prince Henry was greatly incensed at
| this and intImated to Gen. Won Werdcr,
formerly German amba ssador at st. Peters
| burg, who accompanied him, his intention
| to Immediately return 70 Berlin. iii re-
| sentiment of the gross slight, which ne
| declared had been put upon the representa-
| tive of the German emperor.
HENRY Is OFFENDED.
| Gen. Won Werder persuaded the prince to
| delay his departure, which he did for a
| few minutes, and Just as his carriage was
| starting for the German embassy, the
| Grand Duke Paul came tearing up, and
| explained that the stauonmaster had for
| gotten to telephone Prince Henry's ar
rival
Prince Henry is not satisfied with this
| explanation and wants Prince Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor. to obtain an Of
fetal explanation and an apology.
| Mr.. J. B. Jackson, first secretary of the
| United States embassy, has given an Of
ficial dinner to Mr.. K. T. Tower. one of
| the secretaries OF the British embassy
here. who has been appointed secretary of
| the embassy a Washington.
Prince Radziwiil and Prince Alfred OF
| Saxe-CobuFg and Gotha, We're Present. Gen.
/ A. ID. McCoOk, who was one OF III .
representatives OF the United states at
| the coronation of the car, at Moscow, has
| telegraphed ere that he will go directly
! to Paris from Moscow.