The morning times., 1896-08-16
P0URWATER ON CREEK FIRE
Salisbury's Action in Cretan
Affairs Is Thus Described.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
General German Public Believes That
the Autonomy of Crete VIII BE The
Outcome OF the Situation-Greek
Government More Confident of Set
tlement-Othcr News.

Berlin, Aug 15.-R noteworthy silence
has been observed for several days by the
official and semi-offioial press in regard
to the international situation arising cut of
the difficulties In the Island Of Crete, but
the matter nevertheless is senously &C.
Cupyipg the attention of the Emperor and
his Cabinet.
1t is hinted that course of vigorous
action is impending, though what roim this
procedure is likely TO take il is in.I ossiblc
to say. The position resulting in cert
ofdrefbuDd comprising Grcat Britain. France
and Russia upon the question of llcckade
of the Island of Crete has heen some what
modified by the statements mace in the
British House OF Commons. on Thursday by
Mr.. George N. Curzop, parliamentary sec
re;ary for foreign affairs, and Mr., A. j.
Palfour, first lord Of the treasury.
TIE former said that theie was nothing
TO indicate Crete or Greece or any OF the
other powers was in favor of the annexation
Of the Island OF Crete by Great Britain,
and added that Great Britain was endcavor-
ing to keep the balance between al OF tile
parties concerned in the struggle.
Mr. Palfour followed up the remarks OF
Nr. Curzon by repudia,ing the charge that
England, though nomnally neutral toward
Turkey, was actually in sympathy with
that atcountry and declaring that the Turkish
question was inextrcably bound up in
European politics, and that no power could
possibly rush in and try alone TO settle it.
Hasty steps, lie added. would have infinitely
more terrible consequences than the events
70 Crete.
WATER ON GREEK FIRE.
These utterances are described by the
zo;t n The
part OF Lord Salisbury to pour water upon
Greek fire. The Vossische Zeitung,
which has all along heen a consistent a d.
vocate of the autonomy of Greece, imagnes
the declarations OF Messrs. CurZon and Pal
four indicate the intention oi Gieat Britain
TO establish the autonomy of Crete, and ex-
presses the belief that the autonomy OF the
island under the guarantee OF the foreign
copsals at Canea would be the eventual out
come of the present situation.
The belief is also growing daily among
the general public that such solution OF
the Cret;D problem is more likely 10 De
reached than any other method OF its set
tlement. Indeed, any other solution seems
fruught with serious risks 10 all concerned.
A dispatch was received here from
Athens today to the effect that Greek
government circles were now more sangutns
that a speedy and satisfactory settlement
OF the Cretan issue will be reached, ana
this dispatch tends to strengthen the Idea
OF its being settled through the granting
OF autonomy 10 the island
This years autumn or kaiser man.
euvers in Silesia and Saxon Lausitz, be-
tween GoerlitZ and Bautzen, VIII De of
special and peculiar interest and inn
portance. Exhaustive experiments on
tactical grounds will he made. In conse-
auence OF the dissolvins tendencies OF
the modern combat, tactical forms are
70 be found which will tend to minimize
or counteract the effects OF this dis
solving tendency on the troops.
INVENTION TO BE TESTED.
Latterday inventions in the strategetical
domain are to be tested in 4 practical man
per by massed numbers OF troops and new
Droblems in field tactics are to be solved.
These new experiments are OF SO much
more Importance as 1t has peen reaiized
by all army commanders that in our present
DAYS the manner OF combat is alike In all
armies, and also that Germany, for in
stance, cannot longer rely upon enforcing
success by Overwhelming numbers.
We therefore find the German army seek
ing to preserve its supremacy by other
means For instance, the marching tempo
will be accelerated 10 make the material,
the body of the troops, more mobile AMI
easier to handle. AT present the troops
march one kilometcr in eight to nine min
utes This time is TO lie reduced, put With-
out exhausting the troops.
The bicycle is to be used to larger
extent than last year, and especially the
telegraphic field service is TO be brought
20 point OF nicely and periecuon. Inc
cavalry is to he fitted out with tclcEraphic
apparatus in the same abundance as was
tried in 1891 during the Kaiser maIeuvers
at Dachen and Rohrnioos in Bavaria.
Especial care will he taken that the
eyclist speedily repair wires cut by the
enemy. Another and indeed very impor-
tant innovation will he that there will be
established for a years maneuycrs an ab-
soIute independent supreme coninander OF
the maneuvers. who will direct the opera
tions We shall therefore tc spared from
witnessing the recurrence OF last years
events, when the supreme commander OF
friend and foe We're changed within twenty
four hours and even during the days
MOCK WARFARE.
Count Schlieffen, chief Of the general
grand staff, will direct the nancuverS ac-
Cortiing to the Kaiser's orders. From the
eommcmccmcnt If the niancuvers on Tues
day. September s, to the end OF the opera
tions on September IL, the opposing armies
will be s though in a state Of actual war
fare; each party will have its o.ie supreme
commander, and there is to lie no adjust
ment of positions at the end OF The day op-
erations. The troops will occupy next
morning exactly the position they secured
Oh the previous day.
There will be no time fixed when the days
opera lions must terminate on any day, and
they may be continued through the night.
For this purpose the Kaiser has ordered
that no hanquets or fetcs from the CON-
mencemcnt of the operations to the end
will be held.
But the climax of interest win be reached
probably on the Ia st day Of the mancuvers.
The operations will commence near Gorlitz
and terminate near Bautzen. Something
like two-thrds Of the way from Gorlitz
10 Bautzen lies IIochkirCh, where Fretlcr-
lex the Great was so disastrously defeated
on October IA, 115S, by the Austrians.
The following royalties will attend the
naneuvers: The King OF Saxony, Field
Marshal Prince Regent of Brunswick,
Princes Leopold and Ludwig of bavaria,
Field Marshal Prince George Of Saxony,
Prince Nicolas of Wurtembcrg, Archdluke
Otto of Austria, Prince Eugene Of Sweden,
and the Duke OF Genoa.