The morning times., 1896-09-07
GERMANY Is SLOW TO ACT.
Her Very Poor Naval Showing Be
fore COnsta ntinOple.
Copyright, 1886. by the United Associated
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Copyright 1896. by the United Associated
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Berlin, Sept 6. The conferences which
have taken place between the car and the
emperor and the accompanying Russian and
German diplomats, which at first were
alleged to be devoid of anything more
important than mere ceremonial conversa-
tons are now reported To have taken the
character Of initiating new concert OF
the powers, which is TO have a bearing OF
the utmost Importance upon the future
events in Turkey.
Ii is not known definitely who origi-
mated the proposal, but ii IL, however.
matter OF positive knowledge in Berlin
thatPrinoe Hohenlohe, the imperial Chan
crllor and Count Won Osten-Sacken, the
Russian ambassador to Germany, are dis
cussiug plan the purpose OF which Is To
place the sultan under the tuteiage or the
ambassadors of the powers i'll CONSTANT
nopie, who will be empowered to control
the sultaus selection OF ministers and also
his appointme nts of provincial governors.
The settlement OF the troubles in Crete
upon the basis of European supervision ap
pears TO have been the keynote Of this
scheme. which at least would maintain the
nomi nal integrity of Turkey and for
tine enable the powers to escape being
dragged into a European war over the
division of the spoils of the Ottoman enl-
pire.
Practically the foreign ambassadors are
already treating Turkey as government
existing wholly upon sufferance, but they
do not take the responsibilities which
ought to be associated with the situation.
Only the hare proposals have been heard
of outside of the circle which is formulating
the scheme. but the plan is doubtless full
of difficulties in the way of its working
smoothly.
One thing. however. is certain. and that
is. that both the encourage of the kaiser
aud that of the car are convinced that
they can no longer rest content upon mere
diplomatic circumstances to the porte,
and it is well understood that family in-
nuences upon the car at Copenhagen and
similar influences upon the kaiser at Bal
moral have become iBsiStent beyond pre-
cedent in favor Of all effective stoppage
of the horrors in Turkey, and these influ-
ences. it is believed, may have been the
most potent of all in determining the two
emperors upon the course which it is now
proposed to pursue.
Diplomatic advices received from Con-
stantinople are such as to cause we'll
grounded fears here that very much worse
things than have already occurred in Con
stantinople may happen in that city before
the Ambassadors are able to arrange for
armed intervention to suppress disorders;
that the sultan's palace clique, learning
that the Sultan's reign is about to cease,
may organizes massacre upon very much
larger scale than heretofore, and which
will involvenany other persons than Arme-
mans as its victims.
The reports that the British, French and
Italian warships in Turkish waters have
been reinforced, while the German warShipS
have not, have excited widespread feel
ing of discomfort, which is being freely
expressed in the newspapers regardless Of
their political bias
Despite the activity OF the other powers
in augmenung their naval strength in Turk
ish waters the admiralty of Germany have
up to this time taken no steps to increase
the strength and number Of the German
war vessels there. But now apparently
goaded by the utterances of the press into
doing something they have now ordered
the training ship Gneisenau to Smyrna and
the gunboat Ersatz to replace the old and
Worn out Loreley OH the ConstantinOple
station.
These measures are extremely poor, in
deed. little better than none at all. IL Ger
many is TO figure in the Intervention OF
the powers in front OF Constantinople.
The fetes at Breslau in honor of the car
and czarina bear a close resemblance to all
the preceding demonstrations OF the kind.
The streets OF the town are thrODged with
people who cheer in season and out anti
pers;stently press the long lines of troops
which occupy the borders OF the streets to
keep the crowd from impe ding the progress
or the imperial visitors and the kaiser and
kaiserin with their suites as they pass
The heat yesterday and today was intense
and served to increase the general dis
comfort of the people. High prices for
avery conceivable thing for which there was
tie slightest demand were the rule. The
grand old city was draped from end to end
and the main ti,Oroughfares were profusely
decorated with every kind of drapery,
banner A,tc., that could lie found suitable
to the secession. Flags, festoons OF hunt
:ngs, and rough, but striking pictorials shields
or Silcsia and Germany. paintings of the
kaiser and the car and rudely painted
notices and expressions of welcome were
TO be seen at every step.
Some Of the decorations, however, were
very handsome and artistic. The munich
,al council voted the sum of 100 90 marks
or: the purpose Of providing decorations
and those purchased under these auspices
were very fine. AS a whole the decorations
Of Breslau were far more elaborate than