New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
VICTORIES INFLUENCE WINS
THE CZAR AND KAISER TO MAKE CON-
CERTED ACTION TOWARD TURKEY.
BELIEF THAT THE SULTAN WILL SOON BE Gov
ERNED BY THE AMBASSADORS OF THE
POwERs-PROBABLE REVENGE
OF THE PORTl

POWERS-PROBABLE REVENGE
OF THE PORTE.
Copyright, 1890 by the United Associated Presses)
Berlin. Sept 6.-The conferences which have
taken place between the Car and the Emperor
and their accompanying Russian and German
diplomatsts, which at first were alleged to be
devoid OF anything more important than mere
ceremonial conversations, now reported to
have taken the character of initiating new
concert of the Powers which is to have a bear
ing of the utmost Importance upon the future
of Turkey. 1t is not known definitely who orig
mated the proposal. but 1t is. however. a mat
ter Of positive knowledge in Berlin that Prince
Won Hohenlohe. the Imperial Chancellor and
Count Won Csten-Sacken the Russian Arbassa-
dor to Germany. discussing plan, the pur-
pose Of which is to place the Sultan under the
tutelage Of the Ambassa dors of the Powers In
Constantinople, who will be empowered to con-
troll the Sultans selection OF Ministers and also
his appointments of provincial, Governors
The settlement of the troubles in Crete upon
the basis of European supervision appears to
have been the keynote of this scheme, which.
at least. would maintain tie nominal integrity
OF Turkey and for time enable the Powers
to escape being dragged into a European war
over the division of the spoils of the Ottoman
Empire.
Practically the foreign Ami assadors al
ready treating Turkey a Government exist
ing wholly upon sufferances. but they do not
take the responsibilities which ought to be as
sociatcd with tie situation. Only the bare pro-
posals 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.
nna tS
that both the encourage of the Kaiser and that
of the Car are convinced that they can no
longer rest content upon mere diplomatic re-
monstrances to the Porte. and it is well under
stood that family influences upon the Car at
Copcnhagen and similar influences upon the
Kaiser at Balmoral have become insistent be-
yond precedent in favor of al effective end TO
the horrors IN Turkey. and these Influences II
is believed. may have been the most potent OF
all in determining the two Emperors upon the
course which it is low proposed to pursue
Diplomatic advices received from Constanti-
nople are such as to cause well-grounded fears
here that very much worse things than nave
already occurred in COnstantirope may happen
in that city before the Ambassadors are able TO
arrange for armed Intervention to suppress dis
orders; that the Sultan's palace clique. learning
that the Sultan's reign Is about 70 cease may
organize a massacre upon very much larger
scale than heretofore. and which will involve
many other persons than Armerians as its VIC
Tins
The reports that the British. French and 1tal-
ian warships in Turkish waters have been rein
forced, while the German warships have not,
have excited wild espread feeling Of discomfort.
which is being freely expressed in the newspa-
pers regardless Of their political bias Despite
the activity of the other Powers in augmenting
their naval strength in Turkish waters. the Adj
miralty OF Germany have up to this time taken
no steps 20 increase the strength and number
of the German vessels there. but now. ap-
parently eoaded by the utterances OF the press
int ordered
the trainings ship Gnesenau to Smyrna and the
gunboat Ersatz to replace the old and worn-out
Loreley the Constantinoplc station. These
measures extremely poor, indeed little bet
ter than none at all II Germany is to figure
in the Intervention Of the Powers in front OF
CCrstnntinOple.