The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-08
Greece Mobilizes Her Warships
in Anticipation of a Turk
iSh Massacre.
AUsTR1A's BIG SUGAR BOUNTY.
Minister UhI's Wife Graciously Re.
ceive1 by the Empress-Violent
Wind and Rainstorms.

BERLIN, GERMANY, June THE con-
cert of the powers relative to the situation
in the island of Crete is of much the
same character as was the now explod ed
entente of the powers in regard to AR.
menia. and all sem alliance of unity of pur.
pose is certain to disappear upon the
slightest approach. to collision of in
terests.
The Cologne Gazette, in an exhaustive
article on the subject, thoroughly lights
up the situation.
The Vienna Freie Presse, taking the text
of Emperor Francis Joseph's reeent speech
to the Austro- Hungarian delegations, ar-
gued that the Emperor's declarations gave
proof that the Dreibund powers were
agreed upon a common policy toward
Turkey, that the interests of Austria were
also the interests of Germany, and that
the Dreipund was destined to intervene in
Turkey almost Immediately.
These arguments are boldly and I'M
equivocally attacked by the Berlin repre-
sentative of the Cologne Gazette in COM
munieation wherein the writer pointedly
declares that Germany will take no direct
part in the events in the East and merely
desires that order shall be maintained and
the status quo continued. The policy of
Germany upon this question, the writer
adds, is identical with that of the other
powers, and above all that of Russia, The
Gazette, in its article which accompanies
this communication, gives no hint, how
ever as to the drift of the Cars policy to
which Germany is alleged to be attached.
The Vossisehe Zeitung, in an article on
the same subject, asserts that Russia is
exerting a practical protectorate over the
Turkish empire and will not under any
circum stances allow any power to inter-
fere, nor will she accede to anything tend
ing toward a separation or dismember-
ment of the Sultan's dominions. Pursuing
the subject the Vossische Zeitung asks:
Will Russia so influence the negotiations
of the powers a s to cause delay which will
enable the Turkish troops in the island of
Crete, which have now been increased to
$4,000 men, to oyerpower the Cretans and
repeat the Armenian massaeres?
The King of Greece and the Greciap
Ministry seem to rely upon the warships
which the powers have sent to Canea and
Retimo to intervene in the event of a
massacre of Cretans by the Turks, but at
the same time the Grecian feet is being
modified, and the ironclads Hydra, Spet-
zia, Psara and Georgios, the cruiser Ad-
miral Miaul1us and fifteen torpedo-boats
are ready to make their appearance in
Cretan waters without the sanction of
Russia, if the unanimous voice of the
Greek people shall compel the Govern
ment to act.
The Cretan delegates, who are now at
Athens, have presented an appeal to the
Greek Government for union of Crete
with Greece, which was drawn by an as
sembly of Cretan deputies which was held
at Vamos on May 81.
Official information has been received
here that the Gar and Czarina will come
| to Berlin about the middle of August, and
after completing their visit here proceed
to Vienna.