The morning times., 1897-02-22
A FRIEND OF THE SULTAN
Kaiser William Will Maintain
Turkeys Territorial Rights.
COMMENT ON HIS POSITION
Able Stojalewski Is Stirring Up
the PeasantS-The Troubles of
"Bob" kneebs-Dr. Ahlwart; the
jew Batter, Has Returned
Mission OF Senator wOIcott.


KaiSerin Augusta, the only German war
ship which is to take part in the blockade
of, or naval demonstration, in the Piraeus,
If such action should be decided upon.
was at Malta on Thursday and there re-
ceived orders 70 proceed to Canea and
there await further instructions
The latest phase of the Cretan positio
confirms the view taken by German official
authorities that the acuteness of the CRISIS
which prevailed last week is rapidly
abating. Advices from Vienna say that
Count Goluchowski, the Austrian minister
of foreign affairs, held conference yes
terday with the British and Russian am
bassadors to Austria, and as a result Of
the interview the minister was able to
communicate TO Emperor Francis Joseph
such reassuring news as justified the EN-
peror in making preparations to start for
Cape Martin on Monday, for season of
recreation. The situation now inspires no
immediate diSquietude. Greece had sub
United, or, at least, will submit, 10 the
behests OF the united powers, and the out
look for a complete cessation OF hOsuilities
is extremely promising.
Whatever may be the ultimate result of
the kaiseT's sudden intervention 20 pre-
vent further aggressive action, the best
German opinion credits his majesty with
having ayerted the grayest danger both
to Greece and to Europe.
The pchcy OF the kaiser has in some
quarters been InscOnstrued as merely fol-
lowing the lead OF Russia and Indifferent
TO the claims OF the CretanS or their Greek
kinsfoIk. But the most reasonable and
least biased view OF Berlin diplomacy is
that throughout this Cretan trouble II has
aimed at dealing with Crete as an integral
part of the whole eastern question with
out prejudice to the ultimate claims Of
Greece and Crete to have their mutual
aspirations satisfied.
The suItan'S confid ance in the kaiser's
Oft-repeated determination 10 maintain the
territorial rights OF the porte has at his
grave juncture given the representations
made independently through Baron Saurua
Won Jeltsch perhaps greater weight than
even the concerted representations of the
ambassadors. At Athens also, direct
German diplomacy and the kaiSer's per
sonal Influence have been at work to
prevent such widespread outbreak Of hos
tilities as would lead to a general con
Outside the official circles, where the
Whole matter S that OF concentrated in
terest in getting Greece to obey the great
powers, the public feeling in Germany
tends toward sympathy with the Greco
Cretan movement. II must he SaidA how
ever, that there s no especially strong
sentiment in favor of the Greeks. Their
national character is too well known and
has been financially too unfavOrably felt
in Germany. Bankrupt in finance and
altogether bankrupt n commercial honor,
regardless also of her disrepute IS to both,
Greece has lost the SAVIOR of tradition,
which made romantic her early struggles
for independence. 'Tis an ill-SmeIIing
Greece that now grabs at the first It'd bit
to be distributed when the general scTam-
BILE for Turkey becomes inevitable To
the German people, as to its government,
not sentiment toward Greece, but conSid-
Grafton for the peace OF Europe comes first
Germany now holds nominaIly $50, 600, 900
marks of Greek loans upon which the
interest has not been paid, and possession
OF Crete would burden Greece still more.
That strange figure in SoCio-reIigious
politics. the Able StoJalewski, against
whom some twenty sentences for breach
of public order, the press laws, or some
thing else. have been recorded, has raised
ferment among the Polish peasants in
Ga!icia, which menaceS the old privileges
of priests and landlords to control their
votes Stojalewsk, who has his head
quarters at Czacza. near the GaliCian
frontier. has organized a wide agitation
among the peasants against mobiles. priests
and Jews His Christian socialism has
q much more pronounced leaning towards
the socialism Of Kari Marx than anything
OF the same name seen in Germany. 1t has
at least a hold for the time being on q
large section of the Galician peasants
The difficulty confronting Bob Kneebs,
the American trotting horse owner. con
victed of ringing horse on the German
| tracks and sentenced to nine months inn
prisonment. in deciding whether 70 accept
| his sentence or make q second appeal was
largely a question of expense. kneebs has
been nearly ruined 10y the costs OF the
proceedings against him, and there may
| be even worse to come.
Dr. Ahlwart, the Jew-baiter, has re-
| turned from the trip to America. and made
| his reappcarahCe in the Reichstag- In
response to the efforts which have been
made TO induce him to withdraw from the
| Reichstag he declares that he will not
| surrender his seat. even if he is paid
| for doing so.
United States Senator E. o. Wolcot
| of Colorado, who has been visiting Berlin
| in the interests of bimetaIlism, has lef
| very favorable impression here witt
| all of the officials: financiers and Others
| with whom he came into contact
/ In his interview with Prince HonenlOht
/ and Baron MarschalI Won Bieberstein
| both ministers advised him that the con
| dition of his obtaining the cooperation
of Germany in calling an internationa
! conference was that he should obtain tht
| assent OF England to such meeting
| Mr.. Wolcott had already obtained the
| consent of France and so Informed the
ministers.
| The Senator had a very Interesting in
| terview with DR.. MIGUEL, the PrusSiaI
! minister of finance, who told Mr.. VOL
colt that he was sometimes in favor Of
birnetallism and sometimes Inclined TOWARD
| a gold standard, as the circumstance
| and the interests of the nation required
Dr. Miguel held that the questions 70
and against bimetallism could not be
| answered absolutely as they involved pc