The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-22
SITUATION AT
THE SEAT OF WAR
IConcluded from Page IL

The successive notes of his govern
ment to the powers, have continued to
lead them into series of diplomatic
colloquies. the tendency of which was
towards compromise, and the aim of
which has been to give Greece, in the
last resort, some way of retreat from
a most difficult situation. most crit
ical junCture of the past week was
when the Russian government, alone,
or in conjunction with Austria, and
supported by the approval of the kais-
er. threatened to cut short all par
leying with Athens and send the Rus
sian and Austrian squadrons to the
Piraeus. Instructions were actually
sent to Admiral Trytoff, Russian min
ister of marine; to Admiral Andrieff,
commander of the Russian squadron
in the Mediterranean, to take his
squadron to the Piraeus and await or
ders from NJ. Onon, the Russian min
lister at Athens, who was to present an
ultimatum from the three Imperial
powers This preciptate action is un-
derstood to have been averted more
by the representations of France than
by any regard on the part of the czar's
government for the maintenance of the
concert 1t had the effect, and per-
haps ii was so designed. of forcing the
hand of NJ. HanOtauX, French minister
of foreign affairs, who was reluctant
to offend French feeling by striking al
Greece and at the some time disinclined
to hold aloOf from Frances ally.
| While the kaiser like the czar, has
been all for action first and pareying
afterwards, Lord Salisbury's tentative
policy has been directly the reverse.
The advices of the Vienna Cores
| pondence Politique generally unbiased
| and fairly accurate, describes the con-
| ditiOn Of the Turkish troops on the
frontier as bad. but assert that the
! equipment of the troops, SO far as
war material is concerned. is excellent.
| These Considera tions must weigh with
| the Greek government in rendering it
| adverse to risking war These des-
| patches last week announced a Scribe
| Bulgarian alliance but since then it
! has tranSpired that the Athens cabi.
net had merely hoped for effective and
| immediate aid against Turkey from
these Balkan states. 1t is not known
| that they are rather against Greece
than with her. The personal equation
has come in again and to the disad-
vantage of Greece. In the spring of
| visited Athens in connection with his
| proposed marriage to the only daugh-
ter of King George. The then premier
of Servia, NJ. Novakovitch. PAN
| Hellenist, projected this matrimonial
alliance but King George had no liking
for it. King Alexander returned to
Belgrade where new ministry undnr
NJ, Simitch was formed, aiming al the
Serbo Bulgarian entente. now conc'ud-
| ed. The Princess Marie of Greece has
! been betrothed to grand duke of
| Russia, and the King of Servia has be-
come a willing instrument in settling
| the arrangements with Bulgaria. n.
| announcement to HelleniSm is a ma IN
point in the Balkan -Savonic alliance
The government has again given no
| tiCe, and German Americans are rs-
| DeCially advised that Germans who
| have emigrated and have been fined OF
| punished otherwise for cOntraVentior
of the military service laws, shall no.
be allowed to reside in Germany. eX.
cept under very peculiar cirCumstanc-
es, record of which must be kept in
no