The times., 1897-03-28
GERMANS CHANGING FRONT
Part Played by the Powers in
Cretan Waters DeplOred.
SENSELESS INTERVENTION
Leading Journals Characterize the
Bombarding of Cretan Insurgents
as Disgrace-Departn of More
German Ships VIII Be Viewed
With Misgivings.

Berlin, March 27. The current of German
opinion has set in strongly against what
is known as the Kaiser policy regarding
Greece, not in the columns OF the Liberal
press alone, but in those of newspapers
which have hitherto been giving their sup
port to the policy Of intervention In Crete
on the part OF the powers These journals
have taken a new tack and are now be
ploring the part which the united squadron>
of the powers are playing and are likely
to play in Cretan and Greek waters.
An example of this newspaper opinion
is shown in an article in the National
Zeitung commenting upon the official an
noUncement OF the share taken i'll the naval
concert by Germany's cruiser Augusta
Victoria in bombarding the Crctan in
surgents, which chardcterizes the affair as
an unheard OF disgrace, adding that moth
ing more is needed to prove that the inter
yention Of the powers is futile.
The yOssische Zeitung in an article
Gn the same subject, says: The sense
the part OF Germany in Greece may
well he the last that Germany takes part
in. Nobody could witness the departure
Of mole German ships and German troops
for Cretan waters without grave Inisgiv-
ings and anxiety. The Germany navy can
leave such task without jealousy to
other nations"
The paper concludes its article by say
ing: The first step TO be taken is the
Immediate Withdrawals of the Turkish
troops from Crete. That public sentiment
will influence the kaiser is outside the
bounds of probability, but when the
government speakers in the Reichstag try
to influence that body. as they did in
today's debate On the naval credits. by
adducing the paucity Of the German share
i'm the naval demonstrations of the powers
in the East, as compared with the fleets
OF the other nations, their arguments fall
flat. as they did today, in the rHce Of
the fact that Germany prefers not to
cooperate with the other powers in any
measures Of coercion of Greece, "
The rejection of the government S de-
mands for increased naval credits ny the
Reiehstag is a foregone conclusion, but
there is no public excitement over the
matter In connection with the rejection
OF the credits the old stories are being re
vived that Prince HOhenlohe. the imperial
chancellor is desirous OF being relieved
OF the cares of office. pleading advanced
age and the infirmities thereof, and IL is
also said that if Prince Iiohenlohe Tetires
Baron Marschall Won BeberstCin,. min
lister OF foreign affairs, Will resign also
The emperor is in expectation that the
Reichstag will reject the naval credit pro-
posals and is concluding an arrangement
with the Krupps for the construction OF two
cruisers after plans furnished by the gov
ernment, under an agreement that if the
Reichstag shall refuse to grant the credits
necessary to pay for them when the esti-
mate for ! S9S are submitted the krupps
will be allowed to sell the ships TO any
foreign power wishing to purchase them
In the meantime the Krupps are 10 have
q years credit at the imperial treasury.
The Importance of the vote in the Reich
stag yesterday in favor of paying salaries
or fees to members of that body Is likely
to he 1niscon strrued. Already the Reichstag
has nine times affirmed the principle OF
the payment of salaries or fees to members
of that chamber, and as often has the
Bundesrath vetoed the measure, and the
same fate certainly awaits the resolution
that was adopted yesterday, providing that
the state pay fees and travelling expenses
to members of the lower body. The mr-
ton was offered by Herr Richter, the
Radical leader. but it found supporters
in all of the groups.
+. The columns OF the newspapers are still
given up to criticisms Of the Emperor
William / centenary fetes, which were
held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Apart from the semi-officiai organs many
of the papers protest against the excessive
glorificatiOn of the old kaiser.
The Vossische Zeitung advises that the
phrase William the Great" be left 20 the
verdict of future generations.
The illness with which Prince Bismarck
is afflicted is not serious, and is due to
a chill which seized him while walking in
the park Count Herbert Bismarck, the eX-
chancellor's eldest son, left Friedrichsruhe
yesterday.
Mr. H. G.. Squires, second secretary of
the United States embassy. and Mrs.
Sauires were the guests of Freiherr Won
Der Recke Won Der Horst, Prussiau minis
ter of the interior, at dinner this week, and
United States Ambassador Uhl and Secre-
tary Souires We're entertained at dinner
by the Italian ambass ador, Count LAMA
di BuSea