The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-15
CAR AND KAISER UNITED
But ENGLAND rs BLAMED FOR
EASTERN SITUATION.


it Not Been for England's Hypocritlcai
Policy the Cretan Question Would Have
Been satisfactorily Adjusted Long Ere
This-Commentso of the German Press.
Berlin March 14.-Should the coercive
measures taken by the powers against
Greece result in a general European
war, the initial blame, according TO
public and official poinion here, will fall
upon England. Every step in the criti-
cal negotiations which have been and
are still proceeding has been rendered
uncertain by the vacillating, il not OPP
posing course of action taken by Lord
Salisbury. IL the proposals of the Rus
sian and German governments, made
three weeks ago, to blockade the coast
of Greece, had been acceded to by the
English premier, the dangerous devel-
opments of the present time could never
have occurred.
So the official papers in Berlin reason,
and liberal politicians in full sympathy
with Greece think likewise. The stimuli
taneous presence of the allied squad
rons in the Piraeus and their control of
the movements of Greek warships in the
Aegean Sea and on the coast of Crete,
would have restrained the popular DEM
onstrations at Athens and elsewhere,
which have done so much to force the
hands of King Georges government
There are those behind the scenes who
say that from the outset OF the Greco
Cretan crisis, the pretended participa-
ton of the Salisbury government was
blind, and that King George up to a
late point in the diplomatic contest was
led to believe that eventually the infiu-
ence of Great Gritain would square the
situation in favor of Greece.
This is the plain language of well in
formed papers like the Post and Kreuz
Zeitung. In recent cable dispatch it
was shown that family considerations
had never had any weight with either
the cZar or the kaiser, whose main aim
was the maintenance of the peace of
Europe. But the influence of the Dan
ish royal family, with it's offshoots in
England and Russia, is known to have
been at work and is believed to have
operated with success where least sus-
pected
The dowager czarina, who got credit
for almost supreme power in the czar's
councils has failed to alter the under
standing between the kaiser and the
czar, though she has had the active CO.
operation of Queen Victoria, who has
strong sympathies with Greece, and an
ardent detestation of the Turks.
Neither the hand of the ex-czarina nor
that of the queen can be made visible
in the game of diplomacy which is now
being played, but it is known here that
both have been supporting King
George, and it is believed that to the
queens interference much Of Lord Sal
isburys hesitating policy is due That
the queen does still exercise an over
sight of foreign affairs is perhaps bet
ter known at the German court than 1t
is in England
| Meanwhile utter distrust of England
| is the dominant feeling at the foreign
| office here, while the entente with Rus
sia is complete. But for Russia the
Balkan peninsula would now be in a
! blaze, and Austria and Russia would
| be mobilizing their troops for war;
There is absolutely reliable information
| that Servia, Bulgaria and Montenegro
have concluded an alliance which af-
fects not only Turkey, but also the
claims of Greece and the aspirations of
Austria. The Prince of Montenegro
was recently at Belgrade holding pri-
vate conferences with King Alexander
and the Servian minister Of war, and
making arrangements for concerted
movement of troops, and the visit of
the King of Servia to Sofia was result
| of Prince Nicholas visit to Belgrade.
Undoubtedly the whole of the triple
understanding is perfectly well known
to the Russian government and was
connived, if not inspired, by Russia.
Montenegro is financed by Russia and
gctg her ornaments supplied or paid
for chiefly by the st. Petersburg gov
ernment. Servia, like Greece, has de-
faulted in her debt, and since the cam
paign against Bulgaria, which terminal
ed with the Servian disaster at SIiv-
nitza, has made no such progress as
Bulgaria in reforming her army. The
Servian government clearly think they
can get more under the aegis of Russia
than from Austria, whose occupation of
Bosnia the Servians resent. With the
reconciliation of Prince Ferdinand to
| the czar, and the return of Bulgaria to
Panslavism, the obstacles in the way of
an alliance of the Balkan states, under
Russian protection, have disappeared
and the entente has been achieved.
1t depends upon Russia to let the
dogs of war slip from the leash Up to
| the present time the whole policy of
the czar is to restrain them. and if they
are let loose the profound conviction
here is that the consequent general en-
| broilment Of the powers will be largely
due to England's policy.
| There is not a shadow of foundation
| for the current reports that officers
! have left or are leaving Germany to
take service in the Turkish army The
| few German officers who are still in the
| Turkish service are those who belonged
to Count Won Goltzs staff. There are
| two German officers with Edhem Uashs,
at Monastir or Elassona, who were with
! Won Goltz, and some Germans who
have seen service are helping on the
! organization of the Redif battalions in
i the Vilayets of Salonica and Monastir
/ Private letters received from these
! quarters state that the mobilization is
only partial and proceeds with great
T difficulty. Clothing for the troops is
badly needed, their provisions are scan
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