The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-08

There Appears to be No Concert of Action
Between the Powers Relative to the I'M
brogiio-Sentimen Seems to be That War
Should be Averted at Almost Any Cost
Talk in Military Circles.
Berlin, March THE powers are in
nowise agreed among themselves as
to the precise terms of an autonomous
administration of the affairs OF Crete,
how far Turkey shall be allowed to pro-
woke war in the Balkan peninsula by
massing troops on her frontiers. Under
the pretext of self-defence the porte is
executing military plans which no Eu-
ropean government would venture upon
without the backing of plethoric war
chest, but the portes capacity for mil
itary operations was manifested in the
case of the Turco- Russian war in 1876
n, when, as now, the bankruptcy of the
Ottoman empire was relied upon as a,
greater factor in the defeat of Turkey
than the guns of the Russians. AS
things turned out though, Turkey was
defeated but she found ample funds
to conduct a creditable campaign.
When Won der Coltz Pasha, the Ger
man general who was lent to the sui
tan and organized the present Turkish
army, left the service of the porte, it
was understood that he was thoroughly
| disgusted with the way things were go
ing and that the severance of his rela-
tions with the Turkish military depart
ment was approved by the German en-
peror. The sultan has paid high trib-
ute to the service of Won der Goltz, and
has recently besought him to resume his
position, assuring him he would be vir-
tual commander-in-c of the Otto
man army. The German pasha declin-
ed to return, but in reply to the sui
tan's invitation he has sent plan OF
operations to be put into force upon
! the Greek frontier based upon his pro-
| found knowledge of the conditions un-
der which a campaign against Greece
must be conducted
| AS Won der GoltZ, when he severed
his connection with the Turkish admin
| istration occupied the position of sec
ond chief of the general staff Of the
| Turkish army, and was a member of
| the council of the Turkish ministry of
| war, it will be seen his advice had no
small influence in the military opera
tons which the porte has undertaken
within the last month or two. More.
over the German officers who are still
serving in the Turkish army are known
to be fully capable of carrying Won der
Goltz's plans into effect and the fact
/ that many Of the important commands
on the Thessalanian frontier are now
| in the hands Of German officers may
| thus be accounted for.
| Advices from Constantinople based
on reliable authority show that the OF
toman troops on the frontier of Thes-
| sally, as well as upon the other Turkish
] borders are almost in readiness to act
upon the offensive and it is asserted
that if the COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
/ forces, Edhem Pasha, should receive.
orders to move, he could within a week
| throw $4,000 well armed men over the
Greek frontier, including twenty-one
| batteries of artillery and ten squadrens
of cavalry.
The headquarters of the Turkish
army of 'precaution," or defence are
now at Monastir-M Macedonia, 400 miles
west of Constantinople, and a, large
force Of troops under the command Of
Omar and Nuchad Pachas. is much
nearer the frontier. In addition to the
mobilization of the regular forces the
Mustafus, corresponding to the German
landsturm or second draft of those LA
1 Bile to military duty, have been called to-
arms in several districts near the Greek
borders. The ostensible reason for
summoning this contingent is that the
ordinary redifs or reserves which were
lately called out have been deficient in
numbers, but the summoning of any
part of the Mustafuz is regarded as
ominous of the sultan's expectations
that something of very serious nature
is imminent.
The attitude of Servia and Bulgaria.
occupies the serious attention of Euro
pean diplomacy and it is the opinion
in official circles here that the confer
ences which have taken place between
King Alexander of Servia and Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria have resulted in
an agreement to make simultaneous
attack upon Turkey when the time for
such action shall seem opportune.
Roumania is looked upon as having the
intention to take an active part in any
scheme of rearranging the Balkan
boundaries that may be put into opera
tion. King Charles of Roumania, as a.
member of the Prussian family of Ho-
henzollern may be relied upon to have
the support of Germany. In view of
eventualities the Rounanian fort works
at Kustenjio, on the Black Sea, and the
| defences at Gaiatz and Braila, on the
/ Danube are being strengthened.