The times., 1897-03-29
The Kaiser ConsuItS His Minis
ters About the Eastern Crisis.
THE BASIS OF A SETTLEMENT
Peace Can BE Secured by Giving To
Greece the Territory Accorded
Under the Berlin Treaty-S.e
Must Have Some Compensation
if She Surrenders.

of mis- attention to the Eastern Crisis, Nearly
every day he has held protracted confer
ences with the chancellor or Baron Marschali
Won Bieberstein, minister Of foreign affairs,
at which, though internal affairs were un-
doubtedly discussed, the foreign situation
had a prominent part.
II is known that the kaiser has been
again in direct communication with the sui
tan, and, following his occasional use or the
right To be his own foreign minister, has
sent personal instructions to Baron Saurma
Won Jeltsch, German ambassador at Con-
stanunople, and to Baron Won Ilessen,
German minister at Athens.
If he seemingly follows in the wakeof the
car. ii is because of the fact that up TO
the present time the policy OF Russia has
been directed to the maintenance oI the
statu quo in the Balkan peninsula, which
concurs not only with the general inter
csts of peace, but especially agrees With
the interests of Austria, Germany ally
But there are near prospects OF the di-
ycrrence of Germany from Russia lead.
Previous dispatches have already de-
nounced the current fictions that the
kaiscr's policy was in anywise influenced
by his persona! enmity 10 the Greek royal
family or that he had ceased all relations
with his sister, the Duchess of Sparta.
THERE'S good round for stating that, while
opposing Grceces seizure OF Crete, the
kaiser has had In view the satisfaction OF
Greek claims in another quarter, and that
he has now suggested to the sultan the rec
tification of the frontiers OF Greece ac-
cording 10 the terms of the fourteenth pro
tocol Of the Berlin treaty.
1t is felt and admitted in the highest
quarters here that Greece cannot with
draw from Crete abandon all her claims
and submit TO the beheSlS Of the powers
without some compensation. A revolu-
tion at Athens, after SO many sacrifices
on The part OF the nation, would be inevi-
table.
Crete is. for the time. at all events, lost
10 Greece hut King George has caused
the powers To he informed that the basis
of a pacific settlement can toe found in the
ACQUISITION by Greece of the territory ac-
corded 10 her under the Berlin treaty.
within this strip of territory the people
are nearly all Greek 1t has no strategic
Importance for Turkey and its cesson
could not or ought not, to awake into
action the bulgarian alliance.
That Russia will assent to this ADJUST
When Greece demanded in 1881 the from
tier assigned to her under the treaty the
porte refused and Russia backed up the
refusal Now that a secret eNtente eN-
lists between the porte and Russia, the
chances of acceptance by the porte are
small; Vet the powers know that this
small measure Of justice to Greece VIII
avert war. anIthis consideration mist have
its influence.
The Serbo- Bulgarian pact viii be finally
concluded at Belgrade early in April
Prince Ferdinand, accompanied by has
prime minister. NJ. Stoiloff, then goes to
the Servian capital. NJ Stoiloff and King
Alexander's prime minister, NJ. Sinitich,
have consulted the Russian government
on the terms Of the alliance, which has
received approval from St Petersburg
While the Austrian official press make
only casual reference to an arrangement
that confirms Russian domination in the
Balkan States, the Budapesth papers are
more outspolen. The sum of the matter
is that for the present Austria, though
seriously apprehenSiye, can do nothing
except to strengthen her forces in Bosnia
and Herzegovina. and this is silently
being done.
During the past four weeks there has
been a constant stream Of men and muni-
tons into Bosnia. chiefly toward Serajero-
Military opinion here conCurs in viewing
the preparations for war now proceeding
against all the Balkan sta ties As not making
immediate operations imminent on any
side. even on the Greco Turkish frontier.
Minor encounters there may occur, but
the passes in Thessaly are still under
snow, as in the case along the great
Balkan range and movements Of troops
in mass win be for some weeks yet almost
impossible.
REGARDING Crete, the military view is
that it will require $4,000 troops to
effect the so-called pacifcation of the
islanders if they choose to resist. There
are 80 600 wellarmed Cretans in the
island whose leaders still distrUst the
autonomy offered to them.
Further than this the Italian govern
ment has categorically refused to furnish
a man beyond its quota Of 600 men for
purposes Of occupation of the islands, the
English and French governments dare not
I'm the face of popular sentiment increase
their quotas; Germany will neither in
crease the number OF vessels in Cretan
waters nor send troops TO Crete and the
powers cannot or viii not agree among
themselves that Russia shall undertake
the work of occupation OF the island alone,
The European mandate to France and
Italy. which is under public discussion,
is disliked in both countries, and the set
tlernent of Crete is still a diplomatic
puzzle.
During the Kaiser William l centenary
fetes the Social Democrats held aloof from
all participation and have since practically
Ignored the celebration. Their press aud
leaders have refrained from even CRITICS.
ing the festivities except when occasion
ally quoting and sneering at the utterances
of loyal papers.
They are already organizing their own
fetes for May day. however. but there is
no new feature in the projected program.
Comrades are invited to observe the holi-
day. where they can do so without iniuring
their interests. Where their employers may
threaten them with dismissal If they alb
sent themselves from work without leave,
they have been advised TO abstain. The
Socialist leaders, mindful Of the recent
rrievous failure of the Hamburg strike,
are 10th to encourage anything tending
toward strike movementsin in any quarter.
The bazaar in connection with the Queen
OF Engiand's jubilee, which was held here
last week, was notably successful and
brought In large sum TO the endowment
fund of the American and British Gov
ernesscs Home. The spacious rooms Of
the British embassy, in which the articles
were displayed, were filled throughout the
day with a Fashionable crowd, as might
have been expected upon the occurrence
OF an event which had as patronesses the
Empress Frederick, the Princess of Wales,