New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
THE PLANS OF THE POWERS.

THE PLANS OF THE PONEhS.
The remarks attributed to the Austro Hun
garian Ambassador at Berlin would seem in
credible If they were less outspoken. Their
very holiness, however. gives some color to their
authenticity and to their authority. 1t seems
inconceivabe that any correspondent would
venture to invent so daring n statement. Ger
tainly no responsible diplomat would make 1t I'M
less authorized by his Government. and in this
case by the Governments Of the other Powers
concerned, to do so. To make 1t otherwise
would be to sign and seal his resignation from
the service. If 1t be regarded rs valid, them
this utterance must be deemed the most sig
nifcant in all the present crisis expressing the
plans Of the new Holy Alliance for the settle
ment Of the Eastern question and for the
regulation Of European interests in all parts of
the world. The new Holy Alliance" we may
say, because that Is exactly what exists IN
Europe to-day. Italy is nominally partner OF
Germany and Austria Hungary, and France Of
Russia. But as a matter Of fact the old Dre-
bund and the Dual League have both been re-
pudiated. Italy has served the purposes OF her
two former allies, and has been cast off; and
France has loaned Russia all the money Russia
wants, and is also cast off. The Three En-
perors' League Is re-established for the main
tenance Of the Divine Right Of Kings and the
repression and suppression Of liberal ideas
throughout Europe. Such is the force with
which the world now has to deal and which
has made known its plans through the medium
Of Count Won Szogyeny.
Concerning Greece, the tone Is unsympathetic.
vet not threatening 1t was not to be expected
that the Holy Alliance would sympathze with
what is called in England lone Of the nobest, II
the most RASH uprisings Of our time because
that uprising was inspired by that very love
of freedom and regard for human rights which
the Holy Alliance has been formed to oppose.
| For the Cretans to revolt against their heredi-
| tary sovereign Is sheer blasphemy and sacrege
| In the eyes Of the German Kaiser. For them
| to demand or for Greece to demand for them,
| the right to choose their own government is an
unpardonable sin in the sight OF the Russian
| Car Nevertheless. great IS the god OF Things
| as They Are! And in accordance with his will
| the status quo ante must be restored. Crete
| must still belong to Turkey. but Turkey must
| not annex Thessaly. The old borders must be
preserved and everything go on again just as 1t
| used to 60. For that much thanks. 1t is re-
| lief to know that the German Emperors design
| of giving part Of Greece to Turkey is not to be
| fulfilled. The war will simply have been
| fought for nothing, and, in the words Of 'The
| Spectator" "the victory Of the hour, for the
"thousandth time in history, will remain with
| 1.-THE wrongdoers." WE'LL Greece already realizes
that such is to be her fate. so there Is no rea-
| son why the business should not be settled up at
| once.
But the Holy Alliance does not pause there.
It's activities are not to be confined to Europe.
All the world must come beneath its sway.
Great Britain and the South African Republic
are not to be permitted to settle between them
selves the question Of their mutual obligations
The Holy Alliance must take a hand in it. Rus
STA sends agents to Pretoria, and Germany in
| trigues with "Oom Paul. for the establishment
| Of a virtual protectorate, and Great Britain Is
| to be formally warned TO keep her hands Off and
| let the Three EmperOrs remake the map or
South Africa to suit themselves. 1t was not
necessary to add that this engaging scheme pro-
ceeds from the fecund brain Of the German
| EMPEROR That ambitious sovereign Is believed
| TO aspire even to the throne Of Great Britain
| itself in succession to the Queen. One OF these
schemes will be regarded by Great Britain with
| about as much tolerance as the other. That
either will be executed is beyond the limits Of
| credulty The Holy Alliance could not coerce
| Great Britain without the aid Of France. and
| France will never join hands with Germany In
| such war Great Britain ungrudgingly gave
| France q free hand in Siam, Tunis and NADIA
| cascar, and France will not now join the
| Power that robbed her Of Alsace-Lorraine in a
| war for that Powers sole ACKNOWLEDGMENT.