The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-29

Agreed-Engiand and France Dare Not
Adopt Harsh Measures in Defiance of
Public sentiment-Itaiy viii Do No
More Than She Has Thus Far.
Berlin, March 2S.-Despite the per-
plexities of the ministerial situation
and the calls upon his time arising
from the memorial fetes of the past
week the kaiser has been able to give
a large share of his attention to the
eastern crisis. Nearly every day he
has held protracted conferences with
the chancellor of Baron Marschal Won
Bieberstein, minister of foreign affairs,
at which, though internal affairs were
Undoubtedly discussed, the foreign sit
uation had a prominent part.
1t is known that the kaiser has been
again in direct communication with the
sultan and has sent personal instruc-
tions to Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch,
German ambassador at Constantinople,
and to Baron Won Plessen, German
minister at Athens
The ministerial press here argue, with
some apparent degree of justice, that
the kaiser in again resuming an active
role in the protracted negotiations con-
cerning Greece is entirely disinter-
ested. If he seemingly follows in the
wake of the czar it is because of the
fact that up to the present time the
policy of Russia has been directed to
the maintenance of the status quo in
the Balkan peninsula, which concurs
not only with the general interests of
peace, but especially agrees with the
interests of Austria, Germany's ally.
But there are near prospects Of the
divergence of Germany from Russia S
lead. There is good ground for stating
that while opposing Greece's seizure Of
| Crete the kaiser has had in view the
satisfaction of Greek claims in another
quarters, and that he has now suggested
to the sultan the rectification of the
| frontiers of Greece, according to the
| terms of the fourteenth protocol Of the
| Berlin treaty. 1t Is felt and admitted
| in the highest quarters here that Greece
cannot withdraw from Crete, abandon
all her claims and submit to the behests
of the powers without some compensa-
| tion
A revolution at Athens, after Sc
many sacrifices on the part of the ma
ton, would be inevitable. Crete is for
the time, at all events, LOST to Greece,
but King George has caused the pow
| ers to be informed that the basis of a
| pacific settlement can be found in the
acquisition of the territory accorded tc
her under the Berlin treaty The
/ Greek frontier would then run from
Mavroneri, on the Gulf of Salonica, tC
and including Metsovo, and the Lake
of Janina, the line terminating on the
south bank of the River Kalanla. With
| in this strip of territory the people are
nearly all Greek. 1t has no strategic
| Importance for Turkey, and it's cessior
could not or ought not awaken to ac-
ton the Bulgarian alliance. That
Russia will assent to this adjustment
however, is more than doubtful. When
Greece demanded in 1881 the frontier
assigned to her under treaty, the porte
refused, and Russia backed up the re.
! fusal
Now that a secret entente exists be.
tween the porte and Russia the chances
| of acceptance by the porte are small
yet the powers know that this small
measure of justice to Greece will avert
war, and this consideration must have
its influence. The Serbo- Bulgarian act
will be finally concluded at Belgrade
early in April. Prince Ferdinand, ac
companied by his prime minister, M
Stoiloff, then goes to the Servian capi
tai. NJ. Stoiloff and King Alexander
prime minister, M. Simitch, have con
suited the Russian government on the
terms Of the alliance which has receiv.
ed approval from st. Petersburg.
While the Austrian official pres.
make only casual reference to an ar
rangement that confirms Russian dom
ination in the Balkan states, the Buda.
pesth papers are more outspoken. The
sum of the matter is that for the pres
ent Austria, though seriously apprehen
sive, can do nothing except to strength
en- forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and this is silently being done. Dur
| ing the past four weeks there has beer
a constant stream of men and mum
tions into Bosnia, chiefly towards Ser
ajeajo.
Minor encounters on the frontier may
come, but the passes in Thessaly ar,
still under snow, as is the case along
the great Balkan range, and move
ments of troops in mass will be fol
some weeks yet almost impossible.
The sailing of Crown Prince Constan.
tin from Athens for volo, Thessaly, las
evening, accompanied by the crown
princess, the kaiser's sister, who viii
go as far as Larissa, is not held here a:
implying the fastening Of an outbreal
between Greece and Turkey, but on the
contrary, it is understood here thai
the aim of the crown prince is to coun-
teract the influence of the nationa
committees, which are working as hare
as they can to incite the Greek troops
to acts of INSTRUMENTATION in making
attacks upon the Turks across the Dor.
der, with the object of precipitating ar
4 embodiment which diplomacy will bt
,poWerless to overcome. Crown Primo es
Sophie will remain at Larissa week
in order to supervise the organization
of the work of the Red Cross society
which contemplates an extensive pro.
gram in the event of serious hostilities
The Frankfort Gazette says that Vor
der GoItz Pacha, the German genera
who organized the present Turkish