The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
POWERS lombard
THE INSURGENTS
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tions. The latest phase of the Cretan po-
sition confirms the view taken by German
official authorities that the acuteness of
the crisis which prevailed last week IS
rapidly abating. Advices from Vienna say
that Count Goluchowski, the Austrian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, held con-
ference yesterday with The British and
Russian En- bassadors to Austria and as
a result of the interview the Minister was
able TO communicate to Emperor Francis
Joseph such reassuring news as justified
the Emperor in making preparations to
start for Cape Martin on Monday for
season of recreation.
The situation now inspires no immedi-
ate disquietude. Germany submitted, or
at least will submit, 10 the behests of the
united powers, and the outlook for a COM
plete cessation OF hostilities is extremely
promising. Whatever may be the ulti-
mate result of the Kaisers sudden inter-
Vention TO prevent further aggressive
action the best German opinion credits
his Majesty with having averted the grav-
est danger both to Greece and to Europe.
The policy of the Kaiser has in some
quarters been miscons strued as merely fol-
lowing the lead OF Russia and Indifferent
TO the claims OF the Cretans or their Greek
kinsfolk. But the most reasonable and
least biased view of Berlin diplomacy is
that throughout this Cretan trouble it has
aimed at dealing with Crete as an integral
part of the whole Eastern question with
out rejudice to the ultimate claims OF
Greece and Crete to have their mutual as
piratlons satisfied. The Sultan's conf
dence in the kaiser's oft-repeated deter
mlnation to maintain the rights OF the
Porte has at this grave junture given the
declarations made Independently through
Baron Won Jeltsch perhaps greater weight
than even the concerted representations
of the ambassadors.
At Athens also direct German diplo-
macy and the Ksiser's personal influence
have been at work to prevent such wide
spread outbreak OF hostilities as would
lead 10 a general couflagration in the
Balkan peninsula. Outside of official cir
cles. where the whole matter is that of
concentrated interest in getting Greece TO
obey t great powers. the public feeling
In Germany tends toward sympathy with
the Greco-Cretan movement. 1t must be
said, however, that there is no especially
strong sentiment in favor of the Greeks.
Their national character is well known
and has been financially unfavorably felt
in Germany. Bankrupt in finance and
altogether bankrupt in com mercial honor.
regardless also of her disrepute as to both,
Greece has lost the SAVIOR of tradition
which made romantic her early struggles
for independence. 'Tis an ill-smelling
Greece that now grabs at the first tidbit
to fQ a Sfrit tod he, EIa
Bile for Turkey becomes inevitable.
To the German people, as to its Govern
ment, it Is not sentiment toward Greece.
but considerations for the peace of Europe
that come first. Germany now holds nomi-
nally Sc, 000 600 marks OF Greek loans upon
which the interest has not been paid and
possession of Crete would burden Greece
still more.
The Russian military attache at Con-
Btantinople, Colonel Peachkoff, who was
appointed a member OF the commission to
reorgan ize the Cretan gendarmerie reports
that while in Crete in the perform ance OF
his mission he became convinced that the
Cretans did not wish to be transferred
from a Turkish to a Greek regime. but
would greatly prefer good home admin
istration. In conclusion Colon | Peach.
koff says that should Greece obtain DOS.
session of Crete the island would become
an intoIerable burden to her.
BERLIN, GERMANY. Feb 2.-The Lok al
Anzeiger has a dispatch from Copenha-
gen saying that King George OF Greece
has telegrapoed to his father, the King of
Denmark, that he is going to Crete to
command in person the Greek troops
there.