New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-01
KASER'S POLICY DEFENDED
NOTGNFUENCED IN HIS CRETAN VIEWS
b ILL-WILL TOWARD HIS SISTER
MAY AVE PREVENTED THE ANNIHfLATIoN %
KrG GEORGES GOVERNMENT BY THE
OTTOMAN PowER--RUssIAs PRO
POsALs MODIFIED.

OTTOMAN POWER-RCSSIAS PRo-
PosAL4s MODIFIED.
Berlir Feb 2s-Whatever may be thought and
said Outside OF Germany as 10 the Kaiser's line OF
action the Graeco-Cretan imbroglio the domi-
nant HOT the unanimous opinion in Germany 10
that II as been consistent with his whole Eastern
policy I'D inspired by desire to maintain the
Europea peace. The home papers. which insin-
uate. an the foreign papers. which openly affirm,
that family affairs have been any element In In
fucncinlthe Kaiser. choose to ignore facts which
ought bNhis time to be open to the world There
is no fed or ill-wlll now existing between the
Kaiser ad his sister. the Duchess OF Sparta wife
OF the ireek her-apparcnt The unconceaed
disfavor with which he treated her conversion
from the,utheran to the Greek Church Is a matter
OF past istory. The Empress-Mother was the
medium early reconciliation, and the harmony
OF anecth between the Kaiser and his favorite
sister ma long since been restored That the
Kaiser soght, first Of all. the support OF Russia
Tor his pposal to blockade the Plrnus should
dispose the report that family considerations
weighed lagely with the Car. The Kaiser be
expected , know how far the fact that King
George Is 'rother OF the Dowager Czarina would
affect Ruaan policy. The history Of our own
time afford an illustration When Prussia In 1868
despoilei le Grand-duke of Hesse- Darmstadt,
brother OF 10 then Czarina, the Car Alexander RI
declined tolterfere privately or through diplomacy
and when russia annexed Holsteln-Gottorp. long
associated 18th the Russian dynasty, nothing was
said from st. Petersburg. That the Dowager
Czarna ha personally interfered on behalf Of
King Georg is beyond all probability. The tee-
gram OF enlargement and sympathy from her
to the Knl which has gone the rounds Of the
European PISS was fabrication and develop
ments sncehave proved that Car and Kaiser
alike ere gued by motives In which family rela-
lions play ndmportant part The actual truth Is
that so far 6 the Kaiser has taken any lead upon
the Cretan diculty, his aim has been to prevent.
at all even to postpone, the break up Of Turkey
and to stop freeze from entering upon a war,
which. unesaccompanied by general conAagra-
ton in the ilkan Peninsula. might involve the
devastation oGreece and the overthrow Of King
George.
Tire Kaiser Is be.n in consultation with German
officers who I'VE served IN the reorganization Of
the TURK h any. and has obtained during the pres
ent crisis Iepcs from the German staff still con.
nected with thSultan's forces Their reports con-
cur n statinghat the position OF Greece. II as
sailed ~ .hnds absolutely hopeless. The Turks
are mmey suray better prepared for an imme-
date campaigon the Thessaldn frontier. The
Porte seems tdlays anticipated possible out
break OF tn Greece ard got ready for II.
Early in the cUent month they had 2ocp troops
around the basef Olympus. and were prepared to
direct that sorc,n two columns from the olympus
and Elassona d.ricts upon Larissa. This army
has been renfoed to 5000. AgalrsL them tho
Greeks have bua feeble force between Larissa
and Pharsata al only began when the war storm
seemed gatncilnao throw up some WORKS around
Larissa, which ii long been projected but per-
sistentiy neglecte Thesa Turkish frontier troops
well suppheWith artillery the infantry are
armed with the 'eabody Martini rifle ana they
are well led ana together IN good trim Accord.
ing TO the opinoI)f the German officers best aols
TO calculate the cfse OF the campaign the u ~
Ish force by itse would suffice 10 overrun tho
which the Powersould stand a0of ana let Turkey
once more conqueGreece, Is not TO b. thought OK.
something only inurkey had simultaneously 10
suppress insurrectl in Macedonia and to meet IN
and Montenegro. ven then, II hone OF the Great
Powers intervene the military opinion mere
own The defenoess condition OF Greece and
the awful conseqnces Q; Enchanting the ire
Turkey were undoubtedly the weightiest conditions
with the Kaiser ing George may yet nave 70
During the GraecCretan negotiations proceeding
at STEAMBOAT last wk Baron Saurma Won Jetseh
has taken no obtriye part Inc sultan mas
sometimes been in rect communication by wire
with the Kaiser, anQas consulted Baron Saurma,
ii is said OH every nportant development. mo
entente between tnaaiser and the sultan, how
Greece The BeriiI Government supports thu
Powers in any solutic that will avert general war.
Greek Prince, with Il Sultan suzerain. or with
Prince Mayrocordatoas Governor, has had back.
to be frankly stated TIT the union OF the Island ID
Greece has not the tire approval OF Germany.
III Is ledlSu anu D'ai'ru tlldt NAttV' -
rule, would continue be the seat OF chronic IN
surrection and diserde
The Foreign Oftica rteiVed a telegram last eYen-
ing from Lord Salsbu, conveying the purport OF
the utimatum to treee which has been propose.
by the Powers add I'LL be presented py them
Jointly to the acknowledgements The text OF
the note shows thu IN proposals made by Russia
to proceed at one Jpn the application of rigid
coercive measures lgalst Greece have been modl-
fed
The Berlin and ranlfort Bourses closed strons
In tone yesterday. Hone securities and Austrian
bank shares showi a substantial advance for tbs
week.