The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-29


calls upon his time arising from the
fetes OF the past week, the kaiser has
been able to give Il large share of his
attention to the eastern crisis. Nearly
every day he has held Drotracted con-
ferences with the chancellor, or Baron
Marschan vor Bieberstein, minister OF
foreign affairs at which, though inter
nal affairs were undoubtedly discussed.
the foreign situation had a prominent
part. 1t is known that the kaiser has
been again in direct communication with
the sultan and, following his occasional
use OF the right to be his own foreign
minister, has sent personal instructions
to Baron Won Jeitsch German ambas-
sador ut COnStanunoDle, and 10 Baron
Won Plessen, minister at Athens. The
ministerial press here argue, with some
apparent degree of justice, that the
kaiser is again resuming an active role
in the protected negotiations concerning
Greece, and has entirely disinterested
aims. If he seemingly follows in the
wake of the car, it is because OF the
fact that uD 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 interest of peace, but
especially agrees with the interests of
Austria, Germany's ally. But there are
near prospects of the divergence of Ger
many from RUssia's lead. Previous dis
patches have already denounced the cur
rent fictions that the kaiser's policy was
in any wise influenced by his personal
enmity to the Greek royal family, or
that he had ceased all relations with his
sister, the Duchess of Sparta There Is
good ground for stating that while op-
posing Greece's 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 rectifcation of the frontiers OF
Greece, according to the terms of the
14th 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 sub
init to the behestS of the powers with
out some compensation. a revolution at
Athens after so many sacrifices on the
part of the nation would be inevitable.
Crete is, for the time being, at all events,
lost to Greece. but King George has
caused the powers to be informed that
the basis of a pacific settlement can be
found in the acquisition by Greece of
the territory accorded to her under the
Berlin treaty The Greek frontier would
then run from Mavroneri on the Gulf of
Salonica to and including Metzowo and
the lake of Janina, the line terminal
ing on the south bank of the river
kalaPla.
Within this strip of territory the peo-
pie are nearly all Greek. 1t has no
strategic Importance for Turkey and its
cession could not or ought not to, awake
into action the Servo-Bulgarian alliance.
That Russia will assent to this adjust
ment however. is more than doubtful.
When Greece demanded in 1881 the from
tier assigned to her by treaty the porte
refused and Russia backed up the re-
fusal. Now that a secret entente exists
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 Servo Bulgarian compact will be
finally concluded at Belgrade early in
his prime minister, NJ. Stoiloff. then goes
to the Servian capital. NJ. Stoiloff and
King Alexander's prime minister, NJ.
Simitich, have consulted the Russian
government on 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 dom
ination in the Balkan states. the Buda-
pest 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 strengthen
her forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and this is silently being done. During the
past four weeks. there has been con-
slant stream of men and munitions into
Bosnia chiefly towards Seraj Zero. Military
opinion here concurs in viewing the
against all the Balkan states as not
making immediate operations imminent
on any side. even on the Greco-Turkish
frontier. Minor encounters there NAV
occur but the passes in Thessaly are still
under snow. as is the case along the
great Balkan range, and movements OF
troops WaIl De LOT some WEEKS Yet d.
most IMPOSSIBLE
The sailing of Crown Prince Constan-
tine from Athens for NOlo. TheSSaly, last
evening. accompanied by the crown prin-
cess. the kaiser's sister, who will go as
far as Larissa- is not held here as i'm
plying the Fastening of an outbreak be-
tween Greece and Turkey, but on the
contrary, L IS understood here that the
ain1 of the crown prince is to coun teract
the influence of the national committees,
which are working as hard as they can
nation on the part of the Greek soldiers
in making attacks upon the Turks across
the border with the object of prectDitat-
ing an embodiment which diplomacy viii
be powcrless to overcome. Crown Princess
Sophie viii remain a week at LarisSa in
order to supervise the organization of the
work of the Red Cross society, which
cOntcmplateS an extensive programme IN
the event of serious hostiities.
The Frankfort Gazette says that Won
Der Goltz Pasha, the German general
with the Turkish military department be-
cause of his disgust with the way things
were going. Is a candidate for the Office
of governor of Crete. with good chances
of success
Regarding Crete, the military view is
that il viii require $4,000 troops to effect
the so-called pacification of the islanders
If they choose TO resist Ihere arc 5O,JV0
Well-armed Cretans in the island whose |
leaders still distrust the autonomy Of
fered to them. Further than this. the
fused 10 furnish a man beyond its quota !
of GOO men for the purpose of occupation |
of the island; the English and French |
governments dare not. in the face of /
popular sentiment. increase their quotas; |
Germany will neither increase the num- /
be- OF vessels in Cretan waters nor send /
troops 10 Crete. and the powers cannot /
or viii not agree among themselves that /
Russia shall undertake the work of Occu- /
patton of the island alone. The European 4
mandate TO France and Italy. which is (
under public discussion. is disiiked in both /
countries. and the settlement of Crete is /
still diplomatic puzzle.
During Kaiser William Is centenary I
fete the social democrats held aloof from /
ally ignored the celebration. Their press
and leaders have refrafnad from even
The festivities. except when oc-
casionally quoting and sneering at the |
Of loyal papers. The reason
for this can be we'll understood The SO.
necience TO carefully avoid brush with
tie kaiser over anything in which he es-
pecially interests himself. and upon which
they cannot assail minister so the
cue was to lie low They ara
already organizing their own fetes for
Nav day however. but there is no new
feature in the projected programme. Com
where they can do so without iniuring
the.r interests. Where their employers
NAV threaten. them with dismissal If they
absent themselves from work without !
leave, they have been advised TO abstain
The socialist leaders. mindful Of the re-
cent grievous failure OF the Hamburg
strike. are loath TO encourage anything
tending toward strike movements IN any
quarter