The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Russia, Austria and Germany Favor the Dep
osition of Prince Alexander and Restora-
tion of the Status Quo in Turkey,
While England, France and Italy Sup
port the Bulgaro-ROumelian Union.
The Marquis of Lorne Undertakes to Advocate
the Principles of Mr.. Chamberlain, and
Meets with Rough Reception.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Russia, Austria and Germany Against Eng<
land, France and Italv

Russia, Austria and Germany Against Eng~
land, France and Italy.
LONDON, Oct. 24-The situation in the Bal
kan states is critical, and is engrossing the at
tention of all European statesmen. The ma
jority of them fear that unless speedy settle
ment of the imbroglio raised by Prince Alexan-
der be effected, the great powers will be drawR
into dangerous clash by their conflicting inter-
ests. The dispatches to-day from Vienna and
Constantinople are significant and some
what contradictory. From the Austrian cap
ital comes the statement that all doubts
AS to the action of the signatory powers
to the treaty of Berlin. respecting the Roumelian
difficulty, have been removed by the speech Of
Emperor Francis Joseph to-day, at a meeting Of
the delegations This body is parliament COM
posed of l2O members, one-half of whom ara
chosen by Austria. and the other half by Hun
gary. The jurisdictions of the delegations is
limited to foreign affairs and war; The Emperor,
in addressing the delegations said:
The foreign relations Of Austria are Of the
most friendly nature. The recent meeting of
the emperors at Kremsier clearly indicated to an
unprejudiced mind that the trustful relations of
Russia, Germany and Austria still continue,
which is very important fact at this june
ture for the peace of Europe. The powsrs who
join US will maintain the legal status of the Bal
kan States guaranteed by the treaties of Berlin
and San Stefano. The unanimity of the powers on
this point is an important guarantee Of
the success of peaceful solution Of
the Roumelian question. The sgners OF
the treaty of Berlin seek to restore the status
quo, which was so Unexpectedly violated by the
Roumelian rising, endangering the peace and
welfare of the people of the whole Balkan penin-
sula. Europe evidenced her respect for the
treaties of San Stefano and Berlin by the conf
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dependent political existence. Austria's first
care is to maintain peace among the nations OF
the East, and to protect the interests of her
monarchy. Bosnia and Herzegovina make
steady progress in an industrial and economical
sense, and are able to pay their own administra-
tion
If the Emperors speech means anything, ID
means that Germany Austria and Russia ara
united in determination to secure the deposi-
tion of Prince Alexander and complete resto-
ration of that state of affairs which existed in the
Balkan states before the exaltation OF the
Prince
Dispatches received this evening from Con-
stantlnople indicate that England will take de-
cided stand against the position announced for
Germany, Austria and Russia by Emperor Frau
els Joseph's private utterances. 1t is tonight
stated unequivocally that the representative Of
England has been instructed by his government
to make motion in the conference in
favor of maintaining the union of Bull
garia and Roumelia, effected under Prince
Alexander, and it is further declared that the
representatives Of France and Italy have been
instructed by their governments to support En-
glands motion. If this motion be made, the
conference will be at once divided. and Germany,
Austria and Russia arrayed against England,
France and Italy. 1t is not worth while to con-
lecture how Turkey, the power chiefly affected.
will stand. Her attitude will be decided by
force. The way matters stand at present
is that, in a conference called by Turkey to take
steps to settle powerful revolution against her
authority. the emperors of Europe are arrayee
against England, France and Italy, the formee
trlumvrate insisting on a formal return of the
rebelious states to their former allegiance to the
Porte as preliminary basis for the discussion
and settlement of the question, and the latter
trumvirate insisting upon the acceptance of ac-
compished facts. To say the least, the situation
is one full of dangerous elements.
In the meantime the situation in the Balkan
states grows hourly more serious and turbulent
Between Belgrade, the capital of Servia, and the
great entrepot of the trade between Austria and
Turkey, and Nissa, 13O miles distant, in Seryia,
railway traffic is already entirely suspended.
cease the issue of through tickets be-
yond Pesth. Hungary. Sixteen thousand
Servian soldiers are already massed on the
frontier, ready to cross at moments notice.
King Milan the oervian ruler. in note to Italy,
explaining the military movements in his king
dom, declares it is his intention to scrupulously
adhere to the terms of the treaty of Berlin.
and await the result of the Constantinople con-
ference.