The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-20
COUNT KALNoKY
ON tho Russian QuGStIon-A Worry OouServa.
. tive View,

ON tho Russian QueatlOn-A Worry ConAerYR,
tive View,
PEsTu, Nov. lO.-lt Is stated here that
Austria, Euglsnd and Germany have pro-
proAed that bslors q successor to Prince
Alexander on tho bulgarian throne be
elected, the union between Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumelia shall be admitted on q
permanent basis. 1t Ia said that Russia
has obi 'Cted TO the proposal.
Count Ralnoky, Imperial Minister for
Foreign Affairs, III elcainR The debate on
the budget Yesterday before tho commit.
tee Of the Austrian delegation, referred
again at length TO the Bulgarian question.
He said the Inperial Governments policy
Sas 10 uphold ag lopg aa possible tho
Berlin treaty IS tho legal basis stor
the aonlICt Of eAaiFs IN tho Balkan
States and the basis on which peace was
to preserved. This policy would be
pursued In order to enable the Balkan
States which tho treaty created to become
independent, This pol 'Oy, Count Kalnoky
continued, had A. far succeeded that Rus.
ella also favored now tho maintenance OF
the status quo and the preservation OF
peace In the Balkan regions. Bulgaria
herself had been the first to be guilty OF
an infracLlon Of the principle Of the Berlin
treaty. This wa9 whom she aided and
shared In the lI>umOlian revolution OF
1855.
Count Kslnoky said be did not wish to
reproach Bulgaris; he merely alluded TO
the historical fact. lfAustlfa maintained
the Berlin treaty, II should not be diff.
cult for the other powers to do 30. He
pdmitted that AuSsia was more iayorably
situated with rcapeCt to exsrcising greater
Influence with tho people OF the different
Balkan States, than was either Austria or
Hungary. Austria and Hungary, hew-
ever, did nothing In the dlreplion Of ex.
tending their niuence among the Balkan
peoples which did not emenate from tho
Imperial Government. Consuls could
not multiply Austria's relations to q for.
eign country nor found Austrian popular.
ity in foreign country. He regretted
th9t glgh Q galN,l number Of Austrians
travelled Id Bulgaria, compared to the
number Of persons belonging TO other ma.
tionalltics who visited that country, and
urged that atens shoE.d b1 As 6nee taken
tQ Increase actlvlty In Auslria's industrial
and commercial relations with tho Bul.
garlans,
There was another reason why Austria
should adhere 10 the policy ho Had onuns
slated. The very certainty that the set.
tlement OF the Bulgarian question would
not involve, by any means, a settlement OF
the whole Eastern question, afforded the
strongest incentive 10 Austria to proceed
with all possible patience and 10 husband
her resources. Hp hoBel tue eoMm!ttee
would sgtoe with him That before al else
Q peaceful settlement Of the present Issue
should he sought. He recognized tho TACT
that the BulgatlanB had an aptitude for
forming State, but he thought that Aus.
tria had right to utter q warning sgliust
too great optimiBm. Ho admitted thai the
union Of Bulgaria aud Eastern Roumelia
did not conflict with eithOr Austrian or
European Interests, but pointed out that
Austria did not possss1 the sole right ta
speak regarding Bulgatis's aud h1udislla's
rights 10 carrying out this union. The
conduct Of the BulgaFiRna lilCe indspend.
enCe had been accorded them warranted
the conclusion that they would always
step forward 10 maint in and SECURE that
indie pendenCe.