Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-20
BELKAN CONTROVERSY.
England. Germany and Austria
ASK for the Adjustment
Of the Union
Between Bulgaria and Eastern
ROumelia on a Permanent
Basis as q
Matter Precedent TO the Selection Of
Successor to Prince Alexander
to the Bulgarian Throne.
Count kalnoky. Austrian Foreign
Minister. Discussed the Situation
in the Balkan Country and
Austria's Interest Therein. Before the
Delegates Incident TO Preparation
of the Imperial Budget.
OVER THE OCEAN.
The Balkan States.

| PEsTH. Nov. 19.-It is stated here that
Austria England and Germany have pro
posed that before IA successor to Prince
Alexander on the Bulgarian throne shall
! be elected the union between Bulgaria
and Eastern Roumelia he adjusted on a
permanent basis.
1t is said Russia objected to the proposal.
Count kalnoky, Imperial Minister for for
eign affairs, in closing the debate on the
budget Yesterday before the committee of
the Austrian delegation, referred again at
length to the Bulgarian question and said
the imperial governments policy was to
uphold as long as possible the Berlin treaty
rs the legal basis for the conduct OF affairs
in the Balkan states, and the basis on
which peace was to be preserved. This
policy would be pursued in order to enable
the Balkan states, which the treaty created
to become independent.
This policy. Count kalnoky continued,
has 50 fur succeeded that Russia favored
now the maintenance of the statu quo and
the preservation Of peace III the Balkan
REGIONS. Bulgaria herself had been the
first to be guilty of an infractiOn OF prin-
ciple Of the Berlin treaty: this was when
she aided and shared in the Roumelian
revolution in 1885. Count kalnoky said
he did not wish to reproach Bulgaria, and
merely alluded to the historical fact. II
Austria maintained the Berlin treaty, 1t
should not be difficult for other powers TO
do so. He admitted that Russia is more
favorably situated with respect to eXercls-
ing greater influence with the people Of
the different Balkan states than was either
Austria or Hungary.
Austria and Hungary, however, did
nothing in the direction Of extending their
| influence among the Balkan people which
did not cmanate from the imperial gov
eminent, but urged that steps should be at
once taken to increase activity in Austria ;
! industrial and commercial relations with
the Bulgarians There was another reason
why Austria should adhere 10 the policy
! he had exunciated. It is very certain that
settlement OF the Bulgarian question
would not involve, by any means, a settle
ment of the whole eastern question, which
/ afforded the strongest incentive to Austria
to proceed with all possible patience and to
husband her resources. He hoped the
committee would agree with him before all
else fer peaceful settlement of the present
| issue should be sought.
He recognized the fact that Bulgarians
| had the aptitude for forming a state, but
| thought Austria had Il right TO utter warn
! inc against too grea' optimism. He admit
ted the union OF Bulgaria and eastern
! ROumelia didn't conflict with either Aus
/ TRAN or European interests, but pointed
/ out that Austria did not possess the sole
right to speak regarding Bulgaria and
/ Roumclia's rights to the carrying out Of
this union. The conduct Of the Bulgar-
ians since Independence has been accorded
them warranted the conclusion that they
would always step forward to maintain and
secure that independence