New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-24
SERVIA ARMING FOR WAR;
AN ANSWER TO BULGARIAS HOSTILE fkEf-
ARATIONS.
MOVEMENTS AND MANGUvREs IN TIE bAAhANS
THAT NAY YET DISTURB TIE
PEACE OF EUROPE.
PEACE OF EUROPE

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bill introduced by the Uo'erlnn'n' ''7 -0
,., '--'- -. 1;roct taxation until 100000 has
-, ,n,lotod II has also voted 100000
for establishing new powder factory at hraJuye-
vatZ.
These two votes Of the servian Chamber are an
answer to the military preparations hauc Ill Dus"ii''
The people Of the Balkan countries are far from beng
unff;endly toward each other, but 1t Is not the same
with their Governments Prince Ferdinand OF Bull
raria has remained under the influence of Austria and
Germany. from which the scrvian Government emanc-
mated itself after the enforced abdlcatOn OF Prince
Milan. only 10 return more completely than before
under Russian guidance. Ferdinand feels his position
to be insecure as long he has not been recognized
As the Lawful sovereign OF Bulgaria. lie made recently
a desperate effort at C0nstantinople through his dip
lomatic agent. Mr. NOukovch, To obtain his official
RECOGNITION from the Porte But such recognition in
the face Muscovtc opposition would be followed by
consequences dangerous to the present peace in
Europe <,lat Baron Radoviiz the German Am
baSsador Turkey, felt compelled to decline TO give
even his moral support to Mr. NoukOvtch, and TO ac-
company him when the latter went to present his
quest TO the sultans Foreign Minister Prince Ferdi-
nand was equally unsuccessful in his application 10
two other European Governments, and he then deter
mined upon making himself a; strong possible; ;
he raised money in Vienna, and began TO erect
bFtihcations at Widdin, along the banks of tho
Danube and in the deales Of slvnitza. where his
predecessor Prince Alexander Battenberg defeated
.hc scgvians under Prince Milan.
The Bulgarian Minister declared that they had no
nelgereht intentions, and that they merely followed
The example of other European nations, which pre-
tended that tile greater the military preparations the
better was insured the maintenance OF peace. They
60 not seem u have seen things in that Light at
Belgrade, where the skupt,chiMa has ha>ened 10 pro-
vide Tor the nerve OF war; Moreover, rumor has
II that secret treaty has been signed, under the
auspices Of Russia between her two protegvs. Scrva
AM Montenegro, by which Montenegro has promised
tn assistance of 10000 soldiers II >crvia. which. be-
si0's, would promptly See in case of against
Prince Ferdinand. thousands Of Russian sO-callcd vol
nncers hOck under her standards. done
tht opening Of the Turkish IN 1877. At any rate,
If the servlan- MOntcne-iln treaty is rum0r
stated by Bulgarian diplomacy. II j. certain that W.
Vo1kovitch. alter his failure at Cnstantinoplc has
lef there for Athens. Ills Ostensble mission j. To
lo1 after a legacy of SlUO0OOO left 10 him by
Eusarian, and which is claimed by the Athens au-
thrtcs. But his real purpose j. 10 propose to the
Grck Government t. sisn with Bulgaria a treaty Of
commerce. which would be the irst step taken toward
tho conclusion If an alliance between the two
tris Offset against the manOeuvTcs Of servia
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