New-York tribune., 1903-02-10
4 CRISIS FOR TURKEY.
VAR IN THE SPRING.
The Macedonian Programme-Lon-
don's Latest Ne1cS.
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Copyright: 1908: Bv The Tribune Association)
London. Feb. 10. 1 a. m.-There is
enough dry tinder on the slopes of the
Balkans for a great blaze if a match be
thrown on the ground. This is the conclusion
reached by Fleet Street, where the Macedonian
question is regarded a serious menace to the
peace Of Europe. An outbreak of hostlities
between the Macedonian insurgents and the
Turkish garrison is expected early in March.
and massacre Of Christians viii be followed
by 4 declaration of war from Bulgaria under
Russian instigation. This forecast includes the
cooperation of Servia and Greece in the move
ment for releasing Macedonia and Albania from
Turkish domination, and for completing the
Russian reform campaign of 1877 by another
treaty If San Stefano. These predictions are
entitled to credence If Russia has decided TO
hack up bulgaria and Austria has again con-
sented remain quescent and accept large
extensions Of territory in the Near East after a
Russo Bulgarian army has fought its way to
tho gates Of Constantinople. These reserva-
tons are large. a remarkable feature of the
situation is the openness with which the Pan
Slavist agitators are planning military and
diplomatic campaign for expeng the Turks
from the Balkans. It is assumed in all centres
Of STAY feeling that Court Damsdorn has OBJ
aimed guara ntees of Austrian neutrality and
iillt Russia is ready to stand behind Bulgaria
and Servia. Nobody in Fleet Street in the
Balkans seems to know whether the German
Emperor is prepared to defend the Sultan and
incur the lasting enmity of Russia.
All the mo a prominent organs of the Russian
press are ma1ifesting daily an increasing chau-
whistle attitude toward Turkey in relation to
the distracted situation of the Christian popula-
tion in Macedonia and Old Servia. The
Bourse Gazette which is known to be fire.
quently inspired from high quarters, says;
Whether ether powers move not. it is the
bounden urgent and sacred duty of Russia to
intervene between the bloody and bestial Turk
and her kindred in the Balkan peninsula, and
Intervention will be incomplete and futile unless
the Turkish administration be once for al eX-
PEELED from the European provinces still re-
naming under Ottoman rule.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy died yesterday at
Nice al the great age Of eighty-six years. Near
" sixty years ago ne Was a rebel Irishman. and
tried on 4 charge of treason felony. Even when
he arrived in Australia h. announced himself as
an Irish rebel 10 the backbone. But he lived
70 be Prime Minister of Victoria and to accept
title from the crown against which he had
reheIled in his hot youth The Daily Chronicle
saws he leaves 2 name Of which Australia and
the empire are proud.
The Kings return to London is the signal for
The revival of croakng about his health The
eossips have been assuming for week that
there was some mysterious reason for the aban-
donrnent Of the visit to Chatsworth, and that he
was not seriously indisposed The croakers are
nov asserting th-t he has not been suffering
from Influenza but from a revival Of his ab-
dornnaI trouble and that all the royal plans
for the season viii he changed. These gloomy
forebodines do not appear TO have any better
authority than the suspicion excited by all Court
reports Of the Kings health since his visit TO
Aldershot last June
Mr Msrconi mas been drawn into series
Of interviews on the future of wireless teleg-
rspny. but has little new TO say. He asserts
that there is great dissatisfaction in Canada
over the obstacles set up by the home govern
men, i'm the way Of the establishment of a
commercial. service. His forecasts indicate an
ultimate reduction in the charges on trans
atlantic messages tc a. halfpennY Tor a WORD
The literary world is the poorer by the death
81 Edna Lyall Few women novelists had a
larger following among the reading public of
the present dat. She WAS an ardent social re-
former and took keen interest in politics, but
she never enjoyed perfect health. and, partly
owing 70 this circumstance and partly to the
natural tendency Of her disposition. she hVed
p life probably of greater auietude and seclusion
than any other English novelist OF equal celep-
rity
for q distance If fifteen miles has been attained
by the Midland Railway Company s ne" com
pound engines, with load of $50 tons New
castle paper which records the feat claims that
rhe engines in many respects are IDEAL ones
and distinct advance on any locomotive built
Hitherto in this country
Lady Syhn Primrose's marriage is likely 10
take place IN EPSON Parish Church with
reception At The Durdans.
Clotilde Cirsves-s one-act play, entitled Maker
- Comedies was tried with fair success at the
Shafteshury Theatre last night as a curtain
raiser for the successful music play For Sword
or Song" Fred Terry acted in il with MS
usual spirit and versatility. l. n r.
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