Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
Premier Balfour Replies to
Archbishop Davidson on
Balkan Imbroglio.
HE ANAlYzEs THE SITUATION
Best Hope of Dealing With It Lies
in Russo-Austrian Agreement. He
Believes-Reforms Must Be Made
Operative.

teutIOu " tuc SIOWiuS uhOoeihSSc
among church men at the apparent
apathy of the powers, while unspeak-
able atrocities are perpetrated In Mac
edonia."
Mr. Balfour says he is in entire sym
pathy with the feelings of horror and
indignation and fully understands the
desire to give expression in public
meetings to the sentiment of reproba.
ton which recent events justified. Mr.
Balfour then says:
I'VE have not to deal with simple
question of misgovernment or oppres-
sion by Turkish officials, but with a
problem complicated by the facts that
the Christian population OF Macedonia
is rent in fragments by differences OF
race aggravation to the ills inflicted by
a corrupt and incapable administration
and by an iii paid and undisciplined
soldiery and by detestable system OF
taxation, we have to reckon with all
the Ills which in population not i'm
bued with western ideas of humanity,
rival nationalities and sects do not
scruple to inflict on one another"
Mr. Balfour adds:
Inc instrument whereby tne situa'
tion may De dealt Win is the concert
OF europe. But TINS, even were tney
all In harmony, is necessarily SLOW ana
may easily be inenective Is the PROB
lem Is complex.
1t was matter OF congratulation
when Russia and Austria, acting with
the authority OF Europe proposed 70
press the scneme Oh reforms winch,
while lacking in the theoretical per-
fection, came within the circuit OF
practical policies, and would, II more
earnestly pressed Dy the porte anu
more frankly accepted by the Mace
DOMAIN population, nave spared the
world the horrors It has since witness
ed. Neither OF these conditions was
fulfilled, The porte, as usual, was
dilatory and failed to see that policy
or humanity was policy OF wisdom.
The revolutionists have deliberately
done their best 10 drive the Turk TO ex-
cesses and furnish him with an excuse
for deferring the execution OF reforms
meeting horrors with horrors and
brutality with brutality, Tor the delib-
crate purpose OF driving the TURK 10
crimes against the innocent and thus
play upon the sympathies OF the world.
Such methods as these are no more
tolerable than the misgovernment
wnlcn is thelr excuse.
coming 10 the question OF the atti-
tude Oh treat britain, MT baiIour
points out that RUSSIA, austria ana
turkey cannot De lndluerent 10 TERRI
torial redistribution IN the peninsula.
while Greece, Buigaria' servia and
houmania are all Interested IN the rate
OIL the province whose Christian popu-
iatlon Is mace up from all thelr ma
tionalltles. Inese externai compica-
IONS are ooupled py internal ones, De-
cause Oh rehglous diHerences, the MO-
nammedahs rearing Cnristlan RUE.
whle the extremists ana CHRISTIANS
persecute the patriarcns' the creeks
VINO are patriarcnists. would sooner
unu protection unuer tne RUE Oh tne
sultan tnan pc ieit 70 ngnt the mat
ter OUT Win the buigarians VINO are
eAarcnists.
~ is Win problem such as this
that one mas 20 deai, SAID Mr. bailour,
anu canno. put DeiieVe tnat tne pest
operation Of Russia and Austria
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