Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-20
THERALKAN SITUATION.

In the British House OF LOIus yesV0i
day Foreign Minister Lansdowne an
nounced that the British Minister to
Seryia had been instructed to withdraw
from Belgrade for sometime on the arrival
there of King Peter, and, in the mean
time. to do nothing which could be con-
strued as a recognition of the new gov
ernment. Lord Lansdowne expressed
indignation at the crimes at Belgrade ana
he thought it was not desirable that Sir
George Bonham, the British minister,
should be in that city when the new re-
gime was inaugurated. The Foreign
Minister added that no proposal had
been received for concerted action toward
Servia by the powers, but the BRUSH
government had no intention OF MAN
tanning ordinary relations with the per
sons concerned in the massacre. Ihe
government had ascertained that France,
Germany and Italy were maintaining
an attitude towards Seryia similar to that
of Great Britain, while Russia and Aus
tria were prepared to recognize the new
regime, although Russia appeared to nave
claimed that proper punishment should
be inflicted. Lord Lansdowne had tele-
graphed to the British Minister at Bel
grade. June Is, not to recognize the pro-
visional government whose freedom from
completely in the acts of "that irightlui
night had not yet been established nor
do anything necessitating Great Britain
"recognizing the authority which may
be upset in the succession to the late
dynasty"
The following notification was gazetted
in Belgrade yesterday: "The Russian
minister here has informed the minister
of foreign affairs that he will enter into
relations with the Seryian government as
the Car had been pleased TO recognize
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as king OF
Servia. The position Of the regicides
under the new king is freely discussed,
and it is generally expected that they
will be promoted and pensioned and then
gradually removed. Any slight OF them,
however, would be hotly resented by the
army, which is master of the situation.
Fearing the effect of the Austro- Rus
sian denunciation Of the assassinatioDs,
the conspirators have taken an oath not
to diyulge one another's names or any
particulars of the tragedy. One Of them
declares that ninety pounds of dynamite
was placed in the palace, with the in
tention of blowing up the building in
the event of the royal couple attempting
to escape. Many people in Belgrade are
of the opinion that Russia's demand for
the punishment of the murderers is a
pretext to gain foothold in Servian
affairs, and that King Peter will be com
PEELED to grant concessions to stave OIL
the Russian demand.
Advices from Belgrade indicate that
the situation in the Balkans is again
alarming. A dispatch from Belgrade
says: "The newpaper correspondents
who came to Belgrade from Sofia have
been recalled. They say there are in
dications of serious trouble in Bulgaria.
The recall of these correspondents leads
those who are intimately conversant
with the Balkan situation to anticipate
recrudesence of the revolt in Mace
donia. They consider lit possible that
the revolutionary committee have pro-
claimed the autonomy Of Macedonia,
and say it is quite possible Bulgaria will
openly favor and aid such line of ac'
| ton. The best-informed people in Bel
grade regard the whole Balkan situation
as being most serious, and they think
that unless the great powers act quickly
and decisively there is danger of
general conhagration,