The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-06
TURKEY AND
THE POWERS
THE TURK MUST PACIFY THE
BALKANS OR THE POWERS
WILL DO IT FOR HIM.
Associated Press. Morning Service.

Associated Press, Morning Service.
LONDON, April 5.-The crisis in Tur-
kish affairs has come, in the opinion
of those who have watched affairs in
the east. This was developed today
when formal notice was served upon
Turkey, either to pacify the revolving
provinces or submit to military ocCu'
threatened.
The Ambassadors of England, Aus
tria and Russia submitted to the Porte
today at Constantinople a joint note
in the form of an ultimatum 1t is
set forth in this diplomatic last word
that the outbreak of the Albanian
rebels must be suppressed as the peace
of the border provinces is destroyed,
and the interests of the citizens of the
nations in the tripartite agreement
threatened.
After emphasizing the necessity for
immediate action, the ultimatum is set
forth, that in the event of the failure
of Turkey to accomplish the pacifica-
ton of the provinces the areas in DIS
order will be occupied at once, and in
force, by the military Of the three pow
ers.
There is given out here nothing as 20
the agreement of the powers sigma
tory to the note, as to what form the
military demonstration will take, but
it is understood that there will be i'm
mediate action upon the elapsing of
reasonable time for the completion of
the work of suppression of the rebel
lion.
Meanwhile news from the revolving
provinces is disquieting. 1t is reported
that the Mohammedans of Bosnia and
Herzegovina are armng for the pur-
pose of assisting the Albanians. Should
this prove to be correct the strength
of the rebels will be greatly in
creased, and the Sultan's forces would
be met by veterans of former wars, tax
ing up arms against their co-religion-
lists.
SOFIA, April 5.-The Macedonian
refugees in this city today held re-
uuiem mass for the dead rebels of their
province.
Bosnia and Herzegovina are two
Austrian provinces adjoining the west
trn portion of Turkty in Europe. 1t is
in this western portion of Turkey that
the fighting is now going on and the
people of these two Austrian provinces
are of about the same class and habits
as the Macedonians and Albanians.
SOFIA Bulgaria, April 4.-Unde1
pressure Bulgaria has at length taken
steps to show that this country is anx-
ious to maintain it's neutrality in the
eyes of Europe. The many outbreaks
on the border have had the effect OF
bringing to the attention of the minis
try a number of protests from Turkey
and other powers, and the result has
been the demand upon the police to
, prevent breaches of the national neu-
trality.
The supplying of arms to the Mace
DOMAIN rebels has been carried on
?, through Bulgarian cities, with degree
of openness which has enabled the au-
thorities to keep in constant touch
with the workings of the agents of the
committees. The arms have been Sc
cured principally from France and
England. and it is a common rumoI
that there has been sent into the coun-
try sufficient arms and ammunition &c
enable the mountain forces to keep III
, their warfare for the next two years
Upon the orders from the ministry
today that there must be no oper
- breaches the police seized large
shipment OF arms and ammunition OF
! the way to the frontier for transporta
ton to the Macedonian committees.
1t is the belief that the arms seizeC
I were only a small portion of the ship
f ment and that a large supply of wa
. material was permitted to reach IL
$ destination.
. SALONlCA, April 4.-The Russian
consul at Mitrovitza has been killed b!
+ AlLanians. 1t is believed that tn
p rebels conceived the idea that he hac
: been instrumental in giving informa
8 ton to the Turkish officials and in re
Y venge waylaid him and took his life.