Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-01
NO INTERVENTION
POWERS WILL TAKE NO HAND IN
BALKAN TROUBLE.
will Insist on q Trial of Sultan's
Reform Policy. Russia and Aus
tria Blame Macedonian Agita-
tors for Present COnditiOns--An
Official Note by Russia.

tors for Present Conditions--An
Official Note by Russia.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 25.-The Rus
sian government has issued an official
note reiteratinx that the attitude OF the
powers in regard to the Austro Russian
reform scheme for Macedonia is I'M
changed, and that consequently neither
Turkey nor Bulgaria can expect sup
port from any quarter in the event OF
open or secret resistance to that scheme.
The government, after pointing out
that the suggested reforms were at the
outset attended with good results, con-
tinues:
"These, however, did not satisfy the
Macedonian committees which have
sprung up in the slav states. The
probability, which has become appar-
ent, that the Christian population
would calm down under the lnfuenie Of
reforms, deprived these committees of
all favorable grounds for the realization
OF their revolutionary plans. While
proclaiming that their object was the
protection of their -religionists against
Turkish oppression, these communities
in reality seek to attain their selfish
aim of modifying the administrative
system in the province go as to convert
it into Bulgarian Macedonia, to Sssthe
detriment of the rights of other Chris
tian peopes, whose interest is equally
dear to orthodox Russia.
Gas the leaders found no support
among the non Bulgarian element in
Macedonia, they exerted themselves to
raise general instruction by cruel
outrages and terrorizing, in order to
hinder the projected reforms.
Spread OF Insurrecti0n.
"Unhappily, in spite of precautions
of the Sofia government, the Macedo-
Man agitation spread considerably in
Bulgaria itself, finding support among
those who mistakenly reckoned that
the outbreak thus caused would compel
Russia to alter her program and pro-
claim herself the champion OF the un-
realizable plans of the leaders of tho
revolution.
"This fatal conception. against which
Russia gave incessant warnings, has
brought upon the Christians in Turkish
vilayets grievous oppression, which
will only end when the incursion of in
surgents from Bulgaria and revolution
airy activity of the committees cease.
Not until then can tho immediate ap-
pication of reforms needed by the pop
ulation and by which they will be pro-
tected from Turkish atrocities be insist
ed upon. the most energetic endeavors
having failed to bride the fanaticism
of the Mus.ulmans.
Gin view of the thickening compli-
cations, the Russian and Austrian gov
ernments have reiterated their views to
this effect, both at Sofia and at Con-
stantinople. and acting on tho sugges-
ton of Austria and Russia, all tho gov
ernments Of the powers which signed
the treaty of Berlin have instructed
their representatives to Turkey and
Bulgaria to emphasize their full unan-
unity in the Austro Russian work Of
pacifying the Balkans, 60 as to remove
all misconceptions OF possible assistance
in the event of dangerous enterprises.
Declaration OF Powers.
"These representatives have been in
structed to make a declaration to the
governments of Turkey and Bulgaria as
follows:
"'The present state Of affairs In the
Turkish vilayets, which is due to the
criminal intentions of committees and
revolutionary bands, does not alter the
attitude of the powers most interested.
Consequently neither Turkey nor Bull
garia can rely on the support of any
power in the event OF open or secret OPP
position to the realization of this
scheme
"The imperial government hopes
this new warning will convince Turkey
as well as Bulgaria, of the futility of
any attempt to avoid the fulfillment of
the demands made upon them, and
cause them to take all the measures in
their power for the repression of the
disturbances in the Balkan peninsula,
which can only have the most serious
consequences for both the Ottoman en-
pire and Bulgaria."