The Penn's Grove record., 1908-10-09
BULGARIA DECLARES HER
FREEDOM FROM TURKEY
Austria Annexes States, NuIIify-
ing Treaty of Berlin.
ENGLAND STRONGLY HOSTILE
Prince Ferdinand Proclaimed Gar of
the Bulgarians With Simple But
Impressive Ceremony at Tirno.
yo, the Ancient Capital.

London. - The independence of
Bulgaria was proclaimed in the an
Gent capital of Tirnovo, with the
Car of the Bulgarians as ruler. Car
of the Bulgarians is recognized to
mean more than Car of Bulgaria,
because it is a distinct intimation
that he regards his country as having
sovereignty over all people of that
blood in the Near East. Within a
day or two Austria-Hungary, which
has been working with Prince Fer
dinand in this preconcerted plan, will
proclaim the new status of Bosnia
n Herzegovina. The question,
which has been stirring the whole of
Europe more deeply than any similar
question in the memory of the pres.
ent generation is, does it mean war?
From all the capitals come reports
indicating that it means, first of all,
another European congress of the
signers of the Treaty of Berlin to
consider the situation and probably
revise the treaty. Turkey, caught in
a moment of weakness, is the victim
of this situation, and while some 1u-
ternational animosities have been
stirred up, probably no Power is will
ing to make a Reports from the
emancipated Turkish press to Lon
don indicate that the Young Turks
will swallow this bitter pill as best
they car and, if they do, naturally
the Bulgarians, while willing and
eager for war, will have no cause Cd
which to base the beginning of hes.
t~ilities.
From the British standpoint, the
whole affair has been a surprise, and
more than a surprise, because for the
first time in years the British Gov.
eminent felt itself, with apparently a
perfect understanding with France
and Russia and complete friendship
with Italy, to be in a position where
it dominated European politics, re-
serving out of this consideration the
almost open enmity between itself
and Germany.
Probably never in the history Of
Europe has politics taken such amaz-
ingly Kaleidoscope revolutions as
during the past week. An entangling
situation will come when the sigma
tories of the Berlin treaty meet to
consider what action shall be taken
regarding the violations of the treaty.
Great Britain has served notice
thatit does not recognize the right
of any of the parties to this treaty to
violate its provisions without consult
ing the others, but English diplomats
nnvr tnas ~. IL ,9ilI resolve
itself into a scramble among the
Powers to get what is termed in
European politics "cenpensating ad-
v~antages," which Austria, backed by
Germany, has already obtained.
The official statement, issued by
the British Foreign Office, says:
His Majesty's Government cannot
admit the right of any Power to alter
an International treaty without the
consent of the other parties to it, and
it therefore refuses to sanction any
infraction of the Berlin treaty and
declines to recognize what has been
done until the views of the other
Powers are known, especially those
of Turkey, which is more directly
concerned than any one else"
The chances of war between Bull
garia and Turkey are being minimized
by Great Britain and France, who
are working together and who have
advised Turkey against it. Turkey
apparently is disposed to follow this
advice, and it is believed that if hasty
action on the part of Turkey can be
prevented, Bulgaria will have diff
Guilty in finding an excuse to begin
raj