The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-06
INDEPENDENCE
Of BULGARIA
PROCLAIMED
Once More the Balkans Are
AfIame and a Disastrous
War Is Threatened.
INTERVENTION OF THE
POWERS IS PROBABLE
SITUATION is COMPLICATED BY
PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF
TERRITORY BY AUSTRIA.

- ria, tributary principdlity under -
:. the suzerainty of the sultan of :.
:. Turkey today proclaimed her in :.
:. dependence of Turkey !.
:: This action was taken at Tir- -
:. novo by Prince Ferdinand, who ::
:. was elected Prince of Bulgaria in =
:. 1887. The Bulgarian cabinet was :.
:. present with the prince. having :.
:. met him yesterday at the frontier :.
:. and journeyed' with him to Tirno- :.
= vo. The party reached Tirnovo =
:. last evening. ::
:. TirnOvo is the ancient capital of :.
- the kingdom of Bulgaria, and it :.
:. was there in the olden days that :.
= the kings of Bulgaria were :.
:. crowned. -
London, Oct. Sin the ancient capt.
tai of Tirnovo the independence of Bull
garia was proclaimed today, with the
car of the Bulgarians as a 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 SOW
ereignty over all the people of that
blood in the east.
Within a day or two Austria-Hun-
gary. which has been working with
Prince Ferdinand in this preconcerted
plan, will proclaim the new status of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The question
which has been stirring the whole of
Europe more deeply than any similar
question in the memory of the present
generation is: Does it mean war? From
all the capitals tonight il was report
ed that it Ineans, first of all. another
European congress of the signers of the
treaty of Berlin to consider the situa-
ton and probably to revise the treaty.
Turkey, caught in moment of weak
ness, is the victim of this situation
and while some international animosi-
ties have been STIRRED up, probably
no power is willing to make war upon
the emancipated Turkey.
Attitude of Young Turks.
Reports indicate that the young
Turks will swallow this bitter pill as
best they can, and if they do, natural
ly the Bulgarians, while willing and
eager for war, viii have no cause on
which to base the beginning of HOSTILE
ties.
From the British standpoint the en-
tire affair has been surprise, and
more than a surprise, because for the
first time in years the British govern
ment felt itself. with apparently a per-
feet understanding with France and
fNuSSldr anu compete IfleOQSnlp with
Italy, to be in a position where il dom
mated European politics, reserving out
of this consideration the almost open
enmity between itself and Germany.
Scramble for Advantages.
Probably never In the history of Eu-
rope has politics taken such amazing
Kaleidoscope revolutions as during the
past week An entangling situation
I IL
Berlin treaty meet to consider what
action shall be taken regarding the vi
olations Of the treaty. Great Britain
tonight served notice that it does not
recognize the right of any of the par
ties to this treaty to violate its provi-
sions without consulting the others, but
English diplomats know that the con-
ference will resolve itself into a scram-
BILE among the powers to get what is
termed in European politics "compen-
sating advantages which Austria
backed by Germany, has already OBJ
tanned.
The official statement issued by the
British foreign Office this evening says:
British Statement.
His majesty's government cannot
admit the right of any power to alter
an international treaty without con-
Stlll VI OliEcI pal ties " IL. anu IL lNeTG-
fore refuses to sanction any infraction
of the Berlin treaty and declines to
recognize what has been done until sthe
views of other powers are known, es-
pecially those of Turkey, which is more
directly concerned than any one else"
The chances of war between Bulgaria
and Turkey are being minimiZed by
Great Britain and France, who are
working together and who have adj
vised Turkey against it. Turkey APP
parentIy is disposed to follow this ad-
vice and it Is believed that if hasty
action on the part of Turkey can be
prevented, Bulgaria will have difficulty
in finding an excuse to begin war.
Action Condemned.
The action OF Prince Ferdinand in
the proclaiming of the independence of
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