The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-26
Kaiser to Decide For Peace,
War or a Congress
CARS FOREIGN MINISTER,
Isvolsky, Working Hard for Gathering
of the Powers--His Place at Stake
But Berlin Is Re-
luctant.

Berlin, Oct 26.-Baron Isvolsky, the
Russian foreign minister, who is cred
tied with having brought with him tc
Berlin complete European conference
plan, had a two hours interview yes
terday with Won Szogyeny Marich, the
Austrian ambassador, who it is said de.
elared that Austria would agree to the
conference on condition that the ques.
ton Of the annexation OF Bosnia and
Herzegovina should be left untouched
and that all the subjects to be discuss
ed should be accurately defined before.
hand
An interview with NJ. Cambon, the
French ambassador to Germany, follow
ed and later Baron Isvolsky had a
conversation with Dr. Milanovitch, the
servian foreign minister, who is tenn
porarily in Berlin.
He visited Herr Won Schon, the Ger
man minister of foreign affairs. and
Chancellor Won Bulow Saturday. He
will take breakfast with the Kaiser to-
morrow and in the evening he will
dine with Prince Won Buelow, On Mon
day he will leave for st. Petersburg
A high diplomatic authority discuss
ed frankly with the correspondent of
The Sun last night the Balkon situation
as debated Saturday in the interview
between Chancellor Won Buelow and M.
Isvolsky. In talking over this CONVEX.
sation the diplomat said;
son Germany alone depends the ques-
ton of conference or no conference,
and Isvolcky's mission is to persuade
her to acquiesce in the idea. His reasons
are twofold First. because it is de-
sired by Russia, who wishes to have the
Austrian influence in the Balkans limit
cd and defined and to obtain share of
what is going when Turkey is put on
the disseeting table; second, because his
Qsvolsky's) fate MS a minister is at
stake. He has incurred great loss of
prestige by concealing from the Gar
and his colleagues his early knowledge
Of the Austrian designs. He has many
enemies, who are endeavoring to bring
about his downfall, but if he persuades
Germany to cooperate with England,
France and Russia for conference his
portfolio is secure for at least another
year.
Isvolsky's chief arguments with Won
Buelow Saturday are impossible to give
in detail. 1t is understood, however,
that one of the strongest was that it
is of paramount interest for Germany
that such predatory acts as Austria has
been guilty of in the Balkans shrould
be, so to speak, legitimatized. This ar
glment, moreover, is one of the most
likely to turn the scale with the Ger
man government, which otherwise, it is
well known, is opposed to a conference
which can do her no good and may
damage her influence with Turkey.
"Prince Won Buelow's reply cannot as
yet be anticipated, but the most prob
able course is that he will seek to |
cYade a decision not by a downright re-
fusal, but by throwing the response
bility on Turkey.
The sincerity Of the Ottoman govern. |
pent's present desire for conference
is extremely doubtful, for although in |
the first moment Of indignation is loud.
IL appealed to Europe now that calm
reflection has come, aided BY the strong /
advice Of Baron van Bleberstein, the /
German ambassador to Turkey, the
Porte sees that Turkey has kept only /
what she really never possessed and
that it is better to bear the
ills she has than ny to others that she
knows not Of
No information will be officially is
sued as to the Isvoisky-Yon Buelow in
terviews. Their nature win be diselos-
Cd il at all. later on through the semi
official press.