The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-10-07
FRANCE A MEDIATOR,
Conferences With Representa-
tives of the Powers.

Danger Of War Believed to Lie In Pre-.
cipitate Action at constantinople,
Should War Be Declared Efforts Of
the Powers viii Be Directed to
Limiting Hostiitles to Bulgaria and
Turkey - international Conference
to Revise Treaty Of Berlin.
Paris, Oct. 6.-France has essayed
the role Of mediator with the object
of preventing war between Turkey
and Bulgaria, and as a result of For
eign Minister Phhon's series of con
ferences with the representatives OF
the powers including NJ. Iswolsky, the
Russian foreign minister, Naoum
Pacha the Turkish ambassador to
France, the Austro-Hungarian, the
British, the American and the Italian
ambassadors and of active exchanges
which have been going on between the
various cabinets, it was announced
last night that France, Great Britain,
Russia and possibly Italy were pre-,
pared to act in unison to preserve
peace and to call a conference of the
signatories of the Berlin treaty to
deal diplomaticlly with the situation
that mas arisen between Turkey and
Bulgaria and to harmonize conflicting
interests so that fresh complications
may be avoided.
Recognition Of Bulgaria Conceded.
Already certain tentative PROPOSE
tons as basis for conference have
been forwarded to Constantinople, and
If the portes assent can be secured it
IS argued as certain that peace will
be maintained. The nature of these
propositions has not been disclosed,
but II is understood that they involve
the recognition of Bulgaria's indie
pendence as a "fait accompli"
The danger of war Is believed to
lie in precipitate action at Constan-
tinople. Forced by the Young
Turks" party. which may fear a blow
at its prestige if it acquiesces in the
loss of Bulgaria, and by the military
party, which wants to restore the old
order of things, il is feared that Tur-
key, although ill-prepared, both from
financial and military standpoint,
may proclaim war. Should this be
the case, the efforts of the powers will
then be directed to limiting the war to
Bulgaria and Turkey.
According to information received
here. Bulgaria would welcome war, as
the Bulgarians are convinced that
their army could march straight to
Constantinople before the Turkish
forces could be modified. The French
governments communique says:
at is certain that France, Russia,
Great Britain and Italy will do their
utmost to maintain peace in the East,
but it seems difficult as the present
moment to Judge what means will
best attain this end All depends
upon what will happen at Constantin-
ople. and events that will now rapidly
ensue might very shortly place the
powers in the presence Of 'fait ac-
compli and completely modify the
aspect Of affairs.
Revision of Treaty of Berlin.
"The idea of an international con-
ference charged with the duty OF de-
Gliding upon a revision of the treaty of
Berlin would seem to be put forward
with a certain persistence in political
circles. However, the disposition of
Turkey in that respect must be first
ascertained. If Turkey is favorably
inclined to this it is believed that the
powers can easily reach an agreement
on the principle of a conference, the
initiative for which France, Great
Britain and Russia will take. But
these are only hypothesis, which for
the present must be regarded with re-
serve"
The view is now held here that
there has been a double move on the
part of Bulgaria and Austria-H Hungary,
these two countries acting together
and that Germany and Italy were ad
vised Of II in advance. Russia also
received an intimation Of the plan,
but Mr.. Iswolsky asserts that he was
not let fully into the secret, and in
some reSDpctS was misled