The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-06

PARIS, Oct. 5.-France has essayed
the role Of mediator, with the object
Of preventing war between Turkey and
Bulgaria, and as result of Foreign
Minister Pinchon's series Of confer
ences today with the representatives
of the powers, including M. Iswolsky,
the Russian foreign minister, Pascha,
the Turkish ambassador to France, the
Austro-H Hungarian, the British, the
American and the Italian ambassadors
and Of active changes which have
been going on between the various
cabinets, it was announced tonight
that France, Great Britain, Russia and
possibly Italy were prepared to act IN
unison to preserve peace and to call
q conference Of the signatories Of the
Berlin treaty to deal automatically
with the situation that has arisen be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria, and to
harmonic conflicting interests, so
that fresh complications may be
avoided. NJ
Powers try t. Agree.
Already certain tentative PROPOSE
tions as a basis for such conferences
have been forwarded to Constantine
pie and II the porte's assent can be
secured, II is regarded that peace will
be maintained. The nature Of these
have not been disclosed,
but 1t is understood that they involve
the recognition Of Bulgaria's independ-
ence as Eau fait accompli.''
The danger Of war Is believed to lie
n recipitate action at Constantinople.
The young Turks party, fears q blow
at it's prestige II 1t acquiesces in the
loss Of Bulgaria and thus the military
party wants to restore the old order
Of things. It Is feared that Turkey,
although i'll prepared, both from a
financial and military standpoint, may
proclaim war. q.
Attempt to Limit War.
Should this be the case, the efforts
Of the powers will then be directed to
limiting the war to Bulgaria and Tur-
key.
According to information received
here, Bulgaria would welcome war as
the Bulgarians are convinced that
their army could march straight to
Coustantinople before the Turkish
forces could be mobolized. The French
governments Ommunique issued today
says:
1T is certain that France, Russia,
Great Britain and Italy will do their
utmost to maintain peace in the east,
but9it 10 difticult to Judge what means
will best attain this end. All depends
on what will happen at Constantinople
and events which will now rapidly en-
sue might very shortly place the pow
ers in the presence Of "au fait accom-
pill" and completely modify the aspect
ot affairs.
''The idea OF an international con-
ference charged with the duty Of de-
Gliding upon . revision Of the treaty
Df Berlin would seem to be put for
ward with persistence IN certain po-
litical circles. However. the disposi.
ton Of Turkey IN that respect must
be flrst ascertained.
Some Rapid Moves.
IL Turkey 10 favorably inclined to
bhis, It ds thought that the powers can
easily reach an agreement on the
Of . conference In the ini.
tiative for which France, Great Britain
and Russia viii take. But these are
only hypotheses which for the pres
ent must be regarded with reserve"
The view is now held here that there
has been Q double move on the part Of |
The Bulgarians and Austria-H Hungary,
these two countries acting together
and that Germany and italy were nd
vised Of It In advance. Russia also re-
ceived' an intimation Of the plan. but
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