New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
PRINCE FAV0RS WAR
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powers as Great Britain is still endeavor1ng TO
reach a settlement without recourse TO meet
ing OF the signatories OF the Treaty Of Berlin
fearing that it will be impossible TO limit the
scope of The conference and establish the facts
upon which she and Turkey are insisting.
After the conference. the two foreign ministers
had a long talk with Sir Charles Hardinge the
Permanent Under Secretary of tie Forelgn O1-
6ca and former Ambassador TO Russia, with
whom? they discussed Far Eastern afa1rs ana
the AngIo-Russian Convention Sir Edward and
N 1svyoIskv will meet again tomorrow, when
King Edward will receive the Russian repre-
sentative at buckingham Palace and later en-
,ertain him ar dinner, and on Monday the dis
cussion between the two ministers viii be re
suTned at the Foreign Office
The British government is in receipt OF ad-
vices from Belgrade TO the effect that the ser
Wan government has taken the suggestion o.
the powers and is doing its best to quiet the
radical element in the country. which Is Clanor-
ing for
The situattaa in the Balkans has been found
~ he q YER delicate 10 handle. for its
rarn,acations have been far reaching. Sir Ed
nod Grey had a busy day before the arrival
oeNr TsyroIsllv. the Greek Minister being among
.ba earlier callers He presented q proposal 10
Great Britain France, Italy and Russia that
+he matter of the Cretan proclamation Of union
with Greece be considered at the proposed in
,o-ra-,onal conference simultaneously with the
question of Bulgarian independence and the
annexation by Austria-Hungary OF Bosnia and
Herzegovina. IN reply TO his proposal however
.he Creek government was informed that until
q legal status had been restored in the island
OF Crete Great Britain could not hold out any
bona that the Cretan aspirations will be
granted.
The italian Ambassador, Marquis San Giu-
rano. also called upon the British Foreign Sec
re.a-v and conveyed assurances that his govern
r7ent was fully IN accord with Great Britain,
that there ought 10 be no departure from the
conditions OF the Berlin Treaty without the
knowledge and assent OF the signatories, and
that a conference OF the powers should be called
Still another ambassador, Count Wol1-Met-
ternich representing Germany, was among the
visitors TO the Foreign Office He assured Sec
retary Grey that his government had no knoWI-
edge. previous 10 the notifications given to the
other powers OF the action Of Bulgaria and
Austria. and that as power Germany was not
interested politically in the Balkans. Gernany's
main desire. he said. was TO cooperate with the
other powers with view 20 bringing about a
friendly solution Of the question and maintain
ing peace.
Great Britain. in the mean time. has urged Tur-
key to continue her present prudent reserve as
long a the movements against her are confined
to changes of the status in regions already ef-
fectively occupied by other powers. but not 10
tolerate any further encroaChments. The dis
patch yesterday of a British feet from Malta
10 the .Egean Sea was decided on for the pur
pose Of encourag gtng Turkey to adhere to this
policy and 10 show the populations OF other
states particularly Crete, that the powers do not
view favorably any movements against Turkey at
the present moment.