Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15

BULGARIA TO BE RECOGNIZED
Annexation Of Crete to Greece to
Be Acknowledged, With
Financial Obligations.
No Mention OF Straits Between Black
Sea and Mcditcrranean--Anx to
Safeguard Turkeys Rights.

London, Oct. 15.--Great Britain, Rus
STA and France have reached an agree
ment on a program to be submitted to
the other powers as u basis for dis
cussion by the proposed European con-
ference TO settle the Balkan question.
ne proposals to be laid before the con-
ference are eight in number.
The first is TO the effect that articles
TO q of, the treaty of Berlin, which
relate to Bulgaria and eastern Rumelu,
snail be replaced by stipulatons rec
osnlzlng the independence of Bulgaria
as at present constituted and deter
mining the financial obligations of
Bulgaria toward Turkey. New clauses
probably will settle also the question
or the oriental railway.
Inc second and third proposals are
| that the powers shall take note of the
annexation by Austria Hungary of
| Bosnia and Herzegovina and the re-
| turn of the saniak of Novipazar to
| Turkey
CRETE.
!. The fourth article relates to Crete.
II replaces article % of the treaty of
! Berlin by clauses recognizing The an
neXation of Crete to Greece and de
| tcrmininS the financial obligations Of
Greece In respect to Crete, toward Tur-
key,
1t is understood that the powers ,,,l-
| der whose protection Crete has been,
| Russia. Great Britain France and tia
| ~, Will settle the Cretan question in
concert with Turkey before referring It
to the conference IT is proposed also
that the second part of article 90 of
| the Berlin treaty. which provides spe-
cial regulations for the government of
| other parts of European Turkey, shall
cease to have force when the powers
are assured that a settlement has been
| effected.
ARMENIAN PROVINCES.
The fifth proposal is to the effect that
arrangements similar to the above
shall apply to the Armenian provinces
of Turkey.
The sixth article deals with Monte
7 negro, The Monbenegrian rights of
sovereignty are limited by article % of
The treaty of Berlin. 1t Is proposed that
articles rs to 80, Inclusive, of the .Ber-
lin treaty shall be condensed to single
article abrogating all the restrictions
| imposed by the treaty, under the orig
inal article 20, which IT is proposed to
/ sweep away.
The seventh point in the program Is
the statement that 1t is desirable to
seek and give compensation to Servia
and Montenegro by a ratification of
the Bosnian ana Herzegovinian from
tiers adjoining NovipaZar. This is taxi
| en- to imply that strip will be taken
1 from the territory annexed by Austria
Hungary.
RIVER DANUBE
The eighth proposal concerns the
river Danube and declares it is de-
sirable to revise the regulations gov
erning Danube traffic, so as to give
larger rights TO the states bordering
| on the river
The eighth article of The program
IS followed by a declaration that as
| the new Ottoman constitution fore
shadows reorganization of the judi
| cial system and q remodeling of Turk
ish legislation in conformity with prin-
ciples OF other European states, the
| powers are prepared TO consider, in
| concert with Turkey. SO soon as these
| reforms are realized the best means
| of doing away with capitulations. 1t
| Is declared also that this occasion could
| be taken to consider the abolition of
| the postoffices now maintained by for
eign powers in Turkey
THE BLACK SEA.
The draft Of this program makes no
| mention Of the straits between the
| Black sea and the Mediterranean.
| as well as the Dardanelles. But these
| straits have been. a. subject of protract-
| ed discussion between Sir Edward Grey
| the British foreign secretary. and NJ
| lswolsky. the Russian minister Of for
eign affairs NJ. Iswoiski does not ask
that this question be submitted to tho
conference: what he desires is taas
Great Britain and France help Russia
to negotiate with Turkey for the open
ing of these straits to Russia.
Every desire to arrive ut an under
standing, but safeguarding at the same
tins the interests OF Turkey has been
shown. IN the first place, Russia want
cd the right TO send warShips through
The straits in time of peace, that is 10
say when Turkey was not at war
Under special conditions and special re-
,strctions. In replying Great Britain
asked that the same right be accorded
ali nations To this Russia demurred,
arguing that foreign warships could
only desire to enter the Black sea for
beliigerent purposes. Ultimately. an
agreement apparently was reached by
when the rights of ingress and egress
granted Russian warships shall be ac-
cctGed on the same conditions to the 4
SHIPS of any other power not at war
with Russia.
ALARMIsT RuMORs DENIED
Paris, Oct. lon. Stanoioff. the di-
plomhtic agent of Bulgaria in Paris,
is in receipt Of official advices from So
fla, which deny the alarmist rumor;
current here yesterday of Bulgaria's
purposes. Bulgaria has no intention
OF sending an ultimate m to Turkey or
OF ordering further mobilization of he
forces. On the contrary, the outlou!l
far d peaceful adjustment with Turkey
ana the powers is now regarded in So
fi;t as practically assured through tn.
International conference. NJ. Stancoir
said he did not give credence to bel
liSosc language attributed 10 the Bpi
sariar premier, and explained that Bu-
garia was ready TO make whatever
inoIey compensation was proper on ac
count OF the oriental railroad and east
ern Rumelia. He characterized as alb
surtl the report from Belgrade OF Il
secret treaty between Bulgaria and
Aust aHungary.
Continuing the conversation, II,
stancioff expressed surprise that tbs
Emitted States has not yet recognized
+ the Independence OF Bulgaria, but he
recalled with pleasure the letter from
President Roosevelt to Prince Ferdi
nand presented by John B. jackson
when he was accredited as the diplo-
matte agent of the United States to