Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
RIFT IN WAR CLOUDS
London Sees Improvement in
the Balkan Situation.
AUSTRIA PLAYING BLUFF
Her Menacing Language to Turkey
Not Taken Seriously.
SOFIA CABINET RESIGNS
Bulgarian Opposition Leader Prob
ably Will Form Coalition Minis
try With Nationalist.
CABINET
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Sp'N'di Cdpiestdu ~ nv ctdi.
LONDON, November 2S-The war
clouds have been thick and heavy in the
southeast all week, but the political
barometer is rising and the best observers
expect an Improvement in the situation.
The Times prints a leader today more
pessimistic and alarming than any of its
utterances since the crisis began, but its
fears SEEM 20 be on the whole eXag-
gerated. 1t is more reasonable to in
terpret the menacing language to Turkey
Of Baron Won Aerenthal, the Austrian
foreign minister, in the past day or two
as a bluff than to believe that he is de-
liberately seeking hostlities when winter
has already begun. There could he no
greater diplomatic absurdity than to take
seriously Austrias pretense that a private
boycott in Turkey of private Austrian
goods constitutes a casus belli or any
thing approaching it.
Chances Of Congress Remote.
Austria is showing in many ways how
sore. suspicious and angry she Is over
the consequences of her }awless acts
which began the present crisis Russia's
steady refusal to recognize the annexa-
ton Of Bosnia and Herzegovina and her
insistence on compensation to Turkey,
and the Slav states increases the Aus
trian evaporation, so that Berlin now
regards the chances Of a European con-
ference remote.
Both Germany and Austria are now
turning the walls OF the wrath upon Eng
land, and every difficulty in the way of
easy approval of the AuStrO- Hungarian
rapacity is now ascribed to the Machia-
Vellian nnIicv IF Rrifaip ThaCe
charges are regarded by the British press
as too idle for denial They are made,
of course, for their possible effect on
Turkey. but it seems childish to imagine
that such aStute men the young Turks
have shown themselves to be should be
deceived by such absurdities.
Winter an Ally Of Peace.
1t is now nearly two months since the
world was startled by the outbreak OF
crisis which Europe has been dreading
for twenty years. Nothing has really
been done toward settlement or even
toward providing machinery for a settle
ment.
The general winter may be depended
upon to keep the peace for three months
more, but the dangers of delay which
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, pointed out SO emphatically
last week are becoming more ominOuS
daily.
Vienna Is Pessimistic.
VIENNA, November 2S.-A high official
of the foreign office, who may be regard
ed as speaking for Baron Won Aehrenthal,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
said today, with reference to the Balkan
situation:
II fear Lat the idea of an international
congress is threatened. We are ready to
enter into a conference of the powers on
condition that the annexation Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina be ratified without de-
bate. Nobody can expect US to meet the
possibility of defeat by votes. Our inten-
ton to reach an understanding with Tur-
key before the conference assemblies does
not seem to find approval In England or
Russia, and because of this the porte is
encouraged to resist our proposals. The
small Balkan states also ask impossible
which could never be real
lied peacefully. We are decidedly for
peace. but the present situation is gloomy
and complicated"
Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns.
SOFIA, November 2S.-The Bulgarian
cabinet resigned today. but the emperor
has not decided whether or not he will
accept the designations of his ministers. |
They will remain in Office at least for a |
few days to pass the budget.
If new cabinet is formed it is probable |
that NJ. Daneff, the leader of the oppoSi- |
ton, will unite with the nationalists in a