New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-15
BALKAN PREDICTIONS
OUTLINES OF THE TERMS.
France Expects PoTcrS to Rdtfy
Pirate Agreements.

Paris oct lit is believed here that the in
.s-nationsI conference on the Balkan situation.
-birh is now regarded certain. VIII be limited
20 ratification of private arrangements
The matters to be settled between Turkey and
.,e movers probably viii be the recognition OF
the independence Of Bulgaria and the snnexa-
.to7 Of Bosnia and Herzegovina as accomplished
Fsrts- the annexation OF Crete 10 Greece through
.Ae intermediary Of the four powers under whose
,-otecrion crete has been: the opening Of the
T1ardanelles: the abandoning Of the Austro-
hungarian tutelage over Montenegro. and, If
rossible some sort Of satisfaction to Servia. 1t
&c said here in competent quarters that Great
+2-itain. provisional upon the consent OF Turkey,
* row ready to see the DardaneIles opened to
certain Of the powers The Black Sea is re-
rs-sed as a mare cIausuTn. and Turkeys COM
Tensariou from all quarters is to be largely
financial
n vesnitch. the seryian Minister to France.
said today
We have decided TO submit our claims TO the
powers II We do not receive justice our people
vii become desperate our existence as race
So yaorIe : al stake and as our case rests
mon national and not dynastic considerations
We expect general sympathy, particularly from
s-ivil5za1ion should not forget that for eight
centuries Se-via stood as barrier against the
Tartar hordes from Turkey. yet we who first
-77r 0u- fndependeuce suffered the most by the
cr-li- treaty. Now that Austria Hungary is
IN Bosnia and Herzegovina the menace comes
from The German side We ask only for as
s---snres Of our national existence and that our
aspirations IT the future be not killed This
could ~ accomplished by 3 slight modification
of our northern frontier and free access to our
Nor-sueEria brethren and the Adriatic through
ne sau5jak Of N0vi-Bazar-
e Petersburg. oct 1.-THE Bourse Gazette
publishes to-day what purports 10 be an outlirs
Or tire Anglo Russian agreement regarding TC--
key and the programme TO be discussed at tbs
forthcoming International Balkan conference.
The digest is IS follows
Turkey 70 recognize the independence of Bull
caria and the annexation OF Bosnia and Here
zov5na b. Austria Hungary: Bulgaria 10 pay
7Erkev an Indemnity 10 be determined upon
80 n ra0itaIize Ire annual Rour1elian tribute
g : Der cent joint guarantee by the powers
NJ Tire territorial integrity Of European Turkey;
The conversion q the Black Sea into a mare
claus7ln accessible TO the warships Of the ma
lions bordering thereon: Austria Hungary TO re-
nource the railroad in the sandjak OF Novf-
70 The terms Of Article % OF the Treaty Of Der
lin and the construction OF Servian- AdTfatic
railroad under the joint control or SeTTla- Iur-
key and Montenegro with q terminus at a
NcrrenegTtn port
Exhaustive inquiries 81 the Foreign Office and
The embassies do not confirm the outline OF The
B0urse Gazette On the contrary, negotiations
With regard 10 Turkey are far less advanced
than this published programme would indicate
improbable while others consider IL a clever
guess IN banking circles where the report origi-
mated Austria as vet has not been consulted.
and her attitude may De determining factor.
The situation however. has entered upon dis
-iuctly brighter stage. and the nervous at
rnosphere about the Foreign Office has disap-
pesred-
Constantinople. Oct, lit is officially an
rounced here to-day that all the powers con-
cerned. with the exception Of Austria Hungary,
have agreed 70 the principle OF al International
Conference 10 settle the Balkan. difficulty No
answer from Ausrria-HIunEary has beer re-
ceived Germany has accepted the invitation,
provided that the programme be restricted
Berlin. Oct 14--Neither Austria Hungary nor
Tu-ker has Yet given its consent 10 the proposed
International conference. Turkey desires z free
haud in Macedonia as well as cash compensation
from Bulgaria for the Oriental Railroad in East
CTR Roumelia. and some other outstanding
claims All the powers are in favor Of 4 fixed
programme and most % them are inclined to
on1fr from -he discussions the question OF the
Ta-darel1es and the Creten proclamation for
union with Greece