The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-08
INDEPENDENCE or COUNTRY 10
PROCLAIMED IN ANCIENT
CAPITAL or TlRNOVo.
TURKS CAUGHT UNPUEPAUED
England Feeling Itself 70 BE In q
Position TO Dominate European
Politics ls Caught Mapping
and Greatly Surprised.


London, oct. 6.--In the ancient cap
ital Of Tirnovo the indepedence OF
Bulgaria was proclaimed Monday with
the car OF the Bulgarians as a ruler
Gar Of the Bulgarian is recognized
to mean more than car Of Bulgaria
because Il is distinct intimatlon that
he regards his country as having
sovereignty over all the people Of that
blood in the east Within day or two
Austria Hungary, which has been
working with Prince Ferdinand In this
preconcerted plan. will proclaim the
new status OF Bosnia and Herzefio
vina.
The question which has been stir
ring the whole OF Europe more deeply
than any similar question in the
memory Of the present generation is
does II mean war? From all the
capitals Monday night came reports in
dicating that II means, hrst Of all, an.
other European congress OF the sign
ers Of the treaty OF Berlin to consider
the situation and probably 10 revise
the treaty. Turkey caught In q
moment of weakness, is the victim OF
this situation and while some internal
animceities have been stirred up
probably No power Is willing 70 make
war. Reports from the emancipated
Turkish press to London indicate that
the young Turks" will swallow this
bitter pill as best they can and. II
they do, naturally the Bulgarian's,
while willing and eager for war, will
have no cause on which to base the
eesinnirE q hostilitiss.
England IL Surprised.
From the British standpoint the
whole affair has been a surprise and
more than a surprise, because for the
first time in years the British govern
ment felt itself. with apparently a per-
feet understanding with France and
Russia and complete friendship with
Italy, to be In position where II dom.
mated EuroPeoA politics. reserving out
Of this consideration the almost open
enmity between itself and Germany.
Probably never In the history Of
EnroDe have politics taken such MAJ
inGly kalsidesocpic revolutions as dur
ing the past week. An sntAngling sit
nation will come when the sigaatOries
Of the Berlin treaty meet to consider
what actien shall be taken regarding
the violation Of the treat Great
Britain served notice Monday that II
dsaa net recognize the right Of any OF
The parties to this treaty 10 violate
ita provisions without consulting the
others, but English diplSAAts know
that the conference will resolve itself
into = scramble among the powers to
get what is termed In European poll
ties "eOnpoAsstinE advAntages,"
which Austria, backed by Germany,
has already obtained.
The official statement olfersd By the
BritiuA foreign ofhce Monday even.
ing says:
HIS maissty's government cannot
admit the right of any power to alter
an international treaty without the
consent Of the other parties % II, and
II therefore refuses to sanction any
infraction Of the Berlin treaty and de.
clinss TO recognise what has been Done
until the views Of the other powers
are known, especially those OF Turkey,
which Is more directly concerned than
any one sise."
The chances OF war between Bull
garia and Turkey are being minim-
ixed by Great Britain and France who
are working together and who have
advised Turkey against It. Turkey
apparently is disposed to follow this
advice and 1t Is believed that II hasty
action on the part Of Turkey is pre-.
vented. Bulgaria will have difficulty in
finding an excuse TO begin war.