Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
AUSTRIAN FLEET
IN A WAR MOVE
six VESSELS ANCHORED NEAR
THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF
MONTENEGRO.
POWERS AGREE ON
CONFERENCE BASIS
End to Balkan Tangle In Sight as
Result Of Plan Providing for Status
Of Crete and Other Territory A.
fected in Crisis.

Cettinje, Montenegro, Oct. 16.-Sfx
Austrian warships were anchored
Thursday of Spinza, in Dalmatia. a
crown land of Austria Hungary. They
are no more than ten miles from Anti
var1, the sole seaport of Montenegro.
Agreement Between Powers.
London, Oct. 16.-Great Britain.
Russia and France have reached an
agreement on a programme to be sub
mitted to the other powers as basis
for discussion by the proposed Eu-
ropean conference to settle the Bal
kan situation. The proposals to be
laid before the powers are eight in
number: The first is to the effect that
articles 1 to % of the treaty of
Berlin, which relate to Bulgaria
and eastern Roumelia, should be
replaced by stipulations recognizing
the independence of Bulgaria as at
present constituted and determining
the financial obligations of Bulgaria
toward Turkey. New clauses prob
ably will settle also the question of
the Oriental railway.
The 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 sanjak of Novipazar to
Turkey.
Provision Regarding Crete.
Article 4 relates to Crete. It re-
places article % of the treaty of
Berlin by clauses recognizing the an
nexation of Crete to Greece, and de-
termining the financial obligations of
Greece In respect to Crete, toward
Turkey. It is understood that the four
powers charged with the protection of
Crete, Russia, Great Britain, France
and Italy will settle the Cretan ques-
t1on in concert with Turkey before
referring it to the conference. 1t is
proposed that the second part of arti-
Gle % Of the Berlin treaty, which pro-
vides special regulations for the gov
ernment Of other parts of European
Turkey, shall cease to have force
when the powers are assured that a
satisfactory settlement has been ef-
fected.
The fifth proposal is to the effect
that arrangements similar to the
above shall apply to the Armenian
provinces of Turkey.
Article 6 deals with Montenegro.
The Montenegrin rights of sovereignty
are limited by article 29 of the treaty
OF Berlin. It is proposed that articles
26 to 33, inclusive, of the Berlin
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.
Plan Compensation to Servia.
The seventh point in the program is
the statement that it is desirable to
seek and give compensation to Servia
and Montenegro by rectification of
the Bosnian and Herzegovinian from
tiers, adjoining Novipazar. This is
taken to imply that a strip will be
taken from the territory annexed by
Austria Hungary.
Proposal 8 concerns the river Dan
ube and declares it is desirable to re-
wise the regulations governing Dan
ube traffic so as to give larger
rights to the states bordering on
the river.
The eight articles are followed by
a declaration that as the new Otto
man constitution foreshadows a reor-
ganization of the judicial system and a
remodeling of Turkish legislation in
conformity with the principles 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. It is de-
clared, also, that this occasion could
be taken. to consider the abolition of
the post Offices now maintained by for
eign mowers in Trrkov