The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-13
ENGLAND HAS
CHANGED HER
LATE POSITION
Will Consent to Conference Of
the Powers on the Near
East
MAINTAINS HER POSITION
ON TREATY ABROGATloN
Conditions Looking Brighter for Rea.
sonable Settlement of the Vexins
Problem Which is the Key to Eu.
ropean Politics and Diplomacy.

London. Oct. I'm. Iswolsky. the
Russian foreign minister, has sue
ceeded in impressing upon Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British secretary for
foreign affairs, the necessity that not
only should conference of the pow
ers be held to settle the crisis in the
near east, but that this conference
should take under advisement other
questions besides those involved in
the annexation by Austria of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the declaration
OF Bulgarian independence.
This change of front on the part of
Great Britain, which has caused great
surprise was announced by the for
eign Office at the conclusion of long
conference between Sir Edward Grey
and NJ. Iswolsky after a, meeting of
the cabinet in the morning at which
Sir Edward set forth the position he
had taken and explained that views
of the Russian foreign minister. Sir
Edawrds secretary in making the an
nouncement, said:
at may be affirmed with certainty
that both ministers concur in the
necessity for a conference and that
the pour parlers at the foreign Of
flee, following as they do, upon the
Franco-Russian negotiations on the
same subject, have smoothed away
some of the difficulties which were in
the way. 1t is now regarded as
probable that the latest events in the
near east also necessitate the enlarg-
ing Of the scope Of the questions to
be discussed at the conference"
Further than this nothing could be
ascertained officially as to the ques-
tions NJ. Iswolsky desires to include.
In fact, it is doubtful if it has been
decided what shall be taken up in
addition to the two actions which
brought about the crisis, for 1t was
intimated that the pour parlers at
the British foreign Office have not yet
been concluded and may continue for
several days. NJ. Iswolsky intended
to leave for Paris on Wednesday, but
he said today that his departure
would not be possible until Thursday
and that he might remain in London
even longer than that.
1t is doubted whether Russia is
anxious to reopen the Dardanelles for
the present. for if this is done 1t must
be for all nations, and Russia is not
likely to desire that while her fleet
Is Sc weak. Besides. other treaties in
addition to the treaty OF Berlin would
be involved
The only point in her previous
stand Great Britain is continuing to
insist upon apparently is that no
modification of a treaty can be per-
mitted without the consent of all pae-
ties to that treaty, and at her pro-
posal the powers have instructed
their ambassadors at Constantinople
to reaffirm this principle. What end
can be served by this is not stated by
the foreign office, but it can hardly
be expected that either Bulgaria or
Austria-Hungary will consent to re-
store the legal status in Bulgaria and
Bosnia and Herzegovina before the
questions of independence and an
nexation are considered, as the pow
ers have decided must be done with
respect to the Island Of Crete.
Inflammatory Speech.
Vienna, Oct. 1S.-The inflammatory
speeches Of Crown Prince George of