The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-06

:
LONDON, Oct. Sin the ancient
capital Of Tirnova, the independence
Of Bulgaria was proclaimed today with
the czar OF the Bulgarians as a ruler.
Gar Of the Bulgarians is recog-
Aized to mean more than czar OF Bull
garia, because 1t is q distinct intima-
tion 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 Ferdi-
nand in this preconcerted plan, will
proclaim the new status Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The question which
has been stirring the whole of Europe
more deeply than any similar ques-
tion in the memory Of the present
generation.
Does II mean war?
From all the capitals tonight It was
reported that it means frat of all
another European congress Of the
signers OF the treaty Of Berlin to con
slider the situation and probably to
revise the treaty. s43
Turkeys Position.
Turkey, caught in moment Of
weakness, Is the victim Of this situa-
tion. While some international ami
nosities have been stirred up, proba-
bly, no power Is willing to make war
upon the emancipated Turks. Re-
ports indicate that the young Turks
will swallow this bitter pill as best
they can, and II they do the Bulgar
rians will have no cause on which TO
Aase the beginning Of hostilittes.
Y A Great Surprise.
From the British standpoint the
whole afair has been ! surprise and
more than surprise. because for tho
lrst time Ii years the British govern
nent felt itself with apparently . per.
feet understanding with France and
Russia and complete friendship with
Italy. to be IN Q position where III
dominated European politics, reserv-
ing out Of this consideration the al.
most open enmity between itself and
Germany.
Powers Will Meet. a
Probably never In the history Of,
Europe have politics taken such an
amazing Kaleidoscope revolution 40
during the past week. An entangling
situation will come when the signato-
ries Of the Berlin treaty meet to con-,
slider what action shall be taken re-
garding the violations Of the treaty.
Great Britain tonight served notice
that it does not recognize the right Of
any Of the parties to this treaty to
violate its provisions without consult
Ing the others. but English diplomats
know that the conference will resolve
itself into q scramble among the pow,
-ers to get what is termed in European
Dolitics Compensation which Austria,
backed by Germany. has already OBJ
tanned. I'M
The ohcial statement issued ~ the
British foreign once this evening
says: gss n
The British Mote.
''IIis Ma5esty's government cannot
admit the right Of any foreign power,
to alter an international treaty With
out the consent Of other parties to II,
and It therefore refuses to sanction
any refraction Of the Berlin treaty
and declines to recognize what has
been done until the view Of other pow
ers are known, especially those Of
Turkey, which is more directly con-
cerned than any one else"
The chances Of war between Bull
garia and Turkey are being minimised
BY Great Britain and France. who are
working together and Who have ad-
vised Turkey against It.
Russian diplomats regret that Bul.
garia decided to take tho step Il the
present moment.