The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
PEACE PLAN
 IS PREPARED Powers Agree on Defi- nite Program WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS Independence of Bulgaria Will Be
 Recognized. Great Britain, Russia and France Agree On a Program for Sub
 nalsalon to the Proposed
 Conference.
SUBMIT PROPOSALS

London Oct. I5.-Great Britain Russia and France have reached ar agreement on program to be sup mltted to the other powers as a basis for discussion by the proposed Euro pean conference to settle the Balkan situation The proposals to be laid be- fore the powers are eight in number
 The first is to the effect that arti' cles one to twenty-two of the treaty of Berlin which relate to Bulgaria and eastern Rumelia shall be replaced by adaptations recognizing the tnde' pendence Of Bulgaria as at present constituted and determining the h' nancial obligations of Bulgaria to- ward Turkey.
 so the question of the Oriental Rail way
 The second ana third proposals art that the powers shall take note of the annexation by Austria Hungary oi Bosnia and Herzegovina and the re- turn of the Sapjak of Novipazar tc Turkey.
 The other article relates to Crete It replaces articles twenty-three oi the treaty of Berlin by clauses recog' mixing the annexation of Crete tC Greece and determining the financial obligations of Greece in respect to Crete toward Trukey.
 It is understood that the four pow CTS under whose protection Crete had been--Russia. Great Britain. France and Italy--win settle the cretar question in concert with Turkey be- fore referring it Co the conference. II is proposed also that the second part of article twenty-three of the Berlin Treaty. which provides special regu' Iations for the government of other parts of European Turkey. shall cease to have force when the powers are assured that q satisfactory settle ment has been effected
 The fifth proposal is to the effect that arrangements similar to the above shall apply to the Armenian provinces of Turkey.
 Ilge sixth article deals with Monte negro. The MenteneEran rights oi sovereignty are limited by article tgenty-nine of the treaty of Berlin IL cis proposed that articles twenty six to thirty three inclusive of the Berlin treaty shall be: condensed to a single article abFogating all the re- strictions imposed by the treaty under the original article twenty nine. which it is proposed to sweep away,
 The seventh point in the program is the statement that it. is desirable to seek and give compensation to Servia and Montenegro by a recttfica ton of AnG oODht6H AASAHCSONAhcu run tiers adjoining Novipazar. This. Is taken to imply that a strip will be taken from the territory annexed by Austria Hungary.
 The eighth proposal concerns the river Danube and declares that 1t is desirable to revise the regulations governing Danube traffic so as to give larger rights to the states bornering on the river.
 The eight articles of the program are followed by declaration that as the new Ottoman constitution fore shadows a reorganization of the ju- dicial system and a remodelllng 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 capi- tulation.
 It is declared also that this occasion could be taken to consider the aboli- tion of the post offices now. maintainl ed by foreign powers in Turkey.
 At final meeting held by Sir Ed ward Grey and NJ Iswolsky this after noon the seventh proposal was altered into simple affirmation of the de- sirability of giving compensation to Servia and Montenegro but without specifying the means.
 BulgaPta's Military Activity.
 Constantinople Oct 15--nfRturhAd al