Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
ealIA|l WANTS SCOPE LIMITED
Will Decline to Consider Question
Of Dardanelies In Any Possible
international Conferenee-Cannot
Ianore Aussrta's Breach Of Berlin
Treaty.
fBx Associated Press).

| LONDON. ENG. Oct 9.-The CEN
ter OF diplomatic interest in the Bal
kan situation has been transferred
from Paris to london by the arrival
here tonight OF NJ. Iswolsky. the
Russian minister CT foreign affairs.
who purposes a conference with Sir
Edward Grey. the British minister OF
foreign affairs concerning the sit
uation and particularly with regard
70 concert OF the power to settle
the outstanding difficulties.
The Russian minister was met at
the station by Count Benckendorh.
the Russian ambassador. and a rep
res NATIVE Of the British foreign
office. with the latter of whom ar
arrangements were completed 2Ir
I'm citing tomorrow between Minister
Iswolsky and Sir Edward Grey.
Or. at Britain Is still 0. the opinion
that it would be better for Turkey
liz the matter were settled without
a meeting of the powers. and she
has not vet agreed TO a conference
|even in principle. '-s-.-@ - .'~,-' -
| The government. however. is open
Ito conviction but only on the srounI
that the discussion be limited to
what the foreign office terms the
l"pre sent breaches OF the Berlin trea-
Ity."
Austria's Suggestion Untenable.
The AustroHungarian suggestion.
which has been officially communf-
Gated 70 Great Britain. that the con-
ference should be confined to the
bulgarian declaration OF indepen-
ldence. Is held by the foreign Office
Ito be wholly untenable. The foreign
office contends that II the powers
decide in favor of a conference they
Ieannot ignore Austria Hungary
breach Of the treaty.
Great Britain is not one Of the
powers favored with the Austro-Hun-
garian proposal that the new status
los Bulgaria should be recognized
with which Baron Won Aehrenthal
has declared he approached some
lpowers.
The foreign office has been inform
led by Sir Francis Burt, the British
Ambassador at Paris as TO what N.
lIswoIsky will suggest. but this nat
turally has not besn disclosed.
| Seop. Should Be Limited.
Sir Edwards reply to any proposal
that the conference should deal with
matters outside the actions Of Aus
;Fia- Hungary and Bulgaria will be
THAT in the inter SITS OF Turkey. the
scouc Of the conference should be
strictly limited.
| Up to the preseH, time no Official
Elimination has been secured mat
Turkey is coming around to the Brit
ish view that the question should be
settled without a conference.
The general opinion IN London is
that NJ Iswolsky will propose dis
icuss;ng the question OF the Dafda-
IneI,es at the conference. This will
hiring the powers closely in touch
with the subject. Il was pointed out
TODAY that Great Britain could not
Idcsirc 20 alter a settlement that had
II Efu 50 o. wv '''s'
shc was not likely 20 refusc 10 con
slider such proposition II the
jchange were an equitable one. and
the Black sea thrown open TO all
nations.
1 u is beIirv d tina; the presence OK
la British fleet in the Aegean sea viii
ls;Tcngthcn the Turkish government
and inhu~ncr the Turkish people
against agitaiing for offensive
measures
| In optic Of warnings 10 King Pster
from Grra; Britain and France thai
tho pcople Of Scrvia BE- kept in check.
the r~puIace Of Be,zradc held demon
STATIONS Yesterday and demanded the
\ resignation o; the cabinet and also
tho abdicaiion Of King Peter unless
jhc declare war against Austria Hun
gar. which has refused 20 accept Scr.
Was prctcsg against the anns xaiion
Of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
/ Trn Thousand AustrosHunsarian.
ltrocps are sarrisonsd along the Drins
rirrr between Rospis and Scrvis.
Ircady for cventuslitiss, and u 10 said