Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
THE BALKAN ROW
Agreement Reashed By Great RrIisig. Russia and France 10
 be Submitted 10 Others
THE TREATY OF BERLIN

London, Oct 15.-Great Britain, Russia and France have reached an agreement on programme to be sub mitted o the other powers as a basis for discussion by the proposed Euro- pean conference to settle the Balkan situation. The proposals 10 be laid before the powers are eight in num- Der.
 The first Is to the effect that arti- cles 1 to 22 of the treaty of Berlin which relate to Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia shall be replaced by stipula- tions recognizing the Independence of Bulgaria as at present constituted and determining the financial obliga- tions of Bulgaria toward Turkey. New clauses probably 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 return of the Sanjak of Nocijazar to Turkey.
 The fourth article replaces article 23 of the treaty of Berlin by clauses recognizing the annexation of Crete to Greece and determining the finan- cial obligations of Greece in respect to crete toward Turkey. It is under stood that the four powers under whose protection Crete has been, Rus sia, Great Britain, France and Italy, will settle the Cretan question in con- cert with Turkey before referring 1t to the conference. It Is proposed also that the second part of article 23 of the Berlin teraty which provides spe- cial regulations for the government of other parts of European Turkey shalp cease to have force when the powers are assured that a satisfac- tory settlement has been effected. The fifth proposal is to the effect that arrangements similar to the above shall apply to the Armenian provinces of Turkey.
 The sixth article deals with Monte negro. The Montenegrin rights of sovereignty are limited by. article 29 of the treaty of Berlin. It Is proposl ed that articles 26 to 33 inclusive of the Berlin treaty shall be condens- ed to single article abrogating all the restrictions imposed by the treaty under the original article 29, which lit is proposed to sweep away.
 The seventh point is the statement that 1t is desirable to seek and give compensation to Servia and Monte negro by. rectification of the Bos- nian and Herzegovinian frontiers ad- Joining Novipazar.
 This is taken to imply that strip will be taken from the territory an nexed by Austria Hungary.
 The eighth proposal declares it is desirable to revise the regulations governing traffic on the river Danube so as to give larger rights to the states, bordering on the river.
 The eight articles of the pro- gramme are followed by declaration that as the new Ottoman constitution foreshadows remodeling of Turk ish legislation in conformity with the principles of other European states. the powers are prepared to consider in concert with Turkey, so soon as the reforms are realized. the best means of doing away wffh capitula- tions. It is declared also that this oc- casion could be taken to consider the abolition of the postoffices now main tained by foreign powers In Turkey.
 The draft fthis programme makes no mention of the straits between the Black sea and the Mediterranean which of course means the Bosphorus as well as the Darndanelles. But these straits have been subject of protracted discussion between Sir Ed ward Grey the British foreign secre- tary and M Isowolsky. the Russian minister of foreign affairs. M. Is- wolsky does ont ask that this ques- tion be submitted to the conference; what he desires is that Great Britain and France help Russia to negotiate with Turkey for the opening of these straits to Russia.
 ! Every desire to arrive at an un. derstanding. but safeguarding at the same time the interests of Turkey has been shown. In the first place Rus sia wanted to send warships through the straits In time of peace.
 In reply Great Britain asked that the same right be accorded all na- tions. To this Russia demurred. Ultimately an agreement apparently was reached by which the rights of ingress and egress granted Russian warships shall be accorded on tic same conditions to the ships of any r,t hor .,orx.a- r,,f nt mo ,s-ith R,srIa