Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
British and Russian Foreign
Ministers Meet.
lFAIC TO REACH DECISION
Adjourn Until Today After Confer.
enee Lasting Hours. .
BUSY. DAY IN LONDON OFFICE
Greek Minister and italian and Ger
man Ambassadors Among Sir
Edward drey's Callers.

LONDON, October 1O.-Although Sir Ed.
ward Grey. the British foreign secretary
and M. Iswolsky, the Russian minister OF
foreign affairs, spent several, hours this
afternoon discussing the near-easterr
crisis. they did not reach decision as te
the best means of solving the questions
involved.
Oncially it was stated that the meet.
ing resolved itself into preliminary
exchange Of views. and that the minis.
ters were hopeful that friendly solu.
ton would be found. This the foreign
Office will admit must necessarily be BY
means OF q conference OF the powers
as Great Britain is still endeavoring te
reach q settlement without recourse tc
OF Berlin. fearing that it will be i'm.
possible to limit the scope OF the con.
ference and establish the facts upon
which she and Turkey are snsisting.
To Meet Again Today.
After the conference the two foreign
ministers had long talk with Sir Charles
Hardinge, the permanent under secretary
Of the foreign Office and former am.
bassador to Russia, with whom they dis
cussed far eastern affairs and the Anglo.
Russian convention.
Sir Edward and M. 1swoIsky will meet
again tomorrow. when King Edward Will
receive the Russian representative u
Buckingham Palace and later entertain
him at dinner. and Monday the discus.
sion between the two ministers will be
resumed at the foreign ONCE.
The British government is in receipt
Of advices from Belgrade to the effec,
that the Servian government has taken
the suggestion OF the pSwers and is do.
ing its best to quiet the radical element
in the country, which is clamoring fol-
war,
The situation In the balkans has beer
found to be very delicate one to handle
for Its ramifications have been far reach.
ing. Sir Edward Grey had a busy da,
Greek minister being among the earle,
callers He presented a proposal tc
Great Britain. France. Italy and Russia
that the matter of the Cretan proclama.
ton OF union with Greece be considered
at the proposed international conference
simultaneously with the questions of Bull
garian importance and the annexation by
Austrta-Hpnsary Of Bosnia and Herzego-
yina.
In reply to his proposal. however, the
Greek government was notified that until
legal status has been restored in the
Island of Crete, Great Britain cannot
i. out any hope that the CFetan aspira-
tons VIII be granted.
Gfuliano, also called upon the British for.
eign secretary and conveyed assurances
that his government was fully In accord
with Great Britain that there ought to be
no departure from the conditions of the
Berlin treaty without the knowledge and
assent OF the signatories and that 8
conference OF the powers should b
called.
German Ambassador Calls.
Aettsrnjch. representing Germany, wa.
among tho visitors to the foreign Office
He assured Secretary Grey that his gov.
eminent had no knowledge. previous te
the notification given to the other pow,
ers. of the action Of Bulgaria and Aus.
tr1a and that as power Germany was
not interested politically in the Balkans.
Germanys main desire. he said. was II
cooperate with the other powers with a