The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19
PROMPT ACTION y.
!. AYERTED WAR
FhENcH DIPLOMATS PREVENTED
CLASH BETWEEN TURKEY
AND BULGARIA..
The SITUATION WAS CRITICAL
Order TO Mobilizs Turkish Troops wa
issusd and Then Reseinded. Bull
- saria Having Backed Down
= Under Pressure.

Paris, Oct. 19.--Bulgaria has backe,
down. according to Naoum Pasha. th,
Turkish ambassador. and not only ha.
the probability Of war which appeared
imminent Saturday night been elm
mated. but an understanding between
Bulgaria and Turkey is in sight Tn,
ambassador on Sunday admitted thai
Saturday the two countries were OF
the verge Of war and explained thai
while his denial OF the mobilization o
The Turkish troops was literally true
N was equally true that mobilization
had been previously ordered and ther
suspended.
70 France largely belongs the honor
pf opening the way for an understand
ing between Turkey and Bulgaria be
fore II was too late. From official
sources the story is learned OF how
the crisis was averted at Constants
nople. On Friday night confidential
report reached the Porte from Sofa
that the Bulgarian cabinet was about
70 resign and would be succeeded hy
the council for national defense. This
was Interpreted as q preliminary move
10 a declaration OF war. The Turkish
cabinet forthwith was summoned. II
deliberated throughout the night and
decided 10 order the mobilization OF
the troops immediately. not only in
Asia Minor, bu. 10 complete the mob.
litigation in Macedonia.
The French ambassador NJ. Con.
stans. was apprised of the decision
Saturday afternoon and by telegram
Informed NJ. Pichon, the French for.
sign minister, OF the situation, the tel
egram arriving, owing TO the differ.
suee In time, before 9 o'clock here.
The French foreign Office in turn no.
titled NJ. Psleologue, the French dip
lomatic agent at Sofia, the result being
that at O'Clock. when NJ. Constans
called upon Kiamil Pssha, the grand
yizier, to demand an explanation OF
Turkeys action. he had the pacific as
surance Of Bulgaria in his pocket.
NJ. Constans told the grand yiziei
that the displacement of troops GER
tainly would be considered hostile
act by Bulgaria and undoubtedly would
be followed Immediately by an inva
sion OF Bulgarian troops across the
frontier. He was convinced that
Kiamil Pasha and Car Ferdinand
we're opposed TO war and, moreover
he was able TO give confidential as.
surances regarding Bulgarias atti
tude. The Turkish cabinet thereupou
reassembled and the order for the
mobilization was countermanded.
Although the government is greatly
relieved that an acute crisis has
been averted, and there is prospect
of q peaceful adjustment OF the Turco.
Bulgarian quarrel, there is still dread
of complications Ferdinand evident
ly has won a victory over the war
party, but he still has to reckon with
the sentiment Of the people, and q
spark may yet start serious eonfia.
graticn. Temporarily, the proposed In,
ternational conference has almost
dropped out Of sight.
Private adpices from the Young
Turks Indicate that the situation in
the interior Is growing grave, and that
there IL much reactionary excitement
in Asia Minor, where martial law has
been declared. There have been mas.
sacres Of the Jews at Bagdad and of
Armemans at Viran-Shehr. The
Young Turks claim to possess proof
OF plot against Prince Sabah Eddin
chfeE OF the Young Turk party, and
they believe that II the prince is mur.
dered. desperate internecine strife will
follow,