The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-19
WAR CLOUD CONE.
Reported That Bulgaria Has
Backed Down.
Situation Had Become of a
Serious Nature.
ARE STILL FEARFUL.
Powers Fear That Complications
May Yet Arise.
Only a Spark Needed to Start a
COnflagratiOn.
ARE STILL FEARFUL.

London, Oct. 19.-The cloud which
lowered over near-eastern situation on
Saturday has been dispersed, leaving =
more hopeful prospect for the preserva-
ton of peace. Official denials of the
mobilization rumors from both Turkey
and Bulgaria are held to indicate the
success of the diplomatic efforts of the
western powers in Constantinople and
Sofia toward settlement of a difficult
problem, and although it becomes daily
more clear that the agreement entered
into by Sir Edward Grey, British for
eign secretary and Miswolsky, Russian
foreign minister, concerning the pro-
posed conference of the powers is not
acceptable to Austria or Turkey and
that prolonged and delicate negotia-
tlons must precede this assembling OF
the conference. the belief in the best
informed quarters still is that peace
will be unbroken.
The Turkish ambassador and the
Bulgarian charge d'affaires emphau-
cally denied the report that war was
imminent between the two countries
the later said:
II have positive information that no
more troops are being modified in But
garia at this time than would have
been modified If no dispute with
Turkey had occurred
The Turkish ambassador said:
MY government had not departed in
the slightest degree from the waiting
policy which 1t has followed since the
delicate situation was thrust upon IT,
and has taken no steps of provocative
character"
Bulgaria Back Down.
Paris. Oct. 19.-Bulgaria has backed
down according to Naoum Pasha, the
Turkish ambassador. and not only has
the probability Of war, which appeared
imminent been eliminated. but an un-
derstanding between Bulgaria and
Turkey is in sight. The ambassador
practically admitted that the two coun
tries were on the verge of war and ex-
planned that while his denial of the
mobilization of the Turkish troops was
literally true, IL was equally true that
mobilization had been previously Or
dered and then suspended.
The oriental crisis has been develop
ing with such rapidity, he said, that
every hour has its Importance. 1t is
true that my government after warn
ing the powers in circular letter that
Turkey would be compelled TO take
measures for its own protection unless
Bulgarian activities ceased, without re-
suit decided on Friday to proceed with
the necessary precautionary measure
which included a plan of mobilization
and the drawing up of orders wh1ch
later were issued to the railroad lines
FOR the transportation of troops. The
most secrecy but its plans evidently
leaked out.
I'm the meantime the projected
measures were abandoned because last
night we received the assurances wa
demanded from Bulgaria. I have not
any right to say more at the present
time Within 4S hours the situation
will be modified in a way most FAVOR
able to the maintenance of peace. Al
ready a dispatch from Sofia announces
that the decree convoking the reserves
was annulled last night. This is the
commencement and confirmation OF
assurances we demanded"
While the nature of M. Constants as
eurances has not yet been disclosed 1t
IS believed that they went further than
the promise of compensation to Turkey
for the Oriental railroad.
Although the government is greatly
relieved that an acute crisis has been
averted and there is prospect of
peaceful adjustment Of the Turko-Bu
garian quarrel, there is still dread OF
COMMUNICATIONS Ferdinand evidently
has won a victory over the war party
but he still has to reckon with the sem
tirnent OF the people and spark may
vet start serious conflagration. Tenn
porarily the proposed international
conference has almost dropped out or
sight.