The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-19
Crisis in the Turko Bulgarian Trouble ouieter After Order for Mobilization Is
 Cancelled.
TURK AMBASSADOR TALKS
Naoum Pasha Admits Countries Were on Verge of War Saturday, But Says Understanding Is
 in Sight.

London, Oct. lS,--The cloud which lowered over the near Eastern situa- ton on Saturday has been dispersed leaving a more hopeful prospect for the preservation of peace Official de- nlals of the mobilization rumors from both Turkey and Bulgaria are held to indicate the success of the diplomatic efforts of the western powers In Con stantinople and Sofia towards the set tlement of difficult problem, and, al- though 1t becomes daily more clear that the agreement entered Into by Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, and M. Iswolsky, the Rus sian foreign minister, concerning the 1 proposed conference of the powers Is not acceptable to Austria or Turkey, and that prolonged and delicate ne gotlations must precede the assembling of the conference. the belief In the best informed quarters still is that peace will be unhroken
 Paris, Oct Bulgaria has back ed down. according to Naoum Pasha, the Turkish ambassador, and not only has the probability of war which ap- peared imminent last night been ellm- mated, but an understanding between Bulgaria and Turkey is in sight The ambassador to-day practically admitt- ed that yesterday the two countries were on the verge of war and eX- plained that while his denial of the mobilization of the Turkish troops was literally true, 1t was equally true that mobilization had been previously or dered and then suspended.
 The Oriental crisis has been devel. oping with such rapidity," he said that every hour has its importance. It is true that my government, after warning the poges, in a circular let ter that Turkey would be compelled to take measures for its own protection unless Bulgarian activities ceased, without result, decided on Friday to proceed with these necessary precau- tionary measures, which included a plan of mobilization and the drawing up of orders. which later were issued to the railroad lines, for the transport : ation of the troops The cabinet en- deavored 10 act with the utmost secre- cy but It's plans evidently leaked out
 "In the meantime the projected measures were abandoned, because las night we received the assurances WI demanded from Bulgaria. have no any right to say more at this time ? Within forty-eight hours the situation : will be modified in a way most favor 2 able 10 the maintenance of peace. Al 3 ready a dispatch from Sofia announce 2 that the decree convoking the reserve
 was annulled last night This is tn
 commencement, and a confirmation O
 the assurances we demanded"
 Although the government Is greatl
 relieved that an acute crisis has bee g averted, and there is prospect of
 peaceful adjustment of tho Turko- -Bul
 garian quarrel, there Is still dread a complications. Ferdinand evidently Ina won Q victory over the war party. bu : he still has to reckon with the senti ment of the people, and a spark ma : yet start a serious conGagratIon Fem l, porarlly tho proposed international con ference has almost dropped out ( r sight,
 Q Sofia, Oct. ls-The mobilization
 Turkeys third army corps in Macedc : mia ia regarded here as due to n mil take on Bulgarias part in calling or . three series of reservists Some day V ago the government summoned 10 th
 colors l5,00o conscripts belonging 10 tf
 same series who for various reason
 had beon relieved from service They
 men were to join the army on Octobt
 lo 10 undergo g cours- or elementar
 training for enlistment Apparent st the Turkish government interprete
 this as a grand levy, and Turkeys ner,
 ousness is ascribed to this