The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-08
CRETE MAY THROW
OFF TURKISH YOKE
ISLAND PREFERS TO BE UNITED
WITH GREECE.
AUSTRIA SEXES TERRITORY
Bulgaria Issues a Statement of it's
Side of the Controversy = Af-
fairs in Europe Become
More Warlike.

L
and official dispatches today apparent
ly confirm the Constantiople rumor
that Prince Constantine, of Greece,
was assassinated while attending the
| Servian army maneuvers. The city
has been thrown into the widest ex-
citement by the reports.
Cantea, Crete island, Crete, which
occupies the same position toward
Turkey as Bulgaria did is momen-
tarily expected to declare her inde-
| pendence and effect a union wltn
| Greece.
Vienna, Oct. THE Australian for
eign Office today made a public state
| ment that the annexation of Bosnia
| Herzegovina is not matter of con-
Germ to other powers, AMI she didn't
care whether the annexation was re.
cognized or not. rhe statement was
issued as a protest against calling a
| conference of the powers on account
! of the act.
Belgrade, Oct. MANY Servians
are today surrounding the Auotrian
legation, where an attack beginning
| last night, continued until dawn,
when detachment of soldiers disper-
sed the crowd. Troops are guarding
the legation, every window of which
was broken. The legation attaches
with the soldiers are preventing the
mob from entering.
5uIgaria's Side of Controversy.
New York, Oct. I'M. Poprikoff, the
Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs,
has sent cable dispatch to the AS
| sociated Press giving an authoritative
explanation of the Bulgarian situation,
which is now absorbing the attention
of Europe and the world at large.
| The dispatch is in reply to cable
gram requesting NJ. Poprikoff to send
an official statement OF the facts. Y
1 His answer, dated Tuesday at tii
| ancient capital of Bulgaria, is as fol-
| lows: t-r
'Tirnovo, Bulgaria. Oct. 6.--Pursu-
ant to the treaty of Berlin. Bulgaria
has been a principality, tributary to
Turkey. Many years ago Bulgaria
acquired the right to have diplomatic
representatives accredited to all the
great powers. She maintained such
representative at Constantinople.
Until recently the diplomatic repre-
sentative of Bulgaria to Turkey was
invited, with the other members of
the diplomatic corps in Constantinople
to all official ceremonies receptions
and dinners.
Treated as a vassaI State.
"On the 18th of last September, the
occasion being the anniversary of the
sultan's birthday, the Turkish minis
ter of foreign affairs gave dinner to
the diplomatic corps, to which the
diplomatic representative of Bulgaria
was not invited. Steps were at once
taken to secure an explanation of this
! neglect. The Ottoman government
replied that the Bulgarian representa-
tive had no right to expect an invi-
tation to this diplomatic dinner. as
| Bulgaria was vassal state of Turkey
There then followed a diplomatic
conflict between Bulgaria and Turkey
Bulgaria considered that Turkey was
not respecting the rights acquired by
her, and she desired to defend those
rights This was the first incident.
"The Oriental Railway Company OPP
crates 300 kilometers (186 miles) of
line in Bulgarian territory The same
company operates also about 1000
kilometers 1921 miles) of line in Turk
ish territory. A recent strike on the
property of the Oriental Railroad
Company in Turkey spread at the
same time to Bulgarian territory.
This strike was decided upon and di-
rected from outside OF Bulgaria. Fol-
lowing an understanding with the rep
resentative of the Oriental Railroad
Company, the Bulgarian government
took over temporarily the running of
the road. The strike, however, spread
until the national security of Bull
garia was threatened, and the people
became discontented with the state of
affairs.
Why the Railway Was Taken.
1T then became the duty of the Bul.
garian government to continue run
ming the road. and we asked the com
pany to sell us its rights in Bulgaria,
in accordance with, an understanding
reached between the government ald
the company ten years ago. Turkey
then pretended that the line was her
property, and in q note the Turkish
government demanded that the line be
returned to the company, The Bul.
garian government replied that It
would treat only with the company.
This was the second conflict.
This situation imposed upon the
Bulgarian government the necessity OF
fixing definitely the relations between
the principality and Turkey The
new regime in Turkey made it Inn
perative for Bulgaria 10 maintain the
best of relations with hor neighbors,
especially as this, fictitious condition