Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23

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ment. and the Temps adds:
These journals should consider that
Russia. too confident in the meaning of
the agreement of 1897. seduced by ad
ventures in the extreme orient. neglected
that European orient for which she had
so long intrigued negotiated and ba tiled
I'm proportion Russa's policy became
more active in Manchuria. ii became less
SO at Constantinop!e. Every error COM
nitted must .ie paid for.
The Berlin dispatches affect to treat the
harsh criticisms of the Novoe Nremya
concerning the Avar- Metrovitza line as
ridiculous The German foreign Office
they say. is admirably well Informed. and
considers nonsense what is said about
England. Russia and France. who are to
pursue In accord independent near
east policy.
The Neuste- Nachrichten declares that
the Novoe Nremya forgets how Germany
stood by Russia In her
RuSSia's late unfortunate war and
in the old rivalry between
Russia and Austria and
that the time has come when agitators
should cease making trouble in Mace
donia. Besides it is perfectly well known
in Berlin that Russia has not the slight
est intention of constructing the Danube
Adrfatlc railroad. which is enormously eA-
pensve and impossible.
On the other hand cable. ostensibly
from London dated February Is. declares
that Russia claims the right to con-
struct a railroad from the Danube TO the
Adriatic-a counter proposition as the re-
suit of the attitude of Austria.
From Berlin there is dispatch which
says that the recent visit of the King OF
Greece to Vienna related to the desire OF
Greece to extend her railways Her two
lines for a fact do not go beyond her
frontier: the one on the east stops at La
riSsa and the other at Maikasi. The
railroad from Salontca may be readily eX-
tended to LarisSa The policy of Aus
tria thus may admirably serve that OF
Germany and permit the latter TO return
the courtesy of the services rendered by
her ally at AlgeclraS
On December -. 1907 the six powers
signatory to the treaty o. Berlin address,
ed collective note to the porte demand
ing the renewal of the powers of the
Macedonian commission for seven years
from that date. That note crossed
memorandum from the Ottoman govern
ment proposing the propagation Of the
commission and also that the agents and
foreign officers of the control in Mace
donia should thereafter become function
aries of the porte and be paid by il as was
the inspector general Hussein Hilmi
Pacha. The representatives of the pow
ers paid no attention TO the memorandum
but renewed their note on December rs,
and again December 20. The Ottoman
government thereupon addressed on JAM
uary 3 of this year instructions to
it's ambassadors to foreign countries to
submit the memorandum to the govern
ments to which they were accredited. and
thus the matter stands for the moment.
The exterior policy of Bulgaria is in
iyno O, tod u-it ba N
question and the relations
Bulgarian of the cabinet of Sofia
with the chancelleries of
ST. Petersburg, Constan-
tinople. Vienna. Athens, Belgrade and
Bucharest are directly affected
The subject has been treated in the
Revue Hebdomadaire of February /, by
NJ. Rene Moulin, under the title of Bull
garia and Her Exterior Policy" The
author commences with the singular story
of the fanatic patriot Boris Sarafof
and his attempts to establish Bulgarian
predominance in Macedonia. The terrible
repression by the Turks finally eliminated
in the Intervention of Europe by the for
mutation October ), 1902 of the famous
program at Muertzeg. which codifies the
Eui opean reforms proposed.
First, the nomination of special civil
agents to act with Gen. Hussein Hilmi
Pacha. The agents to be Russian and
Austrian, and to accompany the inspector
general and invite his attention to the
wants of the Christian population.
Second. the reorganization of the gen
darmerie under the command of a Euro
pean general and officers who will be ap
portioned commands in which they will
overlook the proceedings of the troops
toward the people.
Third. the reorganization of adminiStra-
tive institutions SO that Christians may
have access to them.
The penipotentiaries unfortunately
added in the program that LAS soon as
the country should be quiet the Ottoman
government should be informed, SO that
the territorial boundaries of the admins
trative unties might be rearranged."
This was interpreted in such sense that
bands of Greeks and Servians infested the
country to anticipate their possession.
The action of these bands of terrorists
caused great irritation in Bulgaria and led
to the unfortunate Greco Bulgarian con-
ficts at Anchialo, Narna and PhilipoIi in
1905. l
Gen DegiOrgio. the director general of
the European gendarmerie in Macedonia.
has recently addressed the |
Military representatives of the pow
p ers a note which is suffi- |
" GENTLY significant. Gen. !
Degiorgio insists, as an absolute necessity !
if the powers do not wish to see the gem |
darmerie condemned TO play the role in |
Macedonia OF a simple parade that the |
officers of the commission be held to con- |
form strictly to the Muertzeg program
that they shall be required to watch the /
proceedings of the troops in their conduct |
toward the people. it being understood |
that the Ottoman authorities attempt in |
every way possible to prevent these off, |
GERS from executing orders which are !
given them in conformity with the Muert- |
Eeg program
Europe says NJ. Rene Moulin. would |
not stop the way and abandon the |
task she has undertaken. The work is |
good. and consists in pacifying and pro-
tecting the Christian population. victim,
of their insane and stupid hatred of one
another. and victim alike of the fe"ocious
cppressor.
Europe would terminate this lamentable
and abOminable spectacle and assure or
der. peace and prosperity to this unhappy
country. so long ravaged and rent by
internal strife.
If at this critical juncture Austria has
been induced to abandon her aut hority to
the sultan in exchange for the railroad
mentioned. then. indeed. the
genda rmerie becomes a mere parade and
the cry from Macedonia will remain I'M
heard. Gil. CHALLENGING
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