The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-22
WAR SCARE HAS GREATLY Ex.
CITED THE RUSSIAN
PEOPLE.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
FOREIGN AMBASSADORS DO NOT
REGARD THE SITUATION As
SERIOUS.

st. Petersburg.-The alarmist re-
ports Of the possibilities of hostilities
between Russia and Turkey, which
have permeated all strata Of Russian
society. have assumed the proper
tions Of . veritabls war scare. to which
the Sensational press IL devoting its
biggest headlines.
The situation Is taken seriously.
not only in military circles. but also by
conservative politicians.
The duma, according to NJ. Ouch
kofP, will be guilty of criminal negli.
gence II 1t permits the country again
to be drawn into war for which 1t IL
wholly unprepared. The surest means
to avoid a rupture. he said. 10 serious
preparation for any eventuality.
NJ. khvostchinsky. the vice presi.
dent Of the commission, also thinks
that the situation Is grave and takes
issue sharply with . number Of gen.
erals. who appeared before the com.
mission and said that the possibility Of
hostilities this year was excluded.
The general staff continues to give
the situation the most serious consid.
GRAFTON. although as yet NO reports
have been received here regarding
movements OF troops in the interior.
But persons arriving from Siberia say
that for several months there has been
an unbroken movement OF Siberian
troops to the southwest In the direc
ton OF the trans-C Caspian district and
Turkestan. from which they could be
most easily concentrated on the Turk.
ish frontier.
Tihis advices indicate that preparS.
tions are steadily making for any
eventuality. A competent diplomatic
opinion. however. takes . more opti.
mistic view.
The ambassadors Of five Of the lead.
ing powers. when interviewed Monday
considered hostilities as being almost
out OF the question. Their opinion IL
that the Turkish mobilization In Asia
Minor and the warlike preparations in
Russia are parts Of . gigantic game
Of blu6" which neither side will be
able to carry to finish on account of
the lack OF sinews Of war. But they
cherish no illusions over tho speedy
termination Of the Austro- Russian DIM
Guilty In the Balkans. and look forward
to long period Of friction before the
powers again unite to exert the neces-
sary pressure on the sultan.
Diplomats friendly TO Austria en-.
deavor to acQuit Baron Won Aehren.
thai. the Austrian foreign minister. Of
the responsibility OF disrupting the Flu.
ropean concert They said that the
prospect Of carrying through the pro-
posed judicial reforms In Macedonia
had vanished into thin air before the
Austrian railway scheme was pro-
posed. The possibility that Turkey
with Russia's encouragement, might
hnd means OF evadinE her quasi.prom.
ise to permit the construction OF the
line 10 admitted. but the general opIr.
ion 10 that In his case Baron Won Aeh.
renthai would have no alternative but
to resign.
Dispatches from London indicate
that the rumor. believed TO have been
started In Vienna. that Russia con.
templated construction Of Q railroad
from the Danube TO the Adriatic sea.
IN compensation for the 6alonika line,
has been taken seriously abroad. But
the Russian foreign once emphstically
reiterates its denial that such q pro-
5ect 10 entertained. the necessary
money. above all. being lacking.