Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
THE ARMED PEACE OF EUROPE.

France to undertake this mission-why
should not Germany undertake the mis-
sion herselff It Is easy to divine why not
It Is because her action Is attached to
that Of Austria. the most interested
power. and that she would be afraid to
displease Austria. But II Germany has
obligations to Austria, has not France OBJ
legations to Russia?
M. Isvolsly sketohed out a political sys-
tenn which consists In establishing be-
tween the small Balkan
Balkan states, Servia, Montene-
r,;.n gro. Bulgaria and per-
haps Greece. an intimate
union which might be controlled by the
porte. The latter would become the pro-
tectress Of the nations which had de-
tached themselves from her successfully
and conquered their Independence.
After all. the world wants peace. The
Austro-Servian incident. apropos to the
speech Of NJ. Milovancvitch, is the best
proof. The minister OF foreign Affairs
of Servia delivered a speech IN the
skoupcttina, q discourse whereof Aus
tria, deeming herself insulted, demanded
and surprised. because NJ. Miloyanovitch
was regarded as very circumspect and
having great good sense. At Belgrade
he represented the party OF moderation.
had declared that Austria had reduced
the Slav> peoples to slavery and there
would would be no security in the Bal
kans until she should be expelled" He
did not say this. but that Austria had
subjected slavs and made them her SUBJ
jects."-
Herzegovinians and Bosnians had be-
come subjects of Austria, but they were
not slaves. True. NJ Milovanovitch ex-
pressed the opinion that the Balkan pc
actually fnhabit 1t, and that the natural
limits of Austria were confined by the
Danube and the Save. NJ. Milovanovitch
said this with no intention of wounding
Austria, but as an expression OF fact.
Austria accepted the explanation and
Practically inclined. otherwise she would
have left the matter stand in order to
maintain Europe on tenterhOoks and
prepare her for coming events.
M. Charmes does not believe that Aus
tria Is seeking trouble. If this were the
case the opportunity had presented ITSELF
Neither Francis Joseph nor NJ. d'Aehren-
thai dreamed at the moment Of annexa-
ton Of the two provinces Of the diff
cuities 1t would provoke. Neither would
certainly avow 1t. but now that they have
had the experience, IL 1t were to be done
again 1t would not be done at all.
Le Temps. reviewing the question Of in
tervention among the powers. writes:
AN amical and con-
Intervention ciliatory Intervention is
Necessary. necessary. The interven-
ton cannot be under
taken by a single power 1t can only be
undertaken by group Of powers outside
OF the same system Of alliances. It is not
with Vienna and st. Petersburg that con-
versation should be commenced. It Is be-
tween Paris. London and Berlin. We do
not speak Of Rome, Italy having direct
interests in the Balkans. From these
premises the conclusion is manifest. We
invite our confreres Of Germany and Eng
land to say how they look at the PROPOSE
ton. The opinion Of the press on such an
occasion should become for governments
an element of decision"
Public interest in Europe Is centered at
policy. interior and exterior. Of New Tur-
key In the speech Of Kiamil Pasha, grand
vizier. on the 18th instant in the new par
Lament. He said:
THE people. reconciled with their sover-
eign. express their gratitude to the sui
tan In insisting upon the necessity. in
view Of the situation Of government, to
reaf1rm the ties of fraternity which ex-
ist between the different elements Of the
Turkish nation and to maintain the prin-
ciple Of equality
Kiamil Pasha announced the establish
ment Of military service for Christians
and the equality Of all Ottoman subjects
and their admission to the government
schools. The reform of the finances
would be conflded to NJ. Laurent. q
Frenchman; the posts and telegraphs to
Saba Pasha, an Egyptian Copt who was
delegate from Egypt to the Postal Union
Congress which met at Washington in
1897: the army to German officers; the
navy to the British Admiral Gamble.
Kiamil Pasha reviewed the diplomatic
situation In substance as follows:
The re-establishment OF constitutional
government and the manifestation In an
imposing manner Of national existence,
based upon national force, had been well
coined by all the powers with respectful
and sincere sympathy. AS the first sat-
isfactory result Russia and other powers
which followed Macedonian reforms re-
nounced their projects concerning the
three vilayets, and waited for the reforms
that the constitutional Ottoman govern
ment would institute as declared in the
speech from the throne.
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As to Bulgaria, the great powers recog-
nize that the encroachments were illegal
and contrary to the treaty
Bulgarian OF Berlin and gave coun-
o,,..+;.n sci to both Bulgaria and
Austria On the other
hand, it counseled Turkey that If she
acted alone against these states 1t