The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24

\ Balkan confederation has long been
plan If politicians and publcists who
hav" rak"d their brains for a solution
Ut the Balkan problem. Racial strife.
national iealouses interference by out
side states and the lack Of common
basis upon which Ia form a union have
been advanced a. reasons for most
Of the failures of previous attempts at
alliances Mn r. IvANovITCH IN.
Servlan writer. expressed AZ the time
"i the recent misunderstanding 81 his
country with Austria Hungary the views
OF many conservative men in Europe
Tn" Balkan confederation will he real
izecl and i will bc realized he,aiiSe u is
absolutely necessary aud Indispensable
To all Europe
This realization has come about earlier.
perhaps. than was al that time ex pected
for there seems to he cool authority
for IA" statement that at the time Of the
recent celebration AT C",tlnI.. when The
Montenegro ruler assumed the title of
Ming "l""l'ing his country to the rank
Of a kingdom an offensive and defensive
alllanc" was signed between Monte
negro. Bulgaria and >"r,ia The ALI
unr. Was directed against AuStrIa-Hun-
gary and Iurk"v. between which coun-
tries az about the same time there was
also form~ithroughG ernanic influences
an alliau," The apparent policy OF
these two countries - strengt hen them
selves az th" eNIense of the Balkan
states might ID" considered ~ one Of the
determining causes of the Balkan ALI
ancs: another was the fact that Russia.
whIrh has long stood a. the friend and
sponsor 1T IN" Balkan States. IL now.
after having adjusted matters in the
Ear Past. in Vo-I'i ion 70 look better after
European AFFAIR." Turkey. II was dis
covered during her lat" difficulties with
garia over Macedonian refugees.
was already in an alliance with Ru-
mania, and King fEEDINAND's knowl-
cdg" OF this Is given a. the reason for
tins ConCilIatory course toward their
ancient enemy that offended the NOR"
aggressive OF his subjects Tn" state
m.nt from Austrian sources that IN.
limit Of h"r southern expansion was
reached in Bosnia and III" Herzegovina
IL apparently mI~triISt"i The balkan
States believe that the GrrnanIc adj
vance - ~" East means the reaching Of
Salunioa. the Development through IN.
NovibaZar railroad II Macedonia. and
eventually the control Of the southern
approach the Adriatic bv fortificatInns
AZ lvlona on N" Albanian coast Ger
manic supremacy IN me Balkan States
il naturally opposed by Russia. while
mastery OF Nh" AdrIaric would put the
eastern coast Of Italv from Otranto to
Venice AZ th" mercy Of a foreign power
tn" reason Of the ENCOURAGEMENT Of tho
Balkan aIliaEr" bv Russia and I'aly be-
comes thus apparent
Both II th"-" Countries ver" well
rrpr"-rn'"d AT M" N"nt"ncgrin IublIac.
A. wor" Bulgaria and Servia. Tn"
kinG II Italy and M" Queen. a daughter
of kIng NICHOLAS were present al the
c"l"bratiun. a. w"r" also two Russian
Grand Duke ~"n,-In-inw of the Monte
ncgrIn sovereign Besides. several Rus
san war~hip- anohorsd N Ant'vari.
and larg. number II Russian naval
officers and sailors visited Getting" En-
p"r"r lO~FPH sent friendly letter. and
Turkey was represented by HUM
Pa-ha. But comment Indulgei in
froalv al the time was that there was no
reason - suppose that any noteworthy
political chang" would result from these
amenities Austria retains Spizza. the
poor mans lamb and the reports of
10 treatment of Servian peasants IN the
ka-s"va district excited ~ much in
dlgnatl"n m CcttInie a. in Belgrade.
THIS family gathering seems 10 have
been m"-t upp"rtun" a. To time and
place for th" formation Of the much
disclosed alliance.
! h" combined military strength II
the" small states would hardly bc
terrifying 10 their hig ncighbors either
TO the uortn or south While Bulgaria
- considered ~ having one 81 the most
efficient armies ia Europe. its ueaCe
footing is about Jp.GGO. which ~ capable
IF being expanded in war to about 3O.-
~". S"ryIa'- army Is PLACED at - 5GO.
which - M" nucleus ~ = force IL about
- 80. NontnurRro, with a population
~ 275psI has tribal militia II ~ .OOp or
3oop' IN spite II It's ~" Montenegro
il n most important member 81 tho
confederation NICHOLAS IL an IDOL
IT m" ~"rb people. and Montenegro
has preserved some II the best tradi-
tons NJ the race Besides, the country
Possesses a coast line, small though it