Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-18
War in Balkans Expected.


With spring in the air the usual symp-
toms Of European spring fever are, of
course. not lacking in the Balkans.
Bands of insurgents. risings of Chris
tians against Moslems, war brewing
among the Balkan states are expected al
most as confidently as the thawing OF
forecasts are belied by events the more
firmly they are believed i'm the following
spring. This year it is Albania's turn to
| raise the dust.
bellious race. On the contrary, they are
| we'll disposed toward Turkey, of which
they were for long time the mainstay.
But they have been worried and perse-
cuted by the men of the new regime who
are solicitous about petty things. 1t is
the German inquisitorial spirit embodied
in Young Turkish officials. The native
alphabet Of the Albanian tongue, for in
clumsy Turkish alphabet prescribed in.
stead Then the language itself was pen.
allied. and a set OF little frksome re.
strictions was introduced which harasseo
the freedom loving Albanians, who with.
out more ado rose UP and fought.
Words are women, deeds are men,
one of their proverbs says. And they
fought like heroes. None Of the generals
until Mahmoud Shefket Pasha himself
the redoubted dictator. went, saw ant
conquered it, Mahmoud Shefket is pru
dent as well as dauntless, and he crown
ed his work by disarming the population
But large numbers fed into Montenegro
with their rifles, which are dearer t,
them than their wives These warrlor
!. are now making it unpleasant for thu
, stayed behind and unwillingiy gave VI
their arms many have struggled In new
rifles and ammunition, and are now read!
to use them at moments notice. 70
|, 1 III ndfn rn
| the eyes of the Albanan-an insult tina
: is not soon forgotten or forgiven.
Health of Kaiserin Bad.
While the kaiser is enjoying the bes
, of health this year and not even tn
t slightest rumor to the contrary has bee'
| heard, the kaiserin's state of health
causing some anxiety, though it is hopes
! that her stay under the sunny Mediter
7 ranean skies will be of benefit to her.
King George OF Greece will be the frs
, | visitor to Achilleion Castle, and thoug
: | it is said that his visit is mere &C
,, of politeness to bid the kaiser weicom
81 on Greek soil, it is nevertheless though
that the relations between Turkey an
, Greece may be touched on. In spite o
, Greece's correct attitude toward TuI
key, boy colt of Greek goods has agai
begun in Turkey, and Is causing nue.
: Ill feeling among King Georges hothead
: ed subjects. In Constantinople, Smyrna
, and Brussa rosters are to be seen every
where asking the Turks to boycott Gree
! business houses and vessels and to hir
! no Greek longshoremen to unload freigh
on the docks.
Greek papers arriving from Athen
have been seized and thrown into the sea
and the authorities have done nothing
: to punish the offenders. II is though
that the kaiser may be persuaded t
Use his influence with the Turkish gov
eminent to pat an end to all thes
pinpricks which hurt the national feeling
, of the Greeks, and may have serious conse
quences in a corner of the world Wher
. tension is always hig.', and where tn
people are ready to jump at one another
Threats at the slightest provocation.