The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
ny IA MAR0UIsI1 DE FONTENoX.
z ING NICHOLAS Of nntnnan.a Z II.

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x apn, ms statesmen, and In fact,
4 "a ms entire people, are bent upon
Tie restoration of the old King
"o'n2ol Zetta. which formerly embra ccd
moi only Montenegro. but likewise ali
N,orthern Albania. a considerable ror-
q inc capital Of this former Kingdom was
Seuthrl, 1t Is necessary 10 bear ,liY
IN IN mn IN order to understand many
y, ny pollticel phenomena at CcttInje
Europe. VI
Eyer since Abdul liamltl was dcposed
anu Pdriamentary government inauK,i-
ruteu, which endeavorcd TO submit
10 the same laws and obllsations.
deprifing Albania OF many OF hcr
mos, cherished privileges and au-
.o'i stnic me Alhanians have been in
OF inc ottoman authorities TO suppress
me rebellion have led TO some hard
lghtins and to the withdrawal OF sew
eral thousand OF them into Montenegro
where they found not only refuge. hui
also austcnance. or course they i,rccd
King Nicholas TO intervene in their
l hensm; In which demand they y re
relish the Idea OF supporting so many
strangers at their expense
In the semi oificiai elias Tscrne-
gorca' which is the only newspaper
matters and nows that have received
his approval. King Nicholas has in
re- 10 these appeals. declared
the sole rational-indeed, the only
posstble-Alhaninn policy is an auto
nomous Aibania. under the suzcrnin,y
Of the King or Montenegro which
gives precise expression TO the policy
To this. Mahmoud Shcfket pasha. the
Minister OF War at Constantinoplc the
Scnerallssimo OF the army and Ills
power behind the throne at STEAMBOAT.
mas replied. In speech addressed 10
the legislature AZ follows: THE AZ.
bhnians know very we'll that an indie
PENDENT Albanian nation could not eX-
Isl without the existence OF a Turk.
lSh empire: We Turks know very we'll
that we cannot remain In Europe with
out being supported by tho Albanians
Separation.of Albania from us Is i'm
possible. Tho Ail,anians have always
been faithful 10 the Ottoman Empire.
constituting as they do one OF our
national bulwarks" In pursuance OF
these ideas. the Porte has now resolved
TO abandon It's iil-adviscd attempts to
deprive the Albanians Of their special
privileges. which they have enjoycd
from time mmemorial. They are TO
retain their tribal self government. ana
IN order 10 complete the work OF re-
cancellation. the Sultan is about 10
make proEress through Albania, Ills
being the first occasion OF u l'adshah
doing anything Of the kind in a couplc
of hundred years
In fact. the change OF policy inauau-
rated by Shefket Pasha and the sultan.
has completely brought the Albanians
round. and they arc beginning 10 look
with GOODNESS uDon the project OF King
Nicholas. TO subject them to his rule,
as an autonomous province. Nor could
his plan of a revival OF the old King
dom Of Zetta he realized without a
break up. not only Of the Ottoman En-
pire. but also OF Austria Hungary. since
tho Sandjak. as well as Albania be-
longs TO Turkey. while Herzegovina is
now fullncdgcd province OF Emperor
francis Joseph.
Among tho many rights and prcroga-
tiycs of King George. which he and his
immediate ancestors have ceased 10
enforce, but which remain tho law of
the land, capable OF bcihg applied Ly
the crown, without any further Icffk-
lation, is claim to all gold and silver
mined in his dominions. The statutes
bearing upon the subject date from
medieval times, when the view was
taken by tho crown that the posses
sion Of gold or silver mine BY
subject would render him TOO forni-
dable TO his sovereign. IT must be
borne in mind that there are gold de-
posits In several parts of tho United
Kingdom, in Scotland. and notably IN