New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Ready to Grant Greater Meas
lire of SeIf-Government to
RumeIia and Macedonia.
CHANCE FOR MEDIATION
British Government Believed to
Disapprove of the Strong
Pressure Being Put
on the Porte.

ton taken up by her with regard to
Macedonia, but is still continuing her
nreparations for war. Ii is announced
that the Porte has accepted the apph-
cation of Article % of the Treaty OF
Berlin to the vilayets of Roumelia and
Macedonia, but the demands of the
Balkan League include one that the re-
forms shall be carried out under the
supervision of Christian governors ap-
pointed by the powers, and Article Z5
Of the treaty does not contain any pro-
vision of this kind.
Except as to the terms of the joint
note which the powers have not yet
settled, the position is as follows:
france has proposed that a joint note
be communicated both in the capitals
of the Balkan League and Constanti-
Inople, requesting the Porte to carry
out reforms IN Macedonia, intimating
mat otherwise they themselves will
take hand in bringing about the re-
Iforrns. Russia, represented by M. Sa-
upoff. who Is still in Paris, but who
I,eayes this afternoon for Berlin has
Improved and supported the French
lplsp. Germany has given her entire
adhesion to the project. The Austrian
Foreign Minister has accepted the
Franco Russian proposals on condition
that some slight notifications be in
serted to the effect, first. that 1t should
be stated that the integrity Of Turkey
and the sovereignty Of the Sultan re-
main intact: second, that the measures
of reform have the character of gener-
atty advocated in Count Berchtold's
circular last August, and third. that the
note embodying the powers agreement
should not be handed to the Turkish
government, but acted upon verbally.
Grey Returns to London.
Great Britain, on the other hand, has
objected TO the phrase about taking a
hand in bringing the reforms about,
and the matter has been referred by
Sir Arthur Nicolson to Sir Edward
Grey. who hurriedly travelled up yes
terday from his Northumberland es-
tate to London.
Sir Edward Grey now has the cast
ing vote. II depends upon him to make
Europe unanimous and fulfil the condi-
tions which all think necessary and
some deem inadequate for the proven
ton Of war
Englands attitude is so different
from that taken up in her Macedonian
programme Of 1908 that il inspires
lie Temps" in Paris with some rather
bitter comment TO the effect that the
humanitarian and political enthusiasm
which caused England in 1876 to rise
up against the Bulgarian atrocities is
unknown to the England of 1912.
The British government, according
to its French critic. has only one
thought-not to hamper Kiamil Pacha'
who is looked upon as the soul of the
Turkish Cabinet. AS for the British
public. continues lie Temps it Is
completely Indifferent to the unhappy
condition Of the Balkan population.
Meanwhile frontier collisions con-
tinue TO be reported. At Obilecevo
some Turks disguised as gypsies at
tempted to fire Servian magazine, but
Eve Of them were lynched by the popu-
lation and the leader captured.
Montenegrins Slaughtered.
1t is reported from Bosnia that a
iMontenegrin brigade crossed the Tara
River into Novipazar, but was sur
grounded by Turks while camping
More than one hundred Montenegrins
fell before the rest regained the Mon
tenegrin bank of the river. The Mon
tenegrin brigade leader has been sum-
moned TO Cettinje, as he acted, it is
said without orders. Cannonading IS
heard continuously on the frontier and
the news Of the encounter IL regarded
In Constantinople as amounting virtu-
ally to the beginning Of hostilities.
No communication has yet been
Issued to the press with regard TO the
Incident, but i'm official circles the opin-
lon prevails that hostilities are likely
10 break out first in the direction OF
Montenegro, owing to the fmpetuous
nature Of the mountaineers and the
general situation In the Malissori re-
gon.
News comes from Constantinople
that Russia has protested against the
detention Of Greek steamers carrying
cargoes of Russian corn and threatens
Turkey with a demand for an indem-
nifty. To this step Turkey has replied
by OBTAINING Greek steamers in other
harbors
Greek papers state that Russia is
concentrating her army on the from
uer, while Crete is mobilizing for SER
wee with Greece. The consuls In
crete have protested against this step
out Intellectually, and have sent long
@legrams on the subject to their re-
spective governments.
Situation in Servia.
s announced in Belgrade that
ushteen wagons Of artillery and am
aiunition have been sent from France
servia over the Austro- Hungarian
frontier route, but have not arrived
wing TO Austria not permitting