New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
SERVIA BRAVES AUSTRIA:
FEARS TRADE BONDAGE
Balkan Nation Must Have
Egress to Sea Through Own
Port, Says Premier.


London, Nov. 1s.-No reply has yet
been received by the Austrian govern
ment from seryia. but the statement
made was conciliatory Commenting
on the Austrian note Premier Pasieh
said that Servia was most anxious to
live on terms Of amity with Austria,
but that the wish for that must be
subscrvlent to the economic and terri
toriaI interest OF the Servian nation
which was determined to carry out the
full programme arranged with the
other Balkan States.
Whatever happened, the Serylan
armies would push THEM way through
Albania To the Adriatic and occupy
ports This. he said with great en-
phasis. was matter Of life or death
10 Servia, and there could be no with
drawal. Austria had put forward, hn
said. two proposals-onc that Scrvia
should seek an outlet TO the sea on the
Aegean: the other that she should nave
free use Of an Austrian port IN Dali
malta. Both are impossible, declared
the Seryan Prime Minister, as is Aus
trials other proposal, that Albania
should become an autonomous princi-
pality.
Il have already said that We can
never accept that nor, at the present
moment, any suggestion for the cstap-
lishmcnt Of ZOllvcrcin between Aus
tria and the Balkan states he as
serted. THAT may be a matter for the
future. perhaps, but now 1t is out OF
the question. IT Is equally out OF our
power TO agree, as Austria suggested.
10 the Observation-Disclosures Of railways
I'm what was European Turkey The
future Of the railways must be a mat
ter for consideration and arrangement
between the states OF the Balkan con-
federation. Afterward we can discuss
terms with Austria on the subject Of
tolls and freights and matters Of that
kind. but lnternationalizaton Is mat
ter not to be discussed.
"If Servia accepted Austria's proposal
for the use Of a port I'm Dalmatia. our
foreign trade would still be largely
controlled by Austria, who might set
up tariffs or increase railway rates I'm
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dice our interests. You know, we have
been hemmed in on every hand. An
our foreign trade has been carried on
across othe lands, and we think the
time has co. re when we should have
egress to the sea through our own ter
ritory and through our own port. That
is vital for Servia and must be secured
at all costs"
The political situation Paslch de-
clined to discuss. The matter, he said
was in the hands OF the military, and
must be left TO them until the plan Of
campaign was completed.
The correspondent to whom Paslch
spoke says he was convinced that
even at the risk OF q conflict with
Austria, Servia would adhere TO her
position She expects to have the
unanimous support of the other Bal
kan States, and perhaps some Euro
pean powers as well.
one factor that counts for much In
the Servian attitude is the enormous
Slav population I'm Austria. The dual
monarchy has 26,OO0OOO Of that race
within its borders Every one is heart
and soul with the Balkan States, and
particularly Servia, I'm all their ambi-
tons If Austria goes TO war with the
Balkan States over Albania she will
fight with one hand paralyzed because
It is well known that she could not
fully count on her Slav soldiers, who
constitute more than half her army, to
fight against their kinsmen south of
the Danube.
The Uskub correspondent OF THE