Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-07
AUSTRIA ACCEDES TO
BALKAN PEACE PLAN
Quick Action by United r As 'ay
Yet Result in A~NslA s.
tilities ,s,s Ley.
..sov
C0LLECTT ~ -.JTE TO BE SENT
C0LLECTT ~ -.uTE TO BE SENT
0ttomans Must Give Guaranty of
Reforms in Macedonia.
LEAVES NO EXCUSE FOR A WAR
Balkan States Will Have Accom-
plished 0stensible Object.
SLIGHT CHANGE IN PROPOSAL
Allies All Accept Suggestion with
Exception of Great Britain,
which win at Once Fall
tn Line,

PARIS, Oct. e.-Australia has given ad.
hesion to the plan formulated by the
French and Russian foreign ministers to
deal with the Balkan situation. Austria,
however, suggested a slight change In the
wording fthe proposals, which met with
the immediate approval of both NJ. Poin-
care and M. Sazonoff The only. effect
OF the amendment is more sharply to de-
fine the intentions Of the powers and
present more prcis statmn Of these
1t IS understood the proposals do not in
clude demand for the autonomy of
Macedonia, but urge the adaptation of the
provisions of Article No. % of the treaty
OF Berlin providing for larger measure
of home rule. 1t is believed here the pro-
posals will remove any, lurking suspicious
in England that the continental powers
possibly were contemplating a settle
ment wholly at the expense Of Turkey.
Germany and Italy have approved
their ally's notifications; so that, with
full adhesion of the British government
which is expected tomorrow, the powers
will be in position to say to the Balkan
coalition that the Balkan states will
no longer have to depend on the prom
ises of Turkey, but in the pledged word
Of Europe.
Powers to Act Quickly.
The French government Is confident
that all the preliminaries will be COM
pleted in time to permit Russia and
Ausfria a q tho wa ~ 40 A,,,o~ 80 U,,rnrn 81
present a collective note to Sofia, Bel
grade, Athens and Cettinje, tomorrow, or
at the latest Tuesday. AS soon as this
is done, Turkey will be invited to give
guarantees. whcih will render effective
the promise that Europe will take upon
its shoulders responsibility for the reallza-
ton of the reforms
In official circles the feeling prevails
that this guaranty offered by the pow
ers ought to satisfy the Balkan states II.
as. they profess, their sole motive In, nobl-
iizing against Turkey was to force the
reforms provided for In the treaty OF
Berlin.
Turks Win Fight ON Border,
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 6-An en-
gagement has taken place at Berana near
the Montenegrin frontier between Turks
and Montenegrins. The Montenegrins
were repulsed, according to, advices re-
ceived here The Turkish government, 1t
is understood. views this affray as prac-
tically the beginning Of hostilities
Assim Bey, ex-minister of foreign af-
fairs, has gone to Roumania to seek the
support of that state in the Balkan diff
ficulty.
circular note has been addressed to
the powers in which it Is said:
"The ottoman people being ready to
accept the latest challenge thrown down
to it, is prepared to repel any attack on
the security and dignity Of the empire.
"The situation is therefore extremely
grave and If the powers take too LONG
to agree upon the forcible measures
which the circumstances dictate, HOSTILE
ties may be precipitated before interven-
ton can be effected