The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-22
ALLIES LESS WARLIKE
Bulgaria Willing to Hear
Proposals of Otto
man Chiefs.
OTHER NATIONS PACIFIC
No Intention to Force Scryi8
Into Customs Union,
Is Word.

From q special correspondent Of THE Sun.
BUDAPEST. Nov. 2I.-Optimism 2I pre-
walls in Government circles and the
pacific upshot of all differences is prac.
tically certain.
| am authorized to deny that there
is any intention to force Servia into
a customs union. Nothing but the
negotiation of mutually advantageous
treaty is intended.
Greece is tenacious Of Salonica, but
England and Austria are anxious to
internatonalize it.
The Powers are resolved to uphold
Turkeys demand for the retention
of the Tchataldja line against Bull
gara, who seeks to incorporate it with
other territory to be claimed
Never since the beginning of the war
has the outlook been less gloomy than
to-day. Never have the official watch
men in their coming towers felt more
hopeful Of working things out to such
satisfactory issue as will leave Europe
in peace and all the interested parties
moderately disseminated.
Count Won Berchtold, the Austrian
Foreign Minister, who will accompany
his Majesty to Vienna tomorrow, can
on TIE homeward journey contemplate
the future without any of the preoccu-
patiCns which the situation inspired a
couple Of weeks ago.
The conviction that the danger of q
+; European war is now infinitcsimal 10
fast gaining ground in the chancelleries
OF Europe. Servia is aware that tho
scope of her patriotic ambition is cir
cumscrihed by the legitimate interests
of the great Powers. She in also alive
to the fact that Austria's policy toward
her is actuated not. az alleged, by
cnnity but by friendship based on
common interests, united efforts and
mutual confidence.
Russia understands that Austria has
made appreciable sacrifices TO read
just her policy to the new order Of
things in southeastern Europe and
Austria readily recognizes the praise
worthy efforts made by the Cars
advisers to prevent breach of inter.
national peace.
| Italy and France, who entertained
the idea that they would suffer COM
mercially by the customs union which
they fancied Austria was preparing
to impose on Servia, are beginning to
realize that compulsion forms no part
of Count Won Berchtold's methods.
nor is an obligatory commercial union
included among his political ends.
In like manner Bulgaria has come to
the conclusion that she had better loss
no time in laying the foundation for tho
friendship of Rumania, who has de-
served so we'll of all the Balkan States3
Pourparlers to this effect have begun,
and M. Danoff, the special Bulgarian
representative, is expected shortly in
Bucharest, where he will carry on con-
versations.
] understand that the Bulgarian Gov
crnment has grown chary in regard to
Bulgarian territory now that the CAM
paign is over and the fruits of victory
are being harvested, but the strip of
territory which would satisfy Rumania
is so insignificant and the value of the
friendship which it would purchase ia
so wcighty that one can hardly con-
Ccivc that Bulgaria will wait for the
pressure of public opinion to move
her to discharge, what in the last analy-
sis differs little from debt of honor.