The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-20
FEAR EUROPEAN WAR
Pcssimism Regarding Out
come of Controversy
in Many Quarters.
RUSSIA IS PRErA RING
Rnmor That Large Quantities
Of Guns Are Being Bought
Abroad.

BUDAPEST, Nov. 19.-Count Won Berch.
rold, the Austrian Minister of Foreign
Afairs, will wait only couple of days
fc- Scrvia TO offer explanations for
isola,ing Austrian consuls and hinder.
ng them in their communications with
th"ir Government. He will then pre-
sent an urgent demand which will
partake of the character of an ulti.
uatum
Servia's action constitutes a viola
non of international law. Moreover
consuls retain the functions conferred
Ipon them by the capitulations until
the conclusion of peace.
There are weighty grounds for tn 9
belief that the Servian Military Club
is usurping certain functions OF the civil
government. That dangerous factor
explains the dilatoriness of the Bel
grade Cabinet, but am still very hope
full of pacific ending.
Bulgaria. which is animated with a
desire to come to a friendly arrange
m"nt with Rumania, will begin con-
versations this week.
Conversations with the Servian Gov
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At Belgrade respecting the uniusti-
fable treatment of the consuls al Pris-
rcnd. Mitrovitza and other places by
the new military authorities are now
rapidly drawing to an unsatisfactory
close. Servia will have it in her power
for couple of days longer to offer
apologies and to make amends for her
breach of internati law, but after
the lapse of that brief delay Austria
will deliberately proceed to enforce heI
rights which even uncultured peoples
will respect, and will vindicatc the ma.
'ional honor from wanton affront which
has startled into jealous watchfulness
all the parties in the Austro- Hungarian
nation.
IT, contrary to reasonable expecta.
ZION, Scrvia will prove obstinate the
lex, step will be the despatch of a sum.
mary note Of the nature of an ultimatum
setting forth Austria's grievance and
demanding a speedy redressal.
The Belgrade Government has already
had its attention drawn to the circum.
stance that the capitulations which
regulate the status of consuls Of the
great Powers to the Ottoman Empire
ARE not to be abrogated or suspended
by military occupation, nor will in any
~ay be modified before the conclusion
OF peace.
A precedent was afforded in Tripoli
where the consuls retained all the func.
lions assured them by the capitulations
down to the conclusion Of the cam
paign. Yet this Consul has been de-
Iiberately isolated by the Servian mill.
tary authorities with such thoroughness
that his own Government cannot get
IN touch with him.
In Mitrovitza a similar incident oc-
Cured, of which the following is a
trustworthy apcOupt.
Herr Won Tahy was informed by the
servian military authorities that he
must never quit the consulate without
aServian escort. Accordingly whittier
soever he went he was accompanied by
servlan soldiers. After some time he
: was informed that he must not 60 any
where without giving an hours notice
OF his intention to the military COM
mandant, after which he had to await
the arrival of soldiers.
Deeming this treatment incompatible
with the consideration due an Austrian
consul in Turkey he resolved to quit
Nllrovitza and return home, but in
attempting to leave he was challenged
ny the military authorities and ordered
In