The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
xov,RAzAR THE DANGER SPOT

-, no-ant factor initiating aSah"'
,,,a;ne, tie war and preventing the
,o,xanent of outside powers--Pre-
venting, in short the issues ae'eiop'"7
into a European issue. before i!'s
,ilities commenced, Count bef'h'oi''
TIM Austro- Hungarian Chancellor d.
.bo,,ob y, the time engaged IN tryihs
n bring about an adjustment "i'ho't
recourse 10 arms, and while hopeiui Vi
working a Francis Josephs Nipioi'i"
rio miracle" made a speech 10 'he
,r.,,gar;an Foreign Affairs Committee
in which was this sisnihcant oecia'
tim. ..Our Balkan policy is no polios
of conquest, but this does not iae""
,ha, we are not interested in the eVeh's
in the Balkans, where we have weiehty
and vital interests, and which we are
determined to protect in all clrcum-
stances" These words are naturally
recalled, and their significance Is es-
pecially emphasized by the servian ao'
vance into Novibazar.
This "sanjak," as the district IS
usually called, while measre as 10 area
,,o;,g only about 100 miles long by
from thirty to forty miles wide STANDS
70, one Of Austria Hungary welsEtlest
and most vital interests in the Bal
kans. AS related to her designs upon
Turkey, when the inevitable day OIL
partition shall come, the question VINO
shall dominate it, meantime, Is one OF
vast political and strategic Importance
10 her. 1t constituted a portion OF OLD
Bosnia, divides the sister states OF
Servia and Montenegro from each oth-
er, and is the only Turkish domain
bordering Austria Hungary's posses
sions. Save for it Osman and Austro-
Hungarian territory would be separat-
ed by a fringe of Slavic states.
In Article XIV. Of the Berlin treaty.
nv which Austria-Hungary was au-
thorized to occupy, police and admin
lister the affairs Of Bosnia and Herze-
govina, the protecting" government
d!sclaimed any wish to undertake the
bazaar, but, on the contrary, expressed
a desire that the Ottoman authorities
continue to exercise their functions
there None the less. Vienna deemed
il w!sest and best, in order to insure
the maintenance of the new political
states ana in the interest Of freedom
and security Of communication, that
the dual monarchy reserve the right
of keeping garrsons in the sanjaA
and OF having commercial and mill
tary roads in this part of the ancient
viIayet Of Bosnia" Such right Aus
t:ia-Hung.ry exercised. continuing 10
garrison. to. Sip until October 5,
sos. when she formally and arbitrarily
annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina,
evacuated" the sanjak. and turned 1t
over to full Turkish control.
This was, however. more OF a sop to
the powers whom size had fIouted than
to Turkey. Particularly was It in the
nature Of 4 mere draught Of soothing
syrup administered TO Russia and Ser
Via, since meanwhile her strategic
railway system. the contemplated other
qualifications Of which were through
various sections Of the country fur
Their southeast had been extended TO
the borders OF the sanjak- Not only
has Novisazar blocked any efTectual
coalition OF Servia and Montenegro.
who have common ambition and in
rsrests IN restoring tie Old Servian
empire. but Il is the door 70 Austro-
Hungarian advance upon salonica-
Therefore. IL can be readily under
stood that Austria Hungary's policy
and action IN the event Of Seryia en-
deavoring TO secure a permanent foot
hold in the sanfak. are looked forward
TO with the creates; anxiety. II is ap-
pretended. and with serious reason.
that she VIII frE or invent excuse as
opportunity TO intervene upon one pre-
text or another. With a view 20 pro.
t.cting" her "we!gHty ard vital lrte-.
ests" referred 20 by Count B.reHtcId
Indeed. II Is d!EicUIt 10 see noys. from
her standpoint. she couId AFFORD rot 20
unless sic has determined 10 forcEe
one of be. most cherished dream
dream not Only involving further great
territorial expansion. but the rrof.c.
ioratc and the Esgenory of tue south.
ga s!svs
Logically. admittedly !a truth. sue,
step--Agstro-HUnsa-.sn i=;erven.
tsoa-woaIe be Iss; - Russian ooun.
ter-Ints-ventioa. directed % the poe
session Of coEstan;fnoplc. ana ,s8hrac
frx a challenge Of seU'Erga slav.,
!ssaersh.p After tba; =" man car
say. nothing 10 certain. Ba; one tan.
s..z, entirely certain nov. IL - ,ha
%. e-ist Of affair, and a.. develop
sneE,s are rapidly making S5Sibaza
The Danger s7of--tfe plague spot. .
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