Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
BALKANS VERSUS TURKEY.

should include the territorial integrity of
Turkey in Asia. Austria thus wished
to soften as much possible the i'm
perative character OK the collective inter-
vention
England raised the objection to tia
proposition that Europe would undertake.
the reforms and refused al first 10 SUBJ
scribe to that condition, but finally ass
scented.
October the collective Intervention
OF the powers MAS made at Constantfnopls
based upon article ~ OF the treaty OF
Berlin
In the meantime Turkey. not 60 be out
done In creating surprise. Withdrew
from her archives her own project Of re-
form. which had been laborated In 1SSh.
The Bulgarians. when informed OF Tur-
keys conciliatory attitude. replied: IL
these reforms possess all the virtue claim
ed for them why have the Turks. waited
thrty-two years to apply them Their
wisdom OF the eleventh hour Is perhaps
neither serious nor durable
October y. when the powers had accom-.
plished at Constantinople and az thu
Ralkanic capitals their tardy interven-
the smallest. Montenegro. declared war
against Turkey.
Now the powers lay hattering JUNCTION
to their souls that their guarantee OF
the status quo OF territorial integrity 81
Turkey is a guarantee Of European peace.
Paragraph z. In fact. OF their note or in
PREVENTION reads:
eff war should break out the powers
viii not admit at the end OF the con-
flfct any modification OF the territorial
status quo of Turkey in Europe
BY this concession to Turkey the powers
secured a nominal unity OF action. and
| now with crossed hands they complacent-
ly await the issue of arms at Adrianopl..
At least NJ. Poincare and NJ. Sazonou Co
not deceive themselves TO a game i'm
which the principle is Heads win. tails
You lose"
A writer In the Academy referring 20
the Balkan situation writes: While
European diplomacy Was congratulating
| itself that the concert of the powers
had been resurrected in time to inter-
vene at the eleventh hour I'm the interest
| Of peace. the clock struck l. and the
guns went on
Bulgarian diplomat at Sofia. speak
ing Of the situation. said; 1T Is neces-
sary from this time on
What Powers that the powers which
r.~ n. could not prevent the
war consider the means
Of stopping it, Article , OF the memoran-
dunn affirms that the powers will not adj
nit any modification OF the territorial
status quo OF Turkey in Europe at the
end of the conflict. That was very well
but il is necessary that the powers fore
see as we'll a Turkish victory as a Bull
garo-Serb victory, and that il may have
programs ready including the nomination
Of Christian governors general for the
autonomous provinces the moment the
decisive battle is over. The experience OF
delay in decisions and conversations OF
| chancelleries should not be renewed.
| A Servian minister at Belgrade former
premier spoke To correspondent a. fol-
| lows:
The Balkanic governments could not ac-
| cept the proposition ~ the powers.
Events have gone ahead OF intervention.
And, moreover, the remonstrances and
inJunctions of the powers are without
1 any sanction.
| Russia and Austria may agree in a
| vague and general way, but not upon
| means OF coercion. Vino would believe
| that Russia would even permit Austria
| to apply coercive measures against the
Slav states OF the Balkans? The national
| sentiment. the Slav soul Of the Russian
| people, would revolt. The Servian min
| lister doubted even that Austria Hungary
| could wish for a mandate which would
| expose her to all sorts of risks and dan
gerous adventures. She would meet from
the Christian people of the Balkans an
unconquerable resistance. and how many
difficulties with her own Slav. subjects,
And the Seryian minister, in CONCLUSION
| referred to the excellent condition OF the
1 there was disorganization. evcry-wbsre.
| authority and order nowhere. Albania ia
| part would be with the allies. principally
those who recognize as chief the famous
Isza BolfetinatZ. IN revolt aEafnst the De
lays and exactions of the local authorities
and of the Turkish government. ~
The Servian prime Minister NJ. Pasitch.
said to a correspondents that Seryia, Ike
other Balkan states. had peaceaoly wait
| ed for the execution of reforms which
| should insure the security of the lives or
the Christian populations in the Ottoman
| empire. but all in vain. 80
| 1t was incontestably proved that Tur-
| KEY could not and would not effe,,t re-
| forms. AS for the reforms which the
| power desired to execute in Turkey, they
shared the same fate-ended in nothing
Anarchy and disorder reigned and had
reached such point that forbeafance
had ceased to be a virtue.
"Servia" said NJ Pasitch, ''oi5 Servia,
must include the vilayet OF Kossoyo With
what is still called the
Servia's sanjak of Novibazar, the
northern portion of the
UcHduus. viiayet of Scutari with
the shores of the Adriatic, where are
still situated ancient Servian forts: also
the northwestern portion OF the vilayet %
Monastir, including Lake Ochrida. Be
sides old Servia autonomy should be given
to Macedonia, Albania, Thessaly and
Epirus There must be Christian govern
ors and an assembly. Servia,' he added,
lis resolved to go to the bitter end re-
gardless of the sacrifices that we may
have to suffer in order 10 obtain the tri-
umph of our cause.
NJ Guechoff. the Bulgarian prime MINI
lister, said to the same correspondent.
The impending war is the appalling
ransom We are going TO pay Tor our
Christian brethren. the freedom OF which
they were robbed by the crime commit
ted at the congress of Berlin.
I'VE appeal to England for aid; We
beseech her not to forget her great re-
sponsibility for the ubiquitous work per
formed by the congress of Berlin; wo
implore her not to commit again the error
of thinking that Turkey will be able 10