New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-20
"HANDS OFF" IS ADVICE
OF PRINCE FROM SERV|A
Balkan Noble Tells Peace So
ciety That Allies Will Brook
No interference.
ANDREW CARN EGIE IN CHAIR
Ironmaster Admits That Pres
ent War Is Necessary, but
Hopes 1t Will Lead to Per-
manent Tranquility.

The New York Peace Society held
meeting Yesterday afternoon in the north
ballroom of the Hotel Aston at Which
Andrew Carnegie. the president of the
society. presided. and Prince LazaroNlch
HrebelianOvich of Servis made the Prlh-
Cipal address. Before introducing Prince
Lazarovich, Mr.. Carnegie said that the
SeYvian was speaking in place Oh III.
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus ol
Harvard University. who had been semen
uled to speak, but who had telesrapheu d.
the last minute that illness prevented n'ii
from fuldning his engagement
Mr., Carnegie, in introducing the prince
referred to him as one Of the most prom
nent men directly connected with !He
Balkan situation known TO Americans
MIR. Carnegie touched upon the Balkan
situation himself to the extent OF saying
that tho present war was necessary, out
that he hoped its end would be the pc
ginning of permanent peace III Ine penn
sula.
Prince Lazarovich made the ideal OF
"The Balkans for the Balkans the mann
theme of his address. He said lhteri'a-
tiopal interference in the Balkan situa-
ton would only mean further lighting anu
a postponement Of ultimate peace
lie spoke as follows:
The Seryians and others Of the alleo
Balkan States are tghtlns, GYMS ie
bring about peace. Ihe pieseut "" -
the last episode in great slrussle nc az
has lasted Tor ave nundIeu year ~, 20
tho final encounter, and the emo OF INC
encounter viii bring permanent p0aST' ~ =.
the Balkan states aTS dllO"eu " SS'"0
Nsh this peace themselves. .,..r
I'M T.t,glT of the Balkan States over
the Turks has not changed the STATUS
quo I'm the East. 1t remains the SAM
al has only changed religion from Nd
home,an TO Christian. I'LL, +be
Now I'm driving the Turk BACK lne
allies did not enter the lana as CoIiss
uuer0Ts They were going nome, -
Won drive "a burglar out Of your mouse
and establish yourself there you are III
the position OF the allies at present E.
Thus the Balkan states should De lelC
in possession Of their own country No
fOrci.u power has the right 10 enter ana
force q settlement upon me people III
but But also the Balkans should be
left i'm russeas.ou OF their peninsula, be-
cause thar is the only guarantee on
peace The Bul-aTlaus want Only thdI
land inhabited by Bulgarlaus, the ger
yiaus only that land lnnablled Uy SCI
Wins and the Greeks only that land IN
hali.eQ uy Greeks. None wants 70 We d
fore il this is allowed by me WORN fII
powers. permanent peace VIII result, Tor
each state OF the allied states VIII nave
.Is own territory ana desire no OtHel'
AUd the states are united IN an OIeiIs4N
and defensive alliance that VIII not end
with che conclusion OF the war, out VIII
las. forever The allies will replace
Turkey iu what Turkey was IN the great
rrt if lie Great powers enter there will
be further trouble. When two or more
nations .-lDe Iu the settlement or an III
tgIratIoU. difficulty, some one AWAY
glre tie short straw and some one the
Ions straw. and there is dissatisfaction.
If Russia takes ConstantinOplc she VIII
need the strategic Servian plateau TO pro-
tCCt hgg city, ana If she neld TINS plateau
the balance ne the powers would be un-
balanced If Germany expands toward
the SueZ Canal she would require the
UrepOndeTaune Of power IN the Balkans;
Austria is ON the road TO Salonlca, ana
she wants 20 hold the high hand in the
peninsula. II she does get control II VIII
mean that The Balkans will be a con-
Quered people and so long as they are
such there viii be perpetual revolution. /
can guarantee that to you personally.
So the only solution of the Balkan prob
lem is 20 let the Balkans solve II them
selves People in Europe and America
are asking: What shall be done with
COnefantinOnle? What shall be done with
Salonica?" but they forget that we are
already there COnStantnOple is a Bul-
rariar CITY. and the Bulgarlans should
have it, Europe and America do not have
10 do anything with II
Ny appeal is, then, that, in the. inter-
ests of peace the Balkan States be left
10 deal with the Turk themselves without
outside interference. We are quite able
20 deal with the situation II we are un-
hampered, and l pray that we be allowed
10 do so.
When Prince Lazarovich finished speak
ing Mr. Carnegie said he thoroughly
agreed with him that the end Of the pres
ent war should see the establishment OF
parmanerC peace. Andrew ID. White, eX-
president Of Cornell University, also spoke.
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