The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
ProcrastinationMa
vent Peace in the
Balkans.
OTHER POWERS
IN AGREEMENT
Even With All Great Nations
in Accord, It Is Doubtful If
Sufficient Reforms Can Be
Secured From Turkey to
Appease Its Little
Enemies.

Paris, October 6.-War or peace be-
tween Turkey and the Balkan States
is in the balance. If anything. it
might be said that the scales swung
slightly to-day against peace in the
sense that every hours delay in the
powers Intervention increases the
danger Of hostilities. The word now
rests with Great Britain. All the 9TH
er powers have accepted with some
notifications the French Premier's
plan for Intervention. but 1t is I'M
derstood here that Great Britain hesi-
tates in going SO far as to assume
with the other powers responsibility
for securing from Turkey broad re-
forms in Macedonia.
Great Britain's procrasttnation Is
causing some uneasiness and some
criticism in Pari" Such papers as the
Temps assert that they cannot an
derstand Great Britain's lack Of SYM
patty in the needs for Turkish re-
forms. when in 1876 that country rose
up in a body against the so-caIied
Bulgarian atrocities OF that year.
Even with Ensland's support. and this
is expected to come tomorrow. the
crisis Is not removed. The great
powers can obtain extensive enough
reforms from Turkey to satisfy the
militant balkan States.
/, Reports received here give the Bal
kan govern nent's irreductble mini
mum as complete national autonomy
for Macedonia, with Christian Gov
errors Of the provinces. the creauon
of a local militia and the withdrawal
of Turkish troops. Turkey Is de-
scribed as wishing to be conciliatory
and moderate. but considerable doubt
Is expressed as to whether she "ooAo
ever accept such demands.
Diplomats May Win Yet.
Paris, October 6.-Austria has given
adherence to the plan formulated pS
the French and Russian foreign MN
. listers 70 deal with the Balkan sttua-
! ton. Austria. suggested q slight
change Ia the wording OF the proposals
which met with the immediate ap-
prevail OF both n. Potncare and n
Saxonon The only effect Of the amend
ment is to define more sharply the
intention of the powers and present
a more precise statement of these.
| It is believed here that the proposals
as now outlined will remove any Turk
ing suspicious in England that the
continental powers possibly were con-
templatine a settlement wholly at the
expense Of Turkey.
Germany and Italy have approved
their ally's modification; so that, with
full adhesion Of the British govern
nent. which is confidently expected
tomorrow, the powers will be In posi-
ton to say to the Balkan coalition
that the Balkan states will no longer
have to depend on the promises Of
1od nf
Europe.
The reply Of Count Won Berchthold,
the Austrian foreign minister. which
was received at the Quai c'Orsay this
morning, has caused great satisfaction
to the French government The alter
ations to the note which Count Won
Berchthold suggested, include an ex-
plicit declaration that the reforms be
inausurated will effect neither the
integrity of Turkey nor the sovereign
ty Of the Sultan; that they should be
applicable to the Ottoman empire as
q whole, and that instead OF the am
bassadors at Constantinople pre-
sentinz Turkey with the written de-
collective verbal representation OF
what they conceive to be the necessary
steps which Turkey should take.
The French government 10 confident
that all the preliminaries will be COM
p!eted in time to permit Russia and
Austria as the naandatortes Of Europe
to present a collective note to Sofia,
Belgrade, Athens and Cettinje to-
morrow. or at the latest Tuesday.
In official circles the feeling pre-.
walls that this guarantee offered by
the powers ought to satisfy the Balkan
States. il. as they profess, their sole
motive in mobilizins against Turkey
is to force the reforms provided for
In tn, treaty Of Berlin
With peace on the point OF being
. signed with Italy the martial spirit
OF Turkey has also reached . stage
where :t is dificu!t to keep It In con-
troll II the Balkan governments can
! hold the lighting element in check.
French officials are hopeful that the
diplomats may still win out agains;
the soldiers
II Fle6t Fer cPeeee.
Atlanta. Ga. October e.-Several
hundred Greeks met here this after
noon and took preliminary steps to-
ward sending troops to Greece In the
event Of war between the Balkan
states and Turkey. More than 100
veterans OF the army Of Greece VOL
unteered to return 20 the old country.
a var fund Of $4,000 also was raised.
Announcement was made by G. Greg
crv or~stAent Of the local PAu.Hel.