New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-24
The Great Nations of Europe
Find Themselves in a Ride
uIous and Difficult
Position.
FIRST MOVE BY AUSTRIA
She Insists That the Powers
Compel Montenegro to Evacu-
ate Albanian Territory, In
Guiding Scutari, or Give
Her Mandate to Do SO.
rBy cable to The Tribune

by Gable to The Tribune
London. April 24.-Scutari has fallen
and the great powers find themselves
in a position which is at once ridicu-
lous and difficult. After critical neso-
tiations the powers unanimously Dc
cided that Scutari should belong 10
Albania. and an international naval
SQUADRON blockaded the Montenegro
coast the hope of forcing King Men
olas to give way. but naval demon
stration proved non-effective so far rs
Scutari was CONCERNED, and then the
powers attempted 10 bride Montenegro
offering her S6.000O0O on the condition
that she abandoned the siege.
Montenegro rejected this offer ara
suggested in return some alternatives.
A concession of territory by the powers
was refused. The Servians withdrew
and Russia issued her hectoring letter
although she had almost mp To that
moment urged Montenegro 10 continue
the siege.
Deserted by the allies and confronted
hv the might of all the great nations
of Europe. Montenegro became more
determined than ever 10 accomplish all
she had set out To accomplish IN the
war She is INDICATED completely in
the fac of the whole world and men
aces Europe. her courage and her
honor.
II is not at all unlikely that the pres
ence of the European feet has been an
immediate and active cause of the sue
cesses of the Montenegrin assault on
Scutari. A redoubtable stronghold at
the foot Of mountain for more
than three hundred years and the bull
wark of Turkish power forever passes
away from Ottoman rule
What Will Europe Do Now?
What will Europe do now? Austria
has already moved. She has made
representations TO the other powers
asking them either 10 send an inter
national expedition To force Nicholas
TO evacuate Scutari or 10 entrust Aus
tria with a European mandate TO take
action. difficult and delicate interna-
tional problem calls for solution. but the
capture of Scutari changes the whole
situation. Will England and France
now remember that they both declared
that they would not deprive the allies
Of the fruits Of their victories, and
will Russia rest content to see Mon
tenegrin ambitions crushed by Aus
tria?
The Vienna correspondent Of The
Daily Telegraph" asserts that the
Austrian government has repeatedly,
but vainly, tried to induce the powers
10 consent 10 the landing of forces
from the international feet 10 put
pressure on King Nicholas. He adds
that Austrian patience il now eX-
'hausted and that Austria insists either
that the powers compel Montenegro
10 evacuate Albanian territory. includ-
ing Scutari or give her mandate TO
do so. Austria believes that an ex-
.peditionary force Of 10000 can achieve
this task without bloodshed, and un-
Jess the powers speedily come to de-
-cision she will act alone
The press of the whole of Europe rec
-gnizes that the situation is extremely
serious. The ambassadorial conference
met in London Yesterday and discussed
the peace negotiations and the fall Of
Scutari 1t is understood that a de-
cision to meet again to-day was
reached.
The British Prime Minister, Mr. AS
.quith. addressing tie representatives Of
the foreign newspapers at a dinner last
night. made hopeful speech. which
may be regarded as rejecting the view
of the ambassadorial conference which
he attended earlier in the day.
Abiding 10 the Balkan situation and