Evening star., 1913-11-23

The Balkan crisis. according to NJ.
Sazonof. minister Of foreign affairs OF
Russia. speaking to the
Up to London representative Of the
Journal Rousskoie-S -Slovo.
0o"ieIence' had not yet terminated
and would not terminate until the ques-
tons in dispute were solved by the con-
ference at London"
Italy and Austria Hungary have over
stepped the limits Of their roles in ad-
dressing joint notes first to Servia and
then again to Greece.
"A Havas dispatch dated Athens. oc-
tooer 30. announced that the note ad-
dressed the Hellenic government by Aus
tria and Italy complained that the work
of the international commission for the
delimitation of the frontier of southern
Epirus had been balked by the attitude
OF the peoples in the contested districts,
pushed on by the Greeks: in consequence
the two governments had given instruc-
tions to their representatives to consider
as Albanian all the villages which had
prevented examination, and that Italy and
Austria persisted in the decisions of the
conference at London as to the duration
OF the work of the commission The
Havas dispatch added that the Austro-
Italian note had provoked in political
circles profound astonishment that Italy
and Austria had dared to assume a
mandate that belonged only to the pow
ers.
A dispatch from Berlin besides. ad-
dressed to the Matin affirmed that Ger
many, although bound to her allies did
not associate herself with her allies be-
cause she was not directly interested in
the Balkans Nevertheless. Germany did
of hfc S0fy frv,
must. therefore, be held at London to
have participated. The solution of that
question cannot be attained at either
Vienna or Rome, for IL Is certain that
Greece will submit only to the decision
of the ambassadors at London
october Is Count Berchtold, with the as
sent OF Italy and Germany, summoned
Servfa to abandon the certain strategic
points in Albania occupied by the Ser
vians as the result OF Albanian attacks
under Essad Pasha, although the Al
banians had been furnished with arms
and means by the Italian and Austrian
governments. Servia, conforming to the
counsel of her friends, promptly withdrew
her forces that there might not be any
pretext for Intervention.
October 20 NJ. Pachitch, president of the
Servian council of ministers, delivered in
the skouptchina an explana-
SerVla'S ton Of Servia's policy. Servia
pol;o~, owed a debt of gratitude to
Russia for her powerful sup
port and she owed thanks to Russia's al
lies. France and England: also to Ger
many. NJ. Pachitch naturally left out
Austria-Hungary and Italy. He gave the
most reassuring indications as to Servia's
relations with other Balkanic states.
Servia's relations with Roumania were in
Innate; with Greece they are what they
were the moment of the common war.
and the delimitation of the Bulgar-Greco-
Scribe frontier was nearly concluded.
Also the delimitation of the frontier be-
tween Servia and Montenegro would be
accomplished without delay. The Alba
nfan frontier was a question which de-
pended entirely upon the powers. Unhap-
PLY, certain powers were IN no haste to
solve the problem which carries with il
the only menace to complications in the
European orient
M. Pachitch retraced with biting irony
the history of the negotiations with Bull
garia to obtain the revision of the treaty
of alliance by the light of new facts, the
supplementary aid and Intervention of
Austria The facts were we'll known.
They ended in the vain hope of arbitrage
by the car and the attack by Bulgaria
on the lines of GuevgeI June ~ NJ.
1 dSultCl dlAIiitQ tHdt DulSdIld dllempl-
ed by covert ways to gain Roumania"
to her cause. promising Servian territory
as a compensation for her aid. Then Bull
garia endeavored to treat separately with
Greece and separate her from Servia-
Finally Bulgaria made promises to Tur-
key that she might remain neutral in a
Serbo- Bulgarian conflict"
Recently Austria and Italy addressed
note to Greece demanding that Greek
troops should be withdrawn from the
nj hof ahor
November 1 the Nouvelle Presse Libre,
commenting the situation created by
Austria and Italy, declared with brutal
frankness: I'VE are no longer under the
restrictions and influence of the confer
ence at London: Austria Hungary and
Italy are no longer disposed to permit
Europe to toss them in a blanket or put
them in straight-jacket." That Europe
should have played any such part with
the powers that annexed Bosnia Her.
zegovina and the Tripolitan and who
actually occupy Rhodes. Stampalia and
the Dodacanese is sheer bluster; to say
that Austria and Italy have been "tossed
in blanket or put i'm straightJacket
is simple hyperbole
Germany may support the action of her
allies against Servia but there is reason
to believe that she would
GermQnyS refuse absolutely and for
manifest cause to support
fOSlIlon. the efforts to despoil Greece
of the fruits of her victories King Con
stantine. it should be borne in mind. Is
the brother-in-law of Emperor Wiliiam'
and the formers declaration recently at
Potsdam was doubtless the result oil an
understanding.
The Austro- Italian proceeding at Athens
not only disturbs political circles IN
Greece. but there is protestation at faris'
London. Berlin and St Petersburg. ror
the moment it takes the form OF the very
natural query as to why the cabinets oi
Vienna and Rome have not even hao 'he
courtesy to inform the other powers OF