Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Ex-Sultan'S founded on the discord of
the Balkan peoples" Alb
kIOpnecy. dull Ham.d is a prophet.
The dispatches during several days have
indicated serious discord between the
Balkan states. discord which degenerated
into actual armed conflict. proving thus
that Abdul Hamil knew the Balkan peo-
pies better than another. The ex-sultan
declared that the Balkanics would fight
over the spoils, IL victors, and at this
hour the prophecy has been painfully full
filled to the great surprise and disgust OF
those who greeted the entry of this new
confederacy into the circle OF nations as
an element OF peace in place OF the Turk.
who has been a perpetual menace OF war.
1t was announced from Saloniki and
Athens that there had been conflicts. and
even severe battles. between Bulgarians
and Greeks. but that neutral zone had
been established On the Goth, however.
the Bu;earians were said to have violated
the neutral zone and attacked the Greeks
with violence.
A dispatch dated London, sd instant,
reported that Servia and Greece had
signed an accord excluding Bulgaria from
all the region west OF the rivers Nardar
aid Bregalnitza According TO the en-
L
i'iorina Vodena. kakuss. Sores. Rama
and Kayala, and Servia would be given
Struga. Ochrida. Monastir and Perlepe.
A dispatch dated Sonia. the 10Th in
tstant announced that Servians were
moving from Monastir upon Perlepe and
Cuprili. while the Bulgarians were con-
centrating at 1stip
The greater part of the Bulgarian army
which took Adrianople was reported at
Sofia. where 5000 men &C.
Bulgarian cupied the strategic points
Whereabouts. These troops
SVICcS. and the forces at the frontier
were thought to be sufficient to protect
the capital in case OF attack by the Ser
vians The Bulgarian staff had prepared
a plan of campaign in which it had con-
fidence
dispatch from London announced
that. while all the peace delegates were
assembled. neither Greece nor Servia
would sign the draft Of the treaty drawn
I'D by the amba ssa doris conference. Bull
garia and Greece had appointed mixed
commission to reconcile the rival claims
over disputed towns and territories In
Macedonia. but the commission had failed
to reach an agreement.
The powers recommend that those states
which are ready to sign should do SO
without waiting for their allies Bulgaria
could thus conclude peace with Turkey,
and the powers could then turn their at
tention to the recalcitrant states Sir
Edward Grey. 1t appears. declared TO Inc
Servian and Greek delegates that week
had passed in futile negotiations and the
powers now expected the belligerents to
sign without delay. This declaration was
taken to be an ultimatum OF the powers
to Servia and Greece.
<nb nd
nouneed that Turkey had definitely coded
the island of Cyprus to Great Britain.
according to the COnstantinople corre-
spOndent of the Express. who claims TO
have received "a formal statement from
the best informed source. The cession OF
the island is said to have been due to
clauses in the Anglo Turkish entente.
If the foregoing is true it will explain
the anxious energy disE1ayed al Lonuoh
since some time In coddling and caJoling
the Turk in the hour Of his dissolution
in Europe England looks eastward
across the Bosphorus to Asia Minor.
where she hopes to establish hersen as
the curator of a Turkey reformed "a
rAnglaise.
Having in mind Ensland's position In
Egypt, which is tributary to Turkey. the
cession of Cyprus TO Eng
Cassion of land by virtue of Anglo
Turkish entente" is, TO say
OypIeSS. the least, instructive. The
ambassadors conference at London hence
forth promises to be the permanent pivot
of the question of the near east. The
Balkan states have virtually driven Tur-
KEY from Europe; 1t remains to be seen
how the Turk may be permitted to es-
tablish himself in Asia.
Recurring in the above connection
to Englands aspirations to become the
Turks factotum in, Asia Minor. Abdul
Hamid in his memoirs writes of Abbai
II. Khedive of Egypt. laconicaily and
disdainfully: I'm the hands of the Eng
lish the khedive has become giaour
upon whom they would confer the caliph-
ate.
The ex-sultan has perhaps unconscious
ly sounded the keynote of the actual ST
uation. The idea. however, of raising
the khedive to the caiiphate is not Eng
lish but was first conceived by Gen.
mission to Egypt in 1863 to turn out the
Turk and possibly place lsmail The
MAGNIFICENT on the throne of the caliphs.
Now that the Balkan victors have fallen
to lighting over the partition of Turkey
the powers may decide to do some par
tit oning among themselves.
Russia, England. Germany. France.
Austria and Italy in turn may now
set forth their clalnlS III the dfnDaSSduoiS
conference, and we may expect some IL
luminat ting SURPRISES.
The designs of Austria and Italy have
been 'sclosed recently by the Temps IN
leading article .n-
Aust-0.I Italian titled "A Useful Roy
elation." According 10
AAtCAtAVAo. TENNIS a diSp1tff
from Vienna discloses substantial az
cord between Vienna and Rome with the
object Of taking over Albania.
1t is not a question of the national
Albanian rights traditions and clinical
unity. which have so often been in
yoked by Austria and by Italy: but o
question only of how to seize -sloania.
The Temps, citing the Vienna dispatch.
calls upon the conference OF a'lA1 ga
doris at London to demand explanations
of Austria and Italy. These powers
have posed as defenders OF the an
tonomy Of Albania when in fact they
would destroy that autonomy Is IL
lawful" asks the Temps. that Austria
and Italy shall be permitted to do In
Albania in a grand way what Mont
negro would have done In = Sinaii
waya, And the Temps adds that
Austria and Italy would infiict upon .he
Ealkanic states the treatment that the
great powers already inflicted upon
Japan. After having prevented the
latter from keeping what she had
gained at Shimonoseki the powers took
for themselves what belonged TO tue
victor by conquest. The vengeance
of Japan was rapid and startling. VINO