The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-30

London, April eo.-Dp to a late hour To-
night the British foreign office had no
news that Austria was actually taking
separate action against Montenegro it
Is understood Austria Is awaiting tho re-
suit of the ambassadorial conference
Thursday and employing the interval in
an endeavor to induce italy to Join her Ii,
military action
Meetings of the amba ssadors In london
have shown almost eonclusively that 4
majority of separate powers arc not pre-
pared to adopt warlike measures against
Montenegro. II is thus practically cer-
tain that within q few days, whethar
Italy consents or not. Austria will dis
patch an ultirnatum to Cettinje, demands
ing the immediate evacuation of Scutari.
Not another word of Essad Pashas do
ings in Albania has come through Is,natl
kemal Bey, head OF the provisional Az
banian government has arrived in LON
don TO enlist British support. He ard
other Albanians don't regard Essad
Pasha's coup very seriously, but the opin-
ion seems to be growing among diplomats
here that an administration under Essad
Pasha in Albania might Lot be such an
impossible solution of a difficult prob
lem.
1t is considered that Essad Pasha IS
an influential Albanian with a strong fol-
lowing and the prestige of a gallant de-
Tense of Seutari, might be ilore aceeptt.-
Bile to Albanians than foreign prince and
that If allowed to retain his self chosen
post, he might be inclined to make terri-
uriai CONCESSIONS ahiefl would cunlpen-
safe Montenegro for the loss of Scutari
and satisfactory European claims
A Vienna dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph says the Austrian miDister at Get
TIME visited King Nicholas Monday night
and demanded the immediate and uncon-
ditlonal evacuation of Scutari.
The King replied that he would never
surrender the town
The Austrian government, according to
the same dispatch, is now engaged in
drafting manifesto to the powers ex-
planning its policy and aims with regard
to Balkan affairs.
A Cratz dispatch to the Daily Mail
says that the Austrian military author
tiles have taken possession of the rail-
ways running to the south but that no
movement of Austrian troops across the
Montenegrin frontier has yet taken
place.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Chronicle gives details of plot ac-
cording to which the Turco- Albanian
committee at Constantinople appealed
to Essad Pasha and King Nicholas to
save Albania for the Koran by over
turning the provisional government at
AVlona. This was described as an in
strument set up in the interests of the
great powers.
The committee also summoned Djavid
Pasha to assist Essad Pasha. The lat
ter concluded compact with Grown
Prince Panilo which afterward was
signed by King Nicholas. This compact
provided for the Sultan's sovereignty
over Alabama state, which was to join
the Balkan league while Scutari and
San Giovanni di Medua were to belong
TO Montnegro Russia is understood to
have sanctioned the scheme.
The committee designated Prince Abb
dui Meshid for the Albania throne, with
Essad Pasha as viceroy but the latter
proclaimed himself King. It Is rumored
that Djavid Pasha has overthrown the
provisional government at Avlona.
An Antivari dispatch to the Express
says:
Fifteen thousand troops are here
and soldiers are arriving continually.
Every preparation Is being made to
hold the town against attack. Famine
prevails. however. and only the small
est supplies can be given TO the starv.
sng thousands"