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

Austria Hungary protested and informed
the Italian government that because OF
Albania all action OF the two govern
ments should be subject TO their joint
movement
This precedent determined q new phase
OF action. namely. 1.-The joint movement
should not be for repress-
Zones OF i've Intervention. hut for
Y-a. the joint partition OF AL
bania." The word parti-
ton is not employed. but Its equ valcnt 10
used. ..amely zones Of influence.
The zones OF influence Austrian ana
Italian were separated by the Skumbi
river In case OF execution OF this AUS
tro-Italian agreement Austria would de-
bark al Durazzo and Italy at vallona.
According TO the Berliner Tageblatt 3o.-
600 Italian troops were concentrated at
Brindisi Italy would disapprove Aus
TRAN action against Montenegro and de-
cided in favor OF a military demonstra-
ton in Albania
The Daily Chronicle. great liberal or
gan. should be cited on the action oe
Italy. although il will be called upon to-
morrow TO defend or denounce the action
The Chronicle declares that the Italian
policy is indefens fole and that ltaly's pre-
tensions In Albania are inadmissible
The Temps writing on the same sub
ing the nineteenth century has been
so often troubled by contempt for the
principle Of nationality, principally in
the Balkans that we may hope that
diplomacy will not repeat these past
errors. 1t is surprising and regretta-
n
foreign oppression. delivered by French
arms by French sympathies and by
French money. oppose France aud
England today in order to Cypress her
Balkan brothers.
1T will be seen whether the confer
ence OF ambassadors may permit Aus
tria and Italy to do in Albania what
was denied to France and Spain in
Morocco. When asks the Temps. may
we expect an Algeclras for Albania
The Times OF London contains q
warning note to Austria based upon
an article in the Frem-
Warning to denblatt of London on
the economic situation
0uS1Aio' i'm the Balkans. The
note is issued. says the Fremdenblatt
from the Austrian stock exchange"
which predicts a financial panic be-
cause of the industrial problem which
is extremely unsatisfactory" a condi-
ton due to the fact that Austrian
trade with the Balkans has ceased.
1t is stated that the textile warehouses
are crammed to the roof with unsold
stock and that the large forwarding
agents are obliged to place their whole
storage room at the disposal of the tex
tile factories. and when 1t is remembered
how closely other important branches
of Industrial enterprises are affected
by the crisis in the cotton industry IL
is difficult to comprehend the light
heartedness with which the public
stormed the stock exchange last week.
The Vienna note may be cited textually
because of its political Importance.
Austrian cotton weavers have been
compelled to reduce their operations by
IS per cent since the end of October 1912
One hundred and sixty thousand looms
have been stopped. . per cent less cotton
goods were delivered and ~ per cent
fewer orders placed In the first quarter
Of the current year than In the corre-
spending quarter of 1912. The insolvency
statistics of the Vienna Creditors Asso-
citation. 30 per cent Of whose members
belong to the textile industry. show 3.551
bankruptcies during the period from Oc-
tober to February. 1913-four months-as
compared with L. 4S in the corresponding
months i'm 1911-12 BY forcing exporta-
ton, even at loss. nearly thirty-five
million pounds of cotton goods were ship
ped abroad since the beginning of August.
1912. and these tactics have ayerted
ca tastrophe.'
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And the Fremdenblatt note concludes
that the Austrian cotton industry. which
employs 10000 hands.
Chiffon hopes that the end OF the
1na..4 Balkan crisis and the
Anuustiy. easing of the money mar
ket will bring relief. Blu. In any case
drastic reorganization of the industry
will be Indispensable. and its future. like
the whole economic future of Austria.
must depend upon new direction o.
Austro- Hungarian commercial policy in
the Balkans.
If Austria's commercial policy in the
Balkans is bad. VIVA: shall be said of her
political policy.
A correspondent at ST. Petersburg re-
ports the substance OF conversation
with an important Bulgarian official who
suggested that a proper solution OF the
Serbo- bulgarian treaties would DE the
application of the treaty of February -.
1879: the military convention OF Aprh
-. between the Servian and Bulgarian
STATS. dated respectively June ~. August
p and september IL, 1872 These con,en-
tons define the obligations and rights o.
tine two parties. 1t Is necessary 10 con-
slider these treaties in their ensemble
Our allies" added the Bulgarian speak
er. claim that they have not obtained
their ideai--a territorial road 10 the
ACr at:c-and that they have made more
sacrifices than they anticipated"
And. the Bulgarian added. the treaty
did not mention the Adriatic sea anv
more than that OF Marmora Bulgaria
would have been pleased ii the ServIans
had been permitted TO remain OH the Adri-
alic, as Buigarians would have been
pleased To remain AT Rodosto. But Eu-
rope summoned all of us not To maintain
al II our conquests, and Bulgaria SUI
feTod az vel as Servia"
As for sacrifices made, the Bulgarian
cited tie statistics. which show for a fact
that siervia mace more than her min.
imrm' Indicated i'm the treaty and the
convention. But Bulgaria likewise made
more sacrifices than were expected.
The Servians now allege that because
OF their check on the Adriatic and their
sacrifices they should be
Servlan given Monastir. and. notably.
cIe;rnr Okhrida, Prelep and Kop-
Bulgaria replies that these points are
essentially Bulgarian and demands that
Servia shall be held "a abide by the
treaties. Servia manifests the notion
that she may disregard her obligations.
but Russia will .seJrpflX Interfere n