Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

The treaty of peace between the Balkan
states was signed at Bucharest on the
morning OF the 10th in
The Treaty slant. 1t is announced
that the Roumanian army
0AsAeu. will evacuate Bulgarian
territory within fifteen days: the Servian
and Greek armies within three DAYS:
arbitration is provided in case of dis
agreement by Belgium. Holland or
Switzerland: Bulgaria win deIncbilize her
army
It was easy to foresee that Turkey.
with that disposition to step into places
where angels fear to tread. would COM
nit another blunder although she had
apparently exhausted the list. There is
something intensely ridiculous in
Turkeys note Of explanation today of
erence to Bulgarian 'barbarities and
atrocities recall what has always been
a familiar accusation against the Turk.
and on which account Mr.. Gladstone APP
piled to him the title of the unutterable
Turk
Sir Edward Grey is the titular pres
ident of the ambas Sadorial conference at
London, and may be regarded naturally
as its mouthpiece. In the house of COM
mons he limited that one Of the great
powers might intervene in Turkey If
provoked. The provocation had been
made by Turkeys occupation of Thrace
and Adrianople and Sir Edward bluntlv
stated that If Turkey did not accept the
advice of the powers action would sooner
or later be taken, either by financial dis.
tress or armed Intervention. which would
bring her to disaster" But Sir Edward
qualified this statement by saying that
1.-THE European powers would require
some time to examine the situation before
deciding on the final steps
The disposition of Europe to tergiver-
safe in this near eastern question is
chronic condition
Distrust of growing out of the
tha powers mutual distrust
the POWERS. among the powers
In this case there appears to be no need
for mistrust. because Sir Edward gives
US formal assurance on this head.
which is most gratifying. He says: We
have reached stage at which thescon-
cert Of Europe is so firmly established
that the adjournment of the ambassa
dorial conference can raise no doubt re-
garding the health and well-being OF
the concert. We have reached an agree
ment on the subject of Albania and the
islands in the Aegean sea-"
1t appears for fact that an interna-
tional control has been established for
an autonomous Albania under a prince.
and the concert of Europe will decide
the fate Of the islands now in the hands
of Italy.
Is Europe about to commit another
blunder by delaying her promised action
to drive Turkey out of Thrace and
Adrianople? Why. indeed, should there
be resort either to a naval manifes-
tation. to financial pressure or to the
armed Intervention either Of one power
or of all the powers? Reconstruction has
always redounded to the Turks advan-
tage. PrOcrasttnation creates anew the
Turkish question with the possibility Of
a long war and the re-esta bliShment Of
the Turkish army into something like its
former self. Adrianople is already being
repaired and returnished with heavy
guns and its recapture may cost many
lives and much money as the price OF
q procrastination which is nothing II
not criminal.
The occupation of Adrianople by the
Turks creates a military situation which
exceeds in gravity any event of the sec
ond Balkan war. Adrianople is the
strategic key of Thrace. For an army
and people down in the dust there is no
place where they may be more quickly
set up than in Adrianople.