Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
Russian
Theory.

AAeo1y' orders were issued by
the Belgrade government to interdict ac-
| cess to Albanians DESTROYS of visiting the
| markets.
Such orders, adds the correspondent,
ware contrary to the edicts of the Lon
don conference which gave Dibra and
| ptakovo to servia on condition that It
should permit access to the markets ana
| fairs of such Albanians who had been
deprived OF these commercial centers.
Count Berchtold had expressed regret at
the decision Of the cabinet at belgrade.
! The Seryian minister replied that his
government had adopted such measures
because Aibanians. finder semblance oil
introducing lighters for trade pur-
noses, really used them to Introduce
into the annexed territory incendiar!
gents. who melted the population to
revolt against the Servian authorities.
l. The advent Of the enerReftc and
singular Essad Pasha as the COM
mander-in chief of the Albanian In.
| vaders WIS peculiar. Essad appeared
to be a sort of Jack in the box" for
some power or powers. acting In Al
ba mia In concert with the celebrated
| brigand Sandsnsky.
| The declarations of NJ. Pachitcf,.
president OF the Servian. council Of
ministers. in an interview at Paris, is
| Instructive. NJ Pachitch. replying to
his interlocutOr. said that Servia was
not dtsqrtated because of the Albanian
Rervia had demobilized her army.
! Within eight dave the recall end COZ :
rentratiGn of sufficient troops woull
be completed. Servians hid ~ inten-
| .ion 6f making conquest simnfy pres
ervation. Having driven the Albania ms
/, from Servian territory. the latter woull
occupy the strategic points as a guar
antee
Asked IL there would be diplomatic
objection. the minister said no 1t is
| understood that there Is an Albania.
! But who is responsible for Albania ?
The powers? The powers have not pre-
vented the aggression Of which Servia
is the victim. Is Il the government of
possible to discover: Seryia is acting
| In order to defend her situation.
Thu minister did not think that Tur-
kew for tn" moment had any policy in
Albania. II combinations should ar
! rive n defensive ail. nre united servia
and Greece. and Roumania would not
permit the peace established at Bucha
| rest to he questioned.
| Servia's relations with Austria
| Hungary were based unon servia's de-
| the monarchy. The minister after
| leaving Paris would go direct to vien-
ma. where he hoped to meet Count
Berchtod.
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II y
| The Bulearo-Turk treaty and the
Greco Turk negotiations. like balance
scales. go up and
| Turks Squeeze down. watched by the
Bulga-ians. of securing some aa.
vantage in the weighing. Turkey
manifested a strong desire to conclude
q treaty with Greece when Bulgaria. In
spite OF her disasters. held off from
consented to the most onerous condi-
tons Turkey. having squeezed the
Bulear. adopted policy OF delay with
Greece. with the purpose of obtaining
halter conditions from that country.
The treaty with Bulgaria. signed Sep
TENDER 90, an outline of which has al
ready been given. contained. II II re-
ported. secret clauses.
The version from Belgrade is that In
case Turkey should attack Greece, Bull
varia would permit Turkish troops TO
mass through western Thrace and that
sha would receive for such service. in
rase of Ottoman victory, kavalia and
Drama Bulgaria would then renounce
| ali uretentions to Macedonia.
Gen. savof. II Is rumored, would have
acrerted but the government at SOMA
refused The government found the
Project dangerous and difficult OF rea'iza-
ton. Da
oslayof, president Of the council of min