Evening star., 1913-04-13
ADRIANOPLB And CONSTANTINOPLE

The fall OF Adrianople has created
profound impression In all the capitals
Of Europe. Worthy of spe-
Profound cial mention is the effect pro-
C@..4 duced in st. Petersburg
and among the Slavs and
Czechs in Austria Hungary. In the Rus
sian duma te deum was sung by the
deputies In the absence Of choristers un-
der the direction of President Rodsianko
The Russian and Bulgarian hymns SIC
ceeded the religious hymns and the en-
thusiasm was indescribable. kilograms
OF congratulation were sent by the duma,
the municipal cedncil and SIav societies
to the allied monarchs.
On the 9th. when Constantinople
learned the details of the capture OF the
sacred city, the CONSERVATION and de-
lection Of the Mussulman population was
very marked. The correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle telegraphed from Con-
stantinople.
"Disquiet prevails; 1t is feared that a
new crisis will break out and an attempt
be made to overthrow the government.
Sabbah ed Dene. nephew OF Abdul
Hamid, published letter. in which he
attacked violently the committee OF
union and progress"
dispatch from Sofia on the same day
announced that the Bulgarian armies, as
If to celebrate the victory at Adrianople,
gave furious battle at Tchatalja and
drove back the Turks with enormous
losses and reoccupied the Soubatchojou-
Tchatalja- a-Papas-Bourgas line viii C h
they abandoned after the armistice.
1t is recalled that the powers In their
recent note in their efforts at mediation
proposed to the allies that the future
frontiers Of Turkey should run from
Midia, on the: Black sea, to Enos, on the
ritory west Of that line should be ceded
by Turkey to the allies: the Aegean Is
lands to be arranged for by the powers:
Crete would be ceded to Greece: the
International commission at Paris, which
would arrange for an equitable settlement
of the participation Of the allies In the
Ottoman debt. etc.
The allies have replied to the powers
by a counter proposition: the line forrnu-
lated by the powers should be consid-
cred as basis. but not as definite
line; the Aegean Islands should be ceded
by Turkey to the allies; the allies should
be informed beforehand of the proposed
frontiers OF Albania: the allies decreed
that war idemnity should be accepted
by the powers In principle; the allies
to be represented on the commission that
determines the amount; the allies agree
that hostilities shall cease when these
conditions are admitted by the powers.
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The fall of Adrianople has diminished
very sensibly the assurance of the powers
that they could easily
Proposals control the new situation.
VI 1o"eis. fed to the allies that
they we're ready to make concessions
The powers proposed line from Midia
to Enos. ceding both banks of the Martha
in accordance with the allies demands
All financial questions such as indem-
nifty to be left to technical commission
to meet in Paris.
Meanwhile, and most unfortunately for
the peace that was in sight, Austria
Hungary demanded that Montenegro
should desist from further attack on
Scutari. five forts of which had already
been taken by the combined assaults OF
the Montenegrin and Servian troops.
King Nicholas was determined, and de-
c!ared: Either ] shall return to Get
TIME the conqueror of Scutan or not at
The action Of Austria Hungary forced
the hands Of the powers. and especially
OF Russia, which could not permit Aus
tria to make an isolated demonstration.
and the ambassadors In London approved
the joint naval proposition to force Mon
tenesro to respect the demands of the
powers that she should desist from her
attack on Scutari and evacuate Albania
At this moment. for fact. an interna-
tional fleet has assembled at Montfvari,
composed as follows: Four Austrian war
ships. one German cruiser one italian.
one French. three British cruisers. Rus
sia. 1t should be remembered. has sent no
ships although she has given her assent
to the naval maneuvers.
Since April l the dispatches from Lon
don have announced that King Nicholas
would abdicate in favor Of Crown Prince
Danilo. On the 9th instant dispatches
from the same source declared that the
king would abdicate. but after his retire.
ment Montenegro would effect a union
with Servia, the right of succession to
the Serbo- Montenegrn throne being re-
served to the kings family.
This naval demonstration is a comedy
the retort of diplomacy. on me sugges-
ton of Germany, perhaps. to save the
face of Austria, which has been clustering
and bluf11ng a.great deal from the COM
mencement of the war against Turkey.
Th1s comedy, If 1T is a comedy, is con-
sidered necessary not only to save the
face of Austria, but also to maintain a
unity or action, in appearance at least, of
the powers. who would preserve the peace
OF Europe at almost any cost.
While Europe is very far removed from
any intentions of war, because there is
nothing to be gained but
DANGERS everything to be lost thereby.
there is always danger in
VI wal. playing with fire. The Berliner
Tageblatt says in this connection: Naval
maneuvers may be rapidly turned into
and demonstrations into
war. From the instant that Austria
should be forced to make her cannon
speak, Montenegrins would have attained
their end, for then the pan-slavist world
will take fire The pan-slavist will rise
against Austria
The expression is to be noted because
the Tageblatt is not an organ Of PAN
slavism. But the journal understands
full well that Austria is treading on a
volcano.
When the British admiral sent a note
to the Montenegrin premier demanding
that Montenegro comply without delay
to the wishes Of the powers the premier
replied he regretted the presence OF the
fleet, which he considered "a violation
of the neutrality proclaimed by the pow
ers at the beginning of the war"
King Nicholas, interviewed by cor
said: You may say that
despite the measures of coercion taken
by Europe against her, Montenegro will
Weld only to violence. 1t remains for
Europe to add the ridicule OF armed
force to her injustice
The fall of Adrianople mOdifieS the sit