The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-07

CETIINJE, April Sine little KING
dom of Montenegro has thrown down
the gauntlet to the six great powers.
She declines to yield to the demand Of
the powers to abandon her attempts to
gain possession of Scutari, and has an
nounced officially there will be no
departure from an attitude which con-
forms to the necessities of the state of
war existing between the allies and
Turkey"
An international fleet. comprising
warships of Austria Hungary. Italy,
France. Germany and Great Britain. is
now blockading the Montenegrin port
of Antivari The fleet includes four
Austrian warships. the British cruisers
Yarmouth. Tnfexible and Gloucester,
the German cruiser Breslau. the italian
cruiser Pisa and the French cruiser
Edgar ouinet. Russia is not repre-
sented by warship. but has aequiesced
IN the naval demonstration.
BRITISH ADMIRAL SPOKESMAN
The British admiral sent the follow
ing message to the Montenegrin pre-
mier. DR.. L. Tomanovics:
II have the honor to inform you that
the international feet is assembled in
Montenegrin waters as a protest
against nonfulfllment of the wishes of
the great powers. I desire to call your
exeeilency's attention to the presence
Of the fleet as a proof that the great
powers are acting in concert and re-
quest that their wishes be fulfilled
without further delay. Please inform
me immediately that your government
is ready to carry out the wishes of
the great powers"
VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY
To this the Montenegrin premier re-
piled in note expressing regret at
the presence of the fleet, which he con-
sidered a violation OF the neutrality
proclaimed by the powers at the be-
ginning of the war. The premier con-
tinued.
Despite the pressure which the
presence of the fleet implies. there will
be no departure from an attitude which
conforms to the necessities of the state
of war existing between the allies and
Turkey"
A brigade of Austrian troops from
Cattaro has been maneuvering near the
Montenegrin boundary The customary
note has not been given the Monte
negrin government, and Austria's ac-
ton is considered unfriendly and men,
acing.
More Cruisers for Adriatic
KEEL, April 6.-The German cruisers
Dresden and Strassburg have been
ordered to make ready to depart for
the Adriatic sea-
"Cross Over ST. Sophiar'
ST PETERSBURG, April s.-An-
other great Slav demonstration oc-
CURED today. but on this occasion the
police did not interfere.
The climax was reached when the
crowd. which numbered $4,000, ap-
peared before the residence of the
dowager empress. sang the national
anthem and displayed banners in
scribed: Down with Austria" "Scu-
tari for the Montenegrins. '"The Cross
over ST. sophiar'
a fAclb voc tiiCh PdId " lut
drals and to the guards barracks.
where the officers saluted the banners
Bitter Irony" Says King
PARIS. April 6.-King Nicholas of
Montenegro is quoted in the Temps as
saying that he has learned with sor-
row that the cruiser Edgar Quinet will
represent France in the naval demon
stration on the Montenegrin coast.
1T is a bitter irony" said the king,
that the name of the illustrious
writer, Edgar Quinet, the upholder Of
a peoples struggles for Independence
and unity. should be associated with
"a expedition against the small but
Valiant champion Of Balkan independ-
ence.
.You may say that despite the meas
ures OF coercion taken by Europe
against her, Montenegro will yield only
TO violence. 1t remains for Europe TO
add the ridicule OK armed force to her
injustice