Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

shrsa: they should be treated as simple
It is recalled that the imperia, rsscr,,t
OF the car TO King Ferdinand and
King Peter plainly stated that IL the
allies did not accept the pacific interyen-
tion or Russia. Europe would not fail to
Russia, England and Germany being in
accord on the principles involved in in
ternauonal questions. This means un-
doubtedly. that Europe will control an
armed conflict and create out of Mace
donna, the bone Of contention, an autono-
nous and independent state. This vas
Ia iact Europe's first inspirations: ii
would serve now as a guarantee for
future peace. But II would sensibly
diminish the value OF the conquests OF
the Balkan alliance.
Referring to the terms Of the imperial
rescrfpt. the failure to mention Austria
therein created discussion
Austrian both in press and parlta-
Trfar.st ment. The president OF
the Hungarian council in n
speech June 20 said:
Austrla-Hungary will not permit the
sIlehsement OF the Balkanic question
"'thout her assistance. and will not con-
sent 70 any arrangement which does not
assure the entire independence NJ tbs
Balkanic stateA'
NeVertheless the car has made N.
declaration that he was in accord with
lhe sovereigns OF England and Ger
many. which may be taken as n notice
20 austria that she must cease play.
ing politics in the Balkans. II strue
2 part of the German press Joins with
the austrian press In demanding that
there shall be a European arbitration
IN place OF Russian arbitration. but
h sa,s i hse ,ake a to signify that Austria
gently as possible. Besides, the sug-
gestion o. a European arbitration IL
pusriis. for IL Bulgaria and Seryia
w uaeu q. RUSSIAN arbitration they
Wouid refuse with more reaeon Euro.
peen intervention Russian asbitra-
ton was the only possible Intervention.
not only because of the serbo- Bull.
sanan treaty, but because Russia is
the acknowledged protector of the Slay.
Roumania is reported as mobi,izing
her army with the view of casting her
lot with the party which may secure
Tor her the greatest advantage. Rou-
mania Is an interesting problem, for no
one either within or without Diplomatic
circles has been able to understand or
foreshadow her policy, which has been
assumed to be controlled by Austria
policy Of Ballplatz. deyotes an article
to the Austro- Roumanian problem
which sheds unexpected light on the
question.
aside from the fiasco of the policy OF
Count Berchtold the fasco OF the policy
concerning Roumania Is still more
grave Austria due to that policy. has
In the Balkans. Notwithstanding the
wretched state of Austrian custom
conditions practiced against Roumania,
due to the agrarians, Roumania re-
mained faithful to Austria.
4
In the commencement OF the Balka nio
trian policy. Roumania
K0umaula'S was convinced I'm advance.
p..;x:. as, indeed. was Austria
and all Europe, that the
allies would be promptly defeated by Tur-
key. Roumania neglected to demand COM
pensation of the allies in case OF their
victory. The allies proposed to Rou-
mania to enter the Balkan alliance, but
Roumania. looking through Austrian spec
tacles. regarded the matter coldiy. The
victories of the allies and the check to
Austrian diplomacy were an astounding
revelation to Roumania-
When Roumania demanded compensa-
ton for her neutral attitude, Count
Berchtold declared to the delegates that
he would sustain the demands. But the
minister played a double game and the
negotiations failed. War was threatened
by Roumania. Russia invited the Rou-
manian and Bulgarian delegates to go to
st. Petersburg, where Roumania obtained.
at least. Siestria-
In the Serbo- Bulgarian conflict Rou-
mania saw with astonishment Count
Berchhold sustain the pretentions OF Bull
garia, which had secretly promised Seryi2
100000 men to operate against Austria
Hungary. Roumania thus, notwithstand-
ing the personal sympathies of King
Charles, ceased to be friendly to Austria
Hungary. Roumania henceforth leaned
toward Russia. toward Servia and Greece.
where she had interests to maintain
| against Bulgarian aspirations.
And the Zeit concludes that in case
of war it was certain that Roumania
was looking out for her own interests
I'm the Balkans, and whatever the party
she Joined II would not be Austria.
Notwithstanding the actual conflict
between the Balkan states. the financial
commission at Paris for the establish
ment of financial basis for Turkeys
it's work as IL nothing had happened.
What is the round sum Turkey must
pay as damages? The Turk is. to use
familiar expression, a good fellow. but
the commission having discovered his
extreme sensitiveness and dislike of the
expression war indemnity" has adopt
ed in place thereof the more inof-
y
Perhaps the Turk does not care much
about the lump sum of damages To be
fixed. Pay day is al
Turkey and ways a sort of dies
non" to him. the OF
his existence. Ii is
said in circles that pretend to know
that the war indemnity which Turkey
should have paid to Russia for the
never been paid. not even SO much as q
piastre OF interest. And Russia, who
is the perscnification of punctuality in
money matters herself. has been negli-
gent with the Turk, doubtless to the
great advantage of her political infiu-
ence at Constantinople
At Constantinople the government lie
still in the midst of the crisis which
followed the ASA estimation Of Mahmoud
Chefket Pasha. grand vixier, and the trial,
condemnation to death or deportation OF
the assassins. The new ministry that
succeeds is composed of Said Hahn,
grand viZier; Rifaat Pasha. foreign af-
fairs. Talaat hey, interior: david hey.
council; Suleyman Bistania, senator arab,
and Gen. Tchurkwabou Mahmoud Pasha,
war and marine. The other ministers re-
tain the portfolios held under the pre-
ceding cabinet.
The new ministry has lost no time, but
has proceeded to occupy all the territory
within the Enos- Midia line, in accordance
with the peace protocol signed at London.
Constantnople. When Macedonia was