Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28

The congress of Berlin I'm 1878 halted
Russia's army. which at Constantinople
would have decided
Created bV finally and for all
A. time the fate of Tur-
e A0"SAs' key in Europe. Nor
was this the only error committed. for 1t
created, in selfish interests. the question
Of Bosnia Herzegovina, which became
factor I'm the war of the Balkans.
The congress at London In 1913 dupli-
Gates. the errors of 1878 by hating the
Balkan armies at the gates OF Constan-
tinople. where they. like the Russians.
would have eliminated Turkey from the
policy Of Europe. This congress. too. as
If controlled by some inscrutable infiu-
ence for mischief created Albania ma
ton and placed It I'm the care OF Aus
tria-Hungary and Italy. whose secular
enmity was never a guarantee of peace.
but rather of discord. How the peace of
Europe could be strengthened by such an
invention is beyond mortal comprehen-
sion. for among the things deemed impos-
sihle until now was the cordial entente
of Austria and Italy. If the congress has
found the means to effect an understand
.inS between these two nations then il
must be concluded that it has finally
solved the vexed problem of the sauaring
OF the circle!
Dispatches dated Vienna the ODD and
23d, manifest:ng strong pro-Austrian pro-
clivities. announced that 1.-The Greek au-
thorities at KoNtza. in Albania. seized
the American mission school, and that
the Greeks arrested and prosecuted a
large number of Albanians returned from.
America.
Austrian authorities, il should be borne
In mind. are especially anxious at this
moment to prejudice the public against
Greek. Servian and Montenegrin. whom
they regard. As enemies. In the delimita-
ton of the frontiers of Albania conflicts
are certain to occur and. for a fact are
occurring at !. this writing. A dispatch
dated Vienna, gid, reports battle be-
tween ServIans and Albanians on the new
Albanian. frontier. in which 200 'banians
were killed and many wounded nd the
dispatch added.
THE encounter was brought about by
an attempt of several thousand Albanians
to penetrate the territory captured by the
Servians from the Turks. The Albanians
were repulSed.
Other dispatches announce tina, Essad
Pasha, who was previously reported as
at Vienna. had return
Turkish Flag ed to Albania and
u..,l.I hoisted the Austrian
AAoAs1cu. flag. Mufid Bey. attach
ed to Italy's cause. had demanded Es-
sad's surrender, Mufid had seized the
custom house at Durazzo.
A dispatch from the correspondent of
the Gazette de Cologne affirms that the
Bulgarian and Turkish armies propose
to unite against the Greeks If the latter
refuse to- accept certain conditions which
Turkey would impose.
Recent autograph letters and decora-
tons exchanged between Kings Peter
and Constantine are taken to indicate, in
diplomatic circles, that Servia and Greece
are prepared against any surprise that
Bulgaria and Turkey may be contem-
plating. 1t is useless to indulge In spec
ulations upon the rumored alliance of
Bulgaria. and Turkey, but it may be said
in any event that there will be no sur
prise. Roumania as well as Mo1tene gro
would be factors in such an issue. A
fact which Gen. Savof. who IS reported
to have made threats of what Bulgaria
proposed to do against Servia and Greece,
has apparently ignored.
international commissions. it is under
stood, have proceeded to different points
on the Albanian frontiers to prepare the
statutes and fix the limits Of the future
state. Local conflicts may be expected
to occur at certain places and the public
conflicts are not so serious as to awaken
alarm for the general peace.
To the conflicts over delimitation there
may be mentioned a dispatch dated St.
Petersburg. announcing the presence
there of a Bulgaria Macedonian delegation
which had come seeking Russian aid in
obtaining the autonomy of Macedonia.
The delegates urge that the equilibrium
in the Balkans may only be maintained
by an autonomous Macedonia Mace
donia, it is declared, will resist Helleniza-
ton and Sterilization with arms If it is
necessary. If Europe refuses autonomy
TO Macedonia the Balkanic peace will
prove an Illusion
The BuIgarians and Macedonians APP
pear to be afflicted alike with aphasia in
matters political They were
Political the first. indeed. to raise their
voices against Macedonian
1ApH"Si"' autonomy. But this was
when Bulgaria hoped to obtain the lions
share of Macedonia Now Bulgaria comes
out for autonomy because she sees in
autonomous Macedonia a provisional gov
eminent. the possibility to recoup i'll
those regions
IT is not at all likely that the Russian
Government will sanction such an ar
rangement and for the principal reason
that il would destroy, not MAINTAIN, the
Balkan equilibrium.
The ambas sadorS at London in the mat
for Of the new frontiers of Albania incl-
Gated line from Cape Stylos In order
tn give to Albania a band on the east side
If m. Corfu Canal, running northwest
of Argyrocastro tthe frontiers proposed
nv Greece. and thence to koritZa. with
ont other indication than that koritZa
,.a. M 81 Albania.
This action of the amba ssadorS consu-
.uted a new and important concession to
the demands Of Austria and Italy in favor
ri tba Albanian frontier leaving TO the
international commission the task OF
tracing this underlined line. Austria and
italy hope 10 profit by the lassitude man
Tested by the ambassadors become less
careful OF the Balkanic situation. which
has perhaps strained too long their
nerves.
The composition of the international
commission appears to indicate that IL
will attempt to take from Greece CEN
tiers purely Greek, namely: Argyrocastro'
Premeti, Lescoviki. Colonia and koritza,
constitutes veritable spoliation OF
Greece. the more fragrant that the popu-
lation by an immense majority is Greek
Besides the composition of the inter
national commission constitutes man
ifest miscarrying of justice. The ltalah
and Austrian conS,llS at Janina were
named as members of the commission,
men whose attitude during the war was
openly hostile to both Servia and Greece
Already the Austrian and Italian press
nave opened a campaign in favor OF the