New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-02
Ambassadors After Long Meet
ing in London Resolve to Ad-
jOurn Till Monday.
KING NICHOLAS UNBENDS
Austria Believed to Have
Warned the Powers She Con-
siders Herself at Liberty
10 Act Alone!
fBy Gable to The Tribuic.l

London. May Sir Edward Grey
and the ambassadors. after a meeting
lasting more than two hours yester-
day. decided 10 meet again on Mon
day. This is everywhere regarded as
a hopeful sign, though there is no rea-
son whatever TO imagine that Count
Mensdorn did not act on the instruc-
tons he was known to have received
Those Instructions, il is understood
were to warn the meeting that Austria
now holds herself At liberty To take
Independent action.
At any moment news may come
that independent action has actually
been taken. although ii is still hoped
I'm many quarters that the more con-
ciliatory disposition now being dis
played by Montenegro may induce the
Austrian government TO stay its hand
if only for a few days.
Montenegro has now for the first
time declared herself ready To abandon
Scutari if paid her price That price
however. includes territorial compen-
sation which Austria regards as utterly
inadmissible Nevertheless. the marked
change in the Montenegrin attitude en-
courages the hope that the powers may
be able to bring about peaceable set
tlement if Austria gives them httle
more time.
Great pressure * being exercised IN
Cettinje and every effort is being made
To induce Austria to refrain from i'm
mediate action.
I'm addition To the Scutari question
the ambassadors have also discussed
the position of the peace negotiations
between Turkey and the allies. The
peace delegates are now expected "a
reach London in few days and VIII
find the draft Of a preliminary agree
ment rely for them 10 sign. When
that is signed the armies can be de-
modified. and it IS expected that the
advent Of peace will have favorable
effect ON the Albanian situation.
After the other ambassadors left the
Foreign Ohice Yesterday Count Mems
dorff remained for some time In con
vcrsation with Sir Edward Gr'y.
London. May The reply 81 Monte
negro to fnc demand 81 Europe Tor me
evacuation ~ Scrtari has been received
bv the powers n is non-coWWiithl III
character and keeps the door open Tor
further NEGOTIATIONS The little kingdom
az the Black Mountains tells IT. biz neigh
LoIs that u has the greatest Difference TOY
them. and declares inc capture u Scutatl
g., b.. loo uo way defiance Of their an
rounr.d decision 90 give the former Turk
,sh fortrrs. 10 Albania - the same time
Montenegro suggests that there is room
FOR discussion ard reserves the rght o'
bringing 100. the question of Scutari 10 IN
course ~ the peace negotiations. when tn
ie6nlte deiimitation 4 Albania comes be
fore, ,b.. H,lkan allies and the European
row.ts fot settlement
KING Ni,nolas thus. while not consent
ine To- yield Scutari. has opened IN" wa
Tor fm.nei discussion.
Cetunie Montenegro. May J. The l'"s
sian Minister TO Montenegro to-day pre-
scented a curt note to the government urS
inc immediate compliance on the part OF
Norteueero with the demands Of the tu'
rop.an powers Tor the evacuation "i SOU
t,r and intimdting that policy "f De.
6,pc.. go, likely 10 lead Z" the ruin oi
Montenegro.