Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-28
AmbaSsadoriaI Conference is
10 Decide Whether Concert
is to be Maintained Against
MontenegrinS
ESSAD PASHA USURPS
THRONE OF ALBANIA
Move by Turkish General, Who
So BraveIy Defended SCI
tari, Believed to Have Sane
ton of King Nicholas,

4 nv Morning Journal specinl Leased wireJ
London. April 2S. This is consider
1 ed the fateful day In the history of the
& Balkan problem. in which new and
s difficult complications have arisen.
j The ambassadorial conference has TO
decide whether the European concert
shall coerce Montenegro or whether
Austria shall be left to act alone In
compelling the evacuation of ScutarL
The ambassadors of the powers pre-
sented note at Cettinje yesterday,
g formally demanding the evacuation Of
the city but the Montenegrin minis
ters excused themselves from consid-
Grafton Of the note until after the Eas-
ter festivities
n is understood that the reply when
given will be an emphatic negative.
Ia the meantime. King Nicholas has
issued "a proclamation az Scutari for
mally taking possession of the town.
The report that an Austrian expedi-
tion left Trieste has not yet been Of
ncially confirmed, but there is great
warlike activity I'm Austria. and Arch
duke Franz. heir to the throne. who rs
REGARDED as the leader Of the military
party. has returned unexpectedly to
Vienna from holiday He had n
long conference yesterday with EN-
peror Francis Joseph.
Essad Pasha the hero of Seutart
VINO had 4 picturesque and adventur-
oas career made a dramatic move in
procloiming himself king Of Albania,
and is said to be marching into the
interior of Albania with 10000 men.
lie was received With enthusiasm at
Ncsslc and is proceeding to Tirana to
be proclaimed and TO take possession,
Essad Pasha is an Albanian chief
tain of the type which earned for the
Albanians reputation for barharie
simplicity approaching savagerN. He
WAS always opposed to the young
Turks repressve measures In Albania
In Vienna and Paris. his surrender or
scutar is regarded as having been an
arranged matter with King Nicholas,
who approved his plan 20 proclaim
himself independent prince Of Alhan-
ia.
The whole scheme Of the alleged
storming Of scutari ana the marching
out of Essnd Pashas army with their
arms is now regarded as a coup
dtheatre to deceive Europe. Essad is
said to have Joined Djadi Pasha's
army Of 5000 men and If he has the
support of Servia and Montenegro it
viii be a severe blow for Austria
A Belgrade dispatch to the Daily
Mail asserts that Essad Pashas AL
bantam standing assures his success
and that he has an alliance with King
Nicholas. The dispatch adds that Es-
sad is approaching Tirana with 26000
troops and that Djavid Pasha will be-
come his minister of war
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily Mail heard that after council
az which important decisions We're
taken. Emperor Francis Joseph eX-
claimed that he had done his utmost
t. preserve peace because he wished
t. spend the last span Of life heaven
had allotted to him In tranquility. but
that Europe wished to force him into
war
According to a report published in
Berlin, an Austrian naval division has
loft Trieste with 10000 troops, with
the intention of occupying Antivari,
rulcigno and San Giovanni di Medua
and advancing against Cettin1e-
The strassburger POST asserts that
the German emperor has received
telegram saying the Austrians already
Rave entered Montenegro. This prob
ably is premature, but little doubt Is
now felt that Austria is determined
% move alone unless the ambassador
ial conference at London on Monday
resolves upon European action.
Balkan correspondent .of the
Times thinks the occupation Of Al
lania rs the powers may become nee
essary.
According to the Vienna correspon-
cent of the Times Austria is prepared
10 wait until Wednesday or Thursday
lof the powers reply.
The Russian ambassador has made
verbal representations to the Austrian
government, deprecating precipitate
action and pointing out that the pow
efs have not yet exhausted their
means of pressure and persuasion on
Montenegro.
The Sofia correspondent Of the
iilnes commends on the difficulty
about who should replace the Monte
hegrins when they were compelled to
retire from Scutari He says it is as
sumed that either Essad Pasha and
hls army must he recalled or the
u"n occupied by detachments from
We International fleet. Both these