New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-03
POWERS AWAIT AUSTRIA
Special Pact Between Rome and
Vienna Is New Factor.
ITAlYS SHIPS MOBILIZE
Fleet Ready for Descent on
Albania Should Such Action
Be Deemed Advisable.
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London. NAV 3-Austria has not vet
moved against Montenegro and IN
Vienna II is believed that she will not
move until after Monday's meeting ~
tho Ambassadors in London. Instead
81 the Crown Council. which vas 10
have met in Vienna yesterday. there
was a meeting Of the principal minis
tiers. at which the whole position was
discussed No announcement Of the
result was made but afterward IL Was
stated officially that the situation vas
unchanged. The absence OF any fresh
developments is welcomed as giving
the combined persuasion and pressure
Of the powers time TO take effect at
Cettinie.
There seems, however, reason 10 be-
lieve that a new factor is entering into
the question. n is well known thar
Austria and Italy have for some time
been I'm active negotiation as to their
attitude toward the whole Albanian
question, and there Is no doubt that
the recent coup of Essad Pacba has
had considerable influence In bringing
about the agreement which is regarded
as practically certain 10 have been ar
rived at between Rome and Vienna.
This agreement according 10 an i'm
portant announcement made to-day by
Or. Dillon. involves parallel action by
these two powers with view TO the
pacification Of Albania. where the state
Of anarchy is continually growing
worse. Austria, Or. Dillon tells us. n
bent on action which Will be on
larger scale than that originally con-
templated, and Italy will cooperate
with her ally. but that action VIII not
be taken to-day or tomorrow.
II may be presumed that II this
policy is embarked upon Italian forces
will be landed at Valona, in southern
Albania. in which connection a Rome
telegram saying that six italian battle
ships and three torpedo craft are pro-
ceeding 10 Brindisi, which is just op-
posite Valona and only a few hours
distant from It. having taken aboard
six weeks supplies. is unusually sig
nificant The warships will be followed
shortly by three more cruisers.
Athens. MAY "A letter received mere
| from Corfu states that Essad Pacha mas
formed a government at Tirana. whore
/ he has proclaimed the autonomy Of A
bania under the suZerainty OF TURKEY
and hoisted the Turkish instead OF The
Albanian flag Tirana is In district fui
J Of "reminiscences of the ancient Albanian
+ princes II is about hfty-four miles south
OF Scutari and wit In twelve miles %
! Croia. where in the fifteenth century the
famous Albanian Prince Scanderoes re-
sisted for so mary years the flowing tiae
Of the Moslem invasion
The letter states that the Albanian gov
! eminent is In no way hostile 20 Greece
and that il recognizes the northern from
tier OF Epirusy in accordance with the De
mands Of the Greek government
Paris. May s.-Telegraphing from Get
/ TIME. the correspondent Of lie Temps
saws that KING Nicholas admits that
Montenegro will be beaten II Austria at
tacks her.
! "Rut the victory will be terribly cost
/ ~ one" the correspondent quotes tns
King as saying 1T will cost Austria
dearer than Algeria cost France. than the
caucasus cost Russia or the Transyaal
cost Great Britain"