The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
RUSSO AUSTRIAN
'TANGLE' IS FEARED
Relations Between Two Old
world Nations Becoming
More Strained Daily.
BULGARIA THE "BONE"
Attempt on Part of Russians
to Arouse Hatred Against
Austrians Alleged
BULGARIA THE "BONE"
BY FREDERICK WERNER

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Special Cable to The Tribune.
| BERLIN, March 14.-With congider.
able anxiety German statesmen ara no
ticing how dangerously strained rala-
| tions between Austria and Rusaia sze
once more getting.
Austria la complaining that an army
\ Of Russian agents Is scattered through
out Bulgaria and that during the cam
psign which led mp to ths Bulgarian
elections OF Monday last three agents
used every means to arouse the hatred
Of tho Bulgarian people against Aus
| tria, which is made at least indirectly
| responsible for an the calamities which
have overtaksn Bulgaria ainee the hrst
Balkan wnr.
Tho political correspondent Of . Bar
LIN paper who Travelled al over Bull
garia during the election campaign
aays he met thousands Of secret agents
OF the ezar In all parts Of the country
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snts, commercial travellers and students,
all wa1 supplied with money which they
spent lsvishly among the peasants while
endeavoring to make them believe, and
In most cases with marked success, that
tho government had sold the country
for Austrian gold, and that Bulgaria
would never be safe or prosperous until
it placed itself under tho protection Of
the white czar.
Fear Civil Warfare.
The Bulgarian government has not
been blind to the dangers which threat
en- the country from tho Russian propa-
ganda and just before the election Con-
adieu at political meeting declared
that if the government were defeated
there would be not only possibility OF
a new war with the country's former al
lies, but also an even greater danger
Of civil war.
Nobody In Germany, however, be-
ieves an attack on Bulgaria by Greece
and Servia Is to be expected, as both
Of these countries have their hands full
at home. The danger Of civil war in
Bulgaria Is very real one, and moth
ing probably would suit Russia better.
Courageous Prince Wilhelm Of Wied
has become king Of Albania and has
gone to reside In his comic opera capi-
tai, Durazzo, but no one hare expects
that his reign Is going to be sathsz long
or happy.
The enthusiasm Of ths Albanian peo-
pie means less than nothing and win
very soon wear OF whsn these people
find that the torrent Of foreign gold
that ths king brought into tho country
fails to Hnd its way into their pockets.
The nsw king was hind enough to
grant me an audience immediately after
he had received the Albanian deputa-
hon, and h the course Of our CONVERSE
ton he spoke to me Of his plans for
moldinR Albania . future, and having
some personal knowledge Of the Alban-
ians from my Whit TO that country
decade ago, I foreses The dissppoins-
ment to which they ara doomed
To Set Higher Standard.
It Is the intention Of tho hing 10
modsrn1zs tho country and his very fsst
efforts viii be to put an end 10 tha
feuds and general hwlessness now exist
Jag and establish respect for the eouxts-
The loan which tho prince insistod
on getting before accepting ths AlbAn-
ian crown In quite large ono, but nsw
lonns win undoubtedly have to be nnade
In order to pay the interests On 1t -
long al It In possible to raise any mon
ey. Albania viii absorb the millions Of
foreign gold Like q dry sponge, but II
only part OF this money win DO found
available for schools, roads and rail
roads, there Is bare possibility that
in time become self supporting.
This, however, largely depends on two
.hines; the king must be arm enough
% handle his unruly subjects and he
must understand how TO steer bis ship
through the incesSant and insidious In
.riEues OF the great powers and the
Balkan neiRhboYs.