Evening star., 1914-07-26
THE AUSTR0- SERVIAN TENSION

sooner or later to nee or abdlcssA
The representative OF the Petit Pa.
risian asked who could replace the
prince. and II he, Essad himself, wns not
the proper candidate for the thronA
Essad replied:
DO not speak OF ma. 7 pray you
Never have aspired to such q dignity.
and have never sought IT, I sought opIv
posal my ihe and fortune. And ycu
know how William of wied recon
pensed me. Who will receive the CROWN
you ask BE persuaded that those who
are willing to eerve are not lacking. and
the great powers will not be embarrassed
to find a candidate who Possesses tho
necessary qualities.
~ But once once more. ! am not a candid.t.
tribute according to my means to the
happiness of my country.
This ts the language Of all modest
candidates for place. Tomorrow. perhaps,
We shall hear that Essad has announced
his candidacy. and II not We may hear
of his return to Albania and that he has
proclaimed himself king. 1t will be re-
called he did do so once, and no may 10
so again.
What is the government that may suc-
coed in Albania? This ia q question
which the powers must now decide. The
powers would do we'll to ponder seriouely
the error committed in the selection ~
William OF Wied- In order to aid them
in this embarrassment they would do
we'll to consult history first Of all as the
best guide to their selection.
When the founder OF tho dynasty ~
the Karageorgovitch undertook to maze
Servia a free state he united In a sort of
senate the local chiefs. and the founder
was only president of the assembly. II
was not question of a prince. king o-
court Due to the spirit of disinterested-
ness and patriotism of the first Kara
georgia, the opposition from all eides WAS
overcome and Servia was prepared fo
enter the family Of free states.
In Albania, where the government ~
clans is a condition that must be recoe-
n,zed an assembly Of the clans is more
necessary than ever in the present sitns-
tion The assembly might not take the
form of an occidental chamber. but
reunion of the chiefs who are the tradi-
tional masters of the different regions.
The powers should call this assembly 10
gether from the north and the soutr.
from the mountains and the plains anu
leave these men to work out their own
destiny forbidding the presence or all
candidates. and recognizing hrst OF an
the principle of Albania for ANA -'ans
The powers have suffered sumcienn i"ss
of prestige in selecting William OF Nien
they should hasten to make the i-menoe
hv an act Of Justice and good srnE
which would he appreciated by the c'a"s,
At Constantinople the effect of tho
Gar of Rl,ssia's visit to Constantza mas
already caused marvel
Demands on Gus change few days
ago the Russian and Rou-
tne 1oIIe. manian ministers made
joint demand upon the sublime porte
that the liberty of navigation between
the Black sea and the Mediterranean
should not he blocked in case OF war
Neither Russia nor Roumania would per-
nit a blockade of the straits, and the in
terests of Russia and Roumania were
Identical Following the visit to Rou-
mania and the too ostentatious celehra-
ton at Constantinople lat the moment
when war with Greece seemed ifnmineno
of the anniversary of the taking of Con-
stantinople by Mahomet III the incident
is regarded i'm diplomatic circles as pro-
foundly significant.
The financial and political review -;
Djavid Bey Ottoman minister Of finance.
on the 9Th instant in the Ottoman cham
ber constitutes an important page in th"
remarkable history of Turkey After re-
calling the sad events which led TO tho
dissolution of the chamber and the sue
cessive wars. which drained the treasury.
he recommended a policy of strict econo-
my. Djavid hey blamed the policy ~
the cabinets Monkthar Pasha and kiamil
provinces of Macedonia and other parts
Of Turkey In Europe
while these cabinets, said Djavid,
failed to find credit. cabinet young
Turk succeeded, and retaking Adrianople
regairied the confidence of Europe. where
before many Europeans doubted the pos
sibility of maintaining the political eS-
istence of Turkey, or thought at least
that a financial control would be nee
essary-
The minister now announced the con-
clusion of a large loan at Paris. for
which Turkey would be eternally CRATE
full to France France would arrange
with the financial commission of Paris
the part which each of the Balkan states
would assume of the Ottoman public
debt. The minister exposed in detail the
economical negotiations with France. and
with others the sending OF delegates
to Constantinople to modify the judicial
part of the capitulations and the future
conclusion of a treaty of commerce.
The minister announced that no ques-
ton had been left in suspense. France
had agreed to admit the bourse OF
Paris Ottoman stocks destined for pubic
works. the augmentation of material tor
the army and navy. for which "A t"tal "t
. o31 OO 600 francs had been provided and
apportioned over a period of ten years
Speaking of the accord OF Franco-tref-
man relative to the BaSdad railway.
Djavd Bey said:
*
The French renounce all participation
in that enterprise. and receive in ex-
change for their
Txohonno for Bagdad stock three