THE BALKAN CRISIS

Evening Star, Issue 13145, 29 December 1908, Page 6

THE BALKAN CRISIS

M. ISVOLSKY'S ADDRESS. , AN AWKWARD POSITION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ST. PETERSBURG, December 28. The Bulgarian, Italian, Servian, and Turkish newspapers commend M. Isvolsky's speech in the Duma. The Russian Press, however, severely denounce M. Isvolsky's reference to the destiny of the annexed provinces as amounting to a confession of. Rassia's impotence. They declare that it is calculated to encourage the Austrians to insist on the most extreme pretensions. The ' Novoe Vremya' suggests that Austria only proposed the prefirainary negotiations in order to delay war -until the spring. 'THE TIMES'S" ADVICE. DANGERS OF DELAY. LONDON, December 28. {Received December 29, at 8.35 a.m.) ' The Times' says that M. Isvolsky sacrificed his popularity for the sake of European tranquillity. It urges Austria to come to terms quickly, since the existing situation constitutes a danger to peace danger that is becoming more menacing as the winter slips away. ITALY ANXIOUS. WOULD SIDE WITH SERVIA. ROME, December 28. The Austro-Russian tension perturbs Italy. The newspapers declare that in the event of a conflict with Austria a large number of Italians are ready to volunteer to serve Servia. Besides the present intense cold, a number in Bosnia are suffering from typhus.