BERLIN TREATY TORN UP.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 678, 30 March 1909, Page 5

BERLIN TREATY TORN UP.

GERMANY'S COUP. RUSSIA' FORCED TO TERMS. BY SHOW OF FORCE. AUSTRIA GAINS HER POINT. (Press Association.—By Telegraph.CopyrigM). Received March 30,9.50 p.m. St. Petersburg, Ltlsfc Night. Russia's acceptance of Germany's note recognising the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is likened to the fall of M. Deloasso, ex-French Foreign Minister, over the Moroccan question. It is understood that when the German Ambassador reminded M. Isvolsky, Rnssian Foreign Mimstor. that Austria was Germany's ally. M. Isvolsky reported to Cabinet the probability of a German mobilisation on the Rnssian frontier within 48 hours. Realising the unreadiness of the army the majority of the Russian Ministers voted for bringing pressure npon Servia to yield to the Austrian demand for the recognition of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. AN UNREASONABLE PANIC. RUSSIAN INFLUENCE ECLIPSED The St. Petersburg press is profoundly indignant at the unreasonable panic behind M. Isvolsky's volte face and states that the abandonment of Servia will lead to the eclipse of Russian influence in the Balkans for a century. THE MAILED FIST. VICTORY OF SUPERIOR FORCE London, Last Night. The Daily Mail declares that victory was secured by the free übb of the mailed flat. Two German Powers (Germany and Austria) with eleven million men and twenty Dreadnoughts building thwarted the Triple entente (Britain, France, and Russia) by sheer weight of arms.

TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT. SERVIA'S FORCES REDUCED. THE ANNEXATION RECOGNISED. CONFERENCE AN OPEN QUESTION. The Times' Vienna correspondent reports that the agreement between England and Austria is oomplete and Servia is beginning to discharge her reservists. The Powers to-day will invite Servia to supplement, her last Note. with the formula agreed upon between Baron Aerenthal and Sir E. Grey, Austrian and British Foreign Ministers. Austria-will afterwards request, Britain to consent to the abrogation of artiole 26 of: the '.Berlin 'Treaty, including the sanctioning of the annexations, which Britain ooncedes.' The meeting ol the Conference of the Powers is left an open question.' It is understood Servia undertakes to rednoe her armaments to the'normal level and preserve neighbourly relations.

POSITION SUMMED UP,

AUSTRIA BACKED BY GERMANY. WHO WILL GET THE SPOILS? Summing up the situation the correspondent adds: Austria spent thirty millions on mobilisation, but her army is readier now than since 1889, Germany's assurance of full military and diplomatic support strengthened the alliance, but left Austria under deep obligations, upon which Germany will certainly not hesitate to draw.

ROYAL CORRESPONDENTS. WHAT WERE THEY WRITING? Paris, Last Night. The Frenoh newspaper le Temps afflrmß that Kaiser William of Germany, and the Archduke Franois Ferdinand of Este, the heir-presump-tive of Austria-Hungary, oontinually corresponded sinoe the meeting at Ekartzan on November 4. SERVIAN CROWN PRINCE'S RENUNCIATION. CROWN GOES ABEGGING. Paris, Yesterday. Prince Alexander, on hearing of the Crown Prinoe's renunoiation of the Servian throne, deolared that under no ciroumstanoes would he take his brother's place, adding, "If he cannot be a good King, neither oanl. I wilfstiok to him through thiok and thin."

-THE RENUNOIATION. FORMALLY RECEIVED. Belgrade, Last Night. The Grown Prince of Soma's rennnoiation was read in the Skupstchina (National Assembly) Hand adopted with a single dissentient. The Crown Prince afterwards attended a Cabinet meeting and renewed his rennuoiation. He visited his second brother Prinoe Alexander and affeotionately wished him better lnok than himself. AUSTRIAN APPRECIATION. Vienna, Last Night. The press favorably receives Prince Alexander's succession, his. sympathy with Austria being known.