The Clash of War

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 33, 2 October 1912, Page 5

The Clash of War

MOVEMENTS OF DIPLOMATS The Powers Working for Pease. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United -Press Association.) London, September 30. M. Sazanoff conferred with the Italian and Turkish Ambassadors and the Servian Charge d’Afiaires. Belgrade, September 30. Military information is being cen-| sored. It is expected that mobihsa-' tion will be begun within twenty-four ( hours. War preparations are progress-, ing feverishly. j Newspapers allege that M. Nenadovics, Servian Ambassador to Turkey,' has already left Constantinople. GREECE MOBILISING. London, October 1. | Greece has ordered the mobilisation of her army and navy, and has recalled merchantmen from Turkish waters. WAR PANIC AT THE BERLIN BOURSE. London, October 1. Britain and Russia are urging the, Porte for the immediate execution of reforms and applying pressure to induce a modification of the provocative milltary preparations. Berlin, October 1. War panic conditions prevailed on the Bourse, and official circles arc pessimistic with regard to the prospects of peace. Vienna, October 1. | Diplomats interpret the _ moholisa-j tions besides the demonstration against Turkey as a supreme attempt to put; pressure on Europe. ■ i M. Berchtold has informed the Aus-j trian delegation that the efforts of the great Powers are being directed to allaying the dangers arising from the situation. They will continue to work for the maintenance of peace. JOINING THE COLOURS. Belgrade, October 1. The railway stations are crowded with men journeying to join the colours. The city is intensely excited, crowds in the streets singing patriotic songs and cheering the Government. Several thousands assembled in front of the British Legation, calling for war. The Government has prevented the transport of five Turkish aeroplanes and a number of horses. A communique to the press complains of Turkey’s detaining ammunition, moholising her army and ordering manoeuvres in old Servia along the Servian frontier, thereby endangering Servia’s territory. Servia has been consistently peaceful, but in order f( defend her interests has been compcll ed to place her army on a war footing It is Servia’s desire, dven at the las' moment, to follow the Powers’ ad vieand keep the" peace.

THE PORTE TO DECIDE WITHIN 48 HOURS. I Sofia, October 1. The mobolisation decree has evoked enthusiasm. It will raise the army ti four hundred thousand. There hav been many patriotic demonstrations. . Russia, has advised the Governmen riot' to send troops to the- frontier. ■ Constantinople, October 1. The Servian Minister has requeste< tho Porte to decide within forty-eigh hours whether it will sanction the pas sage of the detained ammunition, o return it to France. Failing a satis actory reply the Minister will qui Constantinople. . Twelve Italian warships, with trans ports, are cruising off Hafia. The Foreign Minister denies the re ception of an ultimatum from Bulgari or Servia,. dr jointly. Pending the Powers’ decision relating to Samos, the British and Frencl flags have been hoisted at Yathy. Th warships have landed patrols. Non combatants are concentrated at Yathy WHAT’S WANTED. One of the sharpest thorns in tin side of Turkey, the sick man of Sinope, is Albania. As a result of Turkisl tyranny the Albanians now demand— O) The appointment of an Inspector General for the four Albanian pro vinces; (2) the adoption of regiona' military service for Albanian recruitr in time of peace; (3) the taxes leviei tor education purposes in Albania to b spent locally; (41 a general amnesty for Albanian political offenders; (51 the Albanian language to be the medi am for instruction in all Government schools ; (6) the houses destroyed dining the recent fighting to be rebuilt a the expense of tbo Government. Dr R. J. Dillon, in tho “London Daih Pelegraph,” says that “Russia canno regard a concession of autonomy ti the Albanians without previous care fill analysis of its inevitable effect upon the political situation in tb Balkan Peninsula. If Albania receii ed autonomy, whether legislative o administrative, or both, and the nev lutonomous State or province be tak m to include Novi Bazar and Uskub then Servia, Bulgaria, and Montene gro will all be stirred to their depths and may have recourse to desperatlets. . . - . Tho consequent di.ssal

’sfaction would be so powerful and ir reprossi hie that instability would be some irrepressible in the peninsula and the maintenance of Europeai peace precarious. For those reason; [it is of paramount necessity that th Forte, in its present negotiations wi,tithe Albanian leaders, should eliminat the territory in question from the pro jected autonomous province.’