THE BALKANS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13727, 17 October 1908, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

* r----CONTROL OF THE DARDANELLES. Presi Association-By Telegraph-Copyrighi PARIS. Oct. 15. leading French newspapeis Mipport Russia's wishes in reference to the Dardanelles, and suggest that a good solution' would be to leave the passage open in tinue of peace, and close it in war time, if Turkey so desires. A FEDERATION SUGGESTED. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 15. Th? " Novoe Vrcmya," advocates Balkan federation under a -regenerated Turkish hegemony as the* brst defence of Balkan interests against Austrian attacks. SITUATION IN BULGARIA. MILITARY PARTY PREDOMINANT. BELGRADE. Oct. 15. The military party is getting the upper hand in Bulgaria. M. Malinoff, the Premier, states that if Europe exacts a ransom as the price of independence, Bulgaria will prefer to fight. NOTICE FROM GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. LONDON, Oct. 15. Germany and Austria have intimated that Bulgaria must obtain the Porte's consfnt before negotiating with the Oriental Railway Company, adding that derecognition of Bulgarian independence is dependent upon a ' satisfactory settlement of the Company's ciaim. , Avtitria declines a conference of the Poweis unless the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is acc.-pted without discussion. ' " HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT. Received 10.30 p.m.. October 161 h. LONDON. October 16. The following ,-iniiounctir.ent as agreed upon between Sir E. Grey and M. Isvolsky, Russian Foreign Minister, has Wu issued by the Foreign Of lies : '• The exchange of views between M h-volsky and Sir E. Grey led to complete agreement legatding the Near East. It wrs agreed that a conference was necessary-, but to eiiMirc is sucerss in reaftirming respect for the law by ihe nations making rcpirations and those that have bejii injund, the conference should be limited in scop;-, and deal cxcli-idvely with questiouv arising out of the violation of the Treaty of Berlin. The first object of the confcivnc? should be compensation to Turkey. On tins po'nt there secins a general -agreement among the Poweis. Provision must also be. node for effectively sticngthening the regime in Turkey, which affords the safeguard for the maintenance of pevice It ;'•> likewise hoped IJul means will be found to m«> the reasonable wishes of the smaller Balkan State.-;, but not at Turkey's expense. Titer; is good reason to believe that the Cietan quest : .on will l;c satisfuc'.oiily dealt with, although "I is juovisionally excluded from the seoof of the conference as being in the !irst instance a question for din-Ussion between Turkey and th.- prot. etinu Power. It is hoped that with moderation, re ;.sc liable - ness and d'sinterestcdiiess. ihe.se views will comincnd then» elve- t., ih- signaturics to th'- Treaty (if Berlin. ft is intended to sutiuiit the question of tlVe f-tiajls (•> th- eonfcienee. as jl u qiu.-tion whcr?;n Russia and Turkey arc primarily concerned, and ther- i- no <lcsiit- on Russ : \ s part to svttle it in any sense hostile lo Turkqy <>r i;ek for coiiipensation, ;s Rc.ssia enleis ill- cimfcniicc ac nil- of :he di-interestoi Pov.eis. Finally it is declared that lb-.- subjects ,-iiising under th.- Aiiglo-Rius!;,ii Convention had b.-cn icvicu'd, and the discus-ion thereon proved the ideiuiiy of view,- of the two Ministers, which proiuis-il a eoii'.inuanee of the cordial and iiaiusonioiir, eo-.qxi.nioti of the two Govrrniii-.'iils and a m-i tlcmei't of the •central A«ian quo-tjon." FRENCH MINISTER'S VIEW>. Received 11.1 p.m.. October 16lh PARIS. OetoUr 16 M. Pieli.in. <m int. r\ i.-ivcd on "it Balkan question, said it inns; be .*olv--; bv the unanimous, equitable, and corrtial auiocmcnt of l-liirop-.-. The An , Ft. ne'i uiiiicisl.iil'litig «a- . loser ttiati ever. PRESS COMMENT. I.tINDON. (ktol»r In. j I'lr " Tim-s." n i-nmiin-nling on litis si..'* ,diiir<Mii<>n aiil -elf rt Maint. says | 1! i.. |>io(i.iindly j»i.iiifyrni; to 'ind our j s„l,. by si.l- «-i;b ur.v Russi;, ill i 1 liaiiipioniii'.' Il.r .igliis <4 u-« Turk-'y. THE POK'I E'S CIPCULAR. A CKISIS AT HANO LONIIDN. (1.1..1-1 K>. I'll I'i.ilc's .iieiii.r, I" ihe Amhi.ss:. ,i..l- abi..ad ..-..:.1.11- lh- Military aeli-\-i!_v in Bulgaria, i.ii-iale. Turkey's pa-i li.- mtrniioii-. and add' ;ln „houl.'i Tliil -alia |>ei-sis: ill ler piis-iil attitude Till V. v v.iul-l 1: lu.tantly be .-om|«.-llcd I" j '..ls,- pi. e.ititii.naiy iii«-.ir.ui.-!.. and would i .'i-etiiii- i"'sponsibility : i! til- c\eli,' of a i 11" ' "• ' iili-inj:.