Show THE BALKAN SITUATION I 1 one of the present grave problems that confronts russia st pete petersburg jaburg foreign minister iswolsky on friday delivered to the duma his long expected statement regarding the balkan situation he said he was waa not able to chronicle any rite achievement toward the settlement of the macedonian problem but the loyal support of the russian program fe ram by austria hungary germany italy and france and its partial approval by great britain was wag full ot 11 promise reforms in Alace macedonia donla were imperatively necessary he said un fortunately there had been no substantial reports from previous efforts of the powers in this direction due dua largely to the interracial inter racial quarreling and jealousies of the very nationalities it was to benefit settlement would be impossible unless it was supported by the operation cooperation co ot of all the powers and russia was obliged for this reason to reject the propos proposal dI advanced by great britain the rus man blan plan the foreign minister conn con tinned linued contained neither egotistic de signs nor dangerous innovations and it ft could be put into execution without danger of bringing on a great conflict in conclusion at iswolsky said that the cardinal principal of dussias Rus sias present policy was a sound egoism she needed peace to recuperate from the effects of the struggle with japan and slie she therefore intended at all costs to avoid a breakup break up of the european concert |