Show POWERS TO KEEP peace NATIONS WILL ENDEAVOR TO SECURE NEEDED reforms REFORMS IN BALKAN STATES proposals do not include demand for fet the autonomy of macedonia but provide for a larger measure of home rule paris austria has given to the plan formulated by tho the french and russian foreign ministers to deal with the balkan situation austria however suggested a slight alight change in ID tho the working of the proposals met with tho the immediate approval ol of NE poincare and AT M gazano the only effect of the edict la Is to tb more sharply defino define the intentions of tile the powers and to present a more precise state ment meat of them it Is understood the proposals do not include a demand for the autonomy of macedonia but urge the adoption of article 20 of the treaty of derlin berlin which provides for a larger measure of home rule it Is believed that the proposals will remove any lurking suspicions itt IM england that the continental powers were contemplating a system wholly at the expense of turkey germany and italy have approved their allys modifications so that witty with lull full adhesion of the british government tile the powers will be in position to say to the balkan coalition that the balkan states will no longer have tc depend on the promises of turkey but on the pledged word of europe |