| Show IN It that tho Europe s still sUIl In danger though tho efforts tit ot ho the dominating powers itro for a IL peace peaceful ful ru solution of oC the tho trouble Sp dis dispatches dl patches fro In say that a secret se understanding exists between Austria Hungar und Bulgaria by b which the In of tho latter Is recognized by Frans Josef while Bulgaria to t stand by Austria In case tom oom arise because ot ur the tho annex annexation X of Bosnia and Herzegovina This secret se compact if Ir it exists is sure suro to complicate matters Bulgaria relying on an tho military forces of Austria Is sure to be less tractable than It would bo without a powerful ally all Bulgaria Bu has been considered a men I o to 10 tho European peace for many cars cat As A wo have staled before tho was given un det Turkish h suzerainty by b the Berlin reaty of or But Ferdinand has al a aWlS alm d at complete Independence In n 1005 10 5 10 made a IL tour lour of for forthe he the purpose of ascertaining the views of tho governments on this point In 1903 Bulgarians Invaded Mace Macedonia donia Turkey protested and both coun caun trl rles s tallIed talked war but a conflict was averted by the Karly In tho followIng year e t thu trouble broke out when Macedonia again u a danger spot owing to 10 the uprising of o I led by b Boris Bors and other Insurgent leaders Again In 1903 rouble seemed inevitable Tho recent friction arose concern Ing ng un agreement with Ith gary 1011 regarding the tho Oriental railway of war with Bulgaria was had at ati at ata i a meeting ot of the tho Sultans cabinet on September 28 last and on the following follo ing day ay Bulgaria the Balkan powers on the tho dispute over Oel restoring the thc rall road oad According to a estimate of o the situation that appeared in n the New NewYork NewYork York Herald H TIMS real gravity of the Bulgarian Dul lies in the thc fact that thu t it Jt lIKo the situation is one of the is Js issues I sues sue which divides the tho great powers of or In the gradual rerunning reforming of ot their International alignment In the pi Pt nt Instance tho Interests of nt Gr t i are il largely In fo no 1 anel with Italy it a middle middleground ground gro nd Russia Ru sla has haji most Int r il to lU racial or n nI t I II k I 7 7 I lea 1 sea eon hn Irig Interests Inter on Oll he Baltic atJe This Ka JiM left Franco and BritaIn p Bulgarian readjustment a silent but Interested nt rested spectator sp an 1 ally allyOn all allOn On tho other hand hanel Germany nos hu fir t pushed p her h toward Mo Morocco rocco In the southwest st and anil then th n to toward ward Turkey ho near cast se movements Aus Austria tria has usually Dee fOUl d Ill with Germany partly the builds of the th Triple Alliance and partly li of personal pcr onal interests in tha ous territory of or tho Balkans Balkam This in turn turn has fanned fanneL Into hito activity Iho tho old animosity between Italy and Austria threatening to disrupt plo pic and to group Italy with Franco and Great Britain This regrouping r powers has been at af affected by three recent movements Tur kes adoption of a constitution the tho reappearance of the Moroccan issue I uc and tho present Independence of oC Bulgaria In all of or which the now new alignment ot tho HII powers IB becoming beco manifest with Great Britain Franco France and Russia oc occupying occupying common ground Germany and Austria cooperating and Italy in a D somewhat attitude As in the thc affair It tho Indications 10 nio 11 c that mediation or 01 an International con congress gress will sock seck to arrange some work wark workIng Ing In basis as ItS to Bulgaria but bt t meantime tho thu Intriguing among amonI the powers for in over oer Bulgaria and other por portions o of the thu Near If 11 likely to go on and to bo an Important factor In the now grouping of the Powers of Dc wilt and an l Herzegovina nominally be bEl belong long to Turkey hut but by treaty trealy they were placed undo tho administration a Hon tion of That Treaty and a IL subsequent agreement with gave a ii man mandato dato dat for tho occupation of I the thc provinces Following 1 tho success successful successful ful movement In Turkey for r r a It con constitutional government the t l Slavs in Inno Bosnia no and Herzegovina began agitating ing for tor an autonomous and this doubtless J Jed l to o take steps to define the tho status of the provinces |
