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Show Powers Trying To Stop Balkan War Prime Minister Asqultn Says Spec tacle Is Disheartening and Repellant Birmingham England, July 21 I'rlmo Minister Asqulth characterized tho spectacle presented by the Balkan Bal-kan states as "disheartening and repellant," re-pellant," in a speech at tho Chamber of commerce centennary banquet hero tonight. On tho ono hnnd, he sti'd, wero tho Balkan states fighting with ono another for tho territory their united efforts had freed from Turkish rule; on tho other hand, was Turkey disregarding tho treaty of London and taking advantage of tho differences between her lato enemies to recovor her last territory. Tho powers, he declared, wero doing do-ing everything possible to bring the disputants together. To day it seemed seem-ed likely that such conference would tako place. "Wo bollovo," ho added, "that it must result In tho Immediate suspension sus-pension of arms and ti speedy settlement, settle-ment, upon i-rms of which with n liw to what hi'ipHicd, tho irtt powers must nnd will preserve thoir own Judgment." Tho prlmo minister warned Turkey that If sho wero ill advised enough to set tho provisions of tho treaty nt London at deflanco sho must bo prepared for tho Introduction of questions which it Mould bo by no means to her interest to bring Into tho debuto, tm |