THE BALKAN CRISIS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 9 October 1912, Page 5

THE BALKAN CRISIS

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! WAR DECLARED. BY MONTENEGRO. (Received This Morning, 1.5 o'clock.) LONDON, October 8. Ratter states that Montenegro has declared war. ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. (Received Last Night, 10.5 o'clock.) LONDON, October 8. In conveying to Paris the consent of Britain to the proposed action of the Powers, M. Bertie indicted the preference of the Foreign Office for individual rather than collective representation, on the ground that tinlatter, being- unusual, would have the aspect of a threat. This point has apparently been conceded as the newspaper Le Temps regrets that the action is to be concerted instead of collective, since in. the course of isolated conversation:: ; Turkey may find divergent views tending to diminish the authority of the advice given. TURKEY'S UNENVIABLE POSITION. SIR E. GREY ON THE SUBJECT. (Received October S, 8.30 a.m.) LONLDON, October 7. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to Mr B-onar Law (Leader of the Opposition), said it was difficult for Turkey to proceed with the carrying out of reforms in view of mobilisation of the armies of the Balkan States. It was likewise difficult to convince the Balkan States that the promised reforms would be effective in promoting the welfare of' Macedonia. Hence the Powers had agreed to take collective steps to overcome these difficulties by means of representations to the Balkan States and Turkey. He believed that if peace were broken none of the great Powers would be involved. ITALY'S ATTITUDE. JOINS IN REPRESENTATION TO BALKAN STATES. (Received October S, 8.15 a.m.) ROME, October 7. Italy joins with the other Powers in making representations to the Balkan States, but declines to interfere with regard to Turkey until peace between lierseJf and that country has been concluded. WORDING OF REPRESENTATIONS. ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE CRITICISED. PARIS, Octobnr 7. It is reported that Sir Edward Grey takes exception to the phrase "The Powers have resolved to take a hand in the realisation of reforms which M. Poincnire and M. Sazonoff deem essential." Sir Edward Grey considers the wording LvrunoatiMe with Turkey's independence, ond reduces her to the level of Per.-ia. TEADE COMMISSION PREPARATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. THE INFORMATION SOUGHT. (Received Last Night. 9.20 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, October 8. Preparations for the visit of the Trade Commission in April are being made by a special staff of the Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics. The States are being invited to forward facts, showing their economic viewpoint. After visiting Now Zealand, the Commission wil\ visit Tasmania. Its investigate ns will cover not merely the existing conditions, but the potential wealth which is at present 'undeveloped, so far as that touches immigration and the consolidation of the Empire.