Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1908 — POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN [ARTICLE]

POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Dom Not Recognize Any Nation's Right to Ignore the Treaty. An entangling situation will come when the signatories of the Berlin treaty meet to consider what action shall be taken regarding the violations of the treaty. Great Britain has served notice that it docs not recognize the right of any of the parties to this treaty to violate its provisions without consulting the others; but Euglish diplomats know that tbs conference will resolve itself into a scramble among the powers to get what Is termed in European politics “compensating advantages,” which Austria, backed by Germany, has already obtained. The chances of war between Bub 1 garia and Turkey are being minimized by Great Britain auu France, wbo are working together, and wbo base advised Turkey against it. Turkey apparently la disposed to follow this advice, end It is believed that if hasty action on the pert of Turkey can be prevented Bulgaria will have difficulty in finding an excuse to begin war.

The action of Prince Ferdinand in proclaiming tbo independence of Bulgaria is condemned alike by the govern went and press of-Curope, but la «onue quarters this is considered a mat-7 ter of minor Importance—so tong •• It does not eventuate n war—as compared with the tbr-atoa <tl annexation es the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary. Bt. Petersburg. Oct. No tears will be shed In St. Petersburg at the cancellation of the Berlin treaty, which Was forced upon Russia at a time when rile was crippled by the Turkish war. She never had been content with her standing under this agreement, but accepted her disadvantages loyally and endaavored to make the best of the situation rather than risk plunging Europe into a disastrous war.