CAN PEACE LAST?

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3407, 11 August 1913, Page 5

CAN PEACE LAST?

FURTHER STRUGGLES PREDICTED. THE KAVALA QUESTION DISCUSSED. * RUSSIA AND FRANCE SURPRISED AT EACH OTHER. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] (Received August 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 10. The “Times’ ” correspondent at Sofia considers that the Peace treaty ignores racial distribution in Macedonia, and consequently can not be of a permanent nature, but will lead to a further struggle and more bloodshed. The- Paris papers do not treat the Kavala question seriously, and consider that the Russo-Austrian agreement is more apparent than real. Tho “Temps”, however, is astonished at Russia’s attitude, and warns Russia of the consequences of following Austria’s lead. The St. Petersburg newspapers have most striking comments in relation to Kavala. The “Novoo Vremya” declares that France, in pursuing chimeras, has sacrificed the Russian alliance, the basis of which must now be revised. The “Rietch” says: “France has deserted us over a phantom consideration of Mediterranean policy.” The conference at Bucharest received an Austro-Russian declaration reserving the right to revise the Treaty, but the Allies do not favorably view the possibility of the Powers’ serious revision. Even in Roumania the idea is repugnant. A delegation proposed the religious education and freedom of all Christian populations in the annexed territories. The Roumanian army has begun to demobilise. Cholera lias broken out among the Roumanian army. There are 800 cases and 15 per oeqt are of a malignant type. Tho victims die in about five hours. PEACE CONFERENCE CONCLUDED. TREATY FORMALLY SIGNED YESTERDAY. (Received August 11, 12.25 a.m.) BUCHAREST, August 10. The conference has concluded, and the Peace Treaty was signed at 9 o’clock this morning. Greece and Servia reserve the right to submit the question of indemnity to the Hague Convention, and in the event of a dispute in fixing the Bul-gar-Roumanian frontier, . Belgium, Holland, or Switzerland will be asked to arbitrate. „ . King Carol telegraphed to the Kaiser: “Peace is assured and thanks to you it remains a final peace.” The Kaiser replied heartily congratulating King Carol for liis truly statesmanlike policy and continuing: “It is a great satisfaction to me that I have been able to contribute to what has been achieved.”