Montenegro Fears Demand By Austria.

New York Times 100 years ago today, December 26, 1912:
Quarrel with Servia Ended, Dual Monarchy May Now Try to Coerce Another State.
MONTENEGRINS ARE DEFIANT
Peace Delegate Says the Entire Nation Will Have to be Wiped Out Before Austria Gets Lowehen.
    LONDON, Thursday, Doc. 26.— Among the peace delegates of the Balkan Allies Austria's failure to demobilize is a greater source of disquietude than the task of arranging peace.
    This is more especially the case with the Montenegrin delegates, who yesterday were considerably excited over the rumor that, now that Austria has obtained what she wants from Servia, she wishes either to prevent Montenegro from taking Scutari, by incorporating it in Albania, or to make the Montenegrin occupation of Scutari the price of an Austrian occupation of Mount Lowehen. This mountain, which rises to a height of about 5,500 feet almost perpendicularly, dominates the Gulf of Cattaro, the greatest Austrian naval stronghold on the Adriatic. Now Montenegro, with its batteries on Mount Lowehen, commands the gulf.
    M. Miyuskovitch has declared to all the Ambassadors that Montenegro would rather be exterminated than yield Lowehen or renounce Scutari. He said:
    "It is naturally absurd to speak of declaring war against Austria, but if Vienna has any such pretensions she would have to wipe out every soul in Montenegro. I myself would be there, sword in hand, and I would sell my life dearly."
    Moreover, it is not believed Russia would ever permit the annihilation of the small kingdom which for centuries has represented the Slav stronghold on the Adriatic, and in this connection increased attention is being drawn to the fact that Russia is taking means to prevent her continued war preparations from becoming known. "
    A St. Petersburg dispatch to The Daily Mail says:
    "According to reliable information Austria has decided to discontinue her military preparations and disband her reservists."
    On the other hand, the Vienna correspondent of The Times says that although Christmas leave was given to some of the reservist officers, there has been no slackening of the military precautions.