Europe To Pledge Balkan Reforms.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 7, 1912:
Russia and Austria Agree to Put Pressure on States to Keep the Peace.
VERBAL WARNING TO PORTE
Which Is Reported to Have Promised Already Relief to Macedonia.GREAT BRITAIN HOLDS BACK
Loath to Coerce the Sultan Lest Moslem India Take Offense — Berlin Expects War.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Monday, Oct. 7.— The most important news concerning the Balkan trouble comes from Paris in the form of an announcement that Austria and Russia have accepted the French proposal that they act as mandatories of the powers and make representations in the capitals of the Balkan States to the effect that the integrity of Turkey and the sovereignty of the Sultan must he maintained, the status quo respected, and measures of reform in Macedonia be granted on the lines of the circular issued by Count Bercholdt, the Austrian Chancellor. It is further stated that this representation will be communicated to the Porte only verbally.
    Great Britain has not yet given her assent to the French proposal, but it is expected to-day. In the meantime diplomatic action is postponed.
    According to The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent, Great Britain's failure to subscribe to the formula is explained by the fact that when it was submitted to the British Foreign Office, Sir Edward Grey was absent from London and Sir Arthur Nicolson, permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, decided to await his chief's return.
    It is stated that in deference to Great Britain's wishes, the French proposal will undergo some modifications. It was pointed out to the French Ambassador in London that the terms of the paragraph in which the powers agreed "to take in hand the realization of reforms in Macedonia" went beyond the intentions of the British Government.
    Great Britain declined to guarantee a formula which she could not enforce without risking grave complications and wounding the susceptibilities of a friendly power.
    It is reported that Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India, when consulted warned his Government of the discontent which would be aroused in India if England adopted a hostile attitude toward Turkey.

Russia and Austria Act for All.
    While expressing a preference for collective action in Constantinople by all the great powers, Great Britain suggested that Russia and Austria should act as the mandatories of Europe in the Balkans. On those points, it is believed, Great Britain has obtained satisfaction.
    Austria has also made certain reservations to her acceptance of the intervention formula. She agreed to the terms of the French proposals in principle, but asked that the Ambassadors of the powers, instead of handing a collective note to Turkey, should be permitted to make a verbal communication to the Porte.
    This request was the subject of formal discussion Sunday morning between M. Poincaré and M. Sazonoff, and the modification asked for by the Austrian Cabinet was agreed to.
    The Italian Government has declared its agreement with the other great powers in the steps to be taken in the Balkans, but until it has signed the peace treaty with Turkey it will abstain from any intervention at Constantinople.
    Great Britain's attitude is being subjected to a great deal of criticism in the French press, it being charged against her that she is having too much regard for Turkey's feelings, and has not now the humanitarian enthusiasm of 1876.
    The Daily Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent says:
    "In consequence of the step taken by the Ambassadors of the Triple Entente the Porte has accepted the application of Article XXIII. of the treaty of Berlin to the vilayets of Roumelia and Macedonia. These reforms will probably go far toward satisfying the Bulgarian demands."

By Wireless.
Bulgaria in a War Frenzy.
    William Maxwell, The Daily Mail's correspondent, has just arrived in Sofia. Describing the war enthusiasm in Bulgaria, he telegraphs:
    "From the Servian border to Sofia, I passed through a country which might already be at war. On all sides there was evidence of determined preparation.
    "Here at Sofia we breathe the very atmosphere of battle. Popular enthusiasm has swept every obstacle from the path. Neither the King nor the Government can stand against it. Like an avalanche, it has gathered force, and anything which oppose it is sure to get hurt.
    "Mobilization proceeds with vigor in disregard of personal consequences. Not a peasant in the remotest hamlet needs to be urged. He is only too eager to join the colors. The capital acclaims him as he marches with his company to receive the salute of the King in the palace grounds.
    "Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the kingdom, and only a miracle can prevent war. The powers awoke too late, if indeed they have awakened."

Turks Rush to Enroll.
    The Dally Chronicle's Constantinople correspondent telegraphs:
    "The street demonstrations become more heated with each hour. Enthusiasts unsheath their swords, crying, 'The sword shall never be replaced until the enemy sees reason!'
    "The enthusiasm for war seems to be on the increase. Turkish women are forming committees to carry on ambulance work and contributions are being received from all classes of people. The buildings of the great military schools at Monastir and Adrianople have been converted into hospitals and the schools themselves have been transferred to Stamboul.
    "The Minister of War has opened a military register, upon which numerous volunteers for military advice have already enrolled themselves. A number of young Albanians, resident in Constantinople, have already inscribed their names. Among the volunteers are several imperial Princes, who have enlisted as ordinary soldiers."
    The correspondent quotes a high Ottoman official as saying:
    " 'We Ottomans shall go into battle with clear consciences, determined to do nothing which shall cast a shade on the traditional valor of our race. Only a miracle can now avert the catastrophe. Our most optimistic hopes are now fading away. All classes, even our women, our children, and our gray beards, are clamoring for war. Indeed, the cry for war is reverberating around the whole of our empire. Our solidarity as a people is complete, sustained and upheld by the patriotism of pan-Islamism.'"